title: Fairwood, Swansea
text: # Fairwood, Swansea
  
  The electoral ward of Fairwood, City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK consists of some or all of the following areas: Dunvant, Upper Killay, Poundffald and Three Crosses in the parliamentary constituency of Gower.
  
  The ward is bounded by the wards of Gower and Pennard to the south west; Penclawdd to the north west; Gowerton to the north east; Dunvant and Killay to the east; Mayals to the south west and Bishopston to the south.
  
  The village of Upper Killay is located in the Fairwood ward about 3.5 miles west of Swansea City Centre.
  
  ## Local council elections
  
  In the Swansea local council elections for 2012, the voter turnout in Fairwood was 49.72%. The results of voting were:
  
  | Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Paxton Richard Hood-Williams | Conservative | 583 | Conservative hold |
  | John Bushell | Liberal Democrats | 317 | |
  | Mike Durke | Labour | 247 | |
  
  The Conservatives have held the Fairwood ward since 1995 and Paxton Hood-Williams has been councillor since 2004.
  
  