title: Clydach (electoral ward)
text: # Clydach (electoral ward)
  
  Clydach is the name of an electoral ward (and a town) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.
  
  The electoral ward of Clydach consists of some or all of the following areas: Clydach (town), Faerdre, Glais (East), Graig Felen and Penydre in the parliamentary constituency of Gower. The ward is bounded by Mawr to the west, and Morriston and Llansamlet to the south.
  
  ## Current representation
  
  Clydach 2017 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Gordon David Walker* | 1,211 | | |
  | | Labour | Paulette Bradley Smith* | 1,134 | | |
  | | Labour | Julie Marlene Davies | 825 | | |
  | | Plaid Cymru | Elgan Davies-Jones | 387 | | |
  | | Conservative | David James Rowlands-Lean | 311 | | |
  | | Conservative | Roda Ali | 230 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.4 | -8.0 |
  | | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ## Recent history
  
  The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. The ward was won by Labour.
  
  Clydach 1995 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Bryan Edwin Ayres | 540 | | |
  | Plaid Cymru | James Vernon Davies | 351 | | |
  | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  In 1999, the number of seats increased from one to two. Labour held won seat (although the sitting Labour member was defeated) and the other seat was won by an Independent.
  
  Clydach 1999 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Independent | Sylvia Mary Lewis | 963 | | |
  | Labour | Roger Llewellyn Smith | 845 | | |
  | Labour | Bryan Edwin Ayres* | 844 | | |
  | Plaid Cymru | James Vernon Davies | 764 | | |
  | Plaid Cymru | Diana Owen | 697 | | |
  | Independent | Denise Preece | 509 | | |
  | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
  | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  Clydach 2004 :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | Roger Llewellyn Smith* | 1,107 |
  | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Mary Lewis* | 761 |
  | Plaid Cymru | James Vernon Davies | 595 |
  | Labour | Islwyn Hopkins | 589 |
  | Liberal Democrats | Julie Marlene Davies | 486 |
  | Conservative | Robert Andrew Evans | 172 |
  | Conservative | Jonathan Bray Stockting | 131 |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  Clydach 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Roger Llewellyn Smith* | 1,115 | |
  | | Labour | Paulette Bradley Smith | 820 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Mary Lewis* | 710 | |
  | | Independent | Julie Marlene Davies | 509 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Janice Maureen Jarman | 322 | |
  | | Conservative | Janice Birch | 248 | |
  | | Conservative | Barry John Stubbings | 226 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
  
  Clydach 2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Paulette Bradley Smith* | 1,055 | | |
  | | Independent | Gordon David Walker | 1,040 | | |
  | | Independent | Roger Llewellyn Smith* | 915 | | |
  | | Labour | Gillian Wakeman | 702 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 | -1.7 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  