Bon-y-maen Ward
Area8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population6,857 (2011 census)
• Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors
  • Paul Lloyd (Labour)
  • Mandy Evans (Labour)

Bon-y-maen (until 2022 Bonymaen) is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.

The ward is bounded by Neath Port Talbot county borough to the east and the Swansea wards of Llansamlet and Morriston to the north; St. Thomas to the south; and Landore to the west.

For the purposes of elections Bon-y-maen is divided into several polling districts: Winch Wen, Pentre Dwr, Hanover Square and Pentrechwyth. Bon-y-maen returns 2 councillors to the local council. The current councillors are Mandy Evans and Paul Lloyd (both Labour Party).

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Bon-y-maen, Cefn Hengoed, Copper Quarter, Crymlyn Bog, Morfa, Pentrechwyth, Pentre Dwr, Winch Wen, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East.

Election results

2017 Swansea Council election

Bonymaen 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mandy Evans* 1,050
Labour Paul Lloyd* 1,010
Plaid Cymru Geraint Couch 249
Conservative Elaine Hughes 227
Conservative Wendy Olsen 210
Turnout 28.9 -3.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2012 Swansea Council election

Bonymaen Ward (2 seats), 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Lloyd 959 32.49
Labour Mandy Evans 893 30.26
Independent Mair Gibbs* 514 17.41% -26.56
Independent John Hague* 493 16.70 -20.63
National Front Sion Owens 92 3.11 -15.57
Majority
Turnout 2,951

2008 Swansea Council election

Bonymaen Ward (2 seats), 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mair Gibbs* 1,052 43.97
Independent John Hague* 893 37.33
BNP Sion Owens 447 18.68
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Turnout 2,392

2004 Swansea Council election

Bonymaen 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Hague* 1,093
Labour Mair Gibbs* 936
Plaid Cymru Philip Couch 386
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Samuel 224
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1999 Swansea Council election

At a by-election an Independent candidate captured the seat from Labour and held it at the next election in 1999.

Bonymaen 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Hague* 1,246
Labour Mair Gibbs* 1,240
Labour Wyndham Davies 632
Liberal Democrats Nora O'Sullivan 311
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1995 Swansea Council election

The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. Both seats were won by Labour.

Bonymaen 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mair Gibbs 1,185
Labour David Watkins 1,044
Liberal Democrats Brian Thomas 186
Liberal Democrats Trevor Warden 140
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

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