Ward maps

Wales is currently made up of 22 unitary or local authorities, which in turn are divided into electoral wards and communities.  Electoral wards are the key building blocks of local administrative geography in Wales, and the units used to elect local government councillors. 

This page includes an  overall map (PDF) [4MB] of the City and County of Swansea area and individual maps of each of Swansea's 32 electoral wards - available to view via the Downloads section below.  The maps on this page reflect the current wards in Swansea.

The ward boundaries in Swansea changed following the latest Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales review and Local Government Elections on 5 May 2022.  In summary, the changes related to the following areas:

• Gower and Pennard - boundary change
• 'Mumbles' (new ward combining former Newton and Oystermouth wards) and West Cross / Mumbles boundary change
• 'Dunvant and Killay' (new ward combining three former wards - Dunvant, Killay North, Killay South)
• Cockett (changed) and 'Waunarlwydd' (new ward)
• 'Llwchwr' (new ward combining three former wards - Kingsbridge, Lower Loughor, Upper Loughor)
• 'Gorseinon and Penyrheol' - combining two former wards
• north area - changes to Clydach, Llangyfelach and Pontarddulais wards (incorporating former Mawr ward) and new 'Pontlliw and Tircoed' ward
• city / south east area - changes to Castle and St Thomas wards and new 'Waterfront' ward.

Our ward profiles are also available. These bring together a range of key statistics, maps and other information about all of the electoral wards in Swansea.

Other administrative geographies

Parliamentary Constituencies are the areas used to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to the UK Parliament in London, and Members of the Senedd (MS) to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) in Cardiff.  For the UK general election in 2019, there were 650 constituencies, of which 40 were in Wales, and three within the Swansea city and county area - Gower, Swansea East and Swansea West.  The latest Senedd Cymru election (2021) was contested for the same 40 constituency areas in Wales.

However, the boundaries of the UK parliamentary constituency areas (PCAs) will change at the next General Election in July 2024, with a total of 32 areas in Wales.  In the Swansea area, these changes will create the new or changed constituencies listed below.  Map images showing the boundaries of these new areas, and how they relate to the former UK constituency areas, are also available.

• Gower (PDF) [1MB]
• Neath and Swansea East (PDF) [3MB]  (partly within the Neath Port Talbot Council area)
• Swansea West (PDF) [3MB]

At the moment, the Senedd constituency areas are not subject to change.

The smallest type of administrative areas in Wales are the Communities - the equivalent of parishes in England. Community councils or town councils operate across Wales. There are currently 39 defined community areas in Swansea, of which 24 are active as councils - mostly outside the main urban area. An overall map of these areas in Swansea, and a series of individual maps, is available here. However, the community boundaries are currently subject to review by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales.

If you require any further information or advice on local geography or area boundaries, please contact us.

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