Swansea
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Swansea is Wales’s second-largest city and a principal area on the south coast, known for its maritime heritage, Swansea Bay, and proximity to the Gower Peninsula. It has a diverse economy covering retail, higher education, manufacturing, and tourism.
The local government for this district is: City and County of Swansea Council (Wales City Council).
Constituencies in Swansea
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 32 of them are in Wales. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Swansea
Swansea is divided into 32 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bishopston
- Bôn-y-maen
- Castle
- Clydach
- Cockett
- Cwmbwrla
- Dunvant and Killay
- Fairwood
- Gorseinon and Penyrheol
- Gower
- Gowerton
- Landore
- Llangyfelach
- Llansamlet
- Llwchwr
- Mayals
- Morriston
- Mumbles
- Mynydd-bach
- Pen-clawdd
- Penderry
- Penllergaer
- Pennard
- Pontarddulais
- Pontlliw and Tircoed
- Sketty
- St Thomas
- Townhill
- Uplands
- Waterfront
- Waunarlwydd
- West Cross
Swansea in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Swansea is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Wales
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Mid and South West Wales
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Swansea
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.