Glyder (electoral ward)

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Glyder
Electoral ward
Electoral wards in the city of Bangor, Gwynedd.jpg
Electoral wards in Bangor
Population1,777 (2011 census)
Community
  • Bangor
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBANGOR
Postcode districtLL57
Dialling code01248
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Arfon
Councillors1 (County)
3 (City Council)
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd

Glyder is an electoral ward in the city of Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, electing councillors to the city council and Gwynedd Council.

Description[]

The ward covers the western corner of the city on the Menai Strait, including three schools and several college campuses. In the westernmost corner of the ward is the Menai Suspension Bridge to Anglesey. The ward is partially bounded to the northwest by the A5 road, to the southeast by the Penrhos Road.[1] Bangor University's Reichel Hall building is in the very northernmost corner.

The ward population, according to the 2011 Census, was 1,777.[2]

City ward[]

Glyder is a ward to Bangor City Council electing three of the twenty city councillors.[3]

County ward[]

Glyder has been an electoral ward to Gwynedd Council since 1995, electing one county councillor. At the 1995 and 1999 elections the ward was represented by an Independent. Since 2004 it has been represented by Plaid Cymru.[4]

At a by-election in May 2011, Plaid Cymru only narrowly won the contest from the Liberal Democrats, by 13 votes.[5] In the May 2012 county council election Plaid's Elin Walker Jones retained the seat with an increased 32 vote majority over the Lib Dems.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Election Maps GB". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Glyder: Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ "The City of Bangor Council". Bangor City Council. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Gwynedd Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. ^ Chris Mead (22 July 2011). "Near miss for Lib Dems in Wales by-election". The Independent. London. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. ^ Arron Evans (4 May 2012). "Elections: Latest Gwynedd Council ward results". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

Coordinates: 53°13′08″N 4°09′07″W / 53.219°N 4.152°W / 53.219; -4.152

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