For electoral purposes, Castle is divided into a number of polling districts: City Centre, Sandfields, George Street, Mount Pleasant, XE1 High Street, XE2 High Street, North Hill, Baptist Well, XH1 Brynmelin and XH2 Brynmelin. Castle returns 4 councillors to the local council.
The community does not have its own community council.
2021 boundary review
Following a local government boundary review, the Maritime Quarter area of Castle was removed to form part of a new Waterfront ward (and community), effective from the 2022 local elections.[1] Despite being reduced in size, Castle ward continues to elect four county councillors.
Demographics
The overall population in the Castle ward and community according to the 2011 UK Census was 15,883.[2]
Councillor Barbara Hynes, who had represented Castle for 21 years, died in September 2011[3] resulting in a byelection.
2008
In the 2008 local elections, there were 21 candidates, each hoping to secure one of four seats. All four sitting Labour councillors were looking to retain their seats. However, the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats were all fielding four candidates each. The other candidate who was hoping to take a seat represented the Socialist Party.
1999
In 1999, the number of seats increased from three to four. David Phillips had previously represented the Uplands ward.
Castle was one of the ten wards created to Swansea County Borough Council, electing two representatives in the November 1889 elections. The election was fought on local issues and the winning candidates had no party affiliation.[4]
