Cwmbwrla has had dedicated Welsh Liberal Democrat representation since 1984 when Cllr Peter Black was elected to Swansea Town Council, followed in the subsequent year's election by Cllr Chris Holley. The Cwmbwrla Lib Dem team have an enviable record of fighting for Cwmbwrla, and its residents' priorities.
Peter has been the Welsh Liberal Democrats Councillor for Cwmbwrla Ward since 1984. He is a former Lord Mayor and served as a Welsh Assembly Member for 17 years. He is a former Welsh Deputy Minister for Local Government. He moderates the local community Facebook group.
Chris is a former leader of Swansea City Council and Lord Mayor. He has been the Councillor for Cwmbwrla since 1985. Chris continues to be leader of the Opposition on Swansea City Council.
Helen grew up in Stepney Street and attended Cwmbwrla Primary School and then Pentrehafod Comprehensive, and has seen the change delivered to the community by the Cwmbwrla Lib Dem team. Helen lives with her husband Gareth and two sons. She is a school governor and can be found regularly speaking to residents in the community.
Graham was first elected to represent Cwmbwrla Ward in 1999. In 2004, when the Lib Dems were in joint control of the Council, Graham joined the Executive as Cabinet Member for Housing and then in 2008 for a further 4 years Cabinet Member for Culture Recreation and Tourism. Graham is also a former Lord Mayor.
A Consultation for a new block of flats opposite Altamar has been launched, with deadline for representations on 09/02/2023
Over the last 3 years Swansea Council has spent more than £485,000 on agency staff for Social Care, at a time when there are more than 30 vacancies across adult and child social care.
Welsh Labour Minister, Julie James' pact with developers to fix buildings affected by Building Fire Safety concerns has been branded “not worth the paper it is written on” by local campaigners.
Sadly, on 5 April, Swansea Council’s Planning Committee approved a planning application to build 101 homes on part of Olchfa School’s playing fields. This was despite the online petition with just under 300 signatures and nearly 120 individual letters of objection. Significant issues were raised over the safety of school pupils and pedestrians, increased flooding risk, environmental damage, increased traffic in the area, and the impact on local residents living close to the site, as well as the permanent loss of open green space.
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