Meet Mike
Mike was first elected in 1999 and has had a distinguished record of service for Sketty, having previously been Cabinet Member for Education and is a former Lord Mayor of Swansea.
Sketty has had Welsh Liberal Democrat representation for over 25 years, and many of their Councillors have been Lord Mayor or a Cabinet Member. With this breadth of experience, the team have stopped building on Home Farm in Singleton Park, and continues to work with residents to champion their priorities.
Mike was first elected in 1999 and has had a distinguished record of service for Sketty, having previously been Cabinet Member for Education and is a former Lord Mayor of Swansea.
Nicola is a successful local business woman running a local hair and beauty salon. Nicola puts on an annual Christmas Fayre in Sketty Cross and is passionate about making a difference for residents regularly joining residents in the Poppy Lounge.
Michael was first elected in 2022 and has lived in Tycoch for decades. A dedicated community champion, Michael also serves on finance and audit commitee.
First elected in 2022, James McGettrick is an academic researcher at Swansea University with a background in Chemistry and used to work at Tata Steel. James was heavily involved with volunteering for Friends of Singleton Park and has worked closely with residents over Bethel Chapel.
Cheryl was first elected in 2004 and has a strong record across Sketty for getting things done and regularly attends the Poppy Lounge to meet residents. Cheryl is a former Lord Mayor of Swansea.
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.
Please get in contact if you have any questions for the team or want to raise any issues with them
Mike Day
Nicola Furlong
Michael Locke
James McGettrick
Cheryl Philpott