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 Lib Dem Team
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.
Your Sketty Councillors
Meet Nicola
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.
Meet Michael
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.
Meet James
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.
Meet Cheryl
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.
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Swansea Bay
Lib Dems Raise Alarm After Conservative Shadow Minister Hints They Would Cut Free Bus Passes for Over-60s in Wales
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have slammed comments by the Conservatives suggesting they would scrap free bus passes for people aged over 60 in Wales, branding the party “hopelessly out of touch” and warning the move would hit older people’s independence.
6 Jan 2026
Swansea Bay
Swansea Bay Health Board spent more than £1.8 million on agency radiography staff
Swansea Bay University Health Board is facing mounting pressure in diagnostic imaging services, with rising agency staffing costs and an ageing radiography workforce raising concerns about long-term access to scans for patients across the region.
CSB
5 Jan 2026
Swansea Bay
Liberal Democrats call for car theft crackdown as new figures show 74% of cases unsolved in South Wales
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have called for a national “car theft crackdown” after new figures revealed that almost three-quarters of car thefts in South Wales were left unsolved last year.
CSB
29 Dec 2025
Swansea Bay
Lib Dem Cllr Sam Bennett slams Local Labour MPs for failure to turn up to protect Human Rights
The Liberal Democrats have successfully stopped Nigel Farage’s attempt to pull the UK out of the European Convention on Human Rights, defeating his Ten Minute Rule Bill in Parliament.
30 Oct 2025
Swansea Bay
Paramedic Recruitment Scandal in Wales as just 20/67 graduates will be hired
Figures revealed by the Welsh Liberal Democrats have revealed a scandal in recruitment to the Welsh Ambulance Service this year, despite the critical state of ambulance services and response times in Wales.
CSB
5 Aug 2025
Swansea Bay
Welsh Lib Dems Claim Campaign Win as Ofwat to Be Scrapped
Welsh Liberal Democrat Senedd Candidate for Gŵyr Abertawe, Cllr Sam Bennett, has welcomed the landmark recommendation to scrap Ofwat, a key Liberal Democrat policy the party has campaigned for over several years.
21 Jul 2025
Contact Details
Please get in contact if you have any questions for the team or want to raise any issues with them
Mike Day
- Email: cllr.mike.day@swansea.gov.uk
- Phone: 07340 779471
Nicola Furlong
- Email: cllr.nicola.furlong@swansea.gov.uk
- Phone: 07788 584231
Michael Locke
- Email: cllr.michael.locke@swansea.gov.uk
- Phone: 07976 619894
James McGettrick
- Email: cllr.james.mcgettrick@swansea.gov.uk
- Phone: 07488 845242
Cheryl Philpott
- Email: cllr.cheryl.philpott@swansea.gov.uk
- Phone: 07901 786894