Penny Matthews: councillor for Llansamlet, City and County of Swansea Council

Penny Matthews is a Labour councillor for the Llansamlet ward on City and County of Swansea Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 19 July 2007.

Council: City and County of Swansea Council
Ward: Llansamlet
Party: Labour
Term began: 19 July 2007
Official profile: democracy.swansea.gov.uk
Source: City and County of Swansea Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Penny Matthews

These are the details City and County of Swansea Council publishes for Penny Matthews, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: cllr.penny.matthews@swansea.gov.uk
Phone: 07377 848389
Post: c/o Democratic Services, Guildhall, Swansea, SA1 4PE
Official profile: democracy.swansea.gov.uk

Who else represents Llansamlet

Alyson Anthony Labour & Cooperative Party
Ryland Doyle Labour
Matthew Jones Labour

Labour on City and County of Swansea Council

Labour holds 42 of the 75 seats on City and County of Swansea Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 42, Liberal Democrats 14, Independent 5, Conservative 4, Independent (Non Aligned) 3, Labour & Cooperative Party 2 and others.

Leaders and post holders on City and County of Swansea Council

Jan Curtice Presiding Member
Andrea Harrington Deputy Leader
Rob Stewart Leader of the Council
Sam Pritchard Deputy Presiding Member
David Hopkins Deputy Leader

All 75 councillors of City and County of Swansea Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Llansamlet

Penny Matthews sits on City and County of Swansea Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Swansea, each with its own page:

South Wales Police led by Emma Wools, Jeremy Vaughan
Gower: Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour) MP
Neath and Swansea East: Carolyn Harris (Labour) MP
Swansea West: Torsten Bell (Labour) MP
Senedd devolved law-making for Wales
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Swansea, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

City and County of Swansea Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by City and County of Swansea Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.