▁south ; ▁C ly d ach ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ; ▁Pont arda we ▁of ▁Ne ath ▁Port ▁Tal bot ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ; ▁Bet ws ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁Ty cro es ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁west . ▁For ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁local ▁elections ▁it ▁is ▁broken ▁down ▁into ▁three ▁pol ling ▁districts : ▁Gar ns w ll t , ▁Craig ce fn par c ▁and ▁Fel indre . ▁ ▁M aw r ▁returns ▁one ▁coun c ill or ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁and ▁County ▁of ▁Sw anse a ▁council . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁represented ▁by ▁Io an ▁Richard ▁( Ind ep endent ). ▁ ▁M aw r ▁consists ▁of ▁some ▁or ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁villages : ▁Fel indre , ▁Bry nt wood , ▁Craig ce fn par c , ▁Gar ns w ll t , ▁Rh yd yp andy ▁and ▁rural ▁u pl ands ▁of ▁M aw r . ▁The ▁w ard ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁sp ars ely ▁populated ▁in ▁Sw anse a , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁proportion ▁of ▁Wel sh ▁language ▁speak ers ▁( 3 8 % ▁of ▁those ▁over ▁three ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census ). ▁M aw r ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁w ard ▁in ▁Sw anse a ▁by ▁land ▁area . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁w ard ▁consists ▁of ▁rural ▁far ml and ▁and ▁open ▁mo or land . ▁ ▁Local ▁government ▁M aw r ▁elect s ▁a ▁community ▁council ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁members ▁( with ▁one