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I put my finger up my bum. '''Gorseinon''' is the name of an [[Ward (politics)|electoral ward]], a [[Community council|community]] and a [[town]] in the City and County of [[Swansea]], [[South Wales]]. The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Gorseinon, in the parliamentary constituency of [[Gower (UK Parliament constituency)|Gower]].

The town of '''Gorseinon''' is also located in the [[traditional county]] of [[Glamorgan]], south [[Wales]]. It was a small [[village]] until the late [[19th century]] when it grew around the [[coal mining]] industry. Gorseinon hosted the [[National Eisteddfod]] in [[1980]]. It is the birthplace of British Tory politician [[Michael Howard]].