The Labour council leader, Rob Stewart, partly blamed the recent ward boundary changes for their losses.

[3] In the Clydach ward, the Conservatives won a seat by eight votes, after two recounts.

[3][5] Hannah Lawson had been councillor for the ward, since replacing the late Sybil Crouch at a 2021 by-election.

[6] Brigitte Rowlands was the councillor for the Mawr ward, which was partly incorporated into Clydach in 2022.

Curtice and Stevens won the two seats in the Penyrheol ward at the previous 2017 election.

Wendy Lewis was formerly a councillor for the Cockett ward, which until this election included Waunarlwydd.