Swansea West Gorllewin Abertawe | |
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Senedd borough constituency for the Senedd | |
![]() Swansea West shown as one of the 40 Senedd constituencies | |
Current Senedd borough constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Party | Labour |
MS | Julie James |
Electoral region | South Wales West |
Preserved county | West Glamorgan |
Swansea West (Welsh: Gorllewin Abertawe) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of seven constituencies in the South Wales West electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to seven constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Swansea West Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of West Glamorgan.
The other six constituencies of the region are Aberavon, Bridgend, Gower, Neath, Ogmore and Swansea East.
Assembly members and Members of the Senedd
[edit]Election | Member | Party | Portrait | |
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1999 | Andrew Davies | Labour Party | ![]() | |
2011 | Julie James | Labour Party | ![]() |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
Party | Candidate | Constituency[1] | Regional[2] | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Labour | Julie James[a] | 11,126 | 46.4 | +5.8 | 10,005 | 41.7 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Samantha Chohan | 4,605 | 19.2 | +1.5 | 4,549 | 18.9 | +3.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Dai Lloyd | 3,910 | 16.3 | +1.8 | 4,082 | 17.0 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chloe Hutchinson | 1,645 | 6.9 | -2.2 | 1,667 | 6.9 | -4.0 | |
Green | Chris Evans | 1,109 | 4.6 | +0.6 | 1,337 | 5.6 | +1.4 | |
Abolish | James Cole | 866 | 3.6 | New | 970 | 4.0 | -0.6 | |
Reform UK | Darren Rees | 295 | 1.2 | New | 203 | 0.8 | New | |
Freedom Alliance (UK) | Michelle Valerio | 250 | 1.0 | New | 231 | 1.0 | New | |
Propel | Katon Bouzalakos | 189 | 0.8 | New | 151 | 0.6 | New | |
UKIP | 363 | 1.5 | -11.4 | |||||
Independent | Caroline Jones | 209 | 0.9 | New | ||||
Gwlad | 114 | 0.5 | New | |||||
Communist | 70 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |||||
TUSC | 57 | 0.2 | -0.3 | |||||
Majority | 6,521 | 27.2 | +4.3 | |||||
Turnout | 24,162 | |||||||
Labour hold | Swing | |||||||
Regional Ballot void votes: 141. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (39), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (14), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (97)
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Constituency[3] | Regional[4][5] | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Labour | Julie James | 9,014 | 40.6 | −4.7 | 7,848 | 35.4 | -3.0 | |
Conservative | Craig Lawton | 3,934 | 17.7 | −6.3 | 3,511 | 15.8 | -4.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Dai Lloyd | 3,225 | 14.5 | +0.6 | 3,296 | 14.9 | +3.1 | |
UKIP | Rosie Irwin | 3,058 | 13.8 | New | 2,853 | 12.9 | +8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Holley | 2,012 | 9.1 | −7.7 | 2,425 | 10.9 | -2.6 | |
Green | Gareth Tucker | 883 | 4.0 | New | 931 | 4.2 | -0.1 | |
Socialist (GB) | Brian Johnson | 76 | 0.3 | New | ||||
Abolish | 1,012 | 4.6 | New | |||||
Monster Raving Loony | 153 | 0.7 | New | |||||
TUSC | 111 | 0.5 | -0.2 | |||||
Communist | 48 | 0.2 | -0.2 | |||||
Majority | 5,080 | 22.9 | +1.6 | |||||
Turnout | 22,345 | 40.7 | +5.6 | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Constituency[6] | Regional[7] | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Labour | Julie James | 9,885 | 45.3 | +13.0 | 8,418 | 38.4 | +12.6 | |
Conservative | Steve Jenkins | 5,231 | 24.0 | +4.9 | 4,535 | 20.7 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rob Speht | 3,654 | 16.8 | -8.9 | 2,966 | 13.5 | -8.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Carl Harris | 3,035 | 13.9 | −1.8 | 2,593 | 11.8 | -4.0 | |
UKIP | 971 | 4.4 | +0.5 | |||||
Green | 943 | 4.3 | -0.5 | |||||
Socialist Labour | 537 | 2.4 | +1.3 | |||||
BNP | 527 | 2.4 | New | |||||
Welsh Christian | 214 | 1.0 | New | |||||
TUSC | 148 | 0.7 | New | |||||
Communist | 85 | 0.4 | ±0.0 | |||||
Majority | 4,654 | 21.3 | +14.7 | |||||
Turnout | 21,805 | 35.1 | −20.6 | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.1 |
Regional ballots rejected: 214[8]
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional[9] | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Labour | Andrew Davies | 7,393 | 32.3 | -3.9 | 5,903 | 25.8 | -4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter May | 5,882 | 25.7 | +7.6 | 4,917 | 21.5 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Harri Davies | 4,379 | 19.1 | +3.1 | 4,205 | 18.4 | -1.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ian Titherington | 3,583 | 15.7 | -7.3 | 3,625 | 15.8 | -3.4 | |
BNP | 1,186 | 5.2 | New | |||||
Green | 1,100 | 4.8 | -3.4 | |||||
UKIP | 901 | 3.9 | -1.5 | |||||
Socialist Labour | 248 | 1.1 | New | |||||
Welsh Christian | 225 | 1.0 | New | |||||
Respect | 215 | 0.9 | New | |||||
Socialist Alternative (UK) | 140 | 0.6 | New | |||||
Keith James - Independent | 92 | 0.4 | New | |||||
Communist | 88 | 0.4 | New | |||||
CPA | 51 | 0.2 | New | |||||
Joel Jenkins - Independent | 18 | 0.1 | New | |||||
Majority | 3,955 | 6.6 | −6.6 | |||||
Turnout | 30,108 | 55.7 | +5.7 | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | |||||||
Notes |
Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional[10] | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Labour | Andrew Davies[a] | 7,023 | 36.2 | +1.6 | 5,910 | 30.7 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Dai Lloyd | 4,461 | 23.0 | -3.5 | 3,702 | 19.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mike Day | 3,510 | 18.1 | +3.2 | 3,170 | 16.5 | ||
Conservative | Gerald Rowbottom | 3,106 | 16.0 | +0.6 | 3,256 | 16.9 | ||
Green | 1,571 | 8.2 | ||||||
UKIP | 1,040 | 5.4 | ||||||
Socialist Labour | 429 | 2.2 | ||||||
Cymru Annibynnol | 127 | 0.7 | ||||||
ProLife Alliance | 33 | 0.2 | ||||||
Majority | 2,562 | 13.2 | +5.1 | |||||
Turnout | 19,412 | 33.0 | −7.0 | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.5 |
2003 Electorate: 58,749
Regional ballots rejected: 460
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
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Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
Labour | Andrew Davies | 8,217 | 34.6 | N/A | 7,944 | 33.5 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Dai Lloyd | 6,291 | 26.5 | N/A | 6,700 | 28.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Paul Harold Valerio | 3,643 | 15.4 | N/A | 4,033 | 17.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | John Newbury | 3,543 | 14.9 | N/A | 3,413 | 14.4 | N/A | |
Independent | David C. Evans | 996 | 4.2 | N/A | ||||
People's Representative | John R. Harris | 774 | 3.3 | N/A | ||||
Socialist Alliance | Alec Thraves | 263 | 1.1 | N/A | 216 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Green | 846 | 3.6 | ||||||
Natural Law | 104 | 0.4 | N/A | |||||
Other List Parties | 456 | 1.9 | ||||||
Majority | 1,926 | 8.1 | N/A | |||||
Turnout | 23,727 | 40.0 | N/A | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
1999 Electorate: 59,369
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Election results for Swansea West". Swansea Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "South Wales West Electoral Region Result 2021" (PDF). Swansea Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Huw Evans (6 May 2016). "Swansea West Constituency Declaration of Poll Result" (PDF). City and County of Swansea. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ [1] National Assembly – 5 May 2016 - South Wales Central
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Wales elections > Swansea Westwork=BBC News". 6 May 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Swansea West, BBC News