Swansea West (Senedd constituency)

Not to be confused with Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency).

Swansea West
Gorllewin Abertawe
Senedd borough constituency
for the Senedd
Swansea West shown as one of the 40
Senedd constituencies
Current Senedd borough constituency
Created1999
PartyLabour
MSJulie James
Electoral regionSouth Wales West
Preserved countyWest 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

Map
Map of current boundaries

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

Election Member Party Portrait
1999 Andrew Davies Labour Party
2011 Julie James Labour Party

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

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.

2021 Senedd election: Swansea West
Party Candidate Constituency[1] Regional[2]
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
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

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

2016 National Assembly for Wales election: Swansea West
Party Candidate Constituency[3] Regional[4][5]
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
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Swansea West
Party Candidate Constituency[6] Regional[7]
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 -2.8
Welsh Christian 214 1.0 0.0
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

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Swansea West
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[9]
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
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Swansea West
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[10]
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

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Swansea West[11]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
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

  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

References

  1. ^ "Election results for Swansea West". Swansea Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ "South Wales West Electoral Region Result 2021" (PDF). Swansea Council. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ Huw Evans (6 May 2016). "Swansea West Constituency Declaration of Poll Result" (PDF). City and County of Swansea. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ^ [1] National Assembly – 5 May 2016 - South Wales Central
  5. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Wales elections > Swansea Westwork=BBC News". 6 May 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. ^ Swansea West, BBC News

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