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Swansea West (Senedd constituency)

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

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.

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

Boundaries

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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

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ElectionMemberPartyPortrait
1999Andrew DaviesLabour Party
2011Julie JamesLabour Party

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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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
PartyCandidateConstituency[1]Regional[2]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourJulie James[a]11,12646.4+5.810,00541.7+6.3
ConservativeSamantha Chohan4,60519.2+1.54,54918.9+3.1
Plaid CymruDai Lloyd3,91016.3+1.84,08217.0+2.1
Liberal DemocratsChloe Hutchinson1,6456.9-2.21,6676.9-4.0
GreenChris Evans1,1094.6+0.61,3375.6+1.4
AbolishJames Cole8663.6New9704.0-0.6
Reform UKDarren Rees2951.2New2030.8New
Freedom Alliance (UK)Michelle Valerio2501.0New2311.0New
PropelKaton Bouzalakos1890.8New1510.6New
UKIP3631.5-11.4
IndependentCaroline Jones2090.9New
Gwlad1140.5New
Communist700.3+0.1
TUSC570.2-0.3
Majority6,52127.2+4.3
Turnout24,162
Labour holdSwing
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

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2016 National Assembly for Wales election: Swansea West
PartyCandidateConstituency[3]Regional[4][5]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourJulie James9,01440.6−4.77,84835.4-3.0
ConservativeCraig Lawton3,93417.7−6.33,51115.8-4.9
Plaid CymruDai Lloyd3,22514.5+0.63,29614.9+3.1
UKIPRosie Irwin3,05813.8New2,85312.9+8.5
Liberal DemocratsChristopher Holley2,0129.1−7.72,42510.9-2.6
GreenGareth Tucker8834.0New9314.2-0.1
Socialist (GB)Brian Johnson760.3New
Abolish1,0124.6New
Monster Raving Loony1530.7New
TUSC1110.5-0.2
Communist480.2-0.2
Majority5,08022.9+1.6
Turnout22,34540.7+5.6
Labour holdSwing
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Swansea West
PartyCandidateConstituency[6]Regional[7]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourJulie James9,88545.3+13.08,41838.4+12.6
ConservativeSteve Jenkins5,23124.0+4.94,53520.7+2.3
Liberal DemocratsRob Speht3,65416.8-8.92,96613.5-8.0
Plaid CymruCarl Harris3,03513.9−1.82,59311.8-4.0
UKIP9714.4+0.5
Green9434.3-0.5
Socialist Labour5372.4+1.3
BNP5272.4New
Welsh Christian2141.0New
TUSC1480.7New
Communist850.4±0.0
Majority4,65421.3+14.7
Turnout21,80535.1-20.6
Labour holdSwing+4.1

Regional ballots rejected: 214[8]

Elections in the 2000s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Swansea West
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[9]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourAndrew Davies7,39332.3-3.95,90325.8-4.9
Liberal DemocratsPeter May5,88225.7+7.64,91721.5+5.0
ConservativeHarri Davies4,37919.1+3.14,20518.4-1.5
Plaid CymruIan Titherington3,58315.7-7.33,62515.8-3.4
BNP1,1865.2New
Green1,1004.8-3.4
UKIP9013.9-1.5
Socialist Labour2481.1New
Welsh Christian2251.0New
Respect2150.9New
Socialist Alternative (UK)1400.6New
Keith James - Independent920.4New
Communist880.4New
CPA510.2New
Joel Jenkins - Independent180.1New
Majority3,9556.6-6.6
Turnout30,10855.7+5.7
Labour holdSwing
Notes
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Swansea West
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[10]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourAndrew Davies[a]7,02336.2+1.65,91030.7
Plaid CymruDai Lloyd4,46123.0-3.53,70219.2
Liberal DemocratsMike Day3,51018.1+3.23,17016.5
ConservativeGerald Rowbottom3,10616.0+0.63,25616.9
Green1,5718.2
UKIP1,0405.4
Socialist Labour4292.2
Cymru Annibynnol1270.7
ProLife Alliance330.2
Majority2,56213.2+5.1
Turnout19,41233.0-7.0
Labour holdSwing0.5

2003 Electorate: 58,749
Regional ballots rejected: 460

Elections in the 1990s

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Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Swansea West[11]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourAndrew Davies8,21734.6N/A7,94433.5N/A
Plaid CymruDai Lloyd6,29126.5N/A6,70028.3N/A
ConservativePaul Harold Valerio3,64315.4N/A4,03317.0N/A
Liberal DemocratsJohn Newbury3,54314.9N/A3,41314.4N/A
IndependentDavid C. Evans9964.2N/A
People's RepresentativeJohn R. Harris7743.3N/A
Socialist AllianceAlec Thraves2631.1N/A2160.9N/A
Green8463.6
Natural Law1040.4N/A
Other List Parties4561.9
Majority1,9268.1N/A
Turnout23,72740.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)

1999 Electorate: 59,369

Notes

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  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

References

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  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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