Swansea West | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Swansea West in
Wales | |
Preserved county | West Glamorgan |
Electorate | 74,612 (March 2020) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918 |
Member of Parliament | Torsten Bell ( Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Swansea and Gower |
Overlaps | |
Senedd | Swansea West, South Wales West |
Swansea West ( Welsh: Gorllewin Abertawe) is a constituency [n 1] of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and is currently represented by Torsten Bell of Labour, who was first elected in the constituency in 2024.
Alan Williams represented the seat for the Labour Party from 1964 until his retirement in 2010; from 2005 until his retirement he was the Father of the House (meaning longest-serving MP currently sitting).
In the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituencies boundaries were altered. [2] The Senedd constituency of the same name currently has the constituency's borders as they existed before 2024.
The constituency comprises the electoral wards of Sketty, Castle, Killay South, Killay North, Dunvant, Uplands, Townhill, Cockett and Mayals.
1918–1949: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Alexandra, Bryn Melyn, Castle, Ffynone, St Helen's, and Victoria.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Brynmelyn, Cockett, Ffynone, Oystermouth and Brynau, St Helen's, Sketty, Victoria, and Waunarlwydd.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Brynmelin, Fforestfach, Ffynone, Mumbles, St Helen's, Sketty, Townhill, and Victoria. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Torsten Bell | 14,761 | 41.4 | −10.0 | |
Reform UK | Patrick Benham-Crosswell | 6,246 | 17.5 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael O'Carroll | 4,367 | 12.2 | +5.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gwyn Williams | 4,105 | 11.5 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Tara-Jane Sutcliffe | 3,536 | 9.9 | −18.8 | |
Green | Peter Jones | 2,305 | 6.5 | +5.7 | |
TUSC | Gareth Bromhall | 337 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Rejected ballots | |||||
Majority | 8,515 | 23.9 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 35,657 | 48.0 | −11.2 | ||
Registered electors | 74,236 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
On 31 May Labour announced the selection of Torsten Bell, chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, as their candidate in the constituency. They were accused of "parachuting" their favoured candidate, against the wishes of local party members. [7] Bell had no connection to Swansea or Wales. The previous MP, Geraint Davies, had been barred from standing because he was subject to an investigation. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Geraint Davies | 18,493 | 51.6 | −8.2 | |
Conservative | James Price | 10,377 | 29.0 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael O'Carroll | 2,993 | 8.4 | +5.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gwyn Williams | 1,984 | 5.5 | +1.4 | |
Brexit Party | Peter Hopkins | 1,983 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 137 | ||||
Majority | 8,116 | 22.6 | −5.9 | ||
Turnout | 35,830 | 62.8 | −2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 57,078 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -2.9 |
Of the 137 rejected ballots:
In June 2023 Davies was administratively suspended from the Labour Party after allegations were made of unwanted sexual attention on younger women. Davies continued to sit as an independent MP. [11] 12 months later he still had not been given an opportunity by the party to answer the accusations. Because he was still suspended, he was unable to stand in the 2024 general election. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Geraint Davies | 22,278 | 59.8 | +17.2 | |
Conservative | Craig Lawton | 11,680 | 31.3 | +8.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Rhydian Fitter | 1,529 | 4.1 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael O'Carroll | 1,269 | 3.4 | −5.6 | |
Green | Mike Whittall | 434 | 1.2 | −3.9 | |
Socialist (GB) | Brian Johnson | 92 | 0.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 10,598 | 28.5 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 37,345 | 65.5 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 56,889 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Geraint Davies 1 | 14,967 | 42.6 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | Emma Lane | 7,931 | 22.6 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | Martyn Ford | 4,744 | 13.5 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Holley | 3,178 | 9.0 | −24.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Harri Roberts | 2,266 | 6.4 | +2.4 | |
Green | Ashley Wakeling | 1,784 | 5.1 | +4.0 | |
TUSC | Ronnie Job | 159 | 0.5 | ±0.0 | |
Independent | Maxwell Rosser | 78 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Socialist (GB) | Brian Johnson | 49 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 116 | ||||
Majority | 7,036 | 20.0 | +18.5 | ||
Turnout | 35,156 | 59.8 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 58,776 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Of the 116 rejected ballots:
1 Geraint Davies is a Labour and Co-operative member [18] but he was nominated as Welsh Labour. [19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Geraint Davies | 12,335 | 34.7 | −7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter May | 11,831 | 33.2 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | René Kinzett [23] | 7,407 | 20.8 | +4.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Harri Roberts | 1,437 | 4.0 | −2.5 | |
BNP | Alan Bateman | 910 | 2.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | Timothy Jenkins | 716 | 2.0 | +0.2 | |
Green | Keith Ross | 404 | 1.1 | −1.1 | |
Independent | Ian McCloy | 374 | 1.1 | N/A | |
TUSC | Rob Williams | 179 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 504 | 1.5 | −11.4 | ||
Turnout | 35,593 | 58.0 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 61,334 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alan Williams | 13,833 | 41.8 | −6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | René Kinzett | 9,564 | 28.9 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Abdel-Haq | 5,285 | 16.0 | −3.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Harri Roberts | 2,150 | 6.5 | −4.1 | |
Green | Martyn Shrewsbury | 738 | 2.2 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | Martyn Ford | 609 | 1.8 | −0.2 | |
Veritas | Yvonne Holley | 401 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Socialist Alternative | Robert Williams | 288 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Legalise Cannabis | Steve Pank | 218 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,269 | 12.9 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 33,086 | 57.1 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 58,363 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 15,644 | 48.7 | −7.5 | |
Conservative | Margaret Harper | 6,094 | 19.0 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Day | 5,313 | 16.6 | +2.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ian Titherington | 3,404 | 10.6 | +4.0 | |
UKIP | Richard Lewis | 653 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Green | Martyn Shrewsbury | 626 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Socialist Alliance | Alec Thraves | 366 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,550 | 29.7 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 32,100 | 55.8 | −11.8 | ||
Registered electors | 57,493 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Alfred Mond | 8,579 | 40.0 | N/A |
Unionist | David Davies | 7,398 | 34.4 | N/A | |
Labour | John James Powesland | 5,510 | 25.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,181 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,487 | 67.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 31,884 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Liberal | Alfred Mond | 9,278 | 35.5 | −4.5 | |
Unionist | William Hewins | 8,476 | 32.4 | −2.0 | |
Labour | Howel Samuel | 8,401 | 32.1 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 802 | 3.1 | −2.5 | ||
Turnout | 26,155 | 83.9 | +16.5 | ||
Registered electors | 31,178 | ||||
National Liberal hold | Swing | -1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Howel Samuel | 9,260 | 34.8 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Alfred Mond | 9,145 | 34.3 | −1.2 | |
Unionist | William Hewins | 8,238 | 30.9 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 115 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,643 | 85.3 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 31,237 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter Runciman | 10,033 | 36.4 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Howel Samuel | 9,188 | 33.4 | −1.4 | |
Unionist | William Hewins | 8,324 | 30.2 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 845 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,545 | 87.0 | +1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 31,674 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Howel Samuel | 13,268 | 40.6 | +7.2 | |
Liberal | Charles Kerr | 12,625 | 38.6 | +2.2 | |
Unionist | Alfred William Ernest Wynne | 6,794 | 20.8 | −9.4 | |
Majority | 643 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,687 | 81.7 | −5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 40,021 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Lewis Jones | 20,603 | 58.6 | +37.8 | |
Labour | Howel Samuel | 14,587 | 41.4 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 6,016 | 17.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,190 | 84.4 | +2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 41,680 | ||||
National Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Lewis Jones | 18,784 | 52.9 | −5.7 | |
Labour | Percy Morris | 16,703 | 47.1 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 2,081 | 5.8 | −11.4 | ||
Turnout | 35,487 | 80.0 | −4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 44,373 | ||||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
General Election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Morris | 18,098 | 58.0 | +10.9 | |
National Liberal | Lewis Jones | 13,089 | 42.0 | −10.9 | |
Majority | 5,009 | 16.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,187 | 73.6 | −6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 42,373 | ||||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Morris | 26,273 | 53.7 | −4.3 | |
National Liberal | Lewis Jones | 22,608 | 46.3 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 3,665 | 7.4 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,879 | 83.7 | +10.1 | ||
Registered electors | 58,362 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Morris | 26,061 | 52.2 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | Henry Kerby | 23,901 | 47.8 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 2,160 | 4.4 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,962 | 84.6 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 59,051 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Morris | 22,647 | 51.2 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Bernard McGlynn | 21,626 | 48.8 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 1,021 | 2.4 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 44,273 | 75.1 | −9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 58,923 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Rees | 24,043 | 50.4 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Percy Morris | 23,640 | 49.6 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 403 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,683 | 82.1 | +7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 58,045 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 23,019 | 47.9 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | Hugh Rees | 20,382 | 42.4 | −8.0 | |
Liberal | Owain Glyn Williams | 4,672 | 9.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,637 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,073 | 81.3 | −0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 59,091 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 26,703 | 56.4 | +8.5 | |
Conservative | Hugh Rees | 20,650 | 43.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 6,053 | 12.8 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 47,353 | 80.4 | −0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 58,907 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 24,622 | 50.2 | −6.2 | |
Conservative | Hugh Rees | 21,384 | 43.6 | ±0.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gruffydd R ap Gwent | 3,033 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,238 | 6.6 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | 49,039 | 75.7 | −4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 64,745 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 22,124 | 43.4 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | D R O Lewis | 18,786 | 36.8 | −6.8 | |
Liberal | B E Keal | 8,248 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | D K Hearne | 1,859 | 3.6 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 3,338 | 6.6 | ±0.0 | ||
Turnout | 51,017 | 78.8 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 64,744 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 22,565 | 46.1 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | A P Thomas | 17,729 | 36.2 | −0.6 | |
Liberal | B E Keal | 6,842 | 14.0 | −2.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gruffydd R ap Gwent | 1,778 | 3.6 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 4,836 | 9.9 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 48,914 | 75.0 | −3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 65,225 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 24,175 | 46.1 | ±0.0 | |
Conservative | David Mercer | 23,774 | 45.3 | +9.1 | |
Liberal | Martin J. Ball | 3,484 | 6.7 | −7.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gruffydd R ap Gwent | 1,012 | 1.9 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 401 | 0.8 | −9.1 | ||
Turnout | 52,445 | 79.6 | +4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 65,872 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 18,042 | 42.1 | −4.0 | |
Conservative | Julian Lewis | 15,692 | 36.6 | −8.7 | |
SDP | Peter Berry | 8,036 | 18.8 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Meirion Pennar | 795 | 1.9 | ±0.0 | |
Ecology | Graham Oubridge | 265 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,350 | 5.5 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 42,830 | 73.5 | −6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 58,237 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 22,089 | 48.5 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Nigel Evans | 15,027 | 33.0 | −3.6 | |
Liberal | Martyn Ford | 7,019 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Nigel Williams | 902 | 2.0 | +0.1 | |
Green | Julie Harman | 469 | 1.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 7,062 | 15.5 | −10.0 | ||
Turnout | 45,506 | 76.0 | +2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 59,836 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 23,238 | 53.0 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Roy Perry | 13,760 | 31.4 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Shrewsbury | 4,620 | 10.5 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | David Lloyd | 1,668 | 3.8 | +1.8 | |
Green | Graham Oubridge | 564 | 1.3 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 9,478 | 21.6 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 43,850 | 73.3 | −2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 59,785 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 22,748 | 56.2 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Andrew Baker | 8,289 | 20.5 | −10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Newbury | 5,872 | 14.5 | +4.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Dai Lloyd | 2,675 | 6.6 | +2.8 | |
Socialist Labour | David Proctor | 885 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,459 | 35.7 | +14.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,469 | 67.6 | −5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 59,849 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.1 |
Swansea West | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Swansea West in
Wales | |
Preserved county | West Glamorgan |
Electorate | 74,612 (March 2020) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918 |
Member of Parliament | Torsten Bell ( Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Swansea and Gower |
Overlaps | |
Senedd | Swansea West, South Wales West |
Swansea West ( Welsh: Gorllewin Abertawe) is a constituency [n 1] of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and is currently represented by Torsten Bell of Labour, who was first elected in the constituency in 2024.
Alan Williams represented the seat for the Labour Party from 1964 until his retirement in 2010; from 2005 until his retirement he was the Father of the House (meaning longest-serving MP currently sitting).
In the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituencies boundaries were altered. [2] The Senedd constituency of the same name currently has the constituency's borders as they existed before 2024.
The constituency comprises the electoral wards of Sketty, Castle, Killay South, Killay North, Dunvant, Uplands, Townhill, Cockett and Mayals.
1918–1949: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Alexandra, Bryn Melyn, Castle, Ffynone, St Helen's, and Victoria.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Brynmelyn, Cockett, Ffynone, Oystermouth and Brynau, St Helen's, Sketty, Victoria, and Waunarlwydd.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Brynmelin, Fforestfach, Ffynone, Mumbles, St Helen's, Sketty, Townhill, and Victoria. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Torsten Bell | 14,761 | 41.4 | −10.0 | |
Reform UK | Patrick Benham-Crosswell | 6,246 | 17.5 | +10.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael O'Carroll | 4,367 | 12.2 | +5.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gwyn Williams | 4,105 | 11.5 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Tara-Jane Sutcliffe | 3,536 | 9.9 | −18.8 | |
Green | Peter Jones | 2,305 | 6.5 | +5.7 | |
TUSC | Gareth Bromhall | 337 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Rejected ballots | |||||
Majority | 8,515 | 23.9 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 35,657 | 48.0 | −11.2 | ||
Registered electors | 74,236 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
On 31 May Labour announced the selection of Torsten Bell, chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, as their candidate in the constituency. They were accused of "parachuting" their favoured candidate, against the wishes of local party members. [7] Bell had no connection to Swansea or Wales. The previous MP, Geraint Davies, had been barred from standing because he was subject to an investigation. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Geraint Davies | 18,493 | 51.6 | −8.2 | |
Conservative | James Price | 10,377 | 29.0 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael O'Carroll | 2,993 | 8.4 | +5.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gwyn Williams | 1,984 | 5.5 | +1.4 | |
Brexit Party | Peter Hopkins | 1,983 | 5.5 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 137 | ||||
Majority | 8,116 | 22.6 | −5.9 | ||
Turnout | 35,830 | 62.8 | −2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 57,078 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -2.9 |
Of the 137 rejected ballots:
In June 2023 Davies was administratively suspended from the Labour Party after allegations were made of unwanted sexual attention on younger women. Davies continued to sit as an independent MP. [11] 12 months later he still had not been given an opportunity by the party to answer the accusations. Because he was still suspended, he was unable to stand in the 2024 general election. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Geraint Davies | 22,278 | 59.8 | +17.2 | |
Conservative | Craig Lawton | 11,680 | 31.3 | +8.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Rhydian Fitter | 1,529 | 4.1 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael O'Carroll | 1,269 | 3.4 | −5.6 | |
Green | Mike Whittall | 434 | 1.2 | −3.9 | |
Socialist (GB) | Brian Johnson | 92 | 0.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 10,598 | 28.5 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 37,345 | 65.5 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 56,889 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Geraint Davies 1 | 14,967 | 42.6 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | Emma Lane | 7,931 | 22.6 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | Martyn Ford | 4,744 | 13.5 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Holley | 3,178 | 9.0 | −24.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Harri Roberts | 2,266 | 6.4 | +2.4 | |
Green | Ashley Wakeling | 1,784 | 5.1 | +4.0 | |
TUSC | Ronnie Job | 159 | 0.5 | ±0.0 | |
Independent | Maxwell Rosser | 78 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Socialist (GB) | Brian Johnson | 49 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 116 | ||||
Majority | 7,036 | 20.0 | +18.5 | ||
Turnout | 35,156 | 59.8 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 58,776 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Of the 116 rejected ballots:
1 Geraint Davies is a Labour and Co-operative member [18] but he was nominated as Welsh Labour. [19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Geraint Davies | 12,335 | 34.7 | −7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter May | 11,831 | 33.2 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | René Kinzett [23] | 7,407 | 20.8 | +4.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Harri Roberts | 1,437 | 4.0 | −2.5 | |
BNP | Alan Bateman | 910 | 2.6 | N/A | |
UKIP | Timothy Jenkins | 716 | 2.0 | +0.2 | |
Green | Keith Ross | 404 | 1.1 | −1.1 | |
Independent | Ian McCloy | 374 | 1.1 | N/A | |
TUSC | Rob Williams | 179 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 504 | 1.5 | −11.4 | ||
Turnout | 35,593 | 58.0 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 61,334 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -5.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 13,833 | 41.8 | −6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | René Kinzett | 9,564 | 28.9 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Abdel-Haq | 5,285 | 16.0 | −3.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Harri Roberts | 2,150 | 6.5 | −4.1 | |
Green | Martyn Shrewsbury | 738 | 2.2 | +0.2 | |
UKIP | Martyn Ford | 609 | 1.8 | −0.2 | |
Veritas | Yvonne Holley | 401 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Socialist Alternative | Robert Williams | 288 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Legalise Cannabis | Steve Pank | 218 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,269 | 12.9 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 33,086 | 57.1 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 58,363 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 15,644 | 48.7 | −7.5 | |
Conservative | Margaret Harper | 6,094 | 19.0 | −1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Day | 5,313 | 16.6 | +2.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ian Titherington | 3,404 | 10.6 | +4.0 | |
UKIP | Richard Lewis | 653 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Green | Martyn Shrewsbury | 626 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Socialist Alliance | Alec Thraves | 366 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,550 | 29.7 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 32,100 | 55.8 | −11.8 | ||
Registered electors | 57,493 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Alfred Mond | 8,579 | 40.0 | N/A |
Unionist | David Davies | 7,398 | 34.4 | N/A | |
Labour | John James Powesland | 5,510 | 25.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,181 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 21,487 | 67.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 31,884 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Alfred Mond | 9,278 | 35.5 | −4.5 | |
Unionist | William Hewins | 8,476 | 32.4 | −2.0 | |
Labour | Howel Samuel | 8,401 | 32.1 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 802 | 3.1 | −2.5 | ||
Turnout | 26,155 | 83.9 | +16.5 | ||
Registered electors | 31,178 | ||||
National Liberal hold | Swing | -1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Howel Samuel | 9,260 | 34.8 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Alfred Mond | 9,145 | 34.3 | −1.2 | |
Unionist | William Hewins | 8,238 | 30.9 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 115 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26,643 | 85.3 | +1.4 | ||
Registered electors | 31,237 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Walter Runciman | 10,033 | 36.4 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Howel Samuel | 9,188 | 33.4 | −1.4 | |
Unionist | William Hewins | 8,324 | 30.2 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 845 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,545 | 87.0 | +1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 31,674 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Howel Samuel | 13,268 | 40.6 | +7.2 | |
Liberal | Charles Kerr | 12,625 | 38.6 | +2.2 | |
Unionist | Alfred William Ernest Wynne | 6,794 | 20.8 | −9.4 | |
Majority | 643 | 2.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,687 | 81.7 | −5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 40,021 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Lewis Jones | 20,603 | 58.6 | +37.8 | |
Labour | Howel Samuel | 14,587 | 41.4 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 6,016 | 17.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,190 | 84.4 | +2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 41,680 | ||||
National Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Lewis Jones | 18,784 | 52.9 | −5.7 | |
Labour | Percy Morris | 16,703 | 47.1 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 2,081 | 5.8 | −11.4 | ||
Turnout | 35,487 | 80.0 | −4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 44,373 | ||||
National Liberal hold | Swing |
General Election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Morris | 18,098 | 58.0 | +10.9 | |
National Liberal | Lewis Jones | 13,089 | 42.0 | −10.9 | |
Majority | 5,009 | 16.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,187 | 73.6 | −6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 42,373 | ||||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Morris | 26,273 | 53.7 | −4.3 | |
National Liberal | Lewis Jones | 22,608 | 46.3 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 3,665 | 7.4 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,879 | 83.7 | +10.1 | ||
Registered electors | 58,362 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Morris | 26,061 | 52.2 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | Henry Kerby | 23,901 | 47.8 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 2,160 | 4.4 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,962 | 84.6 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 59,051 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Percy Morris | 22,647 | 51.2 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | Bernard McGlynn | 21,626 | 48.8 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 1,021 | 2.4 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 44,273 | 75.1 | −9.5 | ||
Registered electors | 58,923 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Rees | 24,043 | 50.4 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Percy Morris | 23,640 | 49.6 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 403 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,683 | 82.1 | +7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 58,045 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 23,019 | 47.9 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | Hugh Rees | 20,382 | 42.4 | −8.0 | |
Liberal | Owain Glyn Williams | 4,672 | 9.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,637 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,073 | 81.3 | −0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 59,091 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 26,703 | 56.4 | +8.5 | |
Conservative | Hugh Rees | 20,650 | 43.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 6,053 | 12.8 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 47,353 | 80.4 | −0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 58,907 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 24,622 | 50.2 | −6.2 | |
Conservative | Hugh Rees | 21,384 | 43.6 | ±0.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gruffydd R ap Gwent | 3,033 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,238 | 6.6 | −6.2 | ||
Turnout | 49,039 | 75.7 | −4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 64,745 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 22,124 | 43.4 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | D R O Lewis | 18,786 | 36.8 | −6.8 | |
Liberal | B E Keal | 8,248 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | D K Hearne | 1,859 | 3.6 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 3,338 | 6.6 | ±0.0 | ||
Turnout | 51,017 | 78.8 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 64,744 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 22,565 | 46.1 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | A P Thomas | 17,729 | 36.2 | −0.6 | |
Liberal | B E Keal | 6,842 | 14.0 | −2.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gruffydd R ap Gwent | 1,778 | 3.6 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 4,836 | 9.9 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 48,914 | 75.0 | −3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 65,225 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 24,175 | 46.1 | ±0.0 | |
Conservative | David Mercer | 23,774 | 45.3 | +9.1 | |
Liberal | Martin J. Ball | 3,484 | 6.7 | −7.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Gruffydd R ap Gwent | 1,012 | 1.9 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 401 | 0.8 | −9.1 | ||
Turnout | 52,445 | 79.6 | +4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 65,872 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 18,042 | 42.1 | −4.0 | |
Conservative | Julian Lewis | 15,692 | 36.6 | −8.7 | |
SDP | Peter Berry | 8,036 | 18.8 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Meirion Pennar | 795 | 1.9 | ±0.0 | |
Ecology | Graham Oubridge | 265 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,350 | 5.5 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 42,830 | 73.5 | −6.1 | ||
Registered electors | 58,237 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 22,089 | 48.5 | +6.4 | |
Conservative | Nigel Evans | 15,027 | 33.0 | −3.6 | |
Liberal | Martyn Ford | 7,019 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Nigel Williams | 902 | 2.0 | +0.1 | |
Green | Julie Harman | 469 | 1.0 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 7,062 | 15.5 | −10.0 | ||
Turnout | 45,506 | 76.0 | +2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 59,836 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 23,238 | 53.0 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Roy Perry | 13,760 | 31.4 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martyn Shrewsbury | 4,620 | 10.5 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | David Lloyd | 1,668 | 3.8 | +1.8 | |
Green | Graham Oubridge | 564 | 1.3 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 9,478 | 21.6 | +6.1 | ||
Turnout | 43,850 | 73.3 | −2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 59,785 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 22,748 | 56.2 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | Andrew Baker | 8,289 | 20.5 | −10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Newbury | 5,872 | 14.5 | +4.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Dai Lloyd | 2,675 | 6.6 | +2.8 | |
Socialist Labour | David Proctor | 885 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,459 | 35.7 | +14.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,469 | 67.6 | −5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 59,849 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.1 |