Swansea West Gorllewin Abertawe | |
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Senedd
borough constituency for the Senedd | |
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.
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.
Election | Member | Party | Portrait | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Andrew Davies | Labour Party | ||
2011 | Julie James | Labour Party |
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)
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]
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
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
Swansea West Gorllewin Abertawe | |
---|---|
Senedd
borough constituency for the Senedd | |
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.
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.
Election | Member | Party | Portrait | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Andrew Davies | Labour Party | ||
2011 | Julie James | Labour Party |
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] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)
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 |
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 | 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]
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 |
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
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