Swansea West | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | West Glamorgan |
Electorate | 62,769 (December 2010)[1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918 |
Member of Parliament | Geraint Davies (Independent) |
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 Geraint Davies of Labour Co-op, who was first elected in the constituency in 2010.
The Senedd constituency of the same name presently has the same boundaries.
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).
The constituency is to retain its name but its boundaries altered, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the next United Kingdom general election.[2]
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]
Election | Member[4] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | Sir Alfred Mond | Liberal | |
1923 | Howel Samuel | Labour | |
1924 | Walter Runciman | Liberal | |
1929 | Howel Samuel | Labour | |
1931 | Sir Lewis Jones | Liberal National | |
1945 | Percy Morris | Labour | |
1959 | Hugh Rees | Conservative | |
1964 | Alan Williams | Labour | |
2010 | Geraint Davies | Labour Co-operative | |
2023 | Independent |
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 | P 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 |
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Co-op | Geraint Davies | 12,335 | 34.7 | -7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter May | 11,831 | 33.2 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | René Kinzett[27] | 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 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[31] but he was nominated as Welsh Labour.[32]
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 | 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: