2001 Swansea East by-election

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Swansea East by-election, 2001
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  1999 27 September 2001 2003  

The Swansea East seat in the Welsh Assembly.
Triggered by death of incumbent
 First partySecond party
 
Candidate Val Lloyd John G. Ball
Party Labour Plaid Cymru
Popular vote7,4842,465
Percentage58.1%19.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg12.5%Decrease2.svg8.2%

 Third partyFourth party
 
CandidateRob SpehtGerald Rowbottom
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Popular vote1,592675
Percentage12.4%5.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.6%Decrease2.svg2.8%

AM before election

Val Feld
Labour

Subsequent AM

Val Lloyd
Labour

The 2001 Swansea East by-election is a by-election that was held for the Welsh Assembly constituency of Swansea East on Thursday 27 September 2001, following the death of its sitting Assembly Member, Val Feld. [1]

Contents

The election was the first by-election to be held for a seat in the Welsh Assembly, taking place two years after the inaugural elections in 1999.

Result

Eight candidates were nominated for the election. [2]

The Labour Party held the seat with a greater increased majority.

Swansea East by-election, 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Val Lloyd 7,484 58.1 +12.5
Plaid Cymru John G. Ball2,46519.28.2
Liberal Democrats Rob Speht1,59212.46.6
Conservative Gerald Rowbottom6755.22.8
UKIP Tim C. Jenkins2431.9New
Green Martyn Shrewsbury2061.6New
Socialist Alliance Alan Thomson1731.3New
New Millennium Bean Party Captain Beany 370.3New
Majority5,01938.9+20.7
Turnout 12,87522.613.5
Labour hold Swing +10.0

Previous Result

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Swansea East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Val Feld 9,495 45.6 N/A
Plaid Cymru John G. Ball5,71427.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Black 3,96319.0N/A
Conservative William Hughes1,6638.0N/A
Majority3,78118.2N/A
Turnout 20,83536.1N/A
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. "Assembly by-election fires up". 6 September 2001 via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "Election results for Swansea East, 27 September 2001". 27 September 2001.
  3. Swansea East, Political Science Resources