Swansea East | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | West Glamorgan |
Electorate | 60,809 (December 2010) [1] |
1918–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Swansea |
Replaced by | Neath and Swansea East, Swansea West |
Senedd | Swansea East, South Wales West |
Swansea East (Welsh : Dwyrain Abertawe) was a borough constituency [n 1] in Wales in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by members of the Labour Party from 1922 until 2024. [n 2]
As part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales, the seat was abolished. Its wards were split between Neath and Swansea East, and Swansea West, to be first contested at the 2024 general election. [2]
1918–1949: The County Borough of Swansea wards of East, Landore, Morriston, and St John's.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Alexandra, Castle, Clase, Kilvey, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Penderry, St John's, and St Thomas.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Castle, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Penderry, St John's, and St Thomas. [3]
1983-2024: The City of Swansea wards of Bonymaen, Cwmbwrla, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Mynydd-Bach, Penderry and St. Thomas.
Although the constituency voted strongly to leave the European Union in 2016, an analysis of YouGov polling by Focaldata suggested support for Remain had risen from 37.9% to 50.7% in August 2018. [4] However, in the 2019 European elections the city of Swansea as a whole voted strongly for the Brexit Party. [5]
Election | Member [6] | Party | Notes | |
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1918 | Thomas Williams | Coalition Liberal | ||
1919 by-election | David Matthews | Coalition Liberal | ||
1922 | David Williams | Labour | ||
1940 by-election | David Mort | Labour | Died 1 January 1963 | |
1963 by-election | Neil McBride | Labour | Died 9 September 1974, no by-election held | |
Oct 1974 | Donald Anderson | Labour | ||
2005 | Siân James | Labour | ||
2015 | Carolyn Harris | Labour | Deputy Leader of the Welsh Labour Party | |
2024 | Constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | Thomas Jeremiah Williams | 11,071 | 63.6 | N/A |
Labour | David Williams | 6,341 | 36.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 4,730 | 27.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 17,411 | 64.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 27,185 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | David Matthews | 9,250 | 53.1 | −10.5 |
Labour | David Williams | 8,158 | 46.9 | +10.5 | |
Majority | 1,092 | 6.2 | −21.0 | ||
Turnout | 17,408 | 64.0 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 27,185 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -10.5 | |||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Williams | 11,333 | 50.9 | +4.0 | |
National Liberal | Edward Harris | 10,926 | 49.1 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 407 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22,259 | 81.7 | +17.7 | ||
Registered electors | 27,246 | ||||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Williams | 12,735 | 57.4 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | Thomas Artemus Jones | 9,463 | 42.6 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 3,272 | 14.8 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 22,198 | 81.1 | −0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 27,365 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Williams | 12,274 | 54.6 | −2.8 | |
Liberal | W Daniel Rees | 10,186 | 45.4 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 1,088 | 9.2 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 22,460 | 80.7 | −0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 27,836 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Williams | 16,665 | 56.5 | +1.9 | |
Liberal | Arthur Hopkins | 9,825 | 33.3 | −12.1 | |
Unionist | P P Jones | 3,003 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,840 | 23.2 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 29,493 | 81.9 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 36,001 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Williams | 17,126 | 56.5 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal | Richard David Chalke | 13,177 | 43.5 | +10.2 | |
Majority | 3,949 | 13.0 | −10.2 | ||
Turnout | 30,303 | 84.4 | +2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 35,918 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Williams | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 35,940 | ||||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Mort | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Mort | 19,127 | 75.8 | N/A | |
National Liberal | Rowe Harding | 6,102 | 24.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,025 | 51.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25,229 | 74.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 33,668 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Mort | 32,680 | 75.3 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | J F Lynam | 10,712 | 24.7 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 21,968 | 50.6 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 43,392 | 81.8 | +7.1 | ||
Registered electors | 53,014 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Mort | 32,790 | 73.6 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | Jack C. Hope | 11,768 | 26.4 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 21,022 | 47.2 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 44,558 | 82.8 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 53,790 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Mort | 28,198 | 72.4 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | R Sarah Guest | 10,726 | 27.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 17,472 | 44.8 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 38,924 | 72.1 | −10.7 | ||
Registered electors | 54,010 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Mort | 29,884 | 67.5 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | Humphry J. F. Crum Ewing | 9,754 | 22.0 | −5.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Chris Rees | 4,651 | 10.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 20,130 | 45.5 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 44,289 | 80.1 | +8.0 | ||
Registered electors | 55,301 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil McBride | 18,909 | 61.1 | −6.4 | |
Liberal | R Owens | 4,895 | 15.8 | N/A | |
People's Party | L Atkin | 2,462 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | A P Thomas | 2,272 | 7.3 | −14.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Chris Rees | 1,620 | 5.2 | −5.3 | |
Communist | Bert Pearce | 773 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,014 | 45.3 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 30,931 | 55.9 | −24.2 | ||
Registered electors | 55,328 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil McBride | 30,904 | 73.0 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Oliver C. Wright | 7,863 | 18.6 | −3.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Chris Rees | 3,556 | 8.4 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 23,041 | 54.4 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 42,323 | 76.2 | −3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 55,505 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil McBride | 30,290 | 75.4 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Timothy Knowles | 6,241 | 15.5 | −3.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Chris Rees | 2,749 | 6.8 | −1.4 | |
Communist | William R. Jones | 902 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 24,049 | 59.9 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 40,182 | 73.8 | −2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 54,459 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil McBride | 28,183 | 68.5 | −6.9 | |
Conservative | Michael J. Murphy | 8,191 | 19.9 | +4.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Roderick Evans | 4,188 | 10.2 | +3.4 | |
Communist | William R. Jones | 563 | 1.4 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 19,992 | 48.6 | −11.3 | ||
Turnout | 41,125 | 70.1 | −3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 58,653 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil McBride | 28,537 | 66.3 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | David Mercer | 8,850 | 20.6 | +0.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | John Ball | 5,135 | 11.9 | +1.7 | |
Communist | W R Jones | 507 | 1.2 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 19,687 | 45.7 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 43,029 | 73.8 | +3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 58,301 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Anderson | 26,735 | 63.8 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | David Mercer | 6,014 | 14.3 | −6.3 | |
Liberal | Roger Anstey | 5,173 | 12.3 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | John Ball | 3,978 | 9.5 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 20,721 | 49.5 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 41,900 | 71.3 | −2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 58,780 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Anderson | 31,909 | 69.9 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | S Edwards | 10,689 | 23.4 | +9.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | John Ball | 2,732 | 6.0 | −3.5 | |
Communist | W Jones | 308 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 21,220 | 46.5 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 45,638 | 75.6 | +4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 60,350 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Anderson | 22,297 | 54.4 | −15.5 | |
Liberal | Martyn J. Shrewsbury | 8,762 | 21.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Nicholas O'Shaughnessy | 8,080 | 19.7 | −3.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Clive Reid | 1,531 | 3.7 | −2.3 | |
Communist | W R Jones | 294 | 0.7 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 13,535 | 33.0 | −13.5 | ||
Turnout | 40,964 | 71.5 | −4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 57,285 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Anderson | 27,478 | 63.7 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Richard Lewis | 8,140 | 18.9 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | David Thomas | 6,380 | 14.8 | −6.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Clive Reid | 1,145 | 2.6 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 19,338 | 44.8 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 43,143 | 75.4 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 57,200 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Anderson | 31,179 | 69.7 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Henry L. Davies | 7,697 | 17.2 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert E. Barton | 4,248 | 9.5 | −5.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Eleanor E. Bonner-Evans | 1,607 | 3.6 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 23,482 | 52.5 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 44,731 | 75.6 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 59,196 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Anderson | 29,151 | 75.4 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Catherine Dibble | 3,582 | 9.3 | −7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elwyn Jones | 3,440 | 8.9 | −0.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Michelle Pooley | 1,308 | 3.4 | −0.2 | |
Referendum | Catherine Maggs | 904 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Socialist Alternative | Ronnie Job | 289 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 25,569 | 66.1 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 38,674 | 67.4 | −8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 57,371 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Donald Anderson | 19,612 | 65.2 | −10.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | John Ball | 3,464 | 11.5 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Speht | 3,064 | 10.2 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | Paul Morris | 3,026 | 10.1 | +0.8 | |
Green | Tony Young | 463 | 1.5 | N/A | |
UKIP | Tim Jenkins | 443 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,148 | 53.7 | −12.4 | ||
Turnout | 30,072 | 52.3 | −15.1 | ||
Registered electors | 57,520 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Siân James | 17,457 | 56.6 | −8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Speht | 6,208 | 20.1 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Ellenor Bland | 3,103 | 10.1 | ±0.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Carolyn Couch | 2,129 | 6.9 | −4.6 | |
BNP | Kevin Holloway | 770 | 2.5 | N/A | |
UKIP | Tim Jenkins | 674 | 2.2 | +0.7 | |
Green | Tony Young | 493 | 1.6 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 11,249 | 36.5 | −17.2 | ||
Turnout | 30,834 | 52.4 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 57,502 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Siân James | 16,819 | 51.5 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Speht | 5,981 | 18.3 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Christian Holliday | 4,823 | 14.8 | +4.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Dic Jones | 2,181 | 6.7 | −0.2 | |
BNP | Clive Bennett | 1,715 | 5.2 | +2.7 | |
UKIP | David Rogers | 839 | 2.6 | +0.4 | |
Green | Tony Young | 318 | 1.0 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 10,838 | 33.2 | −3.3 | ||
Turnout | 32,676 | 54.6 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 59,823 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carolyn Harris | 17,807 | 53.0 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | Clifford Johnson | 5,779 | 17.2 | +14.6 | |
Conservative | Altaf Hussain | 5,142 | 15.3 | +0.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Dic Jones | 3,498 | 10.4 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amina Jamal | 1,392 | 4.1 | −14.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 107 | ||||
Majority | 12,028 | 35.8 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 33,618 | 58.0 | +3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 58,011 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.5 |
Of the 107 rejected ballots:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carolyn Harris | 22,307 | 63.4 | +10.4 | |
Conservative | Dan Boucher | 9,139 | 26.0 | +10.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Steffan Phillips | 1,689 | 4.8 | −5.6 | |
UKIP | Clifford Johnson | 1,040 | 3.0 | −14.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charley Hasted | 625 | 1.8 | −2.3 | |
Green | Chris Evans | 359 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,168 | 37.4 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 35,159 | 60.1 | +2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 58,526 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carolyn Harris | 17,405 | 51.8 | −11.6 | |
Conservative | Denise Howard | 9,435 | 28.1 | +2.1 | |
Brexit Party | Tony Willicombe | 2,842 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Geraint Havard | 1,905 | 5.7 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chloe Hutchinson | 1,409 | 4.2 | +2.4 | |
Green | Chris Evans | 583 | 1.7 | +0.7 | |
Rejected ballots | 66 | ||||
Majority | 7,970 | 23.7 | −13.7 | ||
Turnout | 33,579 | 57.4 | −2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 58,450 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.9 |
Of the 66 rejected ballots:
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