These are the election results from United Kingdom general elections based on the electoral regional boundaries used by the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), for the Senedd electoral region of South Wales West. Since the 1997 general election, this grouping of constituencies into this unofficial region have elected seven Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
The region is based around Swansea. The boundaries are based on the Senedd electoral region South Wales West. Regions are not used in UK general elections.
South West Wales elected 7 Members of Parliament.
| Constituency | Candidates | Incumbent | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Plaid Cymru | Other | |||||||||||
| Aberavon [1] | Hywel Francis 19,063 (63.1%) | Ali Miraj 2,296 (7.6%) | Christopher Davies 2,933 (9.7%) | Lisa Turnbull 2,955 (9.8%) |
| John Morris† | |||||||||
| Bridgend [2] | Win Griffiths 19,423 (52.5%) | Tania Brisby 9,377 (25.3%) | Jean Barraclough 5,330 (14.4%) | Monica Mahoney 2,653 (7.2%) | Sara Jeremy (ProLife Alliance) 223 (0.6%) | Win Griffiths | |||||||||
| Gower [3] | Martin Caton 17,676 (47.3%) | John Bushell 10,281 (27.5%) | Sheila Waye 4,507 (12.1%) | Siân Caiach 3,865 (10.3%) |
| Martin Caton | |||||||||
| Neath [4] | Peter Hain 21,253 (60.7%) | David Devine 3,310 (9.5% | Dai Davies 3,335 (9.5%) | Alun Llewelyn 6,437 (18.4%) |
| Peter Hain | |||||||||
| Ogmore [5] | Ray Powell 18,833 (62.0%) | Richard Hill 3,383 (11.1%) | Ian Lewis 3,878 (12.8%) | Angela Pulman 4,259 (14.0%) | Ray Powell | ||||||||||
| Swansea East [6] | Donald Anderson 19,612 (65.2%) | Paul Morris 3,026 (10.1%) | Robert Speht 3,064 (10.2%) | John Ball 3,464 (11.5%) |
| Donald Anderson | |||||||||
| Swansea West [7] | Alan Williams 15,644 (48.7%) | Margaret Harper 6,094 (19.0%) | Mike Day 5,313 (16.6%) | Ian Titherington 3,404 (10.6%) |
| Alan Williams | |||||||||
South West Wales elected 7 Members of Parliament.
| Constituency | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Plaid Cymru | Referendum | Other | |||||||||
| Aberavon [8] | John Morris 25,650 (71.3%) | Peter Harper 2,835 (7.9%) | Ronald McConville 4,079 (11.3%) | Philip Cockwell 2,088 (5.8%) | Peter David 970 (2.7%) | Captain Beany (Independent) 341 (1.0%) | John Morris | |||||||
| Bridgend [9] | Win Griffiths 25,115 (58.1%) | David Davies 9,867 (22.8%) | Andrew Mckinlay 4,968 (11.5%) | Dennis R. Watkins 1,649 (3.8%) | Tudor Greaves 1,662 (3.8%) | Win Griffiths | ||||||||
| Gower [10] | Martin Caton 23,313 (53.8%) | Alun Cairns 10,306 (23.8%) | Howard W. Evans 5,624 (13.0%) | D Elwyn Williams 2,226 (5.1%) | Richard D. Lewis 1,745 (4.0%) | Anthony G. Popham (Independent) 122 (0.3%) | Gareth Wardell† | |||||||
| Neath [11] | Peter Hain 30,324 (73.5%) | David M. Evans 3,583 (8.7%) | Frank H. Little 2,597 (6.3%) | Trefor Jones 3,344 (8.1%) | Peter A. Morris 975 (2.4%) | Howard Marks (Legalise Cannabis Party) 420 (1.0%) | Peter Hain | |||||||
| Ogmore [12] | Ray Powell 28,163 (74.0%) | David A. Unwin 3,716 (9.8%) | Kirsty Williams 3,510 (9.2%) | John D. Rogers 2,679 (7.0%) | Ray Powell | |||||||||
| Swansea East [13] | Donald Anderson 29,151 (75.4%) | Catherine Dibble 3,582 (9.3%) | Elwyn Jones 3,440 (8.9%) | Michelle Pooley 1,308 (2.3%) | Catherine Maggs 904 (2.3%) | Ronnie Job (Socialist Alternative) 289 (0.8%) | Donald Anderson | |||||||
| Swansea West [14] | Alan Williams 22,748 (56.2%) | Andrew Baker 8,289 (20.5%) | John Newbury 5,872 (14.5%) | Dai Lloyd 2,675 (6.6%) | David Proctor (SLP) 885 (2.2%) | Alan Williams | ||||||||
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