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Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)

Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards


Swansea East (Welsh: Dwyrain Abertawe) is a borough constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Carolyn Harris of the Labour Party.[n 2]

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The constituency is set to be abolished 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. Its' wards are to be split between Neath and Swansea East, and Swansea West.[2]

Boundaries

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The constituency comprises the electoral wards of Bonymaen, Cwmbwrla, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Mynydd-Bach, Penderry and St. Thomas. It has been a Labour seat since 1922.

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]

Constituency profile

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]

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Elections

Elections in the 1910s

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Of the 107 rejected ballots:

  • 81 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[28]
  • 25 voted for more than one candidate.[28]
  • 1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.[28]
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Of the 66 rejected ballots:

  • 50 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[34]
  • 12 voted for more than one candidate.[34]
  • 4 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.[34]

See also

Notes

  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
  3. Savage, Michael (11 August 2018). "More than 100 seats that backed Brexit now want to remain in EU". The Observer.
  4. Election Results Swansea Council
  5. Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-019. Page 542
  6. Craig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary election results 1950-1970 (1 ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 9780900178023. Page 561
  7. "Politics Resources". Election February 1974. Politics Resources. 28 February 1974. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. "Politics Resources". Election October 1974. Politics Resources. 10 October 1974. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. "Politics Resources". Election 1979. Politics Resources. 3 May 1979. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  14. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Swansea East". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  16. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. "BBC NEWS > Swansea East". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  18. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. "2005 Results". Swansea Council. Swansea Council. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  20. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  21. Swansea East BBC Election - Swansea East
  22. "Results". Swansea Council. Swansea Council. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  23. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  24. "Swansea East Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  25. "Swansea East Results". UK Parliamentary Elections May 2015 results. Swansea Council. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  26. "Swansea East Parliamentary constituency". Election 2017 Results. BBC. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  27. "2017 Results". Swansea Council. Swansea Council. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  28. "Notices". Swansea Council. Swansea Council. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  29. "Swansea East Parliamentary constituency". Election 2019 Results. BBC. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  30. "Election-Results/General-Election-2019" (PDF). Swansea Council. Swansea Council. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

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