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Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)

Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards


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.

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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]

Boundaries

Map of current boundaries

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]

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 20th century

Elections in the 1910s

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Sir Alfred Mond

Elections in the 1920s

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Elections in the 1930s

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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;

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Of the 116 rejected ballots:

  • 33 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[29]
  • 83 voted for more than one candidate.[29]

1 Geraint Davies is a Labour and Co-operative member[31] but he was nominated as Welsh Labour.[32]

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Of the 137 rejected ballots:

  • 117 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[37]
  • 20 voted for more than one candidate.[37]

See also

Notes

  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

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. Etholiadau'r ganrif, Beti Jones (1999)
  4. Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-019. Page 543
  5. Etholiadau'r ganrif 1885-1997, Beti Jones
  6. The Times' Guide to the House of Commons. 1950.
  7. Craig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary election results 1950-1970 (1 ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 9780900178023. Page 562
  8. "Politics Resources". Election February 1974. Politics Resources. 28 February 1974. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. "Politics Resources". Election October 1974. Politics Resources. 10 October 1974. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. "Politics Resources". Election 1979. Politics Resources. 3 May 1979. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  15. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Swansea West". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  17. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. "BBC NEWS > Swansea West". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  19. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. "2005 Results". Swansea Council. Swansea Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  21. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  22. Swansea West BBC Election -Swansea West
  23. "Results". Swansea Council. Swansea Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  24. René Kinzett - Swansea Conservatives René Kinzett - Swansea Conservatives
  25. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  26. "Swansea results". Results - UK Parliamentary general election 2015. City and County of Swansea. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  27. "Swansea West Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  28. "Co-op Party MPs". Members of Parliament. The Co-operative Party. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  29. "Swansea Persons Nominated". Notices (UK parliamentary general election 2015). City and County of Swansea. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  30. "2017 Results". Swansea Council. Swansea Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  31. "Notices". Swansea Council. Swansea Council. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  32. "Swansea West Parliamentary constituency". Election 2019 Results. BBC. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  33. "Election-Results/General-Election-2019" (PDF). Swansea Council. Swansea Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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