Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)

Swansea East Borough constituency

Swansea East shown within Wales
Created:	1918
MP:	Sian James
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Preserved county:	West Glamorgan
EP constituency:	Wales

Swansea East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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

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General Election 2005: Swansea East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sian 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 Shan Couch	2,129	6.9	-4.6
	British National	Kevin Holloway	770	2.5	+2.5
	UK Independence	Tim Jenkins	674	2.2	+0.7
	Green	Tony Young	493	1.6	+0.1
Majority			11,249	36.5
Turnout			30,834	52.4	+0.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.3

General Election 2001: Swansea East
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
	UK Independence	Tim Jenkins	443	1.5	N/A
Majority			16,148	53.7
Turnout			30,072	52.3	-15.1
	Labour hold		Swing

The Assembly Elections were held on the 1 May 2003.

Swansea East Welsh Assembly Election 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Val Lloyd	8,221	47.2	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Black	4,224	24.3	+5.3
	Plaid Cymru	David Evans	2,223	12.8	-14.6
	UK Independence	Alan Robinson	1,474	8.5	+6.9
	Conservative	Peter Morris	1,135	6.5	-1.5
	Socialist Alliance	Alan Thomson	133	0.8	+0.8
Majority			3,997	23.0	+5
Turnout			17,410	30.40%	-5.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.80

The Assembly by-election was held on 27 September 2001.

Swansea East Welsh Assembly by-election 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Val Lloyd	7,484	58.1	+12.5
	Plaid Cymru	Dr. John Ball	2,465	19.2	-8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Speht	1,592	12.4	-6.6
	Conservative	Gerald Rowbottom	675	5.2	-2.8
	UK Independence	Tim Jenkins	243	1.9	+1.9
	Green	Martyn Shrewsbury	206	1.6	+1.6
	Socialist Alliance	Alan Thomson	173	1.3	+1.3
	New Millennium Bean Party	Captain Beany	37	0.3	+0.3
Majority			5,019	38.9	+20.7
Turnout			12,875	22.6%	-13.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.0

Constituencies in Wales
Labour	Aberavon \| Alyn and Deeside \| Bridgend \| Caerphilly \| Cardiff North \| Cardiff South and Penarth \| Cardiff West \| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire \| Clwyd South \| Conwy \| Cynon Valley \| Delyn \| Gower \| Islwyn \| Llanelli \| Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney \| Neath \| Newport East \| Newport West \| Ogmore \| Pontypridd \| Rhondda \| Swansea East \| Swansea West \| Torfaen \| Vale of Clwyd \| Vale of Glamorgan \| Wrexham \| Ynys Môn
Liberal Democrat	Brecon and Radnorshire \| Cardiff Central \| Ceredigion \| Montgomeryshire
Conservative	Clwyd West \| Monmouth \| Preseli Pembrokeshire
Plaid Cymru	Caernarfon \| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr \| Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Independent	Blaenau Gwent
Wales European constituency: Labour (2) \| Conservative (1) \| Plaid Cymru (1)

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