Cockett (electoral ward)
| Cockett Ward | |
|---|---|
| City and County of Swansea Council | |
 | |
| Principal locality | Cockett |
| Principal area | Swansea |
| Ceremonial county | West Glamorgan |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament constituency | Swansea West |
| Welsh Assembly | Swansea West |
| Councillors | |
| 1st: Ann Cook (Labour) | |
| 2nd: Andrew Jones (Labour) | |
| 3rd: Geraint Owens (Labour) | |
| 4th: Mitchell Theaker (Labour) | |
| Numbers | |
| Coordinates | SS6395 |
| Population (2011 census) | 13,362 |
| Land area (2001) | 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
Cockett (Welsh: Coced) is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The community does not have a community council.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Cadle, Cwmdu, Coedweig, Gendros, Gors, Fforestfach, Cockett and Waunarlwydd, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. The community does not have its own community council. The ward is bounded by the wards of Kingsbridge and Penderry to the north; Cwmbwrla to the east; Townhill to the south east; Sketty and Killay North to the south; and Gowerton to the west.
2012 local council elections
The turnout for Cockett in the 2012 local council elections was 32.89%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Cook | Labour | 1949 | Labour gain |
| Andrew Jones | Labour | 1913 | Labour gain |
| Geraint Owens | Labour | 1707 | Labour gain |
| Mitchell Theaker | Labour | 1601 | Labour gain |
| Dai Lloyd | Plaid Cymru | 895 | |
| Nicola Holley | Liberal Democrat | 728 | |
| Keith Morgan | Liberal Democrat | 723 | |
| Jim Kelleher | Liberal Democrat | 637 | |
| Hazel Morgan | Liberal Democrat | 580 | |
| Patricia Sanderson | Plaid Cymru | 533 | |
| Vanessa Webb | Plaid Cymru | 498 | |
| Rhodri Thomas | Plaid Cymru | 484 | |
| Veronyca Hughes | Independent | 248 | |
| Matthew Johnson | Conservatives | 192 | |
| Liam Kelly | Conservatives | 166 | |
| Victoria Steventon | Conservatives | 155 | |
| Michael Overthrow | Conservatives | 154 |
Recent History
The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. All four seats were won by Labour although the Plaid Cymru candidate, local GP Dai Lloyd also polled strongly.
| Cockett 1995 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Lilian Maud Hopkin | 2,414 | |||
| Labour | Victor Cyril Alexander | 2,194 | |||
| Labour | David Anthony | 2,104 | |||
| Labour | Denzil Porter | 1,953 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | David Rhys Lloyd | 1,240 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Stuart Ball | 458 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Ken Shingleton | 411 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Philip Stanford | 409 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Arthur Westwood | 316 | |||
| Conservative | Timothy Mark Phillips | 286 | |||
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In 1999, Dr Dai Lloyd, who had captured a seat from Labour at a by-election topped the poll and Plaid Cymru also captured a second seat.
| Cockett 1999 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Plaid Cymru | David Rhys Lloyd* | 2,366 | |||
| Labour | Lilian Maud Hopkin* | 1,902 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | William Keith Morgan | 1,581 | |||
| Labour | Victor Cyril Alexander* | 1,528 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Adrian Hugh Rees | 1,478 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Nicholas Walsh | 1,381 | |||
| Labour | Ann Pennock | 1,343 | |||
| Labour | Clive Keith Morgan | 1,231 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Tudor Richard Donne | 639 | |||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Districts of Cockett
Cockett
The suburb of Cockett is a residential area in the ward.
Fforest-fach
The suburb of Fforestfach lies immediately north of the suburb of Cockett.
Waunarlwydd
The suburb of Waunarlwydd adjoins Fforestfach and Cockett to the West.
