Swansea East (Senedd constituency)
# Swansea East (Senedd constituency)

Swansea East (Welsh: Dwyrain Abertawe) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is one of seven constituencies in the South Wales West electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to seven constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

## Boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Swansea East Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of West Glamorgan.

The other six constituencies of the region are Aberavon, Bridgend, Gower, Neath, Ogmore and Swansea West.

## Assembly members and Members of the Senedd

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1999 | Val Feld | Labour |
| 2001 | Val Lloyd | Labour |
| 2011 | Mike Hedges | Labour |

## Voting

In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Swansea East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Hedges | 12,950 | 60.1 | +8.0 | 10,999 | 50.7 | +8.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Rhiannon Barrar | 3,250 | 15.1 | +1.8 | 3,406 | 15.7 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Cameron Brennan | 2,497 | 13.7 | +5.3 | 3,591 | 16.5 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Bennett | 1,055 | 4.9 | -2.7 | 877 | 4.0 | -6.9 |
| | UKIP | Dan Morgan | 567 | 2.6 | -13.3 | 457 | 2.1 | -13.6 |
| | Abolish | Cameron Edwards | 484 | 2.2 | New | 738 | 3.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Reform UK | Darren Rees | 295 | 1.4 | New | 224 | 1.0 | New |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 670 | 3.1 | +0.8 |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 201 | 0.9 | New |
| | Independent | Caroline Jones | Caroline Jones | Caroline Jones | Caroline Jones | 170 | 0.8 | New |
| | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | 137 | 0.6 | New |
| | Gwlad | Gwlad | Gwlad | Gwlad | Gwlad | 118 | 0.5 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 69 | 0.3 | ±0.0 |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 57 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,700 | 45.0 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,098 | 34.6 | -1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Notes |||||||||

Regional Ballot void votes: 139. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (38), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (101)

Swansea East saw the lowest turnout at the 2021 election of any constituency in Wales.

### Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Swansea East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Hedges | 10,726 | 52.1 | -6.3 | 8,724 | 42.4 | -9.6 |
| | UKIP | Clifford Johnson | 3,274 | 15.9 | New | 3,236 | 15.7 | +11.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Dic Jones | 2,744 | 13.3 | +0.9 | 3,056 | 14.9 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Sadie Vidal | 1,729 | 8.4 | -6.2 | 1,866 | 9.1 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlene Webster | 1,574 | 7.6 | -1.2 | 2,248 | 10.9 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Tony Young | 529 | 2.6 | New | 471 | 2.3 | +0.2 |
| | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | 689 | 3.4 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | 135 | 0.7 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 76 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 53 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,452 | 36.2 | 7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,576 | 35.7 | 4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.1 | |

Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Swansea East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Hedges | 11,035 | 58.4 | +16.9 | 9,902 | 52.0 | +14.4 |
| | Conservative | Dan Boucher | 2,754 | 14.6 | +4.8 | 2,196 | 11.5 | +2.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Dic Jones | 2,346 | 12.4 | −3.1 | 2,158 | 11.3 | -4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Samuel | 1,673 | 8.8 | −8.7 | 1,572 | 8.3 | -8.7 |
| | BNP | Joanne Shannon | 1,102 | 5.8 | New | 886 | 4.7 | -3.4 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 869 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 703 | 3.7 | +2.4 |
| | Welsh Green Party | Welsh Green Party | Welsh Green Party | Welsh Green Party | Welsh Green Party | 398 | 2.1 | -0.7 |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 201 | 1.1 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 114 | 0.6 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 45 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,281 | 43.8 | +19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,910 | 31.2 | −3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Regional ballots rejected: 154

### Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Swansea East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Val Lloyd | 8,590 | 41.5 | −5.7 | 7,806 | 37.6 | -5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Ceri Clarke | 3,629 | 17.5 | −6.8 | 3,528 | 17.0 | -3.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Danny Bowles | 3,218 | 15.5 | +2.7 | 3,217 | 15.5 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Bob T. Dowdle | 2,025 | 9.8 | +3.3 | 1,858 | 9.0 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Alan Robinson | 1,618 | 7.8 | New |
| | Independent | Ray Welsby | 1,177 | 5.7 | New |
| | Independent | Gary D. Evans | 460 | 2.2 | New |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 1,681 | 8.1 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,025 | 4.9 | -2.4 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 576 | 2.8 | -1.2 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 271 | 1.3 | New |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 206 | 1.0 | New |
| | Socialist Alternative (UK) | Socialist Alternative (UK) | Socialist Alternative (UK) | Socialist Alternative (UK) | Socialist Alternative (UK) | 152 | 0.7 | New |
| | Keith James - Independent | Keith James - Independent | Keith James - Independent | Keith James - Independent | Keith James - Independent | 133 | 0.6 | New |
| | Respect | Respect | Respect | Respect | Respect | 106 | 0.5 | New |
| | Joel Jenkins - Independent | Joel Jenkins - Independent | Joel Jenkins - Independent | Joel Jenkins - Independent | Joel Jenkins - Independent | 71 | 0.3 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 70 | 0.3 | New |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 38 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,961 | 24.0 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,717 | 35.0 | +4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Swansea East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Val Lloyd | 8,221 | 47.2 | +1.6 | 7,480 | 43.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Malcolm Black | 4,224 | 24.3 | +5.3 | 3,462 | 20.0 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | David R. Evans | 2,223 | 12.8 | −14.6 | 2,484 | 14.3 | |
| | UKIP | Alan Robinson | 1,474 | 8.5 | N/A | 1,263 | 7.3 | |
| | Conservative | Peter A. Morris | 1,135 | 6.5 | −1.5 | 1,323 | 7.6 | |
| | Welsh Socialist Alliance | Alan Thomson | 133 | 0.8 | New | | | |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 687 | 4.0 | |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 463 | 2.7 | |
| | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | 145 | 0.8 | |
| | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | 25 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,997 | 22.9 | +4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,410 | 30.4 | −5.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −1.8 | |

2003 Electorate: 57,252 Regional ballots rejected: 364

2001 Swansea East by-election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Val Lloyd | 7,484 | 58.1 | +12.5 |
| | Plaid Cymru | John G. Ball | 2,465 | 19.2 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rob Speht | 1,592 | 12.4 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Rowbottom | 675 | 5.2 | −2.8 |
| | UKIP | Tim C. Jenkins | 243 | 1.9 | New |
| | Green | Martyn Shrewsbury | 206 | 1.6 | New |
| | Socialist Alliance | Alan Thomson | 173 | 1.3 | New |
| | New Millennium Bean Party | Captain Beany | 37 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,019 | 38.9 | +20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,875 | 22.6 | −13.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −10.0 | |

The first by-election to the Welsh National Assembly was held on 27 September 2001 following the death of the sitting Labour Party AM, Val Feld.

### Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Swansea East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Val Feld | 9,495 | 45.6 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru | John G. Ball | 5,714 | 27.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Malcolm Black | 3,963 | 19.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Hughes | 1,663 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,781 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,835 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
