The Swansea East by-election 2001 is a

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

that was held for the

Welsh Assembly The Senedd (; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees certain taxes and scrutinises the Welsh Gove ...

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

of Swansea East on Thursday 27 September 2001, following the death of its sitting Assembly Member,

Val Feld Valerie Anne Feld (''née'' Valerie Breen Turner; 29 October 1947 – 17 July 2001), was a Welsh Labour Party politician. Background Born in Bangor, Caernarvonshire, she was educated at the Abbey School in Malvern and in 1969 married John Fel ...

. The election was the first by-election to be held for a seat in the Welsh Assembly, taking place two years after the inaugural elections in 1999.

Result

Eight candidates were nominated for the election.

Previous Result

References

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