Swansea East ( cy, Dwyrain Abertawe) is a
borough constituency
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represented in the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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by
Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris (born 18 September 1960) is a Welsh politician serving as Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour since 2018. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea East since 2015.
Harris served as Shadow Minister for Safeguarding and Vul ...
of the
Labour Party.
Boundaries
The constituency comprises the electoral wards of
Bonymaen
Bon-y-maen, sometimes spelt ''Bonymaen'', ( cy, Bôn-y-maen) is a community in Swansea, Wales located about north east of Swansea city centre. It falls within the coterminous Bonymaen ward for elections to Swansea Council.
Bôn-y-maen is W ...
,
Cwmbwrla
Cwmbwrla ( en, Bwrla valley) is a residential area and community of Swansea in Wales, within the Cwmbwrla ward of the city. Located on rising ground about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the city centre, it takes its name from the valley of the Bur ...
,
Brynhyfryd,
Landore
Landore ( cy, Glandŵr) is a district and community in Swansea, Wales. The district falls in the Landore council ward. A mainly residential area, it is located about 2.5 miles north of Swansea city centre. The north-easterly part of Landore i ...
,
Llansamlet
Llansamlet is a suburban district and community of Swansea, Wales, falling into the Llansamlet ward. The area is centred on the A48 road (named Samlet Road and Clase Road in the area) and the M4 motorway.
Like other places in Wales having a nam ...
,
Morriston
Morriston (; cy, Treforys ) is a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston ward. It is the largest community in Swansea county.
Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town (e.g. the local fo ...
,
Mynydd-Bach,
Penderry
Penderry ( cy, Penderi) is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Penderry does not have a community council.
Penderry is bordered by the wards of Mynydd-Bach to the east; Cockett and Cw ...
and
St. Thomas. It has been a Labour seat since 1922.
1918–1949: The County Borough of Swansea wards of East, Landore, Morriston, and St John's.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Alexandra, Castle, Clase, Kilvey, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Penderry, St John's, and St Thomas.
1955–1983: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Castle, Landore, Llansamlet, Morriston, Penderry, St John's, and St Thomas.
Constituency profile
Although the constituency
voted strongly to leave the European Union in 2016, an analysis of YouGov polling by Focaldata suggested support for Remain had risen from 37.9% to 50.7% in August 2018. However, in the 2019 European elections the city of Swansea as a whole voted strongly for the Brexit Party.
Election Results
Swansea Council
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 2010s
Of the 107 rejected ballots:
*81 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[
*25 voted for more than one candidate.][
*1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.][
Of the 66 rejected ballots:
*50 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.][
*12 voted for more than one candidate.][
*4 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.][
]
See also
* Swansea East (Senedd constituency)
, constituency_type = Senedd borough constituency
, parl_name=Senedd, image =
, caption = Swansea East shown as one of the 40 Senedd constituencies
, year = 1999
, parts_label = Electoral regio ...
* List of parliamentary constituencies in West Glamorgan
The preserved county of West Glamorgan is divided into five parliamentary constituencies – two borough constituencies and three county constituencies.
Constituencies
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* List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales
Wales is currently divided into forty constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which elect Members of Parliament to the House of Commons. After the General Election of December 2019, 22 of the Welsh constituencies are repre ...
Notes
References
External links
Politics Resources
(Election results from 1922 onwards)
(Election results from 1955 onwards)
2017 Election
House of Commons Library 2017 Election report
A Vision Of Britain Through Time
(Constituency elector numbers)
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Parliamentary constituencies in South Wales
Politics of Swansea
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918