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  Swansea East - History
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Established December 14, 1918
Disbanded July 05, 2024
Last ModifiedRP May 22, 2024 09:20pm
DescriptionThis seat in Wales' second city has been held by Labour since 1922 and it is Labour's second safest seat in Wales - after Blaenau Gwent. Since 1974, it has been held by the senior Labour MP Donald Anderson, who also holds the powerful position as Chairman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee, although he is standing down at the 2005 election. In 2001, he held the seat with a 53 per cent majority of the vote, polling more than 16, 000 votes over his closes Plaid Cymru rival. The Conservatives came second here in 1997, but in every poll since then they have been overtaken by the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru. At the last assembly elections they fell into fifth place, being overtaken by the UKIP. Swansea East contains the city's main industrial areas, the docks and several large council estates. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and Morriston Hospital with its specialist cardiac and burns units, are also here. A new 20,000 all-seater football and rugby stadium is being built on former industrial waste ground at Landore in the constituency. This is expected to open in July 2005.

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Date Type Results
Dec 12, 2019 General Election
 Carolyn Harris(I)
17,405
51.83% 		 Denise Howard
9,435
28.10% 		 Tony Willicombe
2,842
8.46% 		 Geraint Alun Havard
1,905
5.67% 		 Chloe Hutchinson
1,409
4.20% 		 Chris Evans
583
1.74%
Jun 08, 2017 General Election
 Carolyn Harris(I)
22,307
63.45% 		 Dan Boucher
9,139
25.99% 		 Steffan Phillips
1,689
4.80% 		 Clifford Johnson
1,040
2.96% 		 Charley Hasted
625
1.78% 		 Chris Evans
359
1.02%
May 07, 2015 General Election
 Carolyn Harris
17,807
52.97% 		 Clifford Johnson
5,779
17.19% 		 Altaf Hussain
5,142
15.30% 		 Dic Jones
3,498
10.41% 		 Ann Jamal
1,392
4.14%
May 06, 2010 General Election
 Sian James(I)
16,819
51.47% 		 Robert Speht
5,981
18.30% 		 Christian Holliday
4,823
14.76% 		 Dic Jones
2,181
6.67% 		 Clive Bennett
1,715
5.25% 		 David Rogers
839
2.57% 		 Tony Young
318
0.97%
May 05, 2005 General Election
 Sian James
17,457
56.62% 		 Robert Speht
6,208
20.13% 		 Ellenor Mary Bland
3,103
10.06% 		 Carolyn Shan Couch
2,129
6.90% 		 Kevin Holloway
770
2.50% 		 Tim Jenkins
674
2.19% 		 Tony Young
493
1.60%
Jun 07, 2001 General Election
 Donald Anderson(I)
19,612
65.22% 		 John Ball
3,464
11.52% 		 Robert Speht
3,064
10.19% 		 Paul Morris
3,026
10.06% 		 Tony Young
463
1.54% 		 Tim Jenkins
443
1.47%
May 01, 1997 General Election
 Donald Anderson(I)
29,151
75.38% 		 Catherine Dibble
3,582
9.26% 		 Elwyn Jones
3,440
8.89% 		 Michelle Pooley
1,308
3.38% 		 Catherine Maggs
904
2.34% 		 Ronnie Job
289
0.75%
Apr 09, 1992 General Election
 Donald Anderson(I)
31,179
69.70% 		 Henry L. Davies
7,697
17.21% 		 Robert E. Barton
4,248
9.50% 		 Eleanor E. Bonner-Evans
1,607
3.59%
Jun 11, 1987 General Election
 Donald Anderson(I)
27,478
63.69% 		 Richard D. Lewis
8,140
18.87% 		 David Wynford Thomas
6,380
14.79% 		 Clive Reid
1,145
2.65%
Jun 09, 1983 General Election
 Donald Anderson(I)
22,297
54.43% 		 Martyn Shrewsbury
8,762
21.39% 		 Nicholas O'Shaughnessy
8,080
19.72% 		 Clive Reid
1,531
3.74% 		 William R. Jones
294
0.72%
May 03, 1979 General Election
 Donald Anderson(I)
31,909
69.92% 		 S. Edwards
10,689
23.42% 		 John Ball
2,732
5.99% 		 William R. Jones
308
0.67%
Oct 10, 1974 General Election
 Donald Anderson
26,735
63.81% 		 David Mercer
6,014
14.35% 		 Roger Anstey
5,173
12.35% 		 John Ball
3,978
9.49%
Feb 28, 1974 General Election
 Neil McBride(I)
28,537
66.32% 		 David Mercer
8,850
20.57% 		 John Ball
5,135
11.93% 		 William R. Jones
507
1.18%
Jun 18, 1970 General Election
 Neil McBride(I)
28,183
68.53% 		 Michael J. Murphy
8,191
19.92% 		 Roderick Evans
4,188
10.18% 		 William R. Jones
563
1.37%
Mar 31, 1966 General Election
 Neil McBride(I)
30,290
75.38% 		 Timothy Knowles
6,241
15.53% 		 Chris Rees
2,749
6.84% 		 William R. Jones
902
2.24%
Oct 15, 1964 General Election
 Neil McBride(I)
30,904
73.02% 		 Oliver C. Wright
7,863
18.58% 		 Chris Rees
3,556
8.40%
Mar 28, 1963 By-election
 Neil McBride
18,909
61.13% 		 Richard Owens
4,895
15.83% 		 Leon Atkin
2,462
7.96% 		 Alan P. Thomas
2,272
7.35% 		 Chris Rees
1,620
5.24% 		 Bert Pearce
773
2.50%
Oct 08, 1959 General Election
 Dai Mort(I)
29,884
67.47% 		 Humphrey J. F. C. Ewing
9,754
22.02% 		 Chris Rees
4,651
10.50%
May 26, 1955 General Election
 Dai Mort(I)
28,198
72.44% 		 R. Sarah Guest
10,726
27.56%
Oct 25, 1951 General Election
 Dai Mort(I)
32,790
73.59% 		 Jack C. Hope
11,768
26.41%
Feb 23, 1950 General Election
 Dai Mort(I)
32,680
75.31% 		 James F. Lynam
10,712
24.69%

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