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UK Parliament - Swansea West
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> United Kingdom > Wales > Wales > Swansea West
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| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | 00, 0000 - 12:00pm |
| Polls Open | May 07, 2015 - 01:00am |
| Polls Close | May 07, 2015 - 04:00pm |
| Term Start | May 08, 2015 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | June 08, 2017 - 11:00pm |
| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Modified | IndyGeorgia April 19, 2017 10:28pm |
| Data Sources | [Link] |
| Description | BBC Constituency Profile:
Swansea, Wales' second city, is a mixture of industry and business, but with the beautiful Gower coastline on its doorstep. The city is known as the gateway to west Wales, and occupies a strategic position in the area's historical, political and economic development. The Swansea West constituency includes the city's university, and a large proportion of students live there. It also contains prosperous suburbs such as Derwen Fawr and Sketty, along with 20th Century poet Dylan Thomas's former home in Cwmdonkin Drive.
Unemployment is nearly double the UK average. 12.5% of work age adults are out of work.
Labour held Swansea West in 2010, with Geraint Davies replacing sitting MP Alan Williams, but it's majority was reduced to 504. He was chosen after Alan Williams decided to stand down, having held the seat since 1964.Labour won 34.7% of the vote, with the Liberal Democrats getting 33.2%, Conservatives 20.8% and Plaid Cymru 4.0% |
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(I) MP Geraint Davies |
Emma Lane |
Martyn Ford |
Christopher Holley |
Harri Roberts |
Ashley Wakeling |
Ronnie Job |
| Party | Labour |
Conservative |
UK Independence |
Liberal Democrats |
Plaid Cymru |
Green |
Trade Unionist and Socialist |
| Votes |  14,967 (42.57%) |
7,931 (22.56%) |
4,744 (13.49%) |
3,178 (9.04%) |
2,266 (6.45%) |
1,784 (5.08%) |
159 (0.45%) |
| Margin | 0 (0.00%) |
-7,036 (-20.01%) |
-10,223 (-29.08%) |
-11,789 (-33.53%) |
-12,701 (-36.13%) |
-13,183 (-37.50%) |
-14,808 (-42.12%) |
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| Finances | $0.00 |
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Maxwell Rosser |
Brian Johnson |
| Party | Independent |
Socialist Party of Great Britain |
| Votes | 78 (0.22%) |
49 (0.14%) |
| Margin | -14,889 (-42.35%) |
-14,918 (-42.43%) |
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