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Swansea East

Every general election in Swansea East since 1918 (until 2019). Latest: Carolyn Harris, Labour, majority 7,970.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Carolyn Harris Elected sitting MPLabour17,40551.8%
Denise HowardConservative9,43528.1%
Tony WillicombeBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		2,8428.5%
Geraint HavardPlaid Cymru1,9055.7%
Chloe HutchinsonLiberal Democrats1,4094.2%
Chris EvansGreen5831.7%
Valid votes33,579
Majority7,97023.7%

Lab hold Turnout 57.4% of 58,450 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F19741983199720102019Labour, 1918: 36.4%Labour, 1922: 50.9%Labour, 1923: 57.4%Labour, 1924: 54.7%Labour, 1929: 56.5%Labour, 1931: 56.5%Labour, 1945: 75.8%Labour, 1950: 75.3%Labour, 1951: 73.6%Labour, 1955: 72.4%Labour, 1959: 67.5%Labour, 1964: 73.0%Labour, 1966: 75.4%Labour, 1970: 68.5%Labour, February 1974: 66.3%Labour, October 1974: 63.8%Labour, 1979: 69.9%Labour, 1983: 54.4%Labour, 1987: 63.7%Labour, 1992: 69.7%Labour, 1997: 75.4%Labour, 2001: 65.2%Labour, 2005: 56.6%Labour, 2010: 51.5%Labour, 2015: 53.0%Labour, 2017: 63.5%Labour, 2019: 51.8%Conservative, 1929: 10.2%Conservative, 1950: 24.7%Conservative, 1951: 26.4%Conservative, 1955: 27.6%Conservative, 1959: 22.0%Conservative, 1964: 18.6%Conservative, 1966: 15.5%Conservative, 1970: 19.9%Conservative, February 1974: 20.6%Conservative, October 1974: 14.4%Conservative, 1979: 23.4%Conservative, 1983: 19.7%Conservative, 1987: 18.9%Conservative, 1992: 17.2%Conservative, 1997: 9.3%Conservative, 2001: 10.1%Conservative, 2005: 10.1%Conservative, 2010: 14.8%Conservative, 2015: 15.3%Conservative, 2017: 26.0%Conservative, 2019: 28.1%Liberal, 1923: 42.6%Liberal, 1924: 45.4%Liberal, 1929: 33.3%Liberal, 1931: 43.5%Liberal, October 1974: 12.4%Plaid Cymru, 1959: 10.5%Plaid Cymru, 1964: 8.4%Plaid Cymru, 1966: 6.8%Plaid Cymru, 1970: 10.2%Plaid Cymru, February 1974: 11.9%Plaid Cymru, October 1974: 9.5%Plaid Cymru, 1979: 6.0%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 3.7%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 2.7%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 3.6%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 3.4%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 11.5%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 6.9%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 6.7%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 10.4%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 4.8%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 5.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 9.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 8.9%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 10.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 20.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 18.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.1%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.2%National Liberal, 1922: 49.1%National Liberal, 1945: 24.2%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 63.6%
Vote share in Swansea East at each general election Lab Con Lib PC LD Nat Lib Co Lib

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Swansea East (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Carolyn HarrisCon7,97023.757.4%Lab hold
2017Lab Carolyn HarrisCon13,16837.560.1%Lab hold
2015Lab Carolyn HarrisUKIP12,02835.858.0%Lab hold
2010Lab Siân JamesLD10,83833.254.6%Lab hold
2005LabLD11,24936.553.1%
2001LabPC16,14853.752.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon25,56966.167.4%
1992LabCon23,48252.575.6%Lab hold
1987LabCon19,33844.875.4%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance13,53533.070.6%
1979LabCon21,22046.575.6%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon20,72149.571.3%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon19,68745.873.8%
1970LabCon19,99248.670.1%Lab hold
1966LabCon24,04959.973.8%Lab hold
1964LabCon23,04154.476.3%Lab hold
1959LabCon20,13045.580.1%Lab hold
1955LabCon17,47244.972.1%
1951LabCon21,02247.282.8%Lab hold
1950LabCon21,96850.681.9%
1945LabNat Lib13,02551.674.7%
1935Lab—unopposed——Lab hold
1931LabLib3,94913.084.4%Lab hold
1929LabLib6,84023.281.9%Lab hold
1924LabLib2,0889.380.7%Lab hold
1923LabLib3,27214.781.1%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib4071.881.7%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab4,73027.264.1%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Swansea East?

Carolyn Harris (Labour) won Swansea East at the 2019 general election with a majority of 7,970.

Which parties have won Swansea East?

At the 28 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 27, Coalition Liberal 1.

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