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Swansea West

Every general election in Swansea West since 1918. Latest: Torsten Bell, Labour, majority 8,515.

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Member of Parliament

Torsten Bell

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 8,515

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Torsten Bell ElectedLabour14,76141.4%
Patrick Benham-CrosswellReform UK6,24617.5%
Michael O'CarrollLiberal Democrats4,36712.3%
Gwyn WilliamsPlaid Cymru4,10511.5%
Tara-Jane SutcliffeConservative3,5369.9%
Peter JonesGreen2,3056.5%
Gareth BromhallTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition3371.0%
Valid votes35,657
Majority8,51523.9%

Lab hold Turnout 48.0% of 74,236 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1918: 25.6%Labour, 1922: 32.1%Labour, 1923: 34.8%Labour, 1924: 33.4%Labour, 1929: 40.6%Labour, 1931: 41.5%Labour, 1935: 47.1%Labour, 1945: 58.0%Labour, 1950: 53.8%Labour, 1951: 52.2%Labour, 1955: 51.2%Labour, 1959: 49.6%Labour, 1964: 47.9%Labour, 1966: 56.4%Labour, 1970: 50.2%Labour, February 1974: 43.4%Labour, October 1974: 46.1%Labour, 1979: 46.1%Labour, 1983: 42.1%Labour, 1987: 48.5%Labour, 1992: 53.0%Labour, 1997: 56.2%Labour, 2001: 48.7%Labour, 2005: 41.8%Labour, 2010: 34.7%Labour, 2015: 42.6%Labour, 2017: 59.8%Labour, 2019: 51.6%Labour, 2024: 41.4%Conservative, 1918: 34.4%Conservative, 1922: 32.4%Conservative, 1923: 30.9%Conservative, 1924: 30.2%Conservative, 1929: 20.8%Conservative, 1951: 47.8%Conservative, 1955: 48.9%Conservative, 1959: 50.4%Conservative, 1964: 42.4%Conservative, 1966: 43.6%Conservative, 1970: 43.6%Conservative, February 1974: 36.8%Conservative, October 1974: 36.3%Conservative, 1979: 45.3%Conservative, 1983: 36.6%Conservative, 1987: 33.0%Conservative, 1992: 31.4%Conservative, 1997: 20.5%Conservative, 2001: 19.0%Conservative, 2005: 16.0%Conservative, 2010: 20.8%Conservative, 2015: 22.6%Conservative, 2017: 31.3%Conservative, 2019: 29.0%Conservative, 2024: 9.9%National Liberal, 1922: 35.5%National Liberal, 1931: 58.6%National Liberal, 1935: 52.9%National Liberal, 1945: 42.0%National Liberal, 1950: 46.3%Liberal, 1923: 34.3%Liberal, 1924: 36.4%Liberal, 1929: 38.6%Liberal, 1964: 9.7%Liberal, February 1974: 16.2%Liberal, October 1974: 14.0%Liberal, 1979: 6.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 10.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 14.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 16.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 28.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 33.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 9.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.4%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 8.4%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 12.3%Plaid Cymru, 1970: 6.2%Plaid Cymru, February 1974: 3.6%Plaid Cymru, October 1974: 3.6%Plaid Cymru, 1979: 1.9%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 1.9%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 2.0%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 3.8%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 6.6%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 10.6%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 6.5%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 4.0%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 6.5%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 4.1%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 5.5%Plaid Cymru, 2024: 11.5%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 39.9%
Vote share in Swansea West at each general election Lab Con Nat Lib Lib LD PC Co Lib

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Swansea West lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Swansea West (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
2024Lab Torsten BellRef8,51523.948.0%Lab hold
2019Lab Geraint DaviesCon8,11622.762.8%Lab hold
2017Lab Geraint DaviesCon10,59828.465.5%Lab hold
2015Lab Geraint DaviesCon7,03620.059.8%Lab hold
2010Lab Geraint DaviesLD5041.458.0%Lab hold
2005LabLD4,26912.956.2%
2001LabCon9,55029.855.8%Lab hold
1997LabCon14,45935.767.6%
1992LabCon9,47821.673.3%Lab hold
1987LabCon7,06215.576.1%Lab hold
1983LabCon2,3505.572.8%
1979LabCon4010.879.6%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon4,8369.975.0%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon3,3386.578.8%
1970LabCon3,2386.675.8%Lab hold
1966LabCon6,05312.880.4%Lab hold
1964LabCon2,6375.581.4%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab4030.982.1%Con gain from Lab
1955LabCon1,0212.375.1%
1951LabCon2,1604.384.6%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib3,6657.583.8%
1945LabNat Lib5,00916.174.7%
1935Nat LibLab2,0815.980.0%Nat Lib hold
1931Nat LibLab6,01617.184.4%Nat Lib gain from Lab
1929LabLib6432.081.7%Lab gain from Lib
1924LibLab8453.187.0%Lib gain from Lab
1923LabLib1150.485.3%Lab gain from Nat Lib
1922Nat LibCon8023.183.9%Nat Lib gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibCon1,1815.567.4%

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 is the MP for Swansea West?

Torsten Bell (Labour) won Swansea West at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,515.

Which parties have won Swansea West?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 23, National Liberal 3, Conservative 1, Liberal 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

Which region is Swansea West in?

Swansea West is in Wales.

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