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Election for the constituency of Swansea West on 7 May 2015

An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Swansea West, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.

Labour hold by Geraint Davies with a majority of 7,036 - 20.0% - on a turnout of 59.8%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
DAVIES, Geraint Lab / Co-op 14,967 42.6% 7.9%
LANE, Emma Con 7,931 22.6% 1.7%
FORD, Martyn UKIP 4,744 13.5% 11.5%
HOLLEY, Chris LD 3,178 9.0% -24.2%
ROBERTS, Harri PC 2,266 6.4% 2.4%
WAKELING, Ashley Green 1,784 5.1% 3.9%
JOB, Ronnie TUSC 159 0.5% -0.1%
ROSSER, Maxwell Ind 78 0.2% -
JOHNSON, Brian SPGB 49 0.1% -

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

An electorate of 58,776, having a valid vote count of 35,156 and an invalid vote count of 116.

Result declared at 06:10 on 8 May 2015.