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Swansea

Shows the general election results for Swansea, which is a county in Wales. It is comprised of 3 constituencies (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 177,290 and a turnout of 64.2%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
177,290
Turnout
64.2%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Lab 49.3%
Con 33.5%
LD 5.8%
PC 5.4%
Green 0.5%
Others 5.4%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Party Lab Con LD PC Green Others Total
Seats won 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 56 38 7 6 1 6 114
% vote 49.3% 33.5% 5.8% 5.4% 0.5% 5.4% 100.0%
Change -7.8% -0.6% +3.4% +1.3% -0.2% +5.2% 0%
Candidates 3 3 3 3 1 3 16
Deposits lost 0 0 1 0 1 1 3

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con LD PC Green UKIP Others
2005 46.5% 17.9% 22.3% 7.1% 2.2% 2.5% 1.6%
2010 41.1% 23.3% 23.4% 5.8% 0.7% 2.0% 3.8%
2015 43.6% 25.9% 5.5% 7.9% 2.6% 13.7% 0.7%
2017 57.0% 34.1% 2.4% 4.1% 0.7% 1.4% 0.2%
2019 49.3% 33.5% 5.8% 5.4% 0.5% 0.0% 5.4%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Lab Con LD PC Green UKIP Others
2005 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 15.7%
1 Swansea East 23.7%
2 Swansea West 22.7%
3 Gower 4.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 15.7%
1 Gower 4.1%
2 Swansea West 22.7%
3 Swansea East 23.7%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 49.3%
1 Swansea East 51.8%
2 Swansea West 51.6%
3 Gower 45.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 49.3%
1 Gower 45.4%
2 Swansea West 51.6%
3 Swansea East 51.8%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 64.2%
1 Gower 72.0%
2 Swansea West 62.8%
3 Swansea East 57.4%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 64.2%
1 Swansea East 57.4%
2 Swansea West 62.8%
3 Gower 72.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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