Cockett (electoral ward)
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Cockett (
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Cadle, Cwmdu, Coedweig, Gendros, Gors, Fforestfach and Cockett, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea West. The ward is bounded by the wards of Kingsbridge and Penderry to the north; Cwmbwrla to the east; Townhill to the south east; Sketty and Killay North to the south; and Gowerton to the west.
Following a local government boundary review, effective from the 2022 local elections, Waunarlwydd was removed from the Cockett ward to become its own ward (and community).[1] As a result, the number of councillors elected in Cockett reduced from four to three.
Local Council Elections
2022
Turnout for the 2022 local election was 27.7%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mike Durke | 1,414 | |||
Labour | Oliver James | 1,378 | |||
Labour | Elliott King | 1,310 | |||
Green | Marie Greaves | 408 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Samuel | 395 | |||
Conservative | Steve Norman | 394 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rhian Russell | 318 | |||
Freedom Alliance | Kim Brooker | 167 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2017
Turnout for the 2017 local election was 32.73%.
Candidate | Party | Votes |
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Mike Durke | Labour | 1839 |
Wendy Lewis | Labour | 1792 |
Oliver James | Labour | 1714 |
Elliott King | Labour | 1528 |
Keith Hedges | Conservative | 791 |
Deidre Lomer-Hedges | Conservative | 721 |
Jack Powell | Conservative | 674 |
Jack Huang | Conservative | 622 |
2015 by-election
The 2015 by-election results were announced alongside the 2015 UK General Election results, in the Swansea Maritime Quarter. The turnout was 6253 out of 10528 registered electors, i.e. 59.4%: almost double the 2012 turnout.[3]
The results were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Status |
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Elliott King | Welsh Labour | 2741 | 44% | Elected |
David Lloyd | Plaid Cymru | 1345 | 22% | |
Rebecca Singh | Welsh Conservative Party Candidate | 899 | 14% | |
Nicola Holley | Welsh Liberal Democrats | 776 | 12% | |
Mike Whittal | Green Party | 314 | 5% | |
Dave Phillips | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 128 | 2% | |
Spoilt votes | 50 | 1% | ||
Total | 6253 |
2012
The turnout for Cockett in the 2012 local council elections was 32.89%. The results were:
Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
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Ann Cook | Labour | 1949 | Labour gain |
Andrew Jones | Labour | 1913 | Labour gain |
Geraint Owens | Labour | 1707 | Labour gain |
Mitchell Theaker | Labour | 1601 | Labour gain |
Dai Lloyd | Plaid Cymru | 895 | |
Nicola Holley | Liberal Democrat | 728 | |
Keith Morgan | Liberal Democrat | 723 | |
Jim Kelleher | Liberal Democrat | 637 | |
Hazel Morgan | Liberal Democrat | 580 | |
Patricia Sanderson | Plaid Cymru | 533 | |
Vanessa Webb | Plaid Cymru | 498 | |
Rhodri Thomas | Plaid Cymru | 484 | |
Veronyca Hughes | Independent | 248 | |
Matthew Johnson | Conservatives | 192 | |
Liam Kelly | Conservatives | 166 | |
Victoria Steventon | Conservatives | 155 | |
Michael Overthrow | Conservatives | 154 |
1999
In 1999, Dr Dai Lloyd, who had captured a seat from Labour at a by-election topped the poll and Plaid Cymru also captured a second seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | David Lloyd*
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2,366 | |||
Labour | Lilian Hopkin* | 1,902 | |||
Plaid Cymru | William Morgan | 1,581 | |||
Labour | Victor Alexander* | 1,528 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Adrian Rees | 1,478 | |||
Plaid Cymru | Nicholas Walsh | 1,381 | |||
Labour | Ann Pennock | 1,343 | |||
Labour | Clive Morgan | 1,231 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Tudor Donne | 639 | |||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
1995
The first election to the new unitary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lilian Hopkin | 2,414 | |||
Labour | Victor Alexander | 2,194 | |||
Labour | David Anthony | 2,104 | |||
Labour | Denzil Porter | 1,953 | |||
Plaid Cymru | David Lloyd
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1,240 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Ball | 458 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ken Shingleton | 411 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Stanford | 409 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Arthur Westwood | 316 | |||
Conservative | Timothy Phillips | 286 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Districts of Cockett
The suburb of Cockett is a residential area in the ward.
The suburb of Fforestfach lies immediately north of the suburb of Cockett.
References
- ^ "More councillors but fewer wards after council boundary changes in Swansea". Swansea Bay News. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- Wales Online. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ Cockett by-election 7 May 2015, City and County of Swansea Council.