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{{Short description|Electoral ward in Wales}} |
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{{Infobox UK place |
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| official_name = Cockett Ward |
| official_name = Cockett Ward |
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| country = Wales |
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| static_image_name = Swansea UK ward location - Cockett.png |
| static_image_name = Swansea UK ward location - Cockett.png |
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| static_image_caption=Location of Cockett ward within the<br/>[[City and County of Swansea]] |
| static_image_caption=Location of pre-2022 Cockett ward within the<br/>[[City and County of Swansea]] |
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| area_total_km2 = 8.59 |
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| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Swansea West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea West]] |
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Swansea West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea West]] |
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| |councillor1 = Mike Durke |
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| party1 = Labour |
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|councillor2 = Oliver James |
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| party2 = Labour |
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|councillor3 = Elliot King |
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|councillor4 = Wendy Lewis |
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'''Cockett''' ({{lang-cy|Coced}}) is the name of an [[Ward (politics)|electoral ward]] in the City and County of [[Swansea]], [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The ward is coterminous with the [[Cockett]] [[Community (Wales)|community]]. |
'''Cockett''' ({{lang-cy|Coced}}) is the name of an [[Ward (politics)|electoral ward]] in the City and County of [[Swansea]], [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The ward is coterminous with the [[Cockett]] [[Community (Wales)|community]]. It elects three councillors. |
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The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Cadle, [[Cwmdu, Swansea|Cwmdu]], Coedweig, [[Gendros]], Gors, [[Fforestfach |
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Cadle, [[Cwmdu, Swansea|Cwmdu]], Coedweig, [[Gendros]], Gors, [[Fforestfach]] and [[Cockett]], in the parliamentary constituency of [[Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea West]]. The ward is bounded by the wards of [[Kingsbridge (electoral ward)|Kingsbridge]] and [[Penderry]] to the north; [[Cwmbwrla (electoral ward)|Cwmbwrla]] to the east; [[Townhill (electoral ward)|Townhill]] to the south east; [[Sketty (electoral ward)|Sketty]] and [[Killay North]] to the south; and [[Gowerton (electoral ward)|Gowerton]] to the west. |
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Following a local government boundary review, effective from the [[2022 Welsh local elections|2022 local elections]], [[Waunarlwydd]] was removed from the Cockett ward to become its own ward (and community).<ref>{{cite news |work =Swansea Bay News |url=https://swanseabaynews.com/2021/06/30/more-councillors-but-fewer-wards-after-council-boundary-changes-in-swansea/ |title =More councillors but fewer wards after council boundary changes in Swansea |date = 30 June 2021| access-date =24 May 2022}}</ref> As a result, the number of councillors elected in Cockett reduced from four to three. |
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==Local Council Elections== |
==Local Council Elections== |
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===2022=== |
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Turnout for the [[2022 City and County of Swansea Council election|2022 local election]] was 27.7%. |
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{{Election box begin| title=Cockett 2022<ref>{{Cite news |author1= Ruth Mosalski |author2= Will Hayward |author3= Richard Youle |title=Swansea local election result 2022: Labour holds onto power |language=en-GB |work=[[Wales Online]] |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/full-results-swansea-council-elections-23845661 |date=6 May 2022 |access-date=2022-05-19}}</ref>}} |
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===2017 local council elections=== |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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Turnout for the local election was 32.73%. |
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|candidate = Mike Durke |
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|votes = 1,414 |
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Labour changed three of their candidates for the election through their selection process. Thirty Cockett Ward members voted to replace Ann Cook, Andrew Jones and Geraint Owens with three local candidates: Mike Durke, Oliver James and Wendy Lewis.{{cn|date=July 2018}} Labour then increased their share of the vote in the ward and increased their lead over the traditional main opposition parties within the ward: Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats. |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Oliver James |
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|votes = 1,378 |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Labour Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Elliott King |
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|votes = 1,310 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Marie Greaves |
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|votes = 408 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Vivienne Samuel |
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|votes = 395 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Conservative Party (UK) |
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|candidate = Steve Norman |
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|votes = 394 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |
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|candidate = Rhian Russell |
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|votes = 318 |
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{{Election box candidate| |
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|party = Freedom Alliance |
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|candidate = Kim Brooker |
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|votes = 167 |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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|winner = Labour Party (UK) |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===2017=== |
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Ann Cook stood in neighbouring Cwmbrwlla Ward, but lost to the Liberal Democrats by 1430 votes to 674). Geraint Owens stood in neighbouring ward, Sketty, but lost to both the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. |
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Turnout for the [[2017 City and County of Swansea Council election|2017 local election]] was 32.73%. |
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!Votes |
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|Mike Durke |
|'''Mike Durke''' |
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|Labour |
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|1839 |
|1839 |
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|Wendy Lewis |
|'''Wendy Lewis''' |
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|Labour |
|Labour |
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|1792 |
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|Oliver James |
|'''Oliver James''' |
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|Labour |
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|1714 |
|1714 |
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|Elliott King |
|'''Elliott King''' |
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|Labour |
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===2015 |
===2015 by-election=== |
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The 2015 by |
The 2015 by-election results were announced alongside the [[Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 2010s|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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085732/http://www.swansea.gov.uk/CockettResults2015 Cockett by-election 7 May 2015], City and County of Swansea Council.</ref> |
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The turnout for the Cockett by election in the 2015 was 6253 out of 10528 registered electors, hence 59.4% almost double the 2012 election. [http://www.swansea.gov.uk/CockettResults2015|http://www.swansea.gov.uk/CockettResults2015] |
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The results were: |
The results were: |
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||Elliott King ||Welsh Labour || 2741||44%||Elected |
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||David Lloyd ||Plaid Cymru || 1345||22%|| |
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||Rebecca Singh ||Welsh Conservative Party Candidate || 899||14%|| |
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||Nicola Holley ||Welsh Liberal Democrats || 776||12%|| |
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||Mike Whittal || Green Party || 314|| 5%|| |
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||Dave Phillips ||Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition|| 128|| 2%|| |
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||Spoilt votes|| || 50|| 1%|| |
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!Total!! !!6253!! !! |
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===2012 |
===2012=== |
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The turnout for Cockett in the 2012 local council elections was 32.89%. The results were: |
The turnout for Cockett in the 2012 local council elections was 32.89%. The results were: |
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===1999 |
===1999=== |
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In [[1999 City and County of Swansea Council election|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. |
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In [[City and County of Swansea Council election, 1999|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. |
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===1995 |
===1995=== |
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The first election to the new unitary [[City and County of Swansea Council]] took place in [[1995 City and County of Swansea Council election|1995]]. All four seats were won by Labour although the Plaid Cymru candidate, local GP [[Dai Lloyd]] also polled strongly. |
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The first election to the new unitary [[City and County of Swansea Council]] took place in [[City and County of Swansea Council election, 1995|1995]]. All four seats were won by Labour although the Plaid Cymru candidate, local GP [[Dai Lloyd]] also polled strongly. |
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{{Election box begin | title= Cockett 1995}} |
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==Districts of Cockett== |
==Districts of Cockett== |
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The suburb of Cockett is a residential area in the ward. |
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===Cockett=== |
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The suburb of [[Cockett]] is a residential area in the ward. |
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===Fforest-fach=== |
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The suburb of [[Fforestfach]] lies immediately north of the suburb of Cockett. |
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The suburb of Fforestfach lies immediately north of the suburb of Cockett. |
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===Waunarlwydd=== |
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The suburb of [[Waunarlwydd]] adjoins Fforestfach and Cockett to the West. |
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==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 08:10, 25 November 2023
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Cockett Ward | |
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Location of pre-2022 Cockett ward within the City and County of Swansea | |
Area | 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
Population | 13,362 (2011 census) |
• Density | 1,556/km2 (4,030/sq mi) |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Cockett (Welsh: Coced) is the name of an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The ward is coterminous with the Cockett community. It elects three councillors.
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
[edit]2022
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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* | 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
[edit]The first election to the new unitary City and County of Swansea Council took place in 1995. All four seats were won by Labour although the Plaid Cymru candidate, local GP Dai Lloyd also polled strongly.
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 | 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
[edit]The suburb of Cockett is a residential area in the ward.
The suburb of Fforestfach lies immediately north of the suburb of Cockett.
References
[edit]- ^ "More councillors but fewer wards after council boundary changes in Swansea". Swansea Bay News. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Ruth Mosalski; Will Hayward; Richard Youle (6 May 2022). "Swansea local election result 2022: Labour holds onto power". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ Cockett by-election 7 May 2015, City and County of Swansea Council.