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{{Short description|Electoral ward in Wales}}
{{Infobox swansea electoral ward|
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
|Electoral Ward = Cockett Ward
{{More citations needed|date=June 2019}}
|WardMap = [[Image:Wm swansea cockett.jpg]]
{{Infobox UK place
|GridReference = SS6395
|Principal Locality = Cockett
| official_name = Cockett Ward
| country = Wales
|Total Population = 12,586 (2001 census)
|Land Area = 8.59 (2001 census)
|Local Council = [[City and County of Swansea]]
|NoofCouncillors = 4
|PostCodes = SA2
|DiallingCode = +44-1792
|AssemblyConstituency = [[Swansea West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea West]]
|Constituency = [[Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea West]]
}}


| region =
'''Cockett''' is the name of an [[Ward (politics)|electoral ward]] and a [[Community council|community]] in the City and County of [[Swansea]], [[South Wales]]. The community does not have a community council.
| static_image_name = Swansea UK ward location - Cockett.png
| static_image_width = 250px
| static_image_caption=Location of pre-2022 Cockett ward within the<br/>[[City and County of Swansea]]


| area_total_km2 = 8.59
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Cadle, [[Cwmdu]], Coedweig, [[Gendros]], Gors, [[Fforestfach]], [[Cockett]] and [[Waunarlwydd]], in the parliamentary constituency of [[Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea West]]. The community does not have its own community council. 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.
| area_footnotes =
| population = 13,362
| population_ref = (2011 census)
| constituency_westminster = [[Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea West]]
| unitary_wales = [[Swansea]]
|lieutenancy_wales = [[West Glamorgan]]
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Swansea West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea West]]
| hide_services = yes


}}
==2008 local council elections==

The turnout for Cockett in the 2008 local council elections was 33.52%. It was a close set of results and after a recount, it was a clean sweep for the Liberal Democrats. The results were:
'''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.

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.

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.

==Local Council Elections==
===2022===
Turnout for the [[2022 City and County of Swansea Council election|2022 local election]] was 27.7%.

{{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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mike Durke
|votes = 1,414
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Oliver James
|votes = 1,378
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Elliott King
|votes = 1,310
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Marie Greaves
|votes = 408
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Vivienne Samuel
|votes = 395
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Steve Norman
|votes = 394
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Rhian Russell
|votes = 318
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Freedom Alliance
|candidate = Kim Brooker
|votes = 167
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2017===
Turnout for the [[2017 City and County of Swansea Council election|2017 local election]] was 32.73%.

{| class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Party
!Votes
|-
|'''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 [[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>

The results were:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!|Candidate
!|Candidate
!|Party
!|Party
!|Votes
!|Votes
!|Share
!|Status
!|Status
|-
|-
||Elliott King ||Welsh Labour || 2741||44%||Elected
||William Keith Morgan ||Liberal Democrats|| 1102||Liberal Democrats gain
|-
|-
||David Lloyd ||Plaid Cymru || 1345||22%||
||Nicola Anne Holley ||Liberal Democrats|| 1047||Liberal Democrats gain
|-
|-
||Rebecca Singh ||Welsh Conservative Party Candidate || 899||14%||
||James Bernard Kelleher ||Liberal Democrats|| 996||Liberal Democrats gain
|-
|-
||Veronyca Anne Bates Hughes ||Liberal Democrats|| 993||Liberal Democrats gain
||Nicola Holley ||Welsh Liberal Democrats || 776||12%||
|-
|-
||Anna Mary Pennock ||Labour|| 985||
||Mike Whittal || Green Party || 314|| 5%||
|-
|-
||Dave Phillips ||Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition|| 128|| 2%||
||Andrew John Jones ||Labour|| 946||
|-
|-
||Susan Grace Lewis ||Labour|| 932||
||Spoilt votes|| || 50|| 1%||
|-
|-
!Total!! !!6253!! !!
||John Rhodri Thomas ||Plaid Cymru|| 879||
|}

===2012===
The turnout for Cockett in the 2012 local council elections was 32.89%. The results were:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!|Candidate
!|Party
!|Votes
!|Status
|-
|-
||John Abraham ||Labour|| 878||
||Ann Cook ||Labour|| 1949||Labour gain
|-
|-
||Adrian Hugh Rees ||Plaid Cymru|| 870||
||Andrew Jones ||Labour|| 1913||Labour gain
|-
|-
||Geraint Owens ||Labour|| 1707||Labour gain
||Enid Vanessa Webb ||Plaid Cymru|| 866||
|-
|-
||Mitchell Theaker ||Labour|| 1601||Labour gain
||Jonathan Clive Howes ||Plaid Cymru|| 835||
|-
|-
||Lisa Emma Gilmore ||Conservatives|| 363||
||Dai Lloyd ||Plaid Cymru|| 895||
|-
|-
||David William Turner ||Conservatives|| 360||
||Nicola Holley ||Liberal Democrat|| 728||
|-
|-
||Craig James Robert Lawton ||Conservatives|| 348||
||Keith Morgan ||Liberal Democrat|| 723||
|-
|-
||William Mathew Ogborne ||Conservatives|| 345||
||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 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.

{{Election box begin | title= Cockett 1999}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Plaid Cymru
|candidate = '''[[Dai Lloyd|David Lloyd*]]'''
|votes = 2,366
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = '''Lilian Hopkin*'''
|votes = 1,902
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Plaid Cymru
|candidate = '''William Morgan'''
|votes = 1,581
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = '''Victor Alexander*'''
|votes = 1,528
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Adrian Rees
|votes = 1,478
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Nicholas Walsh
|votes = 1,381
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Pennock
|votes = 1,343
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Clive Morgan
|votes = 1,231
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tudor Donne
|votes = 639
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Plaid Cymru
|swing =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Plaid Cymru
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1995===
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.

{{Election box begin | title= Cockett 1995}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = '''Lilian Hopkin'''
|votes = 2,414
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = '''Victor Alexander'''
|votes = 2,194
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = '''David Anthony'''
|votes = 2,104
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = '''Denzil Porter'''
|votes = 1,953
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =Plaid Cymru
|candidate = [[Dai Lloyd|David Lloyd]]
|votes = 1,240
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stuart Ball
|votes = 458
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ken Shingleton
|votes = 411
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Philip Stanford
|votes = 409
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Westwood
|votes = 316
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Timothy Phillips
|votes = 286
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}


==Districts of Cockett==
==Districts of Cockett==
The suburb of Cockett is a residential area in the ward.
===Cockett===
The suburb of [[Cockett]] is a residential area in the ward.


The suburb of Fforestfach lies immediately north of the suburb of Cockett.
===Fforest-fach===
The suburb of [[Fforestfach]] lies immediately north of the suburb of Cockett.


===Waunarlwydd===
==References==
{{reflist}}
The suburb of [[Waunarlwydd]] adjoins Fforestfach and Cockett to the West.


{{Swansea}}
{{Swansea electoral wards}}


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Latest revision as of 08:10, 25 November 2023

Cockett Ward
Location of pre-2022 Cockett ward within the
City and County of Swansea
Area8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population13,362 (2011 census)
• Density1,556/km2 (4,030/sq mi)
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
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Wales
Swansea

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%.

Cockett 2022[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
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
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
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.

Cockett 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Cockett 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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]
  1. ^ "More councillors but fewer wards after council boundary changes in Swansea". Swansea Bay News. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ^ Ruth Mosalski; Will Hayward; Richard Youle (6 May 2022). "Swansea local election result 2022: Labour holds onto power". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ^ Cockett by-election 7 May 2015, City and County of Swansea Council.


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