2001 Swansea East by-election

Swansea East by-election, 2001

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27 September 2001

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The Swansea East seat in the Welsh Assembly.
Triggered by death of incumbent

AM before election

Val Feld
Labour

Subsequent AM

Val Lloyd
Labour

The 2001 Swansea East by-election is a by-election that was held for the Welsh Assembly constituency of Swansea East on Thursday 27 September 2001, following the death of its sitting Assembly Member, Val Feld.

The election was the first by-election to be held for a seat in the Welsh Assembly, taking place two years after the inaugural elections in 1999.

Result

Eight candidates were nominated for the election.

The Labour Party held the seat with a greater increased majority.

Swansea East by-election, 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Val Lloyd	7,484	58.1	+12.5
	Plaid Cymru	John G. Ball	2,465	19.2	−8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Speht	1,592	12.4	−6.6
	Conservative	Gerald Rowbottom	675	5.2	−2.8
	UKIP	Tim C. Jenkins	243	1.9	New
	Green	Martyn Shrewsbury	206	1.6	New
	Socialist Alliance	Alan Thomson	173	1.3	New
	New Millennium Bean Party	Captain Beany	37	0.3	New
Majority			5,019	38.9	+20.7
Turnout			12,875	22.6	−13.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.0

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Swansea East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Val Feld	9,495	45.6	*N/A*
	Plaid Cymru	John G. Ball	5,714	27.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Black	3,963	19.0	N/A
	Conservative	William Hughes	1,663	8.0	N/A
Majority			3,781	18.2	N/A
Turnout			20,835	36.1	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)