2001 Swansea East by-election

none April 2022 Swansea East by-election, 2001 parliamentary Wales The Swansea East seat in the Welsh Assembly.Triggered by death of incumbent no National Assembly for Wales election, 1999 1999 National Assembly for Wales election, 2003 2003 27 September 2001 Val Lloyd Val Lloyd (53965850065) (cropped).jpg Welsh Labour 7,484 58.1% 12.5% John G. Ball Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 2,465 19.2% 8.2% Rob Speht Welsh Liberal Democrats Welsh Liberal Democrats 1,592 12.4% 6.6% Gerald Rowbottom Welsh Conservatives Welsh Conservatives 675 5.2% 2.8% AM Elected AM Val Feld Labour Party (UK) Val Lloyd Labour Party (UK) 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1528946.stm Assembly by-election fires up 6 September 2001 news.bbc.co.uk 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.http://senedd.assembly.wales/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=147&RPID=0 Election results for Swansea East, 27 September 2001 27 September 2001 The Labour Party held the seat with a greater increased majority. Swansea East by-election, 2001 Welsh Labour Val Lloyd 7,484 58.1 +12.5 Plaid Cymru John G. Ball 2,465 19.2 −8.2 Welsh Liberal Democrats Rob Speht 1,592 12.4 −6.6 Welsh Conservatives Gerald Rowbottom 675 5.2 −2.8 UK Independence Party Tim C. Jenkins 243 1.9 New Wales Green Party Martyn Shrewsbury 206 1.6 New Welsh Socialist Alliance Alan Thomson 173 1.3 New New Millennium Bean Party Captain Beany 37 0.3 New 5,019 38.9 +20.7 12,875 22.6 −13.5 Welsh Labour +10.0 Previous result Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Swansea EastSwansea East, Political Science Resources Welsh Labour Val Feld 9,495 45.6 N/A Plaid Cymru John G. Ball 5,714 27.4 N/A Welsh Liberal Democrats Peter Black 3,963 19.0 N/A Welsh Conservative Party William Hughes 1,663 8.0 N/A 3,781 18.2 N/A 20,835 36.1 N/A Welsh Labour References Category:By-elections to the Senedd Category:2001 elections in the United Kingdom Category:2001 in Wales Category:2000s elections in Wales Category:History of Swansea Category:Politics of Swansea Category:September 2001 in the United Kingdom