Election results for Swansea East

How the results are displayed

Constituency Results - Candidates are displayed according to their share of the vote.

Regional Results - Candidates are displayed according to the percentage of the regional vote their party achieved. Where more than one list candidate from a particular party has been elected, their names are presented alphabetically. This does not necessarily reflect their position on the party’s candidate list.

More information on how the system for electing Assembly Members works

Swansea East - results

Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Mike Hedges	Welsh Labour	11035	58%	Elected
Dan Boucher	Welsh Conservative Party	2754	15%	Not elected
Dic Jones	Plaid Cymru	2346	12%	Not elected
Samuel Robert Morrison	Welsh Liberal Democrats	1673	9%	Not elected
Joanne Shannon	British National Party	1102	6%	Not elected

Voting Summary

Overview	Number
Seats	1
Valid votes cast	18910
Electorate	60246
Number of ballot papers rejected	136

Share of the votes (%)

Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Mike Hedges	58%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Dan Boucher	15%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Dic Jones	12%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Samuel Robert Morrison	9%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Joanne Shannon	6%	Not elected

Rejected ballot papers

Description	Number
Rejected ballots	136
Total rejected	136