Cockett (electoral ward)
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 four councillors.
| Cockett Ward | |
|---|---|
 Location of 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 | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Councillors |
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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. 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.
Local Council Elections
2017 local council elections
Turnout for the local election was 32.73%.
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. 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.
Ann Cook stood in neighbouring Cwmbwrla 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.
| 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 local council by-election
The 2015 by-election results were announced at the LC2 in the Swansea Maritime Quarter alongside the 2015 UK General Election. The turnout was 6253 out of 10528 registered electors, i.e. 59.4%: almost double the 2012 turnout.[1]
The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Elliott John | Welsh Labour | 2741 | 44% | Elected |
| LLOYD, Dr Dai | Plaid Cymru | 1345 | 22% | |
| SINGH, Rebecca | Welsh Conservative Party Candidate | 899 | 14% | |
| HOLLEY, Nicola Anne | Welsh Liberal Democrats | 776 | 12% | |
| WHITTALL, Mike | Green Party | 314 | 5% | |
| PHILLIPS, Dave | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 128 | 2% | |
| Spoilt votes | 50 | 1% | ||
| Total | 6253 |
2012 local council election
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 local council election
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 local council election
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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Districts of Cockett
Cockett
The suburb of Cockett is a residential area in the ward.
Fforest-fach
The suburb of Fforestfach lies immediately north of the suburb of Cockett.
Waunarlwydd
The suburb of Waunarlwydd adjoins Fforestfach and Cockett to the West.