Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)

Since 1945, the seat has been held continuously by the Labour Party, except for the period 1959 to 1964 when it was captured by Conservative Hugh Rees. Alan Williams won the seat back for Labour in 1964 and held it until his retirement in 2010; from 2005 until his retirement he was the Father of the House. Williams was succeeded by Geraint Davies at the 2010 general election. In June 2023 Davies was administratively suspended from the Labour Party after allegations were made of unwanted sexual attention on younger women. Davies continued to sit as an independent MP. 12 months later he still had not been given an opportunity by the party to answer the accusations. Because he was still suspended, he was unable to stand in the 2024 general election. On 31 May Labour announced the selection of Torsten Bell, chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, as their candidate in the constituency. Bell has no connection to Swansea or Wales and the Party was accused of "parachuting" their favoured candidate, against the wishes of local party members. Bell subsequently won the 2024 election with a majority of 23.9%. ==Boundaries==

1918–1950: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Alexandra, Bryn Melyn, Castle, Ffynone, St Helen's, and Victoria. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Brynmelyn, Cockett, Ffynone, Oystermouth and Brynau, St Helen's, Sketty, Victoria, and Waunarlwydd. 1955–1983: The County Borough of Swansea wards of Brynmelin, Fforestfach, Ffynone, Mumbles, St Helen's, Sketty, Townhill, and Victoria. 1983–2024: The City and County of Swansea wards of Sketty, Castle, Killay South, Killay North, Dunvant, Uplands, Townhill, Cockett and Mayals. 2024–present: Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020: • The City and County of Swansea wards of Castle, Cwmbwrla, Landore, Morriston, Mynydd-bach, Penderry, Sketty, Townhill, and Uplands. Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022, the constituency now also includes the western section of the Waterfront ward from the 2024 general election. The newly defined constituency saw significant changes, being expanded northwards to take in the majority of the abolished Swansea East constituency, comprising the Cwmbwrla, Landore, Morriston, Mynydd-bach and Penderry wards. Partly offsetting this, western areas comprising Killay, Dunvant, Cockett and Mayals were transferred to Gower. ==Members of Parliament==

Elections in the 21st century Elections in the 2020s Elections in the 2010s Of the 137 rejected ballots: • 117 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. but he was nominated as Welsh Labour. Elections in the 2000s Elections in the 20th century Elections in the 1910s Elections in the 1920s Elections in the 1930s General Election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; • Liberal National: Lewis Jones • Labour: Percy Morris Election in the 1940s Elections in the 1950s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1970s Elections in the 1980s Elections in the 1990s {{Election box begin|title=General election 1992: Swansea West{{cite web ==See also==