Cockett (electoral ward)

Cockett Ward
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Area	8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Population	13,362 (2011 census)
• Density	1,556/km2 (4,030/sq mi)
Principal area	Swansea
Preserved county	West Glamorgan
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Swansea West
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Swansea West
Councillors	Ann Cook (Labour) Andrew Jones (Labour) Geraint Owens (Labour) Mitchell Theaker (Labour)

Cockett (Welsh: Coced) is the name of an electoral ward and a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The community does not have a community council.

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 community does not have its own community council. 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

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 for the Cockett by election in the 2015 was 6253 out of 10528 registered electors, hence 59.4% almost double the 2012 election. [1]

The results were:

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Status
KING, Elliott John	Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru	2741	44%	Duly Elected
LLOYD, Dr Dai	Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	1345	22%
SINGH, Rebecca	Welsh Conservative Party Candidate / Ymgeisydd Plaid Geidwadol Cymru	899	14%
HOLLEY, Nicola Anne	Welsh Liberal Democrats - Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru	776	12%
WHITTALL, Mike	The Green Party / Plaid Werdd	314	5%
PHILLIPS, Dave	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	128	2%
TOTAL	SPOILT VOTES / CYFANSWM Y PLEIDLEISIAU A DDIFETHWYD	50	1%

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

Recent History

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.

Cockett 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lilian Maud Hopkin	2,414
	Labour	Victor Cyril Alexander	2,194
	Labour	David Anthony	2,104
	Labour	Denzil Porter	1,953
	Plaid Cymru	David Rhys 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 Mark Phillips	286
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

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.

Cockett 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	David Rhys Lloyd*	2,366
	Labour	Lilian Maud Hopkin*	1,902
	Plaid Cymru	William Keith Morgan	1,581
	Labour	Victor Cyril Alexander*	1,528
	Plaid Cymru	Adrian Hugh Rees	1,478
	Plaid Cymru	Nicholas Walsh	1,381
	Labour	Ann Pennock	1,343
	Labour	Clive Keith Morgan	1,231
	Liberal Democrats	Tudor Richard Donne	639
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

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.