Cockett () is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The ward is coterminous with the Cockett community. It elects three councillors.
The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Cadle, Cwmdu, Coedweig, Gendros, Gors, Fforestfach and Cockett, 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.
Following a local government boundary review, effective from the 2022 local elections, Waunarlwydd was removed from the Cockett ward to become its own ward (and community). As a result, the number of councillors elected in Cockett reduced from four to three.
Local Council Elections 2022 Turnout for the 2022 local election was 27.7%.
2017 Turnout for the 2017 local election was 32.73%.
CandidatePartyVotesMike DurkeLabour1839Wendy LewisLabour1792Oliver JamesLabour1714Elliott KingLabour1528Keith HedgesConservative791Deidre Lomer-HedgesConservative721Jack PowellConservative674Jack HuangConservative622
2015 by-election The 2015 by-election results were announced alongside the 2015 UK General Election results, in the Swansea Maritime Quarter. The turnout was 6253 out of 10528 registered electors, i.e. 59.4%: almost double the 2012 turnout.Cockett by-election 7 May 2015, City and County of Swansea Council.
The results were: CandidatePartyVotesShareStatusElliott King Welsh Labour 274144%ElectedDavid Lloyd Plaid Cymru 134522%Rebecca Singh Welsh Conservative Party Candidate 89914%Nicola Holley Welsh Liberal Democrats 77612%Mike Whittal Green Party 314 5%Dave Phillips Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 128 2%Spoilt votes 50 1%Total 6253
2012 The turnout for Cockett in the 2012 local council elections was 32.89%. The results were: CandidatePartyVotesStatusAnn Cook Labour 1949Labour gainAndrew Jones Labour 1913Labour gainGeraint Owens Labour 1707Labour gainMitchell Theaker Labour 1601Labour gainDai Lloyd Plaid Cymru 895Nicola Holley Liberal Democrat 728Keith Morgan Liberal Democrat 723Jim Kelleher Liberal Democrat 637Hazel Morgan Liberal Democrat 580Patricia Sanderson Plaid Cymru 533Vanessa Webb Plaid Cymru 498Rhodri Thomas Plaid Cymru 484Veronyca Hughes Independent 248Matthew Johnson Conservatives 192Liam Kelly Conservatives 166Victoria Steventon Conservatives 155Michael Overthrow Conservatives 154
1999 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.
1995 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.
Districts of Cockett The suburb of Cockett is a residential area in the ward.
The suburb of Fforestfach lies immediately north of the suburb of Cockett.
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