Gŵyr Abertawe
| Gŵyr Abertawe | |
|---|---|
| County multi-member constituency for the Senedd | |
 Boundary of Gŵyr Abertawe in Wales | |
| Principal areas | |
| Preserved county | |
| Population | 211,891 (2024)[1] |
| Major settlements | Loughor, Pontarddulais, Swansea (west) |
| Current County multi-member constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 6 |
| Created from |
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Gŵyr Abertawe (Welsh for 'Gower [and] Swansea'; ⓘ) is a six-member constituency of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) used in the 2026 Senedd election. It covers most of the principal area of Swansea.
It was proposed following the 2026 review of Senedd constituencies, and is a pairing of the two UK Parliament constituencies of Gower and Swansea West. It has a Welsh-only name.
Boundaries
The constituency covers most the principal area of Swansea, including Swansea city centre, the Gower Peninsula, Loughor and Pontarddulais. It does not include Clydach or the areas east of the River Tawe, such as St Thomas and Port Tennant.
A Senedd constituency comprising the boundaries of the UK Parliament constituencies of Gower and Swansea West, has been proposed by the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru for the 2026 election to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Senedd Cymru). It was initially proposed using the English name Swansea West and Gower in September 2024,[2] but was shortened to Swansea West Gower and its Welsh name being Gorllewin Abertawe Gŵyr, in December proposals, despite most other constituencies using Welsh-only names.[3] It was later given the Welsh-only name Gŵyr Abertawe and its boundaries were confirmed in the commission's final recommendations in March 2025.[4] When announcing their candidates, Reform UK used "Gower, Swansea West" instead, using the English names for the pair of UK Parliament constituencies that form it.[5]
The constituency was established in 2026, following the passing of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024. The act legislates electoral reform of the Senedd to create 16 larger "super constituencies", pairing the 32 UK Parliament constituencies in Wales, and using a new fully proportional voting system, with each constituency electing six Members of the Senedd (MSs) rather than one previously.[2]
Members of the Senedd
| Term | Election | Distribution | MS | MS | MS | MS | MS | MS | Ref. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 2026 |
|
Gwyn Williams (PC) |
Francesca O'Brien (Ref) |
Safa Elhassan (PC) |
Mike Hedges (Lab) |
Steven Rodaway (Ref) |
John Davies (PC) |
[6] | |||||||||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Gwyn Williams (elected) Safa Elhassan (elected) John Davies (elected) Rhiannon Barrar Dafydd Williams Harri Roberts |
25,076 | 31.9% | +15.8% | |
| Reform | Francesca O'Brien[7] (elected) Steven Rodaway (elected) Wayne Parsons Gareth Turner Scott Thorley Nicola Clarke |
21,641 | 27.5% | +26.6% | |
| Labour | Mike Hedges[8] (elected) Rob Stewart Rebecca Fogarty Rebecca Francis‑Davies Kemba Hadaway‑Morgan Patience Bentu |
11,195 | 14.2% | –28.2% | |
| Conservative | Tom Giffard Tara-Jane Sutcliffe Jake Harry Carley Morgan Laura Gilbert Idin Ghotbi |
7,523 | 9.6% | –13.7% | |
| Green | Chris Evans Lilian Martin Nigel Hill Cari Bishop-Jones Will Beasley David Halfacree |
6,383 | 8.1% | +3.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sam Bennett[9] Helen Ceri Clarke Mike O'Carroll Chris Holley Mary Jones Howard Evans |
6,262 | 8.0% | +3.3% | |
| Heritage | Christianne Galt | 227 | 0.3% | +0.3% | |
| TUSC | Ben Golightly Mark Evans |
119 | 0.2% | +0.2% | |
| Independent | Katon Bouzalakos | 111 | 0.1% | +0.1% | |
| Independent | Dan Brown | 104 | 0.1% | +0.1% | |
| Independent | Emma McNamara | 81 | 0.1% | +0.1% | |
| Turnout | 78,722 | 50.7% | +6.8% | ||
| Registered electors | 155,158 | ||||
| Source: [10] | |||||
| 2021 notional result [a] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | Seats | |
| Labour | 33,426 | 49.7 | 4 | |
| Conservative | 16,007 | 23.8 | 1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 9,527 | 14.2 | 1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,094 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Green | 2,097 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Abolish | 1,169 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Reform UK | 976 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| UKIP | 355 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Freedom Alliance | 250 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| Gwlad | 224 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Propel | 189 | 0.3 | 0 | |
Notes
- ↑ Estimate of the 2021 Senedd election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2026 boundary review were in place
References
- ↑ "Data for the Senedd Cymru constituency areas: 2026". gov.wales. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- 1 2 Hayward, Will (2 September 2024). "The full details of Wales' 16 new constituencies for Senedd elections". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ "Proposed Senedd constituency names divides opinion". ITV News. 17 December 2024.
- ↑ Price, Emily (11 March 2025). "New Senedd 'super constituencies' confirmed". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ↑ Mosalski, Ruth (25 March 2026). "Reform UK got the names of all the new Senedd constituencies wrong". Wales Online. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ Richard Youle; Ruth Mosalski (8 May 2026). "Gŵyr Abertawe constituency election result 2026: The full breakdown of the Senedd Election result". Wales Online. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ John, Lucy (25 March 2026). "Reform Wales publishes full list of candidates for the Welsh Senedd election". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ Green, Daniel (2 December 2025). "Senedd elections 2026: Who are Welsh Labour's candidates?". LabourList. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "Gŵyr Abertawe". Welsh Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "Gŵyr Abertawe — Welsh Parliament election 2026". BBC News Online. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.