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Election results, Swansea East
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Election results for Swansea East
UK Parliamentary General Election - Friday, 8 May 2015
Status:
Published
UK Parliamentary General Election - results by party
Previous results for Swansea East
Summary of comparison with previous results for Swansea East
Swansea East - results
Election Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Outcome
Carolyn Harris
Labour
17807
53%
Elected
Cliff Johnson
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
5779
17%
Not elected
Altaf Hussain
Conservative
5142
15%
Not elected
Dic Jones
Plaid Cymru
3498
10%
Not elected
Ann Amina Jamal
Liberal Democrats
1392
4%
Not elected
Voting Summary
Details
Number
Seats
1
Total votes
33618
Electorate
58011
Number of ballot papers issued
33725
Number of ballot papers rejected
107
Turnout
58%
Share of the votes (%)
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Carolyn Harris
53%
Elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Cliff Johnson
17%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Altaf Hussain
15%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Dic Jones
10%
Not elected
Candidate name
Vote percentage
Elected
Ann Amina Jamal
4%
Not elected
Rejected ballot papers
Description
Number
being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty
81
voting for more candidates than voter was entitled to
25
writing or mark by which voter could be identified
1
Total rejected
107