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Swansea West

Westminster constituency · Wales

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a 82% chance of winning, with an average lead of 3.2 points.

Competitive. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 79%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 25.1%
  • Reform UK 22.3%
  • Plaid Cymru 20.0%
  • Green 10.5%
  • Lib Dems 9.5%
  • Conservative 8.7%
  • Other 3.5%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Reform UK Plaid Cymru Green
Swansea West 25.1%22.3%20.0%10.5%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%−1.3 22.3% 1.3%+18.7 9.7%+0.8

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Population106,849
Median age36
Employment rate54.0%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

Torsten Bell · Labour

In office since July 4, 2024. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 23.9 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 3.2 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Torsten Bell Elected Labour 14,761 41.4
Patrick Benham-Crosswell Reform UK 6,246 17.5
Michael O'Carroll Lib Dems 4,367 12.3
Gwyn Williams Plaid Cymru 4,105 11.5
Tara-Jane Sutcliffe Conservative 3,536 9.9
Peter Jones Green 2,305 6.5
Gareth Bromhall Other 337 1.0

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated