2001 Swansea East by-election

Swansea East by-election, 2001

← 1999 27 September 2001 2003 →
The Swansea East seat in the Welsh Assembly. Triggered by death of incumbent
First party Second party   Candidate Val Lloyd John G. Ball Party Labour Plaid Cymru Popular vote 7,484 2,465 Percentage 58.1% 19.2% Swing 12.5% 8.2%   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Rob Speht Gerald Rowbottom Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Popular vote 1,592 675 Percentage 12.4% 5.2% Swing 6.6% 2.8%
AM before election Val Feld Labour Subsequent AM Val Lloyd Labour

The 2001 Swansea East by-election is a by-election that was held for the Welsh Assembly constituency of Swansea East on Thursday 27 September 2001, following the death of its sitting Assembly Member, Val Feld.^[1]

The election was the first by-election to be held for a seat in the Welsh Assembly, taking place two years after the inaugural elections in 1999.