Val Feld Labour 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.

Eight candidates were nominated for the election.

[2] The Labour Party held the seat with a greater increased majority.