  :On Law's party - whilst I agree he was, virtually all listings are seeking to ascertain the change by the voters - hence comparison to the last election. The listings for UK Parliament by-elections contain a lot of cases of by-elections in seats where the elected member had changed party and this method is the best for showing when the voters changed their mind.  :As for Swansea East fair play. I recall a lot of people talking about Blaenau Gwent as the first ever Assembly by-election so it seems everyone forgot the earlier one.      