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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 32564 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 10208 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 32661 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 10351 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26304 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 8135 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 4101 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 27441 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 9837 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3744 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 27895 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 8822 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2562 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 29910 | Elected |
| Conservative | 8852 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26485 | Elected |
| Conservative | 9435 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 5869 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23856 | Elected |
| Conservative | 8780 | |
| Liberal | 8737 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3741 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 25067 | Elected |
| Conservative | 8863 | |
| Liberal | 5453 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 4369 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24963 | Elected |
| Conservative | 14322 | |
| Liberal | 4245 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3357 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 16th Sep, 1982 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17095 | Elected |
| Social Democratic Party (1981) | 9875 | |
| Conservative | 8690 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3431 | |
| Computer Democrat | 125 | |
| Independent (1) | 103 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16972 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15767 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 10416 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1444 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22138 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16374 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 7645 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1341 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23485 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16437 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4655 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1639 | |
| Green | 448 | |
| Raving Loony Green Giant | 114 | |
| Natural Law | 74 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st May, 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23313 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10306 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5624 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2226 | |
| Referendum Party | 1745 | |
| Independent | 122 | |
More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jun, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17676 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10281 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4507 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3865 | |
| Green | 607 | |
| Socialist Labour Party (1996) | 417 | |
More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th May, 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16786 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10083 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 7291 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3089 | |
| UK Independence Party | 1264 | |
| Green | 1029 | |
More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th May, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16016 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13333 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 7947 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2760 | |
| British National Party | 963 | |
| UK Independence Party | 652 | |
More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th May, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 15862 | Elected |
| Labour | 15835 | |
| UK Independence Party | 4773 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3051 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1552 | |
| Green | 1161 | |
| Monster Raving Loony Party | 253 | |
| Independent | 168 | |
| Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition | 103 | |
More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Jun, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22727 | Elected |
| Conservative | 19458 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1669 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 931 | |
| UK Independence Party | 642 | |
| Pirate Party | 149 | |
More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 12th Dec, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20208 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18371 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2288 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2236 | |
| Brexit Party | 1379 | |
More information about the 2019 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 4th Jul, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 20480 | Elected |
| Conservative | 8913 | |
| Reform UK | 8530 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3942 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2593 | |
| Green | 2488 | |
| Independent | 283 | |
More information about the 2024 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
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How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Gower Constituency (CCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12738596/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 09th April 2026