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| Election of 14th Dec, 1918 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Coalition Liberal | 8579 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7398 | |
| Labour | 5510 | |
More information about the 1918 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Nov, 1922 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Liberal | 9278 | Elected |
| Conservative | 8476 | |
| Labour | 8401 | |
More information about the 1922 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th Dec, 1923 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 9260 | Elected |
| Liberal | 9145 | |
| Conservative | 8238 | |
More information about the 1923 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 29th Oct, 1924 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Liberal | 10033 | Elected |
| Labour | 9188 | |
| Conservative | 8324 | |
More information about the 1924 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 30th May, 1929 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 13268 | Elected |
| Liberal | 12625 | |
| Conservative | 6794 | |
More information about the 1929 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 27th Oct, 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Liberal | 20603 | Elected |
| Labour | 14587 | |
More information about the 1931 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 14th Nov, 1935 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| National Liberal | 18784 | Elected |
| Labour | 16703 | |
More information about the 1935 General Election is available here.
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| Election of 5th Jul, 1945 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18098 | Elected |
| National Liberal | 13089 | |
More information about the 1945 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26273 | Elected |
| National Liberal & Conservative | 22608 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
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| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26061 | Elected |
| Conservative | 23901 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22647 | Elected |
| Conservative | 21626 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Conservative | 24043 | Elected |
| Labour | 23640 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23019 | Elected |
| Conservative | 20382 | |
| Liberal | 4672 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 26703 | Elected |
| Conservative | 20650 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24622 | Elected |
| Conservative | 21384 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3033 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22124 | Elected |
| Conservative | 18786 | |
| Liberal | 8248 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1859 | |
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 | 22565 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17729 | |
| Liberal | 6842 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1778 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
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| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 24175 | Elected |
| Conservative | 23774 | |
| Liberal | 3484 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1012 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18042 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15692 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 8036 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 795 | |
| Ecology Party | 265 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22089 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15027 | |
| Liberal | 7019 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 902 | |
| Green | 469 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23238 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13760 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4620 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1668 | |
| Green | 564 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st May, 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22748 | Elected |
| Conservative | 8289 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5872 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2675 | |
| Socialist Labour Party (1996) | 885 | |
More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jun, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 15644 | Elected |
| Conservative | 6094 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5313 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3404 | |
| UK Independence Party | 653 | |
| Green | 626 | |
| Socialist Alliance | 366 | |
More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th May, 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 13833 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 9564 | |
| Conservative | 5285 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2150 | |
| Green | 738 | |
| UK Independence Party | 609 | |
| Veritas | 401 | |
| Socialist Alternative | 288 | |
| Legalise Cannabis Alliance | 218 | |
More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th May, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 12335 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 11831 | |
| Conservative | 7407 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1437 | |
| British National Party | 910 | |
| UK Independence Party | 716 | |
| Green Party | 404 | |
| Independent | 374 | |
| Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition | 179 | |
More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th May, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour & Co-operative | 14967 | Elected |
| Conservative | 7931 | |
| UK Independence Party | 4744 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 3178 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2266 | |
| Green | 1784 | |
| Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition | 159 | |
| Independent | 78 | |
| Socialist Party of Great Britain | 49 | |
More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Jun, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour & Co-operative | 22278 | Elected |
| Conservative | 11680 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1529 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1269 | |
| Green | 434 | |
| Socialist Party of Great Britain | 92 | |
More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 12th Dec, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18493 | Elected |
| Conservative | 10377 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2993 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1984 | |
| Brexit Party | 1983 | |
More information about the 2019 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Swansea West Constituency (PBDivCon/BCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12747299/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 31st May 2026