Gower - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Gower constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Gower
Region	Wales
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Conservative
Swing To Lose	12.25%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Labour
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,480	43.36%	-2.39%
	Conservative	8,913	18.87%	-21.01%
	Reform UK	8,530	18.06%	+14.63%
	Plaid Cymru	3,942	8.35%	+3.29%
	Liberal Democrat	2,593	5.49%	-0.38%
	Green	2,488	5.27%	+5.26%
	Minor	283	0.60%	N/A
Majority		11,567	24.49%
Turnout		47,229	62.04%	-8.57%
Electorate		76,123
Swing from CON to LAB			9.31%
Swing from LAB to REF			8.51%
Swing from CON to REF			17.82%
	Labour hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,812	45.75%	+0.32%
	Conservative	21,631	39.89%	-1.41%
	Liberal Democrat	3,182	5.87%	+0.84%
	Plaid Cymru	2,741	5.05%	-0.09%
	Reform UK	1,863	3.44%	N/A
	Green	2	0.00%	N/A
Majority		3,181	5.87%
Turnout		54,231	70.61%	-1.41%
Electorate		76,801
Swing from CON to LAB			0.87%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.26%
Swing from CON to LD			1.13%
	Labour hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,208	45.43%	-4.44%
	Conservative	18,371	41.30%	-1.39%
	Plaid Cymru	2,288	5.14%	+1.48%
	Liberal Democrat	2,236	5.03%	+2.98%
	Brexit Party	1,379	3.10%	N/A
Majority		1,837	4.13%
Turnout		44,482	72.02%	-1.30%
Electorate		61,762
Swing from LAB to CON			1.52%
Swing from LAB to PC			2.96%
Swing from CON to PC			1.44%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,727	49.87%	+12.83%
	Conservative	19,458	42.69%	+5.60%
	Plaid Cymru	1,669	3.66%	-3.47%
	Liberal Democrat	931	2.04%	-1.59%
	UKIP	642	1.41%	-9.75%
	Minor	149	0.33%	N/A
Majority		3,269	7.17%
Turnout		45,576	73.32%	+4.15%
Electorate		62,163
Swing from CON to LAB			3.62%
Swing from PC to LAB			8.15%
Swing from PC to CON			4.53%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	15,862	37.10%	+5.10%
	Labour	15,835	37.03%	-1.40%
	UKIP	4,773	11.16%	+9.60%
	Plaid Cymru	3,051	7.14%	+0.51%
	Liberal Democrat	1,552	3.63%	-15.44%
	Green	1,161	2.72%	N/A
	Minor	253	0.59%	N/A
	Others	271	0.63%	N/A
Majority		27	0.06%
Turnout		42,758	69.17%	+1.62%
Electorate		61,820
Swing from LAB to CON			3.25%
Swing from CON to UKIP			2.25%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			5.50%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,016	38.43%	-4.02%
	Conservative	13,333	32.00%	+6.50%
	Liberal Democrat	7,947	19.07%	+0.63%
	Plaid Cymru	2,760	6.62%	-1.19%
	Minor	963	2.31%	N/A
	UKIP	652	1.56%	N/A
Majority		2,683	6.44%
Turnout		41,671	67.54%	+2.63%
Electorate		61,696
Swing from LAB to CON			5.26%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.33%
Swing from LD to CON			2.93%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,792	42.45%	+0.00%
	Conservative	10,086	25.50%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	7,293	18.44%	0.00%
	Plaid Cymru	3,090	7.81%	0.00%
	Others	2,295	5.80%	N/A
Majority		6,706	16.95%
Turnout		39,556	64.92%	-0.52%
Electorate		60,934
Swing from CON to LAB			0.00%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
Swing from LD to CON			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,786	42.45%	-4.87%
	Conservative	10,083	25.50%	-2.02%
	Liberal Democrat	7,291	18.44%	+6.37%
	Plaid Cymru	3,089	7.81%	-2.54%
	UKIP	1,264	3.20%	N/A
	Green	1,029	2.60%	+0.98%
Majority		6,703	16.95%
Turnout		39,542	65.43%	+2.06%
Electorate		60,432
Swing from LAB to CON			1.42%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.62%
Swing from CON to LD			4.20%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,676	47.32%	-6.47%
	Conservative	10,281	27.52%	+3.74%
	Liberal Democrat	4,507	12.07%	-0.91%
	Plaid Cymru	3,865	10.35%	+5.21%
	Green	607	1.63%	N/A
	Minor	417	1.12%	N/A
Majority		7,395	19.80%
Turnout		37,353	63.37%	-11.75%
Electorate		58,943
Swing from LAB to CON			5.11%
Swing from LAB to LD			2.78%
Swing from LD to CON			2.33%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,313	53.80%	+3.67%
	Conservative	10,306	23.78%	-11.30%
	Liberal Democrat	5,624	12.98%	+3.04%
	Plaid Cymru	2,226	5.14%	+1.64%
	Minor	1,745	4.03%	N/A
	Others	122	0.28%	N/A
Majority		13,007	30.01%
Turnout		43,336	75.12%	-6.75%
Electorate		57,691
Swing from CON to LAB			7.49%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.31%
Swing from CON to LD			7.17%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,485	50.13%	+3.52%
	Conservative	16,437	35.08%	+0.61%
	Liberal Democrat	4,655	9.94%	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	1,639	3.50%	+0.67%
	Green	448	0.96%	N/A
	Minor	114	0.24%	N/A
	Others	74	0.16%	N/A
Majority		7,048	15.04%
Turnout		46,852	81.87%	+1.19%
Electorate		57,229
Swing from CON to LAB			1.45%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.21%
Swing from CON to LD			4.66%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,138	46.61%	+8.55%
	Conservative	16,374	34.47%	-0.88%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	7,645	16.10%	-7.26%
	Plaid Cymru	1,341	2.82%	-0.41%
Majority		5,764	12.14%
Turnout		47,498	80.68%	+2.01%
Electorate		58,871
Swing from CON to LAB			4.72%
Swing from ALL to LAB			7.91%
Swing from ALL to CON			3.19%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,972	38.05%	-15.19%
	Conservative	15,767	35.35%	+4.81%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,416	23.35%	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	1,444	3.24%	-3.92%
Majority		1,205	2.70%
Turnout		44,599	78.67%	-2.14%
Electorate		56,693
Swing from LAB to CON			10.00%
Swing from LAB to ALL			19.27%
Swing from CON to ALL			9.27%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,963	53.24%	-4.05%
	Conservative	14,322	30.55%	+10.29%
	Liberal	4,245	9.05%	-3.41%
	Plaid Cymru	3,357	7.16%	-2.83%
Majority		10,641	22.69%
Turnout		46,887	80.81%	+3.86%
Electorate		58,023
Swing from LAB to CON			7.17%
Swing from LAB to LIB			0.32%
Swing from LIB to CON			6.85%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,067	57.29%	+4.41%
	Conservative	8,863	20.26%	+0.80%
	Liberal	5,453	12.46%	-6.90%
	Plaid Cymru	4,369	9.99%	+1.69%
Majority		16,204	37.04%
Turnout		43,752	76.95%	-2.93%
Electorate		56,856
Swing from CON to LAB			1.81%
Swing from LIB to LAB			5.66%
Swing from LIB to CON			3.85%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,856	52.88%	N/A
	Conservative	8,780	19.46%	N/A
	Liberal	8,737	19.37%	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	3,741	8.29%	N/A
Majority		15,076	33.42%
Turnout		45,114	79.88%	N/A
Electorate		56,476

	Labour win

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