Merioneth - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Merioneth 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	Merioneth
Region	Wales
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 1979	Plaid Cymru
	Election 1974 (October)	Plaid Cymru
	Election 1974 (February)	Plaid Cymru
	Election 1970	Labour
	Election 1966	Labour
	Election 1964	Labour
	Election 1959	Labour
	Election 1955	Labour

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Plaid Cymru	9,275	40.82%	-1.68%
	Conservative	5,365	23.61%	+12.44%
	Labour	5,332	23.46%	-7.49%
	Liberal	2,752	12.11%	-3.27%
Majority		3,910	17.21%
Turnout		22,724	83.39%	-0.65%
Electorate		27,250
Swing from LAB to CON			9.96%
Swing from PC to CON			7.06%
Swing from LAB to PC			2.90%
	Plaid Cymru hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Plaid Cymru	9,543	42.49%	+7.88%
	Labour	6,951	30.95%	-1.06%
	Liberal	3,454	15.38%	-2.99%
	Conservative	2,509	11.17%	-3.83%
Majority		2,592	11.54%
Turnout		22,457	84.04%	-1.22%
Electorate		26,722
Swing from LIB to PC			5.44%
Swing from LAB to PC			4.47%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.97%
	Plaid Cymru hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Plaid Cymru	7,823	34.61%	+10.27%
	Labour	7,235	32.01%	-7.75%
	Liberal	4,153	18.37%	-4.22%
	Conservative	3,392	15.01%	+1.70%
Majority		588	2.60%
Turnout		22,603	85.26%	+0.96%
Electorate		26,512
Swing from LAB to PC			9.01%
Swing from LIB to PC			7.24%
Swing from LAB to LIB			1.77%
	Plaid Cymru gain from Labour

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	8,861	39.76%	-4.40%
	Plaid Cymru	5,425	24.34%	+12.92%
	Liberal	5,034	22.59%	-12.88%
	Conservative	2,965	13.30%	+4.37%
Majority		3,436	15.42%
Turnout		22,285	84.30%	-1.54%
Electorate		26,436
Swing from LIB to PC			12.90%
Swing from LAB to PC			8.66%
Swing from LIB to LAB			4.24%
	Labour hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	9,628	44.17%	+5.80%
	Liberal	7,733	35.47%	+2.80%
	Plaid Cymru	2,490	11.42%	-5.42%
	Conservative	1,948	8.94%	-3.17%
Majority		1,895	8.69%
Turnout		21,799	85.84%	+2.69%
Electorate		25,395
Swing from PC to LAB			5.61%
Swing from PC to LIB			4.11%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.50%
	Labour hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	8,420	38.37%	-2.34%
	Liberal	7,171	32.68%	-3.66%
	Plaid Cymru	3,697	16.85%	-6.10%
	Conservative	2,656	12.10%	N/A
Majority		1,249	5.69%
Turnout		21,944	83.15%	-1.37%
Electorate		26,392
Swing from PC to LAB			1.88%
Swing from PC to LIB			1.22%
Swing from LIB to LAB			0.66%
	Labour hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	9,095	40.71%	+2.46%
	Liberal	8,119	36.34%	+9.42%
	Plaid Cymru	5,127	22.95%	+0.80%
Majority		976	4.37%
Turnout		22,341	84.51%	-1.66%
Electorate		26,435
Swing from PC to LIB			4.31%
Swing from LAB to LIB			3.48%
Swing from PC to LAB			0.83%
	Labour hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	9,056	38.25%	N/A
	Liberal	6,374	26.92%	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	5,243	22.15%	N/A
	Conservative	3,001	12.68%	N/A
Majority		2,682	11.33%
Turnout		23,674	86.18%	N/A
Electorate		27,472

	Labour win

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