Montgomery - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Montgomery 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.

NameMontgomery
RegionWales
Current StatusAbolished

Electoral History

ElectionParty
Election 1992Liberal Democrat
Election 1987SDP-Liberal Alliance
Election 1983SDP-Liberal Alliance
Election 1979Conservative
Election 1974 (October)Liberal
Election 1974 (February)Liberal
Election 1970Liberal
Election 1966Liberal
Election 1964Liberal
Election 1959Liberal
Election 1955Liberal

Election 1992

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Liberal Democrat16,03148.50%N/A
Conservative10,82232.74%-5.76%
Labour4,11512.45%+2.00%
Plaid Cymru1,5814.78%+0.32%
Green5081.54%N/A
Majority5,20915.76%
Turnout33,05779.87%+0.45%
Electorate41,386
Swing from
CON
to
LD
27.13%
Swing from
LAB
to
LD
23.25%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
3.88%
Liberal Democrat gain from SDP-Liberal Alliance

Election 1987

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
SDP-Liberal Alliance14,72946.59%+3.25%
Conservative12,17138.50%-2.59%
Labour3,30410.45%+1.86%
Plaid Cymru1,4124.47%-0.87%
Majority2,5588.09%
Turnout31,61679.43%+0.22%
Electorate39,806
Swing from
CON
to
ALL
2.92%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
2.23%
Swing from
LAB
to
ALL
0.69%
SDP-Liberal Alliance hold

Election 1983

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
SDP-Liberal Alliance12,86343.34%N/A
Conservative12,19541.09%+0.75%
Labour2,5508.59%-7.72%
Plaid Cymru1,5855.34%-3.15%
Minor4871.64%N/A
Majority6682.25%
Turnout29,68079.20%-2.21%
Electorate37,474
Swing from
LAB
to
ALL
25.53%
Swing from
CON
to
ALL
21.29%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
4.23%
SDP-Liberal Alliance gain from Conservative

Election 1979

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Conservative11,75140.33%+11.98%
Liberal10,15834.87%-8.23%
Labour4,75116.31%-2.92%
Plaid Cymru2,4748.49%-0.83%
Majority1,5935.47%
Turnout29,13481.41%+3.46%
Electorate35,786
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
10.11%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
7.45%
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
2.66%
Conservative gain from Liberal

Election 1974 (October)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Liberal11,28043.10%-2.34%
Conservative7,42128.35%-0.17%
Labour5,03119.22%+1.45%
Plaid Cymru2,4409.32%+1.05%
Majority3,85914.74%
Turnout26,17277.95%-4.63%
Electorate33,575
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
1.89%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
1.08%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
0.81%
Liberal hold

Election 1974 (February)

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Liberal12,49545.43%+7.04%
Conservative7,84428.52%-1.17%
Labour4,88817.77%-2.30%
Plaid Cymru2,2748.27%-3.57%
Majority4,65116.91%
Turnout27,50182.58%+0.32%
Electorate33,303
Swing from
LAB
to
LIB
4.67%
Swing from
CON
to
LIB
4.11%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
0.56%
Liberal hold

Election 1970

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Liberal10,20238.39%-3.06%
Conservative7,89129.70%+2.33%
Labour5,33520.08%-3.68%
Plaid Cymru3,14511.84%+4.41%
Majority2,3118.70%
Turnout26,57382.26%-0.52%
Electorate32,304
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
3.01%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
2.70%
Swing from
LAB
to
LIB
0.31%
Liberal hold

Election 1966

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Liberal10,27841.45%-0.87%
Conservative6,78427.36%+0.68%
Labour5,89123.76%+1.31%
Plaid Cymru1,8417.43%-1.12%
Majority3,49414.09%
Turnout24,79482.78%-1.35%
Electorate29,951
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
1.09%
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
0.78%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
0.31%
Liberal hold

Election 1964

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Liberal10,73842.33%+0.29%
Conservative6,76826.68%-4.65%
Labour5,69622.45%-4.18%
Plaid Cymru2,1678.54%N/A
Majority3,97015.65%
Turnout25,36984.13%+0.36%
Electorate30,154
Swing from
CON
to
LIB
2.47%
Swing from
LAB
to
LIB
2.23%
Swing from
CON
to
LAB
0.24%
Liberal hold

Election 1959

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Liberal10,97042.04%-26.02%
Conservative8,17631.33%N/A
Labour6,95026.63%-5.31%
Majority2,79410.71%
Turnout26,09683.77%+10.16%
Electorate31,152
Swing from
LIB
to
CON
28.67%
Swing from
LAB
to
CON
18.32%
Swing from
LIB
to
LAB
10.35%
Liberal hold

Election 1955

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PartyVotesPercentageChange
Liberal16,02168.05%N/A
Labour7,52131.95%N/A
Majority8,50036.11%
Turnout23,54273.61%N/A
Electorate31,983
Liberal win
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