1982 Gower by-election

1982 Gower by-election
16 Sep 1982
Constituency of Gower
Turnout65.4% (15.4%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Gareth Wardell Gwynoro Jones
Party Labour SDP
Popular vote 17,095 9,875
Percentage 43.5% 25.1%
Swing 9.7% 16.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Trefor Llewellyn Ieuan Owen
Party Conservative Plaid Cymru
Popular vote 8,690 3,431
Percentage 22.1% 8.7%
Swing 8.5% 1.5%
MP before election

Ifor Davies
Labour

Subsequent MP

Gareth Wardell
Labour

The 1982 Gower by-election of 16 September 1982 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Ifor Davies on 6 June 1982. The seat was held by Labour in the by-election.[1]

Amongst the candidates was David Burns who at the time was being held on remand over charges relating to the bombing of a British Army recruitment office in Pontypridd. A self-declared member of the 'Worker's Army for a Welsh Republic', Burns was ultimately released in 1983 after neither of the two charges were made to stand up.[2]

Result

1982 Gower by-election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gareth Wardell 17,095 43.5 −9.7
SDP Gwynoro Jones 9,875 25.1 +16.1
Conservative Trefor Llewellyn 8,690 22.1 −8.5
Plaid Cymru Ieuan Owen 3,431 8.7 +1.5
Computer Democrat John Donovan 125 0.3 N/A
Civil Rights/Welsh Political Prisoner David Burns 103 0.3 N/A
Majority 7,220 18.4 −4.2
Turnout 39,319 65.4 −15.4
Registered electors 60,123
Labour hold Swing +0.7

References

  1. ^ "Gower by-election result". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  2. ^ a b Results of By-Elections in the 1979-83 Parliament
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