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Wales, 1918 vs 1922: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in Wales compared between the 1918 and 1922 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19181922MajorityCon–Lab swing
AngleseyInd LabOth gain8.5%0
Breconshire and RadnorshireCo LibNat Lib gain34.9%+16.3
Caernarvon District of BoroughsCo LibNat Lib gain—0
CaernarvonshireCo LibLab gain6.1%+26.5
Cardiff CentralConCon20.6%−1.0
Cardiff EastLibCon gain4.9%−1.6
Cardiff SouthConCon4.3%+8.5
CardiganshireCo LibNat Lib gain2.1%0
Carmarthenshire CarmarthenCo LibNat Lib gain12.4%−14.7
Carmarthenshire LlanelliCo LibLab gain18.6%+6.2
Denbighshire DenbighCo LibNat Lib gain15.9%−27.3
Denbighshire WrexhamCo LibLab gain3.3%−9.7
FlintshireCo LibNat Lib gain4.7%−11.7
Glamorganshire AberavonCo LibLab gain10.4%−12.7
Glamorganshire CaerphillyLabLab14.3%−20.3
Glamorganshire GowerLabLab8.5%−0.3
Glamorganshire Llandaff and BarryConCon13.8%+8.7
Glamorganshire NeathCo LibLab gain19.0%+12.2
Glamorganshire OgmoreLabLab31.6%+17.8
Glamorganshire PontypriddCo LibLab gain19.7%−9.9
MerionethshireLibLib16.7%+20.8
Merthyr Tydfil AberdareCo LabLab gain14.4%+17.9
Merthyr Tydfil MerthyrCo LibLab gain5.9%+2.8
Monmouthshire AbertilleryLabLab—0
Monmouthshire BedwelltyLabLab26.1%−13.8
Monmouthshire Ebbw ValeLabLab30.9%+15.4
Monmouthshire MonmouthConCon—+29.8
Monmouthshire PontypoolLabLab9.2%+1.3
MontgomeryshireLibLib—0
NewportCo LibCon gain8.6%−24.8
PembrokeshireCo LibNat Lib gain37.9%+1.5
Rhondda EastLabLab10.0%+27.5
Rhondda WestLabLab24.2%+12.1
Swansea EastCo LibLab gain1.8%+7.2
Swansea WestCo LibNat Lib gain3.1%+4.3

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