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Wales, 1931 vs 1935: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in Wales compared between the 1931 and 1935 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19311935MajorityCon–Lab swing
AngleseyLibLib16.6%+20.7
Breconshire and RadnorshireConOth gain5.2%+33.5
Caernarvon District of BoroughsLibLib33.3%+3.6
CaernarvonshireLibLib4.1%+3.7
Cardiff CentralNat LabNat Lab14.8%+3.0
Cardiff EastConCon15.6%−4.4
Cardiff SouthConCon1.9%+8.9
CardiganshireLibLib22.2%+7.4
Carmarthenshire CarmarthenLibLab gain13.7%+8.1
Carmarthenshire LlanelliLabLab—−15.3
Denbighshire DenbighNat LibNat Lib14.6%+7.2
Denbighshire WrexhamLibLab gain12.6%+4.2
FlintshireNat LabCon gain17.0%−23.1
Glamorganshire AberavonLabLab—−29.2
Glamorganshire CaerphillyLabLab52.5%+8.6
Glamorganshire GowerLabLab33.6%+6.7
Glamorganshire Llandaff and BarryConCon2.5%+9.4
Glamorganshire NeathLabLab—−32.0
Glamorganshire OgmoreLabLab—−15.1
Glamorganshire PontypriddLabLab—−29.2
MerionethshireLibLib4.9%+2.2
Merthyr Tydfil AberdareLabLab—0
Merthyr Tydfil MerthyrILPLab gain36.1%+34.0
Monmouthshire AbertilleryLabLab—0
Monmouthshire BedwelltyLabLab—0
Monmouthshire Ebbw ValeLabLab55.6%+27.8
Monmouthshire MonmouthConCon26.7%+7.5
Monmouthshire PontypoolLabLab35.8%−10.3
MontgomeryshireNat LibNat Lib—0
NewportConCon3.4%+7.4
PembrokeshireLibLib2.4%+18.4
Rhondda EastLabLab23.6%−3.1
Rhondda WestLabLab—−42.1
Swansea EastLabLab—−28.3
Swansea WestNat LibNat Lib5.9%+2.8

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