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Wales, 1950 vs 1951: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in Wales compared between the 1950 and 1951 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19501951MajorityCon–Lab swing
AberdareLabLab63.2%+0.5
AngleseyLibLab gain2.0%−4.1
Breconshire and RadnorshireLabLab4.4%−0.9
Caernarvonshire CaernarvonLabLab24.8%−3.7
Caernarvonshire ConwayLabCon gain1.5%−1.8
Cardiff NorthConCon13.1%−3.7
Cardiff South EastLabLab8.7%−1.5
Cardiff WestLabLab10.3%+0.8
CardiganshireLibLib34.6%+12.7
Carmarthenshire CarmarthenLibLib0.9%−0.1
Carmarthenshire LlanelliLabLab51.8%−3.8
Denbighshire DenbighNat LibNat Lib17.8%+1.5
Denbighshire WrexhamLabLab26.7%+1.8
Flintshire EastLabLab7.6%−3.8
Flintshire WestConCon21.6%−2.3
Glamorganshire AberavonLabLab43.9%−12.4
Glamorganshire BarryLabCon gain3.5%−2.8
Glamorganshire CaerphillyLabLab54.3%−0.4
Glamorganshire GowerLabLab51.9%−0.1
Glamorganshire NeathLabLab53.8%−2.7
Glamorganshire OgmoreLabLab57.1%+1.4
Glamorganshire PontypriddLabLab44.5%−2.1
MerionethshireLibLab gain4.3%+2.7
Merthyr TydfilLabLab59.1%−1.3
Monmouthshire AbertilleryLabLab73.9%−0.1
Monmouthshire BedwelltyLabLab66.6%−0.1
Monmouthshire Ebbw ValeLabLab61.5%0
Monmouthshire MonmouthConCon11.2%−0.3
Monmouthshire PontypoolLabLab51.5%−1.9
MontgomeryshireLibLib38.5%+18.1
NewportLabLab14.0%−1.0
PembrokeshireLabLab16.8%−16.7
Rhondda EastLabLab71.0%+1.3
Rhondda WestLabLab69.8%−0.8
Swansea EastLabLab47.2%−1.7
Swansea WestLabLab4.3%−24.7

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