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Wales, 1964 vs 1966: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in Wales compared between the 1964 and 1966 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19641966MajorityCon–Lab swing
AberavonLabLab54.5%+1.5
AberdareLabLab61.6%−0.2
AbertilleryLabLab76.2%+2.2
AngleseyLabLab19.6%−1.8
BarryConCon2.6%+2.8
BedwelltyLabLab72.5%+2.7
Brecon and RadnorLabLab21.0%+0.2
CaernarvonLabLab34.0%+1.9
CaerphillyLabLab59.6%+2.2
Cardiff NorthConLab gain1.4%+4.4
Cardiff South EastLabLab21.0%+3.0
Cardiff WestLabLab22.0%+1.8
CardiganLibLab gain1.7%+3.2
CarmarthenLabLab20.1%−0.1
ConwayConLab gain1.5%+5.5
DenbighConCon10.6%+3.7
East FlintshireLabLab17.8%+4.7
Ebbw ValeLabLab70.3%+1.5
GowerLabLab54.3%+2.9
LlanelliLabLab56.3%+1.6
MerionethLabLab8.7%+4.5
Merthyr TydfilLabLab60.5%+0.3
MonmouthConLab gain5.5%+6.1
MontgomeryLibLib14.1%+0.3
NeathLabLab63.6%+5.3
NewportLabLab19.6%+2.3
OgmoreLabLab56.7%+2.8
PembrokeLabLab12.0%−2.5
PontypoolLabLab56.6%+1.9
PontypriddLabLab49.8%+3.6
Rhondda EastLabLab69.0%+4.2
Rhondda WestLabLab67.4%−0.2
Swansea EastLabLab59.9%+2.7
Swansea WestLabLab12.8%+3.7
West FlintshireConCon7.2%+2.8
WrexhamLabLab34.0%+4.4

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