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Wales, 1966 vs 1970: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in Wales compared between the 1966 and 1970 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19661970MajorityCon–Lab swing
AberavonLabLab44.7%−4.9
AberdareLabLab29.9%−4.1
AbertilleryLabLab69.0%−3.6
AngleseyLabLab14.7%−2.5
BarryConCon14.6%−6.0
BedwelltyLabLab59.2%−6.7
Brecon and RadnorLabLab11.2%−4.9
CaernarvonLabLab6.8%−6.9
CaerphillyLabLab33.3%−3.8
Cardiff NorthLabCon gain3.8%−2.6
Cardiff South EastLabLab10.8%−5.1
Cardiff WestLabLab13.3%−4.4
CardiganLabLab3.8%−0.8
CarmarthenLabLab7.9%−3.3
ConwayLabCon gain2.3%−1.9
DenbighConCon18.3%−2.2
East FlintshireLabLab7.8%−5.0
Ebbw ValeLabLab57.9%−2.5
GowerLabLab40.8%−6.8
LlanelliLabLab46.0%−2.5
MerionethLabLab15.4%−4.4
Merthyr TydfilLabOth gain23.2%−20.8
MonmouthLabCon gain2.2%−3.8
MontgomeryLibLib8.7%−3.0
NeathLabLab54.4%−4.6
NewportLabLab15.0%−2.3
OgmoreLabLab46.3%−5.2
PembrokeLabCon gain2.2%−7.1
PontypoolLabLab47.8%−4.4
PontypriddLabLab41.6%−4.1
Rhondda EastLabLab44.4%−3.4
Rhondda WestLabLab60.7%0
Swansea EastLabLab48.6%−5.6
Swansea WestLabLab6.6%−3.1
West FlintshireConCon16.3%−4.5
WrexhamLabLab28.2%−2.9

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