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Wales, 1987 vs 1992: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in Wales compared between the 1987 and 1992 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19871992MajorityCon–Lab swing
AberavonLabLab53.2%+0.4
Alyn and DeesideLabLab16.2%+1.3
Blaenau GwentLabLab69.2%+2.4
Brecon and RadnorAllianceCon gain0.3%−2.2
BridgendLabLab15.6%+3.0
CaernarfonPCPC39.9%+0.8
CaerphillyLabLab45.5%+3.2
Cardiff CentralConLab gain8.1%+6.5
Cardiff NorthConCon6.2%+6.2
Cardiff South and PenarthLabLab22.0%+5.9
Cardiff WestLabLab20.3%+5.6
CarmarthenLabLab5.1%+3.1
Ceredigion and Pembroke NorthAlliancePC gain6.2%+1.2
Clwyd North WestConCon11.4%+6.1
Clwyd South WestLabLab10.0%+3.9
ConwyConCon2.4%+4.2
Cynon ValleyLabLab56.2%−0.2
DelynConLab gain3.7%+3.0
GowerLabLab15.0%+1.4
IslwynLabLab59.4%+1.4
LlanelliLabLab38.1%−2.0
Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPCPC17.5%+1.9
Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLabLab60.3%−1.5
MonmouthConCon6.3%+6.8
MontgomeryAllianceLD gain15.8%+3.9
NeathLabLab52.8%+2.8
Newport EastLabLab23.6%+3.4
Newport WestLabLab17.1%+5.6
OgmoreLabLab56.6%+1.1
PembrokeConLab gain1.2%+5.6
PontypriddLabLab40.5%+1.8
RhonddaLabLab62.7%+0.5
Swansea EastLabLab52.5%+3.8
Swansea WestLabLab21.6%+3.0
TorfaenLabLab43.8%+2.1
Vale of GlamorganConCon0.0%+6.0
WrexhamLabLab13.1%+2.4
Ynys MonPCPC2.6%+2.7

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