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Wales, 1997 vs 2001: seat-by-seat change

Every constituency in Wales compared between the 1997 and 2001 general elections: which seats changed hands and how far each swung.

Constituency19972001MajorityCon–Lab swing
AberavonLabLab53.4%−4.0
Alyn and DeesideLabLab26.0%−6.5
Blaenau GwentLabLab60.9%−4.2
Brecon and RadnorshireLDLD2.0%−5.6
BridgendLabLab27.2%−4.0
CaernarfonPCPC12.1%0
CaerphillyLabLab37.2%−5.1
Cardiff CentralLabLab1.9%−0.5
Cardiff NorthLabLab14.3%−1.3
Cardiff South and PenarthLabLab34.4%+0.8
Cardiff WestLabLab33.2%−2.8
Carmarthen East and DinefwrLabPC gain6.8%−4.1
Carmarthen West and South PembrokeshireLabLab12.3%−5.1
CeredigionPCPC11.4%−6.7
Clwyd SouthLabLab26.6%−4.3
Clwyd WestLabLab3.2%−0.7
ConwyLabLab18.1%+3.7
Cynon ValleyLabLab48.2%−2.5
DelynLabLab24.8%−3.2
GowerLabLab19.8%−5.1
IslwynLabLab48.3%−6.4
LlanelliLabLab17.7%−3.3
Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPCPC27.0%−1.6
Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLabLab47.1%−7.8
MonmouthLabLab0.9%−3.8
MontgomeryshireLDLD21.5%−4.5
NeathLabLab42.3%−6.8
Newport EastLabLab31.6%−2.4
Newport WestLabLab26.5%−4.8
OgmoreLabLab48.0%−6.7
PontypriddLabLab46.2%−2.2
Preseli PembrokeshireLabLab8.0%−6.3
RhonddaLabLab47.2%−3.5
Swansea EastLabLab53.7%−5.5
Swansea WestLabLab29.8%−3.0
TorfaenLabLab46.2%−5.3
Vale of ClwydLabLab17.8%−2.5
Vale of GlamorganLabLab10.4%−4.6
WrexhamLabLab30.6%−0.9
Ynys-MonPCLab gain2.4%+0.4

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