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Montgomery

Every general election in Montgomery since 1955 (until 1992). Latest: Liberal Democrats, majority 5,209.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Liberal Democrats Won16,03148.5%
Conservative10,82232.7%
Labour4,11512.5%
Plaid Cymru1,5814.8%
Others5081.5%
Valid votes33,057
Majority5,20915.8%

LD gain from Alliance Turnout 79.9% of 41,386 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551959196419661970O19741979198319871992Liberal, 1955: 68.1%Liberal, 1959: 42.0%Liberal, 1964: 42.3%Liberal, 1966: 41.5%Liberal, 1970: 38.4%Liberal, October 1974: 43.1%Liberal, 1979: 34.9%Conservative, 1959: 31.3%Conservative, 1964: 26.7%Conservative, 1966: 27.4%Conservative, 1970: 29.7%Conservative, October 1974: 28.4%Conservative, 1979: 40.3%Conservative, 1983: 41.1%Conservative, 1987: 38.5%Conservative, 1992: 32.7%Labour, 1955: 32.0%Labour, 1959: 26.6%Labour, 1964: 22.5%Labour, 1966: 23.8%Labour, 1970: 20.1%Labour, October 1974: 19.2%Labour, 1979: 16.3%Labour, 1983: 8.6%Labour, 1987: 10.5%Labour, 1992: 12.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 43.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 46.6%Plaid Cymru, 1964: 8.5%Plaid Cymru, 1966: 7.4%Plaid Cymru, 1970: 11.8%Plaid Cymru, October 1974: 9.3%Plaid Cymru, 1979: 8.5%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 5.3%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 4.5%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 4.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 48.5%
Vote share in Montgomery at each general election Lib Con Lab Alliance PC LD

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992LDCon5,20915.879.9%LD gain from Alliance
1987AllianceCon2,5588.179.4%Alliance hold
1983AllianceCon6682.378.3%
1979ConLib1,5935.581.4%Con gain from Lib
October 1974LibCon3,85914.778.0%
1970LibCon2,3118.782.3%Lib hold
1966LibCon3,49414.182.8%Lib hold
1964LibCon3,97015.784.1%Lib hold
1959LibCon2,79410.783.8%Lib hold
1955LibLab8,50036.173.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Montgomery?

The Liberal Democrats won Montgomery at the 1992 general election with a majority of 5,209.

Which parties have won Montgomery?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1955: Liberal 6, SDP–Liberal Alliance 2, Liberal Democrats 1, Conservative 1.

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