1982 Gower by-election

1982 Gower by-election

←  1979 16 Sep 1982 1983  →
Constituency of Gower
Turnout	65.4% (15.4%)
First party Second party   Candidate Gareth Wardell Gwynoro Jones Party Labour SDP Popular vote 17,095 9,875 Percentage 43.5% 25.1% Swing 9.7% 16.1%   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Trefor Llewellyn Ieuan Owen Party Conservative Plaid Cymru Popular vote 8,690 3,431 Percentage 22.1% 8.7% Swing 8.5% 1.5%
MP before election Ifor Davies Labour Subsequent MP Gareth Wardell Labour

The 1982 Gower by-election of 16 September 1982 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Ifor Davies on 6 June 1982. The seat was held by Labour in the by-election. ^[1]

Amongst the candidates was David Burns who at the time was being held on remand over charges relating to the bombing of a British Army recruitment office in Pontypridd. A self-declared member of the 'Worker's Army for a Welsh Republic', Burns was ultimately released in 1983 after neither of the two charges were made to stand up. ^[2]

Result

1982 Gower by-election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gareth Wardell	17,095	43.5	−9.7
	SDP	Gwynoro Jones	9,875	25.1	+16.1
	Conservative	Trefor Llewellyn	8,690	22.1	−8.5
	Plaid Cymru	Ieuan Owen	3,431	8.7	+1.5
	Computer Democrat	John Donovan	125	0.3	N/A
	Civil Rights/Welsh Political Prisoner	David Burns	103	0.3	N/A
Majority			7,220	18.4	−4.2
Turnout			39,319	65.4	−15.4
Registered electors			60,123
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.7

References

1. "Gower by-election result". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
2. Results of By-Elections in the 1979-83 Parliament