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Conway — UK General Election Results

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Conway was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 6,073 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Conway from 1950 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1950–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 William Elwyn Edwards Jones (Labour) 15,176 38.4% David Archibald Price-White (Conservative) 803 (2.0 pts) 84.6%
1951 Peter John Mitchell Thomas (Conservative) 17,115 43.4% William Elwyn Edwards Jones (Labour) 583 (1.5 pts) 84.9%
1955 Peter John Mitchell Thomas (Conservative) 18,705 48.2% William Elwyn Edwards Jone (Labour) 4,824 (12.4 pts) 84.7%
1959 Peter John Mitchell Thomas (Conservative) 17,795 47.1% Silvan Jones (Labour) 4,535 (12.0 pts) 82.7%
1964 Peter John Mitchell Thomas (Conservative) 18,753 50.6% Gwilym Edffrwd Roberts (Labour) 3,519 (9.5 pts) 80.3%
1966 Ednyfed Davies (Labour) 18,203 47.4% Peter Thomas (Conservative) 581 (1.5 pts) 83.7%
1970 Ieuan Roberts (Conservative) 16,927 42.4% Ednyfed Davies (Labour) 903 (2.3 pts) 82.0%
Feb 1974 Ieuan Roberts (Conservative) 16,763 40.2% David Rees (Labour) 4,549 (10.9 pts) 81.2%
Oct 1974 Ieuan Roberts (Conservative) 15,614 39.6% David Rees (Labour) 2,806 (7.1 pts) 76.2%
1979 Ieuan Roberts (Conservative) 18,142 44.7% Gerson Wyn Davies (Labour) 6,073 (15.0 pts) 79.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Elwyn Edwards Jones Labour 15,17638.4% Yes
David Archibald Price-White Conservative 14,37336.4% No
Hugh Emlyn Hooson Liberal 9,93725.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter John Mitchell Thomas Conservative 17,11543.4% Yes
William Elwyn Edwards Jones Labour 16,53241.9% No
Hugh Emlyn Hooson Liberal 5,79114.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter John Mitchell Thomas Conservative 18,70548.2% Yes
William Elwyn Edwards Jone Labour 13,88135.8% No
Herbert Mostyn Lewis Liberal 3,2178.3% No
Ioan Bowen Rees Plaid Cymru 3,0197.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter John Mitchell Thomas Conservative 17,79547.1% Yes
Silvan Jones Labour 13,26035.1% No
John H Bellis Liberal 3,84510.2% No
Ioan Bowen Rees Plaid Cymru 2,8527.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter John Mitchell Thomas Conservative 18,75350.6% Yes
Gwilym Edffrwd Roberts Labour 15,23441.1% No
Gwilym Hughes Plaid Cymru 3,0588.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ednyfed Davies Labour 18,20347.4% Yes
Peter Thomas Conservative 17,62245.9% No
Robert Ellis Jones Plaid Cymru 2,5526.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ieuan Roberts Conservative 16,92742.4% Yes
Ednyfed Davies Labour 16,02440.2% No
Dafydd Elis-Thomas Plaid Cymru 4,31110.8% No
Elfyn Morris Liberal 2,6266.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ieuan Roberts Conservative 16,76340.2% Yes
David Rees Labour 12,21429.3% No
Dr DT Jones Liberal 8,54620.5% No
Pryce Michael Farmer Plaid Cymru 4,20310.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ieuan Roberts Conservative 15,61439.6% Yes
David Rees Labour 12,80832.5% No
Dr DT Jones Liberal 6,34416.1% No
Pryce Michael Farmer Plaid Cymru 4,66811.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ieuan Roberts Conservative 18,14244.7% Yes
Gerson Wyn Davies Labour 12,06929.7% No
Rev John Roberts Liberal 6,86716.9% No
Emyr Price Plaid Cymru 3,4978.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Labour margin 2.0 pts 1951: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1955: Conservative margin 12.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 12.0 pts 1964: Conservative margin 9.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 1.5 pts 1970: Conservative margin 2.3 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 10.9 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 7.1 pts 1979: Conservative margin 15.0 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Conway has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Conway in the 1979 general election?

Conservative won Conway in 1979 with 18,142 votes (44.7%), a majority of 6,073 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Conway since 1950?

Since 1950, Conway has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Conway?

The closest result on record for Conway was 1951, when Conservative beat Labour by just 583 votes (1.5 percentage points).

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