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Gower — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Gower was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 11,567 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Gower from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Frank Ash Yeo (Liberal) 5,560 72.6% Henry Nathaniel Miers (Conservative) 3,457 (45.1 pts) 72.6%
1886 Frank Ash Yeo (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 David Randell (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1895 David Randell (Liberal) 6,074 72.9% Charles Henry Glascodyne (Conservative) 3,818 (45.8 pts) 68.6%
1900 John Aeron Thomas (Liberal) 4,276 52.6% John Hodge (Labour) 423 (5.2 pts) 66.3%
1906 John Williams (Independent Liberal-Labour) 4,841 42.8% Thomas Jeremiah Williams (Liberal) 319 (2.8 pts) 83.0%
Dec 1910 John Williams (Labour) 5,480 54.8% William Francis Phillips (Liberal) 953 (9.5 pts) 68.0%
Jan 1910 John Williams (Labour) 9,312 78.6% Percy Reginald Owen Abel Simner (Conservative) 6,780 (57.2 pts) 80.5%
1918 John Williams (Labour) 10,109 54.8% D H Williams (Liberal) 1,756 (9.5 pts) 62.2%
1922 David Rhys Grenfell (Labour) 13,388 54.2% Frederick William Davies (Liberal) 2,086 (8.5 pts) 74.6%
1923 David Rhys Grenfell (Labour) 14,771 59.1% Lily Folland (Liberal) 4,552 (18.2 pts) 73.0%
1924 David Rhys Grenfell (Labour) 15,374 57.2% Ernest Thomas Nethercoat (Unionist) 3,858 (14.3 pts) 75.5%
1929 David Rhys Grenfell (Labour) 20,664 54.0% Frederick William Davies (Liberal) 9,609 (25.1 pts) 79.6%
1931 David Rhys Grenfell (Labour) 21,963 53.4% Edgar Rees Jones (Liberal) 2,806 (6.8 pts) 83.5%
1935 David Rhys Grenfell (Labour) 25,632 65.9% Geoffrey Clegg Hutchinson (National) 12,393 (31.9 pts) 74.2%
1945 David Rhys Grenfell (Labour) 30,676 68.5% John Aeron-Thomas (National Liberal) 16,561 (37.0 pts) 76.9%
1950 David Rhys Grenfell (Labour) 32,564 76.1% Rowe Harding (Conservative) 22,356 (52.3 pts) 84.5%
1951 David Rhys Grenfell (Labour) 32,661 75.9% Rowe Harding (Conservative) 22,310 (51.9 pts) 84.3%
1955 David Rhys Grenfell (Labour) 26,304 68.3% B Gwyther Jones (Conservative) 18,169 (47.1 pts) 76.8%
1959 Ifor Davies (Labour) 27,441 66.9% Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine (Conservative) 17,604 (42.9 pts) 82.9%
1964 Ifor Davies (Labour) 27,895 71.0% J Huw P Griffiths (Conservative) 19,073 (48.6 pts) 79.8%
1966 Ifor Davies (Labour) 29,910 77.2% David Lewis (Conservative) 21,058 (54.3 pts) 77.9%
1970 Ifor Davies (Labour) 26,485 63.4% Michael Carter (Conservative) 17,050 (40.8 pts) 77.0%
Feb 1974 Ifor Davies (Labour) 23,856 52.9% David Frederick Roberts George (Conservative) 15,076 (33.4 pts) 79.9%
Oct 1974 Ifor Davies (Labour) 25,067 57.3% David Frederick Roberts George (Conservative) 16,204 (37.0 pts) 77.0%
1979 Ifor Davies (Labour) 24,963 53.2% Trefor Wilmot Llewellyn (Conservative) 10,641 (22.7 pts) 80.8%
1983 Gareth Wardell (Labour) 16,972 38.1% Alan Roy Thomas Kenyon (Conservative) 1,205 (2.7 pts) 78.7%
1987 Gareth Wardell (Labour) 22,138 46.6% Gerald Alexander Lewin Price (Conservative) 5,764 (12.1 pts) 80.7%
1992 Gareth Wardell (Labour) 23,485 50.1% Anthony Donnelly (Conservative) 7,048 (15.0 pts) 81.9%
1997 Martin Caton (Labour) 23,313 53.8% Alun Cairns (Conservative) 13,007 (30.0 pts) 75.1%
2001 Martin Caton (Labour) 17,676 47.3% John Bushell (Conservative) 7,395 (19.8 pts) 63.4%
2005 Martin Caton (Labour) 16,786 42.5% Mike Murray (Conservative) 6,703 (17.0 pts) 64.9%
2010 Martin Caton (Labour) 16,016 38.4% Byron Davies (Conservative) 2,683 (6.4 pts) 67.6%
2015 Byron Davies (Conservative) 15,862 37.1% Liz Evans (Labour) 27 (0.1 pts) 69.3%
2017 Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour) 22,727 49.9% Byron Davies (Conservative) 3,269 (7.2 pts) 73.4%
2019 Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour) 20,208 45.4% Francesca O'Brien (Conservative) 1,837 (4.1 pts) 72.2%
2024 Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour) 20,480 43.4% Marc Jenkins (Conservative) 11,567 (24.5 pts) 62.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Ash Yeo Liberal 5,56072.6% Yes
Henry Nathaniel Miers Conservative 2,10327.4% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Ash Yeo Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Randell Liberal Unopposed Yes

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Randell Liberal 6,07472.9% Yes
Charles Henry Glascodyne Conservative 2,25627.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Aeron Thomas Liberal 4,27652.6% Yes
John Hodge Labour 3,85347.4% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Williams Independent Liberal-Labour 4,84142.8% Yes
Thomas Jeremiah Williams Liberal 4,52240.0% No
Ernest Helme Conservative 1,93917.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Williams Labour 5,48054.8% Yes
William Francis Phillips Liberal 4,52745.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Williams Labour 9,31278.6% Yes
Percy Reginald Owen Abel Simner Conservative 2,53221.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Williams Labour 10,10954.8% Yes
D H Williams Liberal 8,35345.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Rhys Grenfell Labour 13,38854.2% Yes
Frederick William Davies Liberal 11,30245.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Rhys Grenfell Labour 14,77159.1% Yes
Lily Folland Liberal 10,21940.9% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Rhys Grenfell Labour 15,37457.2% Yes
Ernest Thomas Nethercoat Unionist 11,51642.8% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Rhys Grenfell Labour 20,66454.0% Yes
Frederick William Davies Liberal 11,05528.9% No
Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd Unionist 6,55417.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Rhys Grenfell Labour 21,96353.4% Yes
Edgar Rees Jones Liberal 19,15746.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Rhys Grenfell Labour 25,63265.9% Yes
Geoffrey Clegg Hutchinson National 13,23934.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Rhys Grenfell Labour 30,67668.5% Yes
John Aeron-Thomas National Liberal 14,11531.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Rhys Grenfell Labour 32,56476.1% Yes
Rowe Harding Conservative 10,20823.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Rhys Grenfell Labour 32,66175.9% Yes
Rowe Harding Conservative 10,35124.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Rhys Grenfell Labour 26,30468.3% Yes
B Gwyther Jones Conservative 8,13521.1% No
Edward Christopher Rees Plaid Cymru 4,10110.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ifor Davies Labour 27,44166.9% Yes
Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine Conservative 9,83724.0% No
John Gwyn Griffiths Plaid Cymru 3,7449.1% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ifor Davies Labour 27,89571.0% Yes
J Huw P Griffiths Conservative 8,82222.5% No
John Gwyn Griffiths Plaid Cymru 2,5626.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ifor Davies Labour 29,91077.2% Yes
David Lewis Conservative 8,85222.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ifor Davies Labour 26,48563.4% Yes
Michael Carter Conservative 9,43522.6% No
Clifford Davies Plaid Cymru 5,86914.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ifor Davies Labour 23,85652.9% Yes
David Frederick Roberts George Conservative 8,78019.5% No
Richard Clement Charles Thomas Liberal 8,73719.4% No
John Noel Harris Plaid Cymru 3,7418.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ifor Davies Labour 25,06757.3% Yes
David Frederick Roberts George Conservative 8,86320.3% No
Richard Owen Liberal 5,45312.5% No
Meirion Powell Plaid Cymru 4,36910.0% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ifor Davies Labour 24,96353.2% Yes
Trefor Wilmot Llewellyn Conservative 14,32230.5% No
Roger Blakeborough-Pownal Liberal 4,2459.1% No
Eifion David Thomas Plaid Cymru 3,3577.2% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gareth Wardell Labour 16,97238.1% Yes
Alan Roy Thomas Kenyon Conservative 15,76735.4% No
Gwynoro Glyndwr Jones Social Democratic Party 10,41623.4% No
Nigel Williams Plaid Cymru 1,4443.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gareth Wardell Labour 22,13846.6% Yes
Gerald Alexander Lewin Price Conservative 16,37434.5% No
David Henry Owen Elliott Social Democratic Party 7,64516.1% No
Jonathan Gwyn Mendus Edwards Plaid Cymru 1,3412.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gareth Wardell Labour 23,48550.1% Yes
Anthony Donnelly Conservative 16,43735.1% No
Christopher Davies Liberal Democrat 4,6559.9% No
Adam Price Plaid Cymru 1,6393.5% No
Brian Kingzett Green 4481.0% No
Gerry Egan Raving Loony Green Giant Party 1140.2% No
Michael Beresford Natural Law 740.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Caton Labour 23,31353.8% Yes
Alun Cairns Conservative 10,30623.8% No
Howard Evans Liberal Democrat 5,62413.0% No
Elwyn Williams Plaid Cymru 2,2265.1% No
Richard Lewis Referendum Party 1,7454.0% No
Anthony Popham Independent 1220.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Caton Labour 17,67647.3% Yes
John Bushell Conservative 10,28127.5% No
Sheila Waye Liberal Democrat 4,50712.1% No
Sian Caiach Plaid Cymru 3,86510.3% No
Tina Shrewsbury Green 6071.6% No
Darran Hickery Socialist Labour 4171.1% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Caton Labour 16,78642.5% Yes
Mike Murray Conservative 10,08325.5% No
Nick Tregoning Liberal Democrat 7,29118.4% No
Sian Caiach Plaid Cymru 3,0897.8% No
Richard Lewis UKIP 1,2643.2% No
Rhoddri Griffiths Green 1,0292.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Martin Caton Labour 16,01638.4% Yes
Byron Davies Conservative 13,33332.0% No
Mike Day Liberal Democrat 7,94719.1% No
Darren Price Plaid Cymru 2,7606.6% No
Adrian Jones BNP 9632.3% No
Gordon Triggs UKIP 6521.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Byron Davies Conservative 15,86237.1% Yes
Liz Evans Labour 15,83537.0% No
Colin Beckett UKIP 4,77311.2% No
Darren Thomas Plaid Cymru 3,0517.1% No
Mike Sheehan Liberal Democrat 1,5523.6% No
Julia Marshall Green 1,1612.7% No
David Baron Barnes von Claptrap Official Monster Raving Loony Party 2530.6% No
Steve Roberts Independent 1680.4% No
Mark Evans Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1030.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tonia Antoniazzi Labour 22,72749.9% Yes
Byron Davies Conservative 19,45842.7% No
Harri Roberts Plaid Cymru 1,6693.7% No
Howard Evans Liberal Democrat 9312.0% No
Ross Ford UKIP 6421.4% No
Jason Winstanley Pirate Party UK 1490.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tonia Antoniazzi Labour 20,20845.4% Yes
Francesca O'Brien Conservative 18,37141.3% No
John Davies Plaid Cymru 2,2885.1% No
Sam Bennett Liberal Democrat 2,2365.0% No
Rob Ross Brexit Party 1,3793.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tonia Antoniazzi Labour 20,48043.4% Yes
Marc Jenkins Conservative 8,91318.9% No
Catrin Thomas Reform UK 8,53018.1% No
Kieran Pritchard Plaid Cymru 3,9428.3% No
Franck Banza Liberal Democrat 2,5935.5% No
Chris Evans Green 2,4885.3% No
Wayne Erasmus Independent 2830.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 45.1 pts 1895: Liberal margin 45.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 5.2 pts 1906: Independent Liberal-Labour margin 2.8 pts Dec 1910: Labour margin 9.5 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 57.2 pts 1918: Labour margin 9.5 pts 1922: Labour margin 8.5 pts 1923: Labour margin 18.2 pts 1924: Labour margin 14.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 25.1 pts 1931: Labour margin 6.8 pts 1935: Labour margin 31.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 37.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 52.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 51.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 47.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 42.9 pts 1964: Labour margin 48.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 54.3 pts 1970: Labour margin 40.8 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 33.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 37.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 22.7 pts 1983: Labour margin 2.7 pts 1987: Labour margin 12.1 pts 1992: Labour margin 15.0 pts 1997: Labour margin 30.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 19.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 17.0 pts 2010: Labour margin 6.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 0.1 pts 2017: Labour margin 7.2 pts 2019: Labour margin 4.1 pts 2024: Labour margin 24.5 pts 1885 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Gower has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Independent Liberal-Labour, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Gower in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Gower in 2024 with 20,480 votes (43.4%), a majority of 11,567 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Gower since 1885?

Since 1885, Gower has been won by: Conservative, Independent Liberal-Labour, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Gower?

The closest result on record for Gower was 2015, when Conservative beat Labour by just 27 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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