South Glamorganshire — UK General Election Results

South Glamorganshire was won by Labour at the Dec 1910 general election, with a majority of 2,938 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in South Glamorganshire from 1885 to Dec 1910.

Full Election History, 1885–Dec 1910

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Arthur John Williams (Liberal) 3,945 54.1% John Talbot Dillwyn-Llewellyn (Conservative) 594 (8.1 pts) 82.9%
1886 Arthur John Williams (Liberal) 3,497 61.6% James Mowatt (Liberal Unionist) 1,320 (23.3 pts) 64.4%
1892 Arthur John Williams (Liberal) 4,743 55.4% Morgan Morgan (Conservative) 918 (10.7 pts) 68.6%
1895 Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin (Conservative) 5,747 53.9% Arthur John Williams (Liberal) 825 (7.7 pts) 75.0%
1900 Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin (Conservative) 6,841 52.0% Walter Morgan (Liberal) 519 (3.9 pts) 73.2%
1906 William Brace (Liberal-Labour) 10,514 63.3% Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin (Conservative) 4,418 (26.6 pts) 80.9%
Jan 1910 William Brace (Labour) 11,612 61.0% Lewis Morgan (Conservative) 4,201 (22.1 pts) 82.9%
Dec 1910 William Brace (Labour) 10,190 58.4% Lewis Morgan (Conservative) 2,938 (16.8 pts) 76.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur John Williams Liberal 3,94554.1% Yes
John Talbot Dillwyn-Llewellyn Conservative 3,35145.9% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur John Williams Liberal 3,49761.6% Yes
James Mowatt Liberal Unionist 2,17738.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur John Williams Liberal 4,74355.4% Yes
Morgan Morgan Conservative 3,82544.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin Conservative 5,74753.9% Yes
Arthur John Williams Liberal 4,92246.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin Conservative 6,84152.0% Yes
Walter Morgan Liberal 6,32248.0% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Brace Liberal-Labour 10,51463.3% Yes
Windham Henry Wyndham-Quin Conservative 6,09636.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Brace Labour 11,61261.0% Yes
Lewis Morgan Conservative 7,41139.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Brace Labour 10,19058.4% Yes
Lewis Morgan Conservative 7,25241.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 8.1 pts 1886: Liberal margin 23.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 10.7 pts 1895: Conservative margin 7.7 pts 1900: Conservative margin 3.9 pts 1906: Liberal-Labour margin 26.6 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 22.1 pts Dec 1910: Labour margin 16.8 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910

Trend

South Glamorganshire has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Liberal-Labour, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won South Glamorganshire in the Dec 1910 general election?

Labour won South Glamorganshire in Dec 1910 with 10,190 votes (58.4%), a majority of 2,938 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won South Glamorganshire since 1885?

Since 1885, South Glamorganshire has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal-Labour.

What was the closest result in South Glamorganshire?

The closest result on record for South Glamorganshire was 1900, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 519 votes (3.9 percentage points).

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