1982 Gower by-election

The 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]

Results

1982 Gower by-election[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Gareth Wardell	17,095	43.5	-9.8
	SDP	Gwynoro Jones	9,875	25.1	+16.1
	Conservative	Trefor Llewellyn	8,690	22.1	-8.4
	Plaid Cymru	Ieuan Owen	3,431	8.7	+1.6
	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	-4.3
Turnout			39,319	65.4	-15.4
Registered electors			60,123
	Labour hold		Swing

References

"Gower by-election result". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
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