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]
Results
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 | | |
References
- ^ "Gower by-election result". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ a b Results of By-Elections in the 1979-83 Parliament
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