Gower (UK Parliament constituency)

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Gower County constituency
Gower shown within Wales
Created:	1885
MP:	Martin Caton
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Preserved county:	West Glamorgan
EP constituency:	Wales

Gower is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency has elected only Labour MPs since 1906, the longest run (with Normanton and Makerfield) of any UK constituency. It is one of three parliamentary seats representing the city of Swansea, the others being Swansea West and Swansea East.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Election results 4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

The constituency encompasses the old Lordship of Gower (less the city of Swansea) and covers the inner Gower peninsula and outer Gower areas including Clydach, Gowerton, Gorseinon, Felindre and Garnswllt.

Gower currently comprises the electoral wards of Gower, Oystermouth, Newton, Mawr, Pennard, Fairwood, Kingsbridge, Lower Loughor, Upper Loughor, Penyrheol, Bishopston, Gorseinon, Pontarddulais, Clydach, Penclawdd, Gowerton, Penllergaer, Llangyfelach and West Cross.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

• 1885 – 1888: Frank Ash Yeo
• 1888 – 1900: David Randell Liberal
• 1900 – 1906: John Aeron Thomas Liberal
• 1906 – 1922: John Williams Independent Lib-Lab (1906 - 10); Labour (1910 - 22)
• 1922 – 1959: David Grenfell, Labour
• 1959 – 1982: Ifor Davies, Labour
• 1982 – 1997: Gareth Wardell, Labour
• 1997 – present: Martin Caton, Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Gower
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Caton	16,786	42.5	-4.8
	Conservative	Mike Murray	10,083	25.5	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Nick Tregoning	7,291	18.4	+6.3
	Plaid Cymru	Sian Caiach	3,089	7.8	-2.5
	UK Independence	Richard Lewis	1,264	3.2	+3.2
	Green	Rhoddri Griffiths	1,029	2.6	+1.0
Majority			6,703	17.0
Turnout			39,542	64.9	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.4

General Election 2001: Gower
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Caton	17,676	47.3	-6.5
	Conservative	John Bushell	10,281	27.5	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Sheila Waye	4,507	12.1	-0.9
	Plaid Cymru	Sian Caiach	3,865	10.3	+5.2
	Green	Tina Shrewsbury	607	1.6	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Darran Hickery	417	1.1	N/A
Majority			7,395	19.8
Turnout			37,353	63.4	-11.7
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Glamorgan

v • d • e Constituencies in Wales Labour Aberavon · Alyn and Deeside · Bridgend · Caerphilly · Cardiff North · Cardiff South and Penarth · Cardiff West · Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire · Clwyd South · Conwy · Cynon Valley · Delyn · Gower · Islwyn · Llanelli · Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney · Neath · Newport East · Newport West · Ogmore · Pontypridd · Rhondda · Swansea East · Swansea West · Torfaen · Vale of Clwyd · Vale of Glamorgan · Wrexham · Ynys Môn Liberal Democrat Brecon and Radnorshire · Cardiff Central · Ceredigion · Montgomeryshire Conservative Clwyd West · Monmouth · Preseli Pembrokeshire Plaid Cymru Caernarfon · Carmarthen East and Dinefwr · Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Independent Blaenau Gwent Wales European constituency: Labour (2) · Conservative (1) · Plaid Cymru (1)