Gower by-election, 1982

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 Pontypandy. 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

Gower by-election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Gareth Wardell	17,095	43.48	-9.76
	Social Democratic	Gwynoro Jones	9,875	25.12	+16.07
	Conservative	Trefor Llewellyn	8,690	22.10	-8.45
	Plaid Cymru	Ieuan Owen	3,431	8.73	+1.57
	Computer Democrat	John Donovan	125	0.32	N/A
	Civil Rights/Welsh Political Prisoner	David Burns	103	0.26	N/A
Majority			7,220	18.36	-4.33
Turnout			39,319
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.0%

References

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