UK Polling History - Election of 9 June 1983

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UK Polling History: Election of 9 June 1983 – Aberavon

«	Previous election 3 May 1979

Following election
11 June 1987

Result summary

	Parties
	Labour	Alliance	Conservative	Plaid Cymru
Votes	23,745	8,206	6,605	1,859
Votes gained	-7,920	–	-6,087	-95
Share of votes	58.8%	20.3%	16.3%	4.6%
Share of eligible voters	43.9%	15.2%	12.2%	3.4%
Gain in share of votes	-2.9%	–	-8.4%	+0.8%
Gain in share of eligible voters	-4.9%	–	-7.3%	+0.4%

Total votes:	40,415
Electorate:	54,057
Turnout:	74.8%
Outcome:		Labour hold
Swing:	4.6%	Plaid Cymru from Conservative

Polling history

List of contests

«	Constituency formed from Mid Glamorganshire, Swansea District 14 December 1918

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Plaid Cymru	Liberal Democrat	Other	Alliance	Coalition Liberal	National Liberal	UKIP	Brexit	Green	Independent

Date	Type	Parties
Date	Type	Labour	Conservative	Liberal	Plaid Cymru	Liberal Democrat	Other	Alliance	Coalition Liberal	National Liberal	UKIP	Brexit	Green	Independent
12 December 2019	General Election	17,008	6,518		2,711	1,072	731					3,108	450
8 June 2017	General Election	22,662	5,901		2,761	599					1,345
7 May 2015	General Election	15,416	3,742		3,663	1,397	1,623				4,971		711
6 May 2010	General Election	16,073	4,411		2,198	5,034	2,753				489
5 May 2005	General Election	18,077	3,064		3,545	4,140	1,278
7 June 2001	General Election	19,063	2,296		2,955	2,933	2,943
1 May 1997	General Election	25,650	2,835		2,088	4,079	1,311
9 April 1992	General Election	26,877	5,567		1,919	4,999	707
11 June 1987	General Election	27,126	5,861		1,124			6,517
9 June 1983	General Election	23,745	6,605		1,859			8,206
3 May 1979	General Election	31,665	12,692	4,624	1,954		406
10 October 1974	General Election	29,683	7,931	5,178	4,032		427
28 February 1974	General Election	31,656	10,968		5,898
18 June 1970	General Election	31,314	10,419		3,912		1,102
31 March 1966	General Election	33,763	9,369				1,620
15 October 1964	General Election	33,103	9,424		2,118		1,260
8 October 1959	General Election	30,397	12,759		3,066
26 May 1955	General Election	29,003	12,706
25 October 1951	General Election	30,498	11,878
23 February 1950	General Election	29,278		5,263						8,091
5 July 1945	General Election	31,286	11,860
14 November 1935	General Election	Uncontested
27 October 1931	General Election	23,029		16,378
30 May 1929	General Election	22,194	4,330	13,155
29 October 1924	General Election	17,724		15,624
6 December 1923	General Election	17,439	13,927
15 November 1922	General Election	14,318	11,111							5,328
14 December 1918	General Election	7,758							13,635					324

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