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Data Last Updated: 11 January 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Renamed with Boundary Change
19 December 1832		1,184
William Edward Powell	Tory	Unopposed

12 January 1835		1,352
William Edward Powell	Conservative Party	Unopposed

2 August 1837		1,788
William Edward Powell	Conservative Party	Unopposed

8 July 1841		2,060
William Edward Powell	Conservative Party	Unopposed

11 August 1847		2,278
William Edward Powell	Conservative Party	Unopposed

15 July 1852		2,235
William Edward Powell	Conservative Party	Unopposed

13 February 1854 Resignation of William Powell. (Northstead)

22 February 1854
Ernest Augustus Vaughan, Earl of Lisburne	Conservative Party	Unopposed

31 March 1857		2,723
Ernest Augustus Vaughan, Earl of Lisburne	Conservative Party	Unopposed

7 May 1859		1,998/2,586	77.26
William Thomas Rowland Powell	Conservative Party	1,070	53.55
Arthur Henry Saunders Davies	Conservative Party	928	46.45
Majority		142	7.11

20 July 1865		2,659/3,520	75.54
Sir Thomas Davies Lloyd, Bt	Liberal Party	1,510	56.79
David Davies	Liberal Party	1,149	43.21
Majority		361	13.58

Boundary Change
28 November 1868		3,992/5,115	78.04
Evan Matthew Richards	Liberal Party	2,074	51.95
Edward Mallett Vaughan	Conservative Party	1,918	48.05
Majority		156	3.91

12 February 1874		3,485/4,438	78.53
Thomas Edward Lloyd	Conservative Party	1,850	53.08
Evan Matthew Richards	Liberal Party	1,635	46.92
Majority		215	6.17

9 April 1880		4,011/4,882	82.16
Lewis Pugh Pugh	Liberal Party	2,406	59.99
Thomas Edward Lloyd	Conservative Party	1,605	40.01
Majority		801	19.97

28 November 1885		9,611/12,308	78.09
David Davies	Liberal Party	5,967	62.09
Matthew Lewis Vaughan-Davies	Conservative Party	3,644	37.91
Majority		2,323	24.17

10 July 1886		8,495/12,308	69.02
William Bowen Rowlands	Liberal Party	4,252	50.05
David Davies	Liberal Unionist Party	4,243	49.95
Majority		9	0.11

16 July 1892		8,503/13,155	64.64
William Bowen Rowlands	Liberal Party	5,233	61.54
William Jones	Liberal Unionist Party	3,270	38.46
Majority		1,963	23.09

1893 Appointment of William Rowlands as the Recorder of Swansea.

4 July 1893
William Bowen Rowlands	Liberal Party	Unopposed

19 July 1895		8,675/12,994	66.76
Matthew Lewis Vaughan-Davies	Liberal Party	4,927	56.80
John Charles Harford	Conservative Party	3,748	43.20
Majority		1,179	13.59

12 October 1900		8,355/13,299	62.82
Matthew Lewis Vaughan-Davies	Liberal Party	4,568	54.67
John Charles Harford	Conservative Party	3,787	45.33
Majority		781	9.35

19 January 1906		8,789/13,215	66.51
Matthew Lewis Vaughan-Davies	Liberal Party	5,829	66.32
Charles Evan Davies Morgan Richardson	Liberal Unionist Party	2,960	33.68
Majority		2,869	32.64

28 January 1910		9,291/13,333	69.68
Matthew Lewis Vaughan-Davies	Liberal Party	6,348	68.32
George Fossett Roberts	Conservative Party	2,943	31.68
Majority		3,405	36.65

5 December 1910		13,333
Matthew Lewis Vaughan-Davies	Liberal Party	Unopposed

14 December 1918		30,368
Matthew Lewis Vaughan-Davies	Liberal Party - Coalition	Unopposed

18 January 1921 Elevation of Matthew Vaughan-Davies to the Peerage - Baron Ystwyth.

18 February 1921		24,632/30,751	80.10
Ernest Evans	Liberal Party - Coalition	14,111	57.29
William Llewellyn Williams	Liberal Party	10,521	42.71
Majority		3,590	14.57

15 November 1922		25,135/32,695	76.88
Ernest Evans	National Liberal Party	12,825	51.02
Rhys Hopkin Morris	Liberal Party	12,310	48.98
Majority		515	2.05

6 December 1923		26,636/32,881	81.01
Rhys Hopkin Morris	Independent Liberal	12,469	46.81
Ernest Evans	Liberal Party	7,391	27.75
Ernest Edmund Henry Mallet Lisburne, Earl of Lisburne	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,776	25.44
Majority		5,078	19.06

29 October 1924		33,314
Rhys Hopkin Morris	Liberal Party

30 May 1929		28,325/38,704	73.18
Rhys Hopkin Morris	Liberal Party	17,127	60.47
Edward Crawford Lloyd Fitzwilliams	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,198	39.53
Majority		5,929	20.93

27 October 1931		26,474/39,206	67.53
Rhys Hopkin Morris	Liberal Party	20,113	75.97
John Lloyd Jones	Labour Party	6,361	24.03
Majority		13,752	51.95

23 August 1932 Resignation of Rhys Morris on Appointment as Metropolitan Police Magistrate.

22 September 1932		27,598/39,206	70.39
David Owen Evans	Liberal Party	13,437	48.69
Edward Crawford Lloyd Fitzwilliams	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,866	32.13
Rev D M Jones	Labour Party	5,295	19.19
Majority		4,571	16.56

14 November 1935		25,931/39,851	65.07
David Owen Evans	Liberal Party	15,846	61.11
Ronw Moelwyn Hughes	Labour Party	10,085	38.89
Majority		5,761	22.22

11 June 1945 Death of David Evans.

5 July 1945		29,630/41,597	71.23
Evan Roderic Bowen	Liberal Party	18,912	63.83
Iwan James Morgan	Labour Party	10,718	36.17
Majority		8,194	27.65

23 February 1950		32,828/44,627	73.56
Evan Roderic Bowen	Liberal Party	17,093	52.07
Ivan James Morgan	Labour Party	9,055	27.58
Dr George Sinclair Ross Little	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,680	20.35
Majority		8,038	24.49

25 October 1951		29,651/41,977	70.64
Evan Roderic Bowen	Liberal Party	19,954	67.30
Brynmor Williams	Labour Party	9,697	32.70
Majority		10,257	34.59

26 May 1955		28,998/39,902	72.67
Evan Roderic Bowen	Liberal Party	18,908	65.20
David Jones Davies	Labour Party	10,090	34.80
Majority		8,818	30.41

8 October 1959		30,337/38,878	78.03
Evan Roderic Bowen	Liberal Party	17,898	59.00
Loti Rees Hughes	Labour Party	8,559	28.21
Gareth Wyn Evans	Plaid Cymru	3,880	12.79
Majority		9,339	30.78

15 October 1964		29,940/37,964	78.86
Evan Roderic Bowen	Liberal Party	11,500	38.41
David John Davies	Labour Party	9,281	31.00
Arthur John Ryder	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,897	19.70
Gareth Wyn Evans	Plaid Cymru	3,262	10.90
Majority		2,219	7.41

31 March 1966		30,443/37,533	81.11
Dafydd Elystan Morgan	Labour Party	11,302	37.13
Evan Roderic Bowen	Liberal Party	10,779	35.41
John Stradling Thomas	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,893	19.36
Edward Glynne Millward	Plaid Cymru	2,469	8.11
Majority		523	1.72

18 June 1970		33,076/40,302	82.07
Dafydd Elystan Morgan	Labour Party	11,063	33.45
Huw Ceiriog Lloyd Williams	Liberal Party	9,800	29.63
Hywel Wyn Jones ap Robert	Plaid Cymru	6,498	19.65
David Frederick Roberts George	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,715	17.28
Majority		1,263	3.82