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    Caernarvon, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Dafydd Wigley (Plaid Cymru) won Caernarvon, with a majority of 8,724 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
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    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    10
    Recorded results
    38
    Caernarvon: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Dafydd WigleyPlaid Cymru17,42049.7%Yes
    Thomas HughesThe Labour Party8,69624.8%No
    James PaiceConservative Party6,96819.9%No
    John Derry Lawrence EdwardsLiberal Democrats1,9995.7%No
    Caernarvon: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 80.9%, electorate 42,499
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Dafydd WigleyPlaid Cymru14,62442.5%Yes
    Emlyn SherringtonThe Labour Party11,73034.1%No
    Rosemary HarveyConservative Party4,32512.6%No
    Dewi WilliamsLiberal Democrats3,69010.7%No
    Caernarvon: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Dafydd WigleyPlaid Cymru14,10325.9%Yes
    Baron Goronwy-Roberts Goronwy RobertsThe Labour Party12,37522.7%No
    Emlyn SherringtonThe Labour Party11,73021.5%No
    William Garel-JonesConservative Party5,80310.6%No
    Rosemary HarveyConservative Party4,3257.9%No
    Dewi WilliamsLiberal Democrats3,6906.8%No
    Gerald DavidLiberal Democrats2,5064.6%No
    Caernarvon: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Goronwy-Roberts Goronwy RobertsThe Labour Party13,62740.1%Yes
    Robyn LewisPlaid Cymru11,33133.4%No
    Kathleen Joan SmithConservative Party6,81220.1%No
    John WilliamsLiberal Democrats2,1956.5%No
    Caernarvon: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Goronwy-Roberts Goronwy RobertsThe Labour Party17,65056.1%Yes
    Roger PrysConservative Party6,97222.2%No
    Humphrey RobertsPlaid Cymru6,83421.7%No
    Caernarvon: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Goronwy-Roberts Goronwy RobertsThe Labour Party17,77754.4%Yes
    Shelagh Marjorie RobertsConservative Party7,91524.2%No
    Robert E JonesPlaid Cymru6,99821.4%No
    Caernarvon: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Goronwy-Roberts Goronwy RobertsThe Labour Party17,50650.9%Yes
    Tom Ellison HoosonConservative Party9,56427.8%No
    Dafydd Orwig JonesPlaid Cymru7,29321.2%No
    Caernarvon: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Goronwy-Roberts Goronwy RobertsThe Labour Party17,68250.2%Yes
    O Meurig RobertsConservative Party8,46124%No
    Robert E JonesPlaid Cymru5,81516.5%No
    D Geraint WilliamsLiberal Democrats3,2779.3%No
    Caernarvon: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Goronwy-Roberts Goronwy RobertsThe Labour Party22,37562.4%Yes
    John DaviesConservative Party13,47937.6%No
    Caernarvon: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Goronwy-Roberts Goronwy RobertsThe Labour Party18,36949.2%Yes
    Elwyn Rhys ThomasLiberal Democrats7,79120.9%No
    Goronwy Wyn WilliamsConservative Party6,31516.9%No
    John Edward JonesPlaid Cymru4,88213.1%No

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