Gower by-election, 1982

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The Gower by-election of September 16, 1982 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Ifor Davies on June 6, 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 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]

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Gower by-election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gareth Wardell	17,095	43.5	-9.8
	Social Democrat	Gwynoro Jones	9,875	25.1	+16.1
	Conservative	Trefor Llewellyn	8,690	22.1	-8.4
	Plaid Cymru	Ieuan Owen	3,431	8.7	+1.6
	Computer Democrat	John Donovan	125	0.3	N/A
	Civil Rights/Welsh Political Prisoner	David Burns	103	0.3	N/A
Majority			7,220
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

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Gower by-election, 1982

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