Election 97

Llanelli

Current MP Denzil Davies
Conservative 97 5,003
Labour 97 23,851
LibDem 97 3,788
Nationalist 97 7,812
Other 97 757
Elected party
Llanelli

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Llanelli
Conservative 92 7,851
Labour 92 25,122
LibDem 92 5,884
Nationalist 92 7,253
Other 92 0
Elected party Labour

Llanelli lies just beyond industrial Glamorgan, in the south west Welsh county of Dyfed. Economically Llanelli has more in common with the industrial areas to the east than the more rural areas to the west. Coalmining traditions and manufacturing industry predominate, but culturally this is a distinctly Welsh seat where about half the electorate speak Welsh. The non-Labour vote is split between the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats, so a Labour share of about half the vote can deliver substantial numerical majorities.


Super Profiles

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