Gower (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 51°37′12″N 4°08′13″W / 51.620°N 4.137°W / 51.620; -4.137
| Gower | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Gower in Wales. |
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| Preserved county | West Glamorgan |
| Electorate | 62,389 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Mumbles, Clydach, Pontarddulais, Penllergaer |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 (1885) |
| Member of Parliament | Martin Caton (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Glamorganshire |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | South Wales West |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Gower (Welsh: Gŵyr) is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.
The constituency has elected only Labour MPs since 1906, the longest run (with Normanton and Makerfield) of any UK constituency. It is one of three parliamentary seats representing the city and county of Swansea, the others being Swansea West and Swansea East.
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