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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abertillery was a county constituency centred on the town of Abertillery in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system of election. From 1950 up to (and including) 1970, it was the safest Labour seat in the United Kingdom.
Abertillery | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
1918–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | West Monmouthshire |
Replaced by | Blaenau Gwent and Islwyn |
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
The constituency consisted of the urban districts of Abercarn, Abertillery and Nantyglo and Blaina.[1]
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | William Brace | Labour | |
1920 by-election | George Barker | Labour | |
1929 | George Daggar | Labour | |
1950 by-election | Rev Llywelyn Williams | Labour | |
1965 by-election | Clifford Williams | Labour | |
1970 | Jeffrey Thomas | Labour | |
1981 | SDP | ||
1983 | constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Brace | Unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Barker | 15,942 | 66.4 | N/A | |
C | Liberal | George Hay Morgan | 7,842 | 33.6 | New |
Majority | 7,650 | 32.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23,784 | 70.8 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Barker | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Barker | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Barker | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Daggar | 20,175 | 64.5 | N/A | |
Liberal | Walter Reynallt Meredith | 8,425 | 26.9 | New | |
Unionist | Peter John Feilding Chapman-Walker | 2,697 | 8.6 | New | |
Majority | 11,750 | 37.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31,297 | 82.4 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Daggar | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Daggar | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold |
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Daggar | 28,615 | 86.6 | N/A | |
National | John Hayward | 4,422 | 13.4 | New | |
Majority | 24,193 | 73.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,037 | 81.1 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Daggar | 29,609 | 87.05 | ||
Conservative | OJ Lewis | 4,403 | 12.95 | New | |
Majority | 25,206 | 74.10 | |||
Turnout | 34,012 | 84.58 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Llywelyn Williams | 24,622 | 86.51 | −0.54 | |
Conservative | Richard Body | 3,839 | 13.49 | +0.54 | |
Majority | 20,783 | 73.02 | −1.09 | ||
Turnout | 28,461 | 71.1 | −15.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Llywelyn Williams | 29,321 | 86.94 | −0.11 | |
Conservative | John Radcliffe | 4,404 | 13.06 | +0.11 | |
Majority | 24,917 | 73.88 | −0.22 | ||
Turnout | 33,725 | 84.04 | −0.54 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.11 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Llywelyn Williams | 25,599 | 82.74 | −4.20 | |
Conservative | Arthur G Davies | 4,081 | 13.19 | +0.13 | |
Welsh Nationalist | Trefor Richard Morgan | 1,259 | 4.07 | New | |
Majority | 21,518 | 69.55 | −4.33 | ||
Turnout | 30,939 | 79.11 | −4.93 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.17 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Llywelyn Williams | 26,931 | 85.0 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Ronald J Maddocks | 4,740 | 15.0 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 22,191 | 70.0 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 31,671 | 81.9 | +2.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Llywelyn Williams | 24,204 | 85.9 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Peter Rees | 3,973 | 14.1 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 20,231 | 71.8 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,177 | 75.5 | −6.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clifford Williams | 18,256 | 79.0 | −6.9 | |
Conservative | Peter Rees | 3,309 | 14.3 | +0.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Edward Merriman | 1,551 | 6.7 | New | |
Majority | 14,947 | 64.7 | −7.1 | ||
Turnout | 23,116 | 63.2 | −12.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clifford Williams | 23,353 | 88.1 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Anthony Peter Wallis | 3,151 | 11.9 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 20,202 | 76.2 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 26,504 | 73.4 | −2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeffrey Thomas | 22,819 | 81.4 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | John E. Rendle | 3,478 | 12.4 | +0.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | David B. Harries | 1,751 | 6.2 | New | |
Majority | 19,341 | 69.0 | −7.2 | ||
Turnout | 28,048 | 75.0 | +1.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeffrey Thomas | 20,068 | 70.3 | −11.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | William Aneurin Richards | 3,119 | 10.9 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Neil Hamilton | 2,730 | 9.6 | −2.8 | |
Liberal | Hugh Westcott Clark | 2,632 | 9.2 | New | |
Majority | 16,949 | 59.4 | −9.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,549 | 78.6 | −3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeffrey Thomas | 20,835 | 76.9 | +5.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | William Aneurin Richards | 2,480 | 9.0 | −1.9 | |
Conservative | Pamela Joan Evelyn Larney | 2,364 | 8.6 | −1.0 | |
Liberal | Hugh Westcott Clark | 1,779 | 6.5 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 18,355 | 66.9 | +7.5 | ||
Turnout | 27,458 | 75.1 | −3.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jeffrey Thomas | 21,698 | 76.0 | −0.9 | |
Conservative | Ralph Tuck | 4,613 | 16.2 | +7.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | David Brian Harries | 2,248 | 7.9 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 17,085 | 59.8 | −7.1 | ||
Turnout | 28,559 | 80.2 | +5.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
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