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.
Boundaries
editThe constituency consisted of the urban districts of Abercarn, Abertillery and Nantyglo and Blaina.[1]
Members of Parliament
editElection | 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 |
Elections
editElections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Brace | Unopposed | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | 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 |
Elections in the 1930s
editParty | 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;
- Labour: George Daggar[4]
- Conservative:
Elections in the 1940s
editParty | 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 |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | 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 |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | 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 |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | 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 |
References
edit- ^ Schedule 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1918 (7 & 8 Geo. 5 c.64)
- ^ a b c British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c d e f British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
- ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "UK General Election results 1970". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "'Abertillery', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "UK General Election results February 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "UK General Election results October 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "UK General Election results 1979". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.