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Aberdare — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Aberdare was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 20,263 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Aberdare from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Charles Butt Stanton (National Democratic and Labour) 22,824 78.6% Thomas Evan Nicholas (Labour) 16,595 (57.1 pts) 69.8%
1922 George Henry Hall (Labour) 20,704 57.2% Charles Butt Stanton (National Democratic and Labour) 5,217 (14.4 pts) 79.9%
1923 George Henry Hall (Labour) 22,379 58.2% William Llewellyn (Liberal) 6,329 (16.5 pts) 83.3%
1924 George Henry Hall (Labour) 24,343 61.6% David Bowen (Liberal) 9,142 (23.1 pts) 83.7%
1929 George Henry Hall (Labour) 29,550 64.6% Evan Joshua Roderick (Liberal) 18,956 (41.5 pts) 84.5%
1931 George Henry Hall (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1935 George Henry Hall (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1945 George Henry Hall (Labour) 34,398 84.3% Charles George Clover (Conservative) 27,969 (68.5 pts) 76.1%
1950 David Emlyn Thomas (Labour) 33,390 75.6% Robert Hinton (Conservative) 27,292 (61.8 pts) 86.9%
1951 David Emlyn Thomas (Labour) 34,783 78.5% Jack Lewis (Conservative) 27,973 (63.2 pts) 86.1%
1955 Arthur Reginald Probert (Labour) 29,528 75.0% William JA Bain (Conservative) 23,366 (59.3 pts) 78.3%
1959 Arthur Reginald Probert (Labour) 30,889 75.6% Bernard McGlynn (Conservative) 24,305 (59.5 pts) 83.1%
1964 Arthur Reginald Probert (Labour) 29,106 77.4% Peter Nicholas Price (Conservative) 23,326 (62.0 pts) 79.1%
1966 Arthur Probert (Labour) 26,322 73.3% Peter Price (Conservative) 22,118 (61.6 pts) 77.0%
1970 Arthur Probert (Labour) 22,817 60.0% Gareth Jones (Plaid Cymru) 11,386 (29.9 pts) 78.0%
Feb 1974 Ioan Evans (Labour) 23,805 59.5% Glyn Owen (Plaid Cymru) 11,832 (29.6 pts) 83.2%
Oct 1974 Ioan Evans (Labour) 24,197 63.3% Glyn Owen (Plaid Cymru) 16,064 (42.0 pts) 79.1%
1979 Ioan Evans (Labour) 26,716 71.5% David Berkerolles Turberville Deere (Conservative) 20,263 (54.3 pts) 78.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Butt Stanton National Democratic and Labour 22,82478.6% Yes
Thomas Evan Nicholas Labour 6,22921.4% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Hall Labour 20,70457.2% Yes
Charles Butt Stanton National Democratic and Labour 15,48742.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Hall Labour 22,37958.2% Yes
William Llewellyn Liberal 16,05041.8% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Hall Labour 24,34361.6% Yes
David Bowen Liberal 15,20138.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Hall Labour 29,55064.6% Yes
Evan Joshua Roderick Liberal 10,59423.2% No
Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson Unionist 5,57312.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Hall Labour Unopposed Yes

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Hall Labour Unopposed Yes

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Henry Hall Labour 34,39884.3% Yes
Charles George Clover Conservative 6,42915.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Emlyn Thomas Labour 33,39075.6% Yes
Robert Hinton Conservative 6,09813.8% No
Wynne Islwyn Samuel Plaid Cymru 3,3107.5% No
Alistair Wilson Communist 1,3823.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Emlyn Thomas Labour 34,78378.5% Yes
Jack Lewis Conservative 6,81015.4% No
Wynne Islwyn Samuel Plaid Cymru 2,6916.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Reginald Probert Labour 29,52875.0% Yes
William JA Bain Conservative 6,16215.6% No
Trefor Beasley Welsh Nationalist 3,7039.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Reginald Probert Labour 30,88975.6% Yes
Bernard McGlynn Conservative 6,58416.1% No
Ken P Thomas Plaid Cymru 3,3678.2% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Reginald Probert Labour 29,10677.4% Yes
Peter Nicholas Price Conservative 5,78015.4% No
Dewi W Thomas Plaid Cymru 2,7237.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Probert Labour 26,32273.3% Yes
Peter Price Conservative 4,20411.7% No
John Eaton Wynford Williams Plaid Cymru 3,0738.6% No
Alistair Wilson Communist 2,3056.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Probert Labour 22,81760.0% Yes
Gareth Jones Plaid Cymru 11,43130.0% No
David Purnell Conservative 2,4846.5% No
Alistair Wilson Communist 1,3173.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ioan Evans Labour 23,80559.5% Yes
Glyn Owen Plaid Cymru 11,97329.9% No
Michael Niblock Conservative 3,1697.9% No
Alistair Wilson Communist 1,0382.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ioan Evans Labour 24,19763.3% Yes
Glyn Owen Plaid Cymru 8,13321.3% No
Basil Graham Conrade Webb Conservative 2,7757.3% No
John Geraint Hill Liberal 2,1185.5% No
Alistair Wilson Communist 1,0282.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ioan Evans Labour 26,71671.5% Yes
David Berkerolles Turberville Deere Conservative 6,45317.3% No
Phil Richards Plaid Cymru 3,6529.8% No
Mary Winter Communist 5181.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: National Democratic and Labour margin 57.1 pts 1922: Labour margin 14.4 pts 1923: Labour margin 16.5 pts 1924: Labour margin 23.1 pts 1929: Labour margin 41.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 68.5 pts 1950: Labour margin 61.8 pts 1951: Labour margin 63.2 pts 1955: Labour margin 59.3 pts 1959: Labour margin 59.5 pts 1964: Labour margin 62.0 pts 1966: Labour margin 61.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 29.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 29.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 42.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 54.3 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Aberdare has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: National Democratic and Labour, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Aberdare in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Aberdare in 1979 with 26,716 votes (71.5%), a majority of 20,263 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Aberdare since 1918?

Since 1918, Aberdare has been won by: Labour, National Democratic and Labour.

What was the closest result in Aberdare?

The closest result on record for Aberdare was 1922, when Labour beat National Democratic and Labour by just 5,217 votes (14.4 percentage points).

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