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Abertillery — UK General Election Results

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Abertillery was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 17,085 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Abertillery from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 William Brace (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 George Barker (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 George Barker (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1924 George Barker (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1929 George Daggar (Labour) 20,175 64.5% Walter Reynolds Meredith (Liberal) 11,750 (37.5 pts) 82.4%
1931 George Daggar (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1935 George Daggar (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1945 George Daggar (Labour) 28,615 86.6% John Hayward (National) 24,193 (73.2 pts) 81.1%
1950 George Daggar (Labour) 29,609 87.1% Owen John Lewis (Conservative) 25,206 (74.1 pts) 84.6%
1951 Llywelyn Williams (Labour) 29,321 86.9% John Radcliffe (Conservative) 24,917 (73.9 pts) 84.0%
1955 Llyweyn Williams (Labour) 25,599 82.7% Arthur G Davies (Conservative) 21,518 (69.5 pts) 79.1%
1959 Llywelyn Williams (Labour) 26,934 85.0% Ronald J Maddocks (Conservative) 22,194 (70.1 pts) 81.9%
1964 Llywelyn Williams (Labour) 24,204 85.9% Peter Wynford Innes Rees (Conservative) 20,231 (71.8 pts) 75.5%
1966 Albert Williams (Labour) 23,353 88.1% Anthony Peter Wallace (Conservative) 20,202 (76.2 pts) 73.4%
1970 Jeffrey Thomas (Labour) 22,819 81.4% John Rendle (Conservative) 19,341 (69.0 pts) 75.1%
Feb 1974 Jeffrey Thomas (Labour) 20,068 70.3% William Richards (Plaid Cymru) 16,949 (59.4 pts) 78.6%
Oct 1974 Jeffrey Thomas (Labour) 20,835 75.9% William Richards (Plaid Cymru) 18,355 (66.8 pts) 75.1%
1979 Jeffrey Thomas (Labour) 21,698 76.0% Ralph Tuck (Conservative) 17,085 (59.8 pts) 80.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Brace Labour Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Barker Labour Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Barker Labour Unopposed Yes

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Barker Labour Unopposed Yes

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Daggar Labour 20,17564.5% Yes
Walter Reynolds Meredith Liberal 8,42526.9% No
Peter John Feilding Chapman-Walker Unionist 2,6978.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Daggar Labour Unopposed Yes

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Daggar Labour Unopposed Yes

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Daggar Labour 28,61586.6% Yes
John Hayward National 4,42213.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Daggar Labour 29,60987.1% Yes
Owen John Lewis Conservative 4,40312.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Llywelyn Williams Labour 29,32186.9% Yes
John Radcliffe Conservative 4,40413.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Llyweyn Williams Labour 25,59982.7% Yes
Arthur G Davies Conservative 4,08113.2% No
Trefor Richard Morgan Welsh Nationalist 1,2594.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Llywelyn Williams Labour 26,93485.0% Yes
Ronald J Maddocks Conservative 4,74015.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Llywelyn Williams Labour 24,20485.9% Yes
Peter Wynford Innes Rees Conservative 3,97314.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Albert Williams Labour 23,35388.1% Yes
Anthony Peter Wallace Conservative 3,15111.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeffrey Thomas Labour 22,81981.4% Yes
John Rendle Conservative 3,47812.4% No
David Harries Plaid Cymru 1,7516.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeffrey Thomas Labour 20,06870.3% Yes
William Richards Plaid Cymru 3,11910.9% No
Mostyn Hamilton Conservative 2,7309.6% No
Hugh Clark Liberal 2,6329.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeffrey Thomas Labour 20,83575.9% Yes
William Richards Plaid Cymru 2,4809.0% No
Pamela Larney Conservative 2,3648.6% No
Hugh Clark Liberal 1,7796.5% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jeffrey Thomas Labour 21,69876.0% Yes
Ralph Tuck Conservative 4,61316.2% No
David Harries Plaid Cymru 2,2487.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1929: Labour margin 37.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 73.2 pts 1950: Labour margin 74.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 73.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 69.5 pts 1959: Labour margin 70.1 pts 1964: Labour margin 71.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 76.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 69.0 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 59.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 66.8 pts 1979: Labour margin 59.8 pts 1929 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Abertillery has been contested at 18 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Abertillery in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Abertillery in 1979 with 21,698 votes (76.0%), a majority of 17,085 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Abertillery since 1918?

Since 1918, Abertillery has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Abertillery?

The closest result on record for Abertillery was 1929, when Labour beat Liberal by just 11,750 votes (37.5 percentage points).

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