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Ebbw Vale — UK General Election Results

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

Ebbw Vale was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 16,091 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Ebbw Vale from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Thomas Richards (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Evan Davies (Labour) 16,947 65.4% Morgan Morgan (Unionist) 7,996 (30.9 pts) 78.2%
1923 Evan Davies (Labour) 16,492 65.6% Cyrus Golyddon Davies (Liberal) 7,853 (31.2 pts) 75.8%
1924 Evan Davies (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1929 Aneurin Bevan (Labour) 20,088 60.3% William Griffiths (Liberal) 11,164 (33.5 pts) 85.9%
1931 Aneurin Bevan (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1935 Aneurin Bevan (Labour) 25,007 77.8% Frances Ethel Scarborough (Conservative) 17,862 (55.5 pts) 82.6%
1945 Aneurin Bevan (Labour) 27,209 80.1% Charles Stanley Parker (Conservative) 20,451 (60.2 pts) 82.6%
1950 Aneurin Bevan (Labour) 28,245 80.7% Graeme Bell Finlay (Conservative) 21,500 (61.5 pts) 86.7%
1951 Aneurin Bevan (Labour) 28,283 80.7% James Bowen (Conservative) 21,529 (61.5 pts) 87.0%
1955 Aneurin Bevan (Labour) 26,058 79.3% James E Bowen (Conservative) 19,236 (58.5 pts) 83.7%
1959 Aneurin Bevan (Labour) 27,326 81.0% Arthur Gwynne Davies (Conservative) 20,922 (62.0 pts) 85.8%
1964 Michael Macintosh Foot (Labour) 25,220 83.6% Sir Brandon Meredith Rhys-Williams (Conservative) 20,271 (67.2 pts) 79.5%
1966 Michael Foot (Labour) 24,936 85.1% John Roger Lovill (Conservative) 20,584 (70.3 pts) 79.3%
1970 Michael Mackintosh Foot (Labour) 21,817 72.4% Angus Donaldson (Liberal) 17,446 (57.9 pts) 78.4%
Feb 1974 Michael Foot (Labour) 20,660 69.5% Angus Donaldson (Liberal) 15,664 (52.7 pts) 79.5%
Oct 1974 Michael Foot (Labour) 21,226 74.1% Angus Donaldson (Liberal) 18,059 (63.0 pts) 76.1%
1979 Michael Foot (Labour) 20,028 69.2% Geoffrey Inkin (Conservative) 16,091 (55.6 pts) 79.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Richards Labour Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evan Davies Labour 16,94765.4% Yes
Morgan Morgan Unionist 8,95134.6% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evan Davies Labour 16,49265.6% Yes
Cyrus Golyddon Davies Liberal 8,63934.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Evan Davies Labour Unopposed Yes

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aneurin Bevan Labour 20,08860.3% Yes
William Griffiths Liberal 8,92426.8% No
Mark Brace Unionist 4,28712.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aneurin Bevan Labour Unopposed Yes

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aneurin Bevan Labour 25,00777.8% Yes
Frances Ethel Scarborough Conservative 7,14522.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aneurin Bevan Labour 27,20980.1% Yes
Charles Stanley Parker Conservative 6,75819.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aneurin Bevan Labour 28,24580.7% Yes
Graeme Bell Finlay Conservative 6,74519.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aneurin Bevan Labour 28,28380.7% Yes
James Bowen Conservative 6,75419.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aneurin Bevan Labour 26,05879.3% Yes
James E Bowen Conservative 6,82220.7% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Aneurin Bevan Labour 27,32681.0% Yes
Arthur Gwynne Davies Conservative 6,40419.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Macintosh Foot Labour 25,22083.6% Yes
Sir Brandon Meredith Rhys-Williams Conservative 4,94916.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Foot Labour 24,93685.1% Yes
John Roger Lovill Conservative 4,35214.9% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Mackintosh Foot Labour 21,81772.4% Yes
Angus Donaldson Liberal 4,37114.5% No
Elgar Spencer Jenkins Conservative 2,1467.1% No
Derek James Baskerville Plaid Cymru 1,8056.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Foot Labour 20,66069.5% Yes
Angus Donaldson Liberal 4,99616.8% No
Jonathan Evans Conservative 2,3037.7% No
John Dudley Rogers Plaid Cymru 1,7675.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Foot Labour 21,22674.1% Yes
Angus Donaldson Liberal 3,16711.1% No
Jonathan Evans Conservative 2,1537.5% No
GRJ ap Robert Plaid Cymru 2,1017.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Foot Labour 20,02869.2% Yes
Geoffrey Inkin Conservative 3,93713.6% No
Ambrose Thomas Pope Liberal 3,08210.7% No
GRJ ap Robert Plaid Cymru 1,8846.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1922: Labour margin 30.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 31.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 33.5 pts 1935: Labour margin 55.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 60.2 pts 1950: Labour margin 61.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 61.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 58.5 pts 1959: Labour margin 62.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 67.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 70.3 pts 1970: Labour margin 57.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 52.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 63.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 55.6 pts 1922 1923 1929 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979

Trend

Ebbw Vale 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 Ebbw Vale in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Ebbw Vale in 1979 with 20,028 votes (69.2%), a majority of 16,091 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Ebbw Vale since 1918?

Since 1918, Ebbw Vale has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Ebbw Vale?

The closest result on record for Ebbw Vale was 1922, when Labour beat Unionist by just 7,996 votes (30.9 percentage points).

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