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Pontypool — UK General Election Results

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

Pontypool was won by Labour at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 17,368 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Pontypool from 1918 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1918–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Thomas Griffiths (Labour) 8,438 39.0% Leonard Wilkinson Llewelyn (Unionist) 1,417 (6.6 pts) 72.1%
1922 Thomas Griffiths (Labour) 11,198 40.6% Thomas George Jones (Unionist) 2,544 (9.2 pts) 85.0%
1923 Thomas Griffiths (Labour) 13,770 50.6% Samuel John Robins (Liberal) 326 (1.2 pts) 81.6%
1924 Thomas Griffiths (Labour) 15,378 52.6% Lionel Beaumont-Thomas (Unionist) 1,547 (5.3 pts) 84.5%
1929 Thomas Griffiths (Labour) 17,805 51.5% Geoffrey Cartland Hugh Crawshay (Liberal) 5,224 (15.1 pts) 84.6%
1931 Thomas Griffiths (Labour) 18,981 56.3% Thomas Keens (National Liberal) 4,272 (12.7 pts) 82.0%
1935 Arthur Jenkins (Labour) 22,346 67.9% Leonard Caplan (Conservative) 11,791 (35.8 pts) 78.5%
1945 Arthur Jenkins (Labour) 27,455 77.3% John Gabriel Weeple (Conservative) 19,383 (54.6 pts) 77.0%
1950 Daniel Granville West (Labour) 28,267 72.3% Arthur Russell (Conservative) 21,651 (55.3 pts) 84.8%
1951 Daniel Granville West (Labour) 29,553 75.7% Aylwin Hewitt (Conservative) 20,089 (51.5 pts) 84.3%
1955 Daniel Granville West (Labour) 26,372 72.9% Aylwin Hewitt (Conservative) 16,572 (45.8 pts) 77.1%
1959 Leopold Abse (Labour) 26,755 70.1% Paul S Thomas (Conservative) 17,852 (46.8 pts) 80.5%
1964 Leopold Abse (Labour) 27,852 74.6% Paul D Mendel (Conservative) 19,683 (52.7 pts) 77.8%
1966 Leo Abse (Labour) 27,909 77.0% Peter James (Conservative) 20,491 (56.6 pts) 75.4%
1970 Leo Abse (Labour) 27,402 70.7% William Mather Bell (Conservative) 18,533 (47.8 pts) 72.0%
Oct 1974 Leo Abse (Labour) 25,381 63.4% Robert Moreland (Conservative) 18,695 (46.7 pts) 72.7%
Feb 1974 Leo Abse (Labour) 25,133 59.7% Ernest Mathias (Liberal) 17,465 (41.5 pts) 77.0%
1979 Leo Abse (Labour) 27,751 61.9% Thomas Sackville (Conservative) 17,368 (38.8 pts) 78.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Griffiths Labour 8,43839.0% Yes
Leonard Wilkinson Llewelyn Unionist 7,02132.5% No
Reginald McKenna Liberal 6,16028.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Griffiths Labour 11,19840.6% Yes
Thomas George Jones Unionist 8,65431.4% No
Robert Lowden Connell Liberal 7,73328.0% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Griffiths Labour 13,77050.6% Yes
Samuel John Robins Liberal 13,44449.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Griffiths Labour 15,37852.6% Yes
Lionel Beaumont-Thomas Unionist 13,83147.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Griffiths Labour 17,80551.5% Yes
Geoffrey Cartland Hugh Crawshay Liberal 12,58136.4% No
Gwilym Rowlands Unionist 4,18812.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Griffiths Labour 18,98156.3% Yes
Thomas Keens National Liberal 14,70943.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Jenkins Labour 22,34667.9% Yes
Leonard Caplan Conservative 10,55532.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Jenkins Labour 27,45577.3% Yes
John Gabriel Weeple Conservative 8,07222.7% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Daniel Granville West Labour 28,26772.3% Yes
Arthur Russell Conservative 6,61616.9% No
Ernest Aneurin Robert Mathias Liberal 4,24010.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Daniel Granville West Labour 29,55375.7% Yes
Aylwin Hewitt Conservative 9,46424.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Daniel Granville West Labour 26,37272.9% Yes
Aylwin Hewitt Conservative 9,80027.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leopold Abse Labour 26,75570.1% Yes
Paul S Thomas Conservative 8,90323.3% No
Benjamin CL Morgan Plaid Cymru 2,5196.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leopold Abse Labour 27,85274.6% Yes
Paul D Mendel Conservative 8,16921.9% No
W Edward Jones Communist 1,3293.6% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leo Abse Labour 27,90977.0% Yes
Peter James Conservative 7,41820.5% No
Edward Jones Communist 8972.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leo Abse Labour 27,40270.7% Yes
William Mather Bell Conservative 8,86922.9% No
Harri Webb Plaid Cymru 2,0535.3% No
Brian Watkinson Communist 4351.1% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leo Abse Labour 25,38163.4% Yes
Robert Moreland Conservative 6,68616.7% No
Ernest Mathias Liberal 5,74414.3% No
Roger Tanner Plaid Cymru 2,2235.6% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leo Abse Labour 25,13359.7% Yes
Ernest Mathias Liberal 7,66818.2% No
Wellesley Wallace Conservative 7,49717.8% No
Roger Tanner Plaid Cymru 1,3183.1% No
Graham Williams Communist 4981.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Leo Abse Labour 27,75161.9% Yes
Thomas Sackville Conservative 10,38323.2% No
Ernest Mathias Liberal 5,50812.3% No
William Hyde Plaid Cymru 1,1692.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Labour margin 6.6 pts 1922: Labour margin 9.2 pts 1923: Labour margin 1.2 pts 1924: Labour margin 5.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 15.1 pts 1931: Labour margin 12.7 pts 1935: Labour margin 35.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 54.6 pts 1950: Labour margin 55.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 51.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 45.8 pts 1959: Labour margin 46.8 pts 1964: Labour margin 52.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 56.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 47.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 46.7 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 41.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 38.8 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979

Trend

Pontypool 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 Pontypool in the 1979 general election?

Labour won Pontypool in 1979 with 27,751 votes (61.9%), a majority of 17,368 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Pontypool since 1918?

Since 1918, Pontypool has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Pontypool?

The closest result on record for Pontypool was 1923, when Labour beat Liberal by just 326 votes (1.2 percentage points).

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