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Data Last Updated: 1 March 2024
Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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14 December 1918 | 26,809/35,049 | 76.49 | |
Liberal Party - Coalition | 14,127 | 52.69 | |
Labour Party | 12,682 | 47.31 | |
Majority | 1,445 | 5.39 | |
15 November 1922 | 33,068/36,514 | 90.56 | |
Labour Party | 17,516 | 52.97 | |
Independent | 15,552 | 47.03 | |
Majority | 1,964 | 5.94 | |
Sir Richard Mathias sought election as an "Independent & Anti-Socialist" candidate. He was the nominee of the local National Liberal Association, and also received support from the Merthyr Conservative Association. | |||
6 December 1923 | 32,462/37,413 | 86.77 | |
Labour Party | 19,511 | 60.10 | |
Liberal Party | 7,403 | 22.81 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 5,548 | 17.09 | |
Majority | 12,108 | 37.30 | |
29 October 1924 | 33,265/38,276 | 86.91 | |
Labour Party | 19,882 | 59.77 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 13,383 | 40.23 | |
Majority | 6,499 | 19.54 | |
30 May 1929 | 38,109/44,408 | 85.82 | |
Labour Party | 22,701 | 59.57 | |
Liberal Party | 8,696 | 22.82 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,712 | 17.61 | |
Majority | 14,005 | 36.75 | |
November 1930 Richard Wallhead leaves the Labour Party and joins the Independent Labour Party. | |||
27 October 1931 | 35,457/43,908 | 80.75 | |
Independent Labour Party | 24,623 | 69.44 | |
New Party | 10,834 | 30.56 | |
Majority | 13,789 | 38.89 | |
September 1933 Richard Wallhead leaves the Independent Labour Party and rejoins the Labour Party. | |||
27 April 1934 Death of Richard Wallhead. | |||
5 June 1934 | 35,938/44,286 | 81.15 | |
Labour Party | 18,645 | 51.88 | |
Liberal Party | 10,376 | 28.87 | |
Independent Labour Party | 3,508 | 9.76 | |
Communist Party | 3,409 | 9.49 | |
Majority | 8,269 | 23.01 | |
14 November 1935 | 30,170/43,842 | 68.82 | |
Labour Party | 20,530 | 68.05 | |
Independent Labour Party | 9,640 | 31.95 | |
Majority | 10,890 | 36.10 | |
5 July 1945 | 30,572/44,540 | 68.64 | |
Labour Party | 24,879 | 81.38 | |
Independent Labour | 5,693 | 18.62 | |
Majority | 19,186 | 62.76 | |