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Application Last Amended: 11 January 2024
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23 February 1950 | 37,075/43,156 | 85.91 | |
Labour Party | 29,210 | 78.79 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 6,294 | 16.98 | |
Independent | 1,571 | 4.24 | |
Majority | 22,916 | 61.81 | |
25 October 1951 | 36,246/42,937 | 84.42 | |
Labour Party | 28,841 | 79.57 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,405 | 20.43 | |
Majority | 21,436 | 59.14 | |
23 November 1954 Labour whip was withdrawn from Stephen Davies. | |||
April 1955 Labour whip was restored to Stephen Davies. | |||
26 May 1955 | 33,178/42,933 | 77.28 | |
Labour Party | 25,630 | 77.25 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,548 | 22.75 | |
Majority | 18,082 | 54.50 | |
8 October 1959 | 34,493/42,153 | 81.83 | |
Labour Party | 26,608 | 77.14 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 7,885 | 22.86 | |
Majority | 18,723 | 54.28 | |
March 1961 Labour whip was withdrawn from Stephen Davies. | |||
May 1963 Labour whip was restored to Stephen Davies. | |||
15 October 1964 | 30,920/40,542 | 76.27 | |
Labour Party | 23,275 | 75.27 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,767 | 15.42 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2,878 | 9.31 | |
Majority | 18,508 | 59.86 | |
31 March 1966 | 29,180/39,474 | 73.92 | |
Labour Party | 21,737 | 74.49 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,082 | 13.99 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3,361 | 11.52 | |
Majority | 17,655 | 60.50 | |
18 June 1970 | 32,180/41,291 | 77.93 | |
Independent Labour | 16,701 | 51.90 | |
Labour Party | 9,234 | 28.69 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,169 | 9.85 | |
Plaid Cymru | 3,076 | 9.56 | |
Majority | 7,467 | 23.20 | |
25 February 1972 Death of Stephen Davies. | |||
13 April 1972 | 32,064/40,332 | 79.50 | |
Labour Party | 15,562 | 48.53 | |
Plaid Cymru | 11,852 | 36.96 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,366 | 7.38 | |
Communist Party | 1,519 | 4.74 | |
Liberal Party | 765 | 2.39 | |
Majority | 3,710 | 11.57 | |
28 February 1974 | 31,975/39,458 | 81.04 | |
Labour Party | 20,486 | 64.07 | |
Plaid Cymru | 7,336 | 22.94 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,622 | 8.20 | |
Liberal Party | 1,002 | 3.13 | |
Communist Party | 369 | 1.15 | |
Workers Revolutionary Party | 160 | 0.50 | |
Majority | 13,150 | 41.13 | |
10 October 1974 | 30,111/39,706 | 75.83 | |
Labour Party | 21,260 | 70.61 | |
Plaid Cymru | 4,455 | 14.80 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,587 | 8.59 | |
Liberal Party | 1,300 | 4.32 | |
Communist Party | 509 | 1.69 | |
Majority | 16,805 | 55.81 | |
3 May 1979 | 31,386/39,680 | 79.10 | |
Labour Party | 22,386 | 71.32 | |
Conservative & Unionist Party | 4,426 | 14.10 | |
Plaid Cymru | 2,962 | 9.44 | |
Liberal Party | 1,275 | 4.06 | |
Communist Party | 223 | 0.71 | |
Workers Revolutionary Party | 114 | 0.36 | |
Majority | 17,960 | 57.22 | |