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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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14 December 1918		27,488/38,929	70.61
John Hugh Edwards	Liberal Party - Coalition	17,818	64.82
Rev Herbert Morgan	Labour Party	9,670	35.18
Majority		8,148	29.64

15 November 1922		32,897/43,638	75.39
William Jenkins	Labour Party	19,566	59.48
John Hugh Edwards	National Liberal Party	13,331	40.52
Majority		6,235	18.95

6 December 1923		33,326/45,084	73.92
William Jenkins	Labour Party	20,764	62.31
Thomas Elias	Liberal Party	12,562	37.69
Majority		8,202	24.61

29 October 1924		46,996
William Jenkins	Labour Party	Unopposed

30 May 1929		48,901/59,584	82.07
William Jenkins	Labour Party	29,455	60.23
John Jones	Liberal Party	14,554	29.76
David John Evans	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,892	10.00
Majority		14,901	30.47

27 October 1931		48,262/61,550	78.41
Sir William Jenkins	Labour Party	30,873	63.97
David Griffith Davies	Liberal Party	17,389	36.03
Majority		13,484	27.94

14 November 1935		64,576
Sir William Jenkins	Labour Party	Unopposed

8 December 1944 Death of Sir William Jenkins.

15 May 1945		38,918/67,083	58.01
David James Williams	Labour Party	30,847	79.26
Wynne Islwyn Samuel	Plaid Cymru	6,290	16.16
James Ritchie Haston	RCP	1,781	4.58
Majority		24,557	63.10

5 July 1945		50,082/67,164	74.57
David James Williams	Labour Party	37,957	75.79
David Bowen	Nationalist	8,466	16.90
Wynne Islwyn Samuel	Plaid Cymru	3,659	7.31
Majority		29,491	58.89

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		45,268/51,720	87.53
David James Williams	Labour Party	33,034	72.97
John Campbell Hope	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,225	13.75
Dr Owen Vaughan Jones	Liberal Party	4,425	9.78
Alun Clydwyn Thomas	Communist Party	1,584	3.50
Majority		26,809	59.22

25 October 1951		44,863/52,203	85.94
David James Williams	Labour Party	34,496	76.89
Derek Geoffrey Jennings	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,367	23.11
Majority		24,129	53.78

26 May 1955		40,048/51,422	77.88
David James Williams	Labour Party	30,581	76.36
John Campbell Hope	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,467	23.64
Majority		21,114	52.72

8 October 1959		42,694/51,711	82.56
David James Williams	Labour Party	30,469	71.37
Daniel Norton Idris Pearce	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,263	24.04
James John David	Communist Party	1,962	4.60
Majority		20,206	47.33

15 October 1964		40,376/50,318	80.24
Donald Richard Coleman	Labour Party	29,692	73.54
Mervyn Nelson Scorgie	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,342	20.66
James John David	Communist Party	2,342	5.80
Majority		21,350	52.88

31 March 1966		39,127/49,694	78.74
Donald Richard Coleman	Labour Party	31,183	79.70
Paul Harold Valerio	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,312	16.13
James John David	Communist Party	1,632	4.17
Majority		24,871	63.56

18 June 1970		39,734/52,667	75.44
Donald Richard Coleman	Labour Party	28,378	71.42
David Henry James Martin-Jones	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,765	17.03
Glyn John	Plaid Cymru	4,012	10.10
Herbert Pearce	Communist Party	579	1.46
Majority		21,613	54.39

28 February 1974		40,725/51,905	78.46
Donald Richard Coleman	Labour Party	25,351	62.25
Huw Goronwy Evans	Plaid Cymru	8,758	21.51
Leslie James Walters	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,616	16.25
Majority		16,593	40.74

10 October 1974		40,733/52,246	77.96
Donald Richard Coleman	Labour Party	25,028	61.44
Huw Goronwy Evans	Plaid Cymru	7,305	17.93
Michael John Harris	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,641	11.39
David James Owen	Liberal Party	3,759	9.23
Majority		17,723	43.51

3 May 1979		41,956/51,659	81.22
Donald Richard Coleman	Labour Party	27,071	64.52
Edward Christopher Sandy	Conservative & Unionist Party	8,455	20.15
Rev David Aled Gwyn	Plaid Cymru	6,430	15.33
Majority		18,616	44.37

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		42,282/55,844	75.71
Donald Richard Coleman	Labour Party	22,670	53.62
David Keith Davies	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	9,066	21.44
Richard William Buckley	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,350	17.38
David Ieuan Owen	Plaid Cymru	3,046	7.20
John Donovan	Computer Democrat	150	0.35
Majority		13,604	32.17

11 June 1987		43,570/55,859	78.00
Donald Richard Coleman	Labour Party	27,612	63.37
Martin Russell Thomson Howe	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,034	16.14
John Warman	Social Democratic Party in Alliance	6,132	14.07
Huw John	Plaid Cymru	2,792	6.41
Majority		20,578	47.23

14 January 1991 Death of Donald Coleman.

4 April 1991		34,693/55,859	62.11
Peter Gerald Hain	Labour Party	17,962	51.77
Dr Dewi Richard Evans	Plaid Cymru	8,132	23.44
Richard Evans	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,995	8.63
David Gareth Beechey Lloyd	Liberal Democrats	2,000	5.76
John Warman	Social Democratic Party	1,826	5.26
Rhys Jeffreys	Independent Labour	1,253	3.61
David Edward Sutch	Monster Raving Loony Party	263	0.76
Barry Kirk	Bean Party	262	0.76
Majority		9,830	28.33

9 April 1992		45,443/56,392	80.58
Peter Gerald Hain	Labour Party	30,903	68.00
David Rowland Adams	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,928	15.25
Dr Dewi Richard Evans	Plaid Cymru	5,145	11.32
Michael Phillips	Liberal Democrats	2,467	5.43
Majority		23,975	52.76

1 May 1997		41,243/55,525	74.28
Peter Gerald Hain	Labour Party	30,324	73.53
David Michael Evans	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,583	8.69
David Trefor Jones	Plaid Cymru	3,344	8.11
Francis Harvey Little	Liberal Democrats	2,597	6.30
Peter Alban Morris	Referendum Party	975	2.36
Denis Howard Marks	Legalise Cannabis Alliance	420	1.02
Majority		26,741	64.84

7 June 2001		35,020/56,001	62.53
Peter Gerald Hain	Labour Party	21,253	60.69
Alun Llywelyn	Plaid Cymru	6,437	18.38
David Davies	Liberal Democrats	3,335	9.52
David William Devine	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,310	9.45
Huw Pudner	Socialist Alliance	483	1.38
Gerardo Brienza	Pro-Life Alliance	202	0.58
Majority		14,816	42.31

5 May 2005		35,817/57,179	62.64
Rt Hon Peter Gerald Hain	Labour Party	18,835	52.59
Geraint Degwel Owen	Plaid Cymru	6,125	17.10
Sheila Ramsay Waye	Liberal Democrats	5,112	14.27
Harri James Lloyd Davies	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,136	11.55
Susan Helen Jay	Green Party	658	1.84
Gerardo Brienza	Independent	360	1.01
Patricia Tabram	Legalise Cannabis Alliance	334	0.93
Heather Falconer	Respect the Unity Coalition	257	0.72
Majority		12,710	35.49

Minor Boundary Change
6 May 2010		37,122/57,295	64.79
Rt Hon Peter Gerald Hain	Labour Party	17,172	46.26
Alun Llewelyn	Plaid Cymru	7,397	19.93
Francis Harvey Little	Liberal Democrats	5,535	14.91
Emmeline Elizabeth Owens	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,847	13.06
Michael Green	British National Party	1,342	3.62
James Bevan	UK Independence Party	829	2.23
Majority		9,775	26.33

7 May 2015		37,135/56,097	66.20
Christina Elizabeth Rees	Labour Party	16,270	43.81
Daniel Thomas	Plaid Cymru	6,722	18.10
Richard Herbert Pritchard	UK Independence Party	6,094	16.41
Ed Hastie	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,691	15.33
Catrin Brock	Green Party	1,185	3.19
Clare Bentley	Liberal Democrats	1,173	3.16
Majority		9,548	25.71

8 June 2017		38,285/55,862	68.53
Christina Elizabeth Rees	Labour and Co-operative Party	21,713	56.71
Orla Lowe	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,082	23.72
Daniel Williams	Plaid Cymru	5,339	13.95
Richard Herbert Pritchard	UK Independence Party	1,419	3.71
Francis Harvey Little	Liberal Democrats	732	1.91
Majority		12,631	32.99

12 December 2019		36,756/56,416	65.15
Christina Elizabeth Rees	Labour and Co-operative Party	15,920	43.31
Jonathan Harold Burns	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,283	27.98
Daniel Gwydion Williams	Plaid Cymru	4,495	12.23
Simon Jonathan Wilson Briscoe	Brexit Party	3,184	8.66
Adrian Kingston-Jones	Liberal Democrats	1,485	4.04
Megan Poppy Lloyd	Green Party	728	1.98
Philip Rogers	Independent	594	1.62
Ceri Gerard Williams	Social Democratic Party	67	0.18
Majority		5,637	15.34

13 October 2022 The Labour whip is removed from Christina Rees following accusations of bullying.