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Data Last Updated: 11 January 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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14 December 1918		34,389
Rt Hon William Abraham	Labour Party	Unopposed

30 November 1920 Resignation of Rt Hon Mabon Abraham. (Northstead)

21 December 1920		23,994/34,203	70.15
William John	Labour Party	14,035	58.49
Gwilym Rowlands	Conservative & Unionist Party - Coalition	9,959	41.51
Majority		4,076	16.99

15 November 1922		28,991/34,632	83.71
William John	Labour Party	18,001	62.09
Gwilym Rowlands	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,990	37.91
Majority		7,011	24.18

Gwilym Rowlands sought election as "Labour in the Conservative interest". He was, however, an official Conservative candidate and has been designated as such. He was the nominee of Conservative Working Mens' clubs.

6 December 1923		28,991/35,462	81.75
William John	Labour Party	18,001	62.09
John Robert Jones	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,990	37.91
Majority		7,011	24.18

29 October 1924		36,075
William John	Labour Party	Unopposed

30 May 1929		35,695/41,161	86.72
William John	Labour Party	23,238	65.10
Ronw Moelwyn Hughes	Liberal Party	9,247	25.91
Wilfred Augustus Prichard	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,210	8.99
Majority		13,991	39.20

27 October 1931		27,320/40,950	66.72
William John	Labour Party	23,024	84.28
John Leigh Davies	Communist Party	4,296	15.72
Majority		18,728	68.55

14 November 1935		41,032
William John	Labour Party	Unopposed

5 July 1945		39,652
William John	Labour Party	Unopposed

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		32,965/37,484	87.94
Iowerth Rhys Thomas	Labour Party	27,150	82.36
James Patrick Driscoll	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,632	11.02
James Kitchener Davies	Plaid Cymru	2,183	6.62
Majority		23,518	71.34

25 October 1951		32,225/37,315	86.36
Iowerth Rhys Thomas	Labour Party	26,123	81.06
Emrys Simons	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,635	11.28
James Kitchener Davies	Plaid Cymru	2,467	7.66
Majority		22,488	69.78

26 May 1955		28,846/35,943	80.25
Iowerth Rhys Thomas	Labour Party	21,288	73.80
Glyn Powell James	Plaid Cymru	4,424	15.34
Charles Patrick Towers Burke	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,134	10.86
Majority		16,864	58.46

8 October 1959		29,350/34,450	85.20
Iowerth Rhys Thomas	Labour Party	21,130	71.99
Glyn Powell James	Plaid Cymru	4,978	16.96
Francis Leslie Pym	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,242	11.05
Majority		16,152	55.03

15 October 1964		26,135/32,401	80.66
Iowerth Rhys Thomas	Labour Party	20,713	79.25
Norman Lloyd-Edwards	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,754	10.54
Henry Victor Davies	Plaid Cymru	2,668	10.21
Majority		17,959	68.72

31 March 1966		25,040/31,189	80.28
Iowerth Rhys Thomas	Labour Party	19,060	76.12
Henry Victor Davies	Plaid Cymru	2,172	8.67
Dr Bryan Sandford-Hill	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,955	7.81
Arthur True	Communist Party	1,853	7.40
Majority		16,888	67.44

3 December 1966 Death of Iowerth Thomas.

9 March 1967		25,238/30,592	82.50
Trevor Alec Jones	Labour Party	12,373	49.03
Henry Victor Davies	Plaid Cymru	10,067	39.89
Arthur True	Communist Party	1,723	6.83
Gareth John Jarvis Neale	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,075	4.26
Majority		2,306	9.14

18 June 1970		25,118/30,811	81.52
Trevor Alec Jones	Labour Party	18,779	74.76
Henry Victor Davies	Plaid Cymru	3,528	14.05
John Dillwyn Morgan	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,610	6.41
Arthur True	Communist Party	1,201	4.78
Majority		15,251	60.72