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Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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14 December 1918		29,053/41,651	69.75
Charles Butt Stanton	National Democratic Party - Coalition	22,824	78.56
Rev Thomas Evan Nicholas	Labour Party	6,229	21.44
Majority		16,595	57.12

15 November 1922		36,191/45,285	79.92
George Henry Hall	Labour Party	20,704	57.21
Charles Butt Stanton	National Democratic Party	15,487	42.79
Majority		5,217	14.42

6 December 1923		38,429/46,148	83.27
George Henry Hall	Labour Party	22,379	58.23
William Morgan Llewellyn	Liberal Party	16,050	41.77
Majority		6,329	16.47

29 October 1924		39,544/47,267	83.66
George Henry Hall	Labour Party	24,343	61.56
David Bowen	Liberal Party	15,201	38.44
Majority		9,142	23.12

30 May 1929		45,717/54,134	84.45
George Henry Hall	Labour Party	29,550	64.64
Evan Joshua Roderick	Liberal Party	10,594	23.17
Arthur Hugh Elsdale Molson	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,573	12.19
Majority		18,956	41.46

27 October 1931		53,802
George Henry Hall	Labour Party	Unopposed

14 November 1935		54,019
George Henry Hall	Labour Party	Unopposed

5 July 1945		40,827/53,630	76.13
Rt Hon George Henry Hall	Labour Party	34,398	84.25
Charles George Glover	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,429	15.75
Majority		27,969	68.51

28 October 1946 Elevation of Rt Hon George Hall to the Peerage - Viscount Hall of Cynon Valley.

5 December 1946		35,445/53,911	65.75
David Emlyn Thomas	Labour Party	24,215	68.32
Wynne Islwyn Samuel	Plaid Cymru	7,090	20.00
Lincoln Hallinan	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,140	11.68
Majority		17,125	48.31

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		44,720/51,437	86.94
David Emlyn Thomas	Labour Party	33,930	75.87
Robert Norman Ellis Hinton	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,098	13.64
Wynne Islwyn Samuel	Plaid Cymru	3,310	7.40
Dr Alexander Taylor Macintosh Wilson	Communist Party	1,382	3.09
Majority		27,832	62.24

25 October 1951		44,284/51,423	86.12
David Emlyn Thomas	Labour Party	34,783	78.55
Jack Lewis	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,810	15.38
Wynne Islwyn Samuel	Plaid Cymru	2,691	6.08
Majority		27,973	63.17

20 June 1954 Death of David Thomas.

28 October 1954		35,487/50,916	69.70
Arthur Reginald Probert	Labour Party	24,658	69.48
Gwynfor Richard Evans	Plaid Cymru	5,671	15.98
Michael Hilary Arthur Roberts	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,158	14.53
Majority		18,987	53.50

26 May 1955		39,393/50,333	78.26
Arthur Reginald Probert	Labour Party	29,528	74.96
William John Alexander Bain	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,162	15.64
Trefor Beasley	Plaid Cymru	3,703	9.40
Majority		23,366	59.32

8 October 1959		40,840/49,124	83.14
Arthur Reginald Probert	Labour Party	30,889	75.63
Bernard McGlynn	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,584	16.12
Kenneth Pryce Thomas	Plaid Cymru	3,367	8.24
Majority		24,305	59.51

15 October 1964		37,609/47,519	79.15
Arthur Reginald Probert	Labour Party	29,106	77.39
Peter Nicholas Price	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,780	15.37
Dewi Wynne Hughes Thomas	Plaid Cymru	2,723	7.24
Majority		23,326	62.02

31 March 1966		35,904/46,618	77.02
Arthur Reginald Probert	Labour Party	26,322	73.31
Peter Nicholas Price	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,204	11.71
John Eaton Wynford Williams	Plaid Cymru	3,073	8.56
Dr Alexander Taylor Macintosh Wilson	Communist Party	2,305	6.42
Majority		22,118	61.60

18 June 1970		38,049/48,771	78.02
Arthur Reginald Probert	Labour Party	22,817	59.97
Dr Gareth Morgan Jones	Plaid Cymru	11,431	30.04
David Cuthbert Purnell	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,484	6.53
Dr Alexander Taylor Macintosh Wilson	Communist Party	1,317	3.46
Majority		11,386	29.92

28 February 1974		39,985/48,043	83.23
Ioan Lyonel Evans	Labour and Co-operative Party	23,805	59.53
Glyndwr Edward Owen	Plaid Cymru	11,973	29.94
Michael John Niblock	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,169	7.93
Dr Alexander Taylor Macintosh Wilson	Communist Party	1,038	2.60
Majority		11,832	29.59

10 October 1974		38,251/48,370	79.08
Ioan Lyonel Evans	Labour and Co-operative Party	24,197	63.26
Glyndwr Edward Owen	Plaid Cymru	8,133	21.26
Basil John Conrade Webb	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,775	7.25
John Geraint Hill	Liberal Party	2,118	5.54
Dr Alexander Taylor Macintosh Wilson	Communist Party	1,028	2.69
Majority		16,064	42.00

3 May 1979		37,339/47,500	78.61
Ioan Lyonel Evans	Labour and Co-operative Party	26,716	71.55
David Berkerolles Tuberville Deere	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,453	17.28
Philip Brian Richards	Plaid Cymru	3,652	9.78
Mary Winter	Communist Party	518	1.39
Majority		20,263	54.27