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Home General Elections 1 May 1997 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Conservative | Plaid Cymru |
Other | |
| Votes | 30,012 | 2,926 | 2,508 | 2,344 | 1,351 |
| Votes gained | -1,698 | -2,071 | -2,396 | -360 | +1,095 |
| Share of votes | 76.7% | 7.5% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 3.5% |
| Share of eligible voters | 53.1% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 2.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | +5.1% | -3.8% | -4.7% | -0.1% | +2.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -1.2% | -3.4% | -4.0% | -0.5% | +2.0% |
| Total votes: | 39,141 | |
| Electorate: | 56,507 | |
| Turnout: | 69.3% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 4.9% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Bedwellty, Brecon and Radnor, Caerphilly, Ebbw Vale, Merthyr Tydfil 9 June 1983 |
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Plaid Cymru |
Other | Alliance | UKIP | Brexit | Green | ||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 16,913 | 6,307 | 1,116 | 2,446 | 1,860 | 3,604 | |||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 22,407 | 6,073 | 841 | 2,740 | 1,484 | ||||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 17,619 | 3,292 | 1,351 | 3,099 | 645 | 6,106 | 603 | ||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 14,007 | 2,412 | 9,951 | 1,621 | 3,213 | 872 | |||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 18,129 | 2,680 | 4,195 | 2,972 | 2,000 | ||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 19,574 | 2,272 | 2,385 | 4,651 | 2,802 | ||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 30,012 | 2,508 | 2,926 | 2,344 | 1,351 | ||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 31,710 | 4,904 | 4,997 | 2,704 | |||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 33,400 | 5,270 | 2,085 | 3,573 | |||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 29,053 | 5,449 | 2,058 | 256 | 6,323 | ||||