UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Rhondda
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Plaid Cymru |
Other | |
| Votes | 38,007 | 6,526 | 4,226 | 1,819 |
| Votes gained | -647 | +2,787 | +53 | +415 |
| Share of votes | 75.1% | 12.9% | 8.4% | 3.6% |
| Share of eligible voters | 59.9% | 10.3% | 6.7% | 2.9% |
| Gain in share of votes | -2.0% | +5.4% | +0.0% | +0.8% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +1.2% | +4.6% | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| Total votes: | 50,578 | |
| Electorate: | 63,412 | |
| Turnout: | 79.8% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 3.7% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Labour | Plaid Cymru |
Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | UKIP | Liberal | Brexit | Green | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Labour | Plaid Cymru |
Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | UKIP | Liberal | Brexit | Green | ||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 16,115 | 4,069 | 4,675 | 612 | 3,733 | 438 | ||||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 21,096 | 7,350 | 3,333 | 277 | 880 | |||||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 15,976 | 8,521 | 2,116 | 474 | 3,998 | 453 | ||||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 17,183 | 5,630 | 1,993 | 3,309 | 2,599 | 358 | ||||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 21,198 | 4,956 | 1,730 | 3,264 | ||||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 23,230 | 7,183 | 1,557 | 1,525 | 507 | |||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 30,381 | 5,450 | 1,551 | 2,307 | 1,118 | |||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 34,243 | 5,427 | 3,588 | 2,431 | 245 | |||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 34,847 | 4,261 | 3,612 | 3,935 | 869 | |||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 29,448 | 4,845 | 3,973 | 8,078 | 1,350 | |||||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 38,007 | 4,226 | 6,526 | 1,819 | ||||||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 38,654 | 4,173 | 3,739 | 1,404 | 2,142 | |||||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 36,880 | 6,739 | 4,111 | 1,374 | 3,056 | |||||