Home General Elections 3 May 1979 Aberdare

UK Polling History: Election of 3 May 1979 – Aberdare

Result summary

Parties
Labour Conservative Plaid
Cymru		 Other
Votes 26,716 6,453 3,652 518
Votes gained +2,519 +3,678 -4,481 -510
Share of votes 71.5% 17.3% 9.8% 1.4%
Share of eligible voters 56.2% 13.6% 7.7% 1.1%
Gain in share of votes +8.3% +10.0% -11.5% -1.3%
Gain in share of eligible voters +6.2% +7.8% -9.1% -1.0%
Total votes: 37,339
Electorate: 47,500
Turnout: 78.6%
Outcome: Labour hold
Swing: 10.8% Conservative from Plaid Cymru

Polling history

Plot

List of contests

« Constituency formed from
Merthyr Tydfil
14 December 1918
Constituency succeeded by
Cynon Valley
9 June 1983 		»
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Plaid
Cymru		 Liberal Coalition
Labour		 National
Liberal		 Other National Communist
Date Type Parties
Labour Conservative Plaid
Cymru		 Liberal Coalition
Labour		 National
Liberal		 Other National Communist
3 May 1979 General Election 26,716 6,453 3,652 518
10 October 1974 General Election 24,197 2,775 8,133 2,118 1,028
28 February 1974 General Election 23,805 3,169 11,973 1,038
18 June 1970 General Election 22,817 2,484 11,431 1,317
31 March 1966 General Election 26,322 4,204 3,073 2,305
15 October 1964 General Election 29,106 5,780 2,723
8 October 1959 General Election 30,889 6,584 3,367
26 May 1955 General Election 29,528 6,162 3,703
28 October 1954 By Election 24,658 5,158 5,671
25 October 1951 General Election 34,783 6,810 2,691
23 February 1950 General Election 33,930 6,098 3,310 1,382
5 July 1945 General Election 34,398 6,429
14 November 1935 General Election Uncontested
27 October 1931 General Election Uncontested
30 May 1929 General Election 29,550 5,573 10,594
29 October 1924 General Election 24,343 15,201
6 December 1923 General Election 22,379 16,050
15 November 1922 General Election 20,704 15,487
14 December 1918 General Election 6,229 22,824

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