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Home General Elections 5 May 2005 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
UK Polling History: Election of 5 May 2005 – Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Plaid Cymru |
Conservative | Other | |
| Votes | 18,129 | 4,195 | 2,972 | 2,680 | 2,000 |
| Votes gained | -1,445 | +1,810 | -1,679 | +408 | -802 |
| Share of votes | 60.5% | 14.0% | 9.9% | 8.9% | 6.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 33.2% | 7.7% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 3.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | -1.3% | +6.5% | -4.8% | +1.8% | -2.2% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -2.4% | +3.3% | -3.0% | +0.8% | -1.4% |
| Total votes: | 29,976 | |
| Electorate: | 54,581 | |
| Turnout: | 54.9% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 5.6% | Liberal Democrat from Plaid Cymru |
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 | ||
| 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 | ||||