| Rhondda County constituency |
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| Rhondda shown within Wales | |
| Created: | 1885, 1974 |
| MP: | Chris Bryant |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Preserved county: | Mid Glamorgan |
| EP constituency: | Wales |
Rhondda is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is also a constituency for the National Assembly for Wales.
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Boundaries
The Westminster constituency of Rhondda is based around the southern edge of the Rhondda Cynon Taff council area, with population centres including Treherbert, Maerdy, Tylorstown, Tonypandy, and Pen-y-Graig. The seat borders the constituncies of Cynon Valley, Ogmore, Pontypridd, and Aberavon. Proposed boundary changes to Welsh parliamentary boundaries make no change to the Rhondda boundaries.
History
This constituency was first created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, for the 1885 general election. For the 1918 general election it was divided into Rhondda East and Rhondda West.
The constituency was re-united in 1974. Since 1974, the constituency has always had a large Labour majority, and in the 1987 UK general election was the safest seat for any party, anywhere in the UK. In 2001, it was the only seat in the country where Liberal Democrats lost their deposit, and the Conservative Party also lost their deposit in their worst performance outside Northern Ireland.[1]
Members of Parliament
- Constituency created (1885)
- 1885 – 1918: William Abraham, Lib-Lab 1885 - 1910, then Labour
- Constituency abolished (1918)
- Constituency revived (1974)
- 1974 – 1983: Trevor Alec Jones, Labour
- 1983 – 2001: Allan Rogers, Labour
- 2001 – present: Christopher John Bryant, Labour
Election results
| General Election 2005: Rhondda | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Chris Bryant | 21,198 | 68.1 | -0.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Percy Jones | 4,956 | 15.9 | -5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Karen Roberts | 3,264 | 10.5 | +6.0 | |
| Conservative | Paul Stuart-Smith | 1,730 | 5.6 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 16,242 | 52.1 | |||
| Turnout | 31,148 | 61.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: Rhondda | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Chris Bryant | 23,230 | 68.3 | -6.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Leanne Wood | 7,183 | 21.1 | +7.8 | |
| Conservative | Peter Hobbins | 1,557 | 4.6 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Gavin Cox | 1,525 | 4.5 | -1.2 | |
| Independent | Glyndwr Summers | 507 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,047 | 47.2 | |||
| Turnout | 34,002 | 60.6 | -10.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Rhondda | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Allan Rogers | 30,381 | 74.5 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Leanne Wood | 5,450 | 13.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Rodney Berman | 2,307 | 5.7 | ||
| Conservative | Steven Whiting | 1,551 | 3.8 | ||
| Referendum Party | S. Gardiner | 658 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Green | K. Jakeway | 460 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 24,931 | ||||
| Turnout | 71.5 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Rhondda | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Allan Rogers | 34,243 | 74.5 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Leanne Wood | 5,427 | 11.8 | ||
| Conservative | John Richards | 3,588 | 7.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Paul Nicholls-Jones | 2,431 | 5.3 | ||
| CPGB (PCC) | Mark Fisher | 245 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 28,816 | ||||
| Turnout | 76.6 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1987: Rhondda | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Allan Rogers | 35,015 | 73.4 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | G. R. Davies | 4,261 | 8.9 | ||
| Social Democrat | J. R. York-Williams | 3,930 | 8.2 | ||
| Conservative | S. H. Reid | 3,611 | 7.8 | ||
| Communist | Arthur True | 869 | 1.8 | ||
| Majority | 30,754 | 64.5 | |||
| Turnout | 78.3 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1983: Rhondda | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Allan Rogers | 29,448 | 61.7 | ||
| Social Democrat | A. Lloyd | 8,078 | 16.9 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | G. R. Davies | 4,845 | 10.2 | ||
| Conservative | P. Meyer | 3,973 | 8.3 | ||
| Communist | Arthur True | 1,350 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | 21,370 | 44.8 | |||
| Turnout | 76.2 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1979: Rhondda | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Alec Jones | 38,007 | 75.2 | ||
| Conservative | P. Leyshon | 6,526 | 12.9 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | G. James | 4,226 | 10.2 | ||
| Communist | Arthur True | 1,819 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 31,481 | 62.2 | |||
| Turnout | 79.8 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election October 1974: Rhondda | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Alec Jones | 38,654 | 77.1 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | D. Morgan | 4,173 | 8.3 | ||
| Conservative | P. Leyshon | 3,739 | 7.5 | ||
| Liberal | D. J. Austin | 2,142 | 4.3 | ||
| Communist | Arthur True | 1,404 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | 34,481 | 68.8 | |||
| Turnout | 76.2 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election February 1974: Rhondda | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Alec Jones | 36,880 | 70.7 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | G. James | 6,739 | 12.9 | ||
| Conservative | P. Leyshon | 4,111 | 7.9 | ||
| Liberal | D. J. Austin | 3,056 | 5.9 | ||
| Communist | Arthur True | 1,374 | 2.6 | ||
| Majority | 30,141 | 57.8 | |||
| Turnout | 80.0 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
Sources
- Historical list of MPs
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)
- Election results, 1974 - 2001 (Keele University)
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