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Not to be confused with Rhondda (Assembly constituency).
Rhondda
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Rhondda in Wales.
Preserved county Mid Glamorgan
Electorate 52,862 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Tonyrefail, Treherbert, Treorchy, Tylorstown
Current constituency
Created 1974 (1974)
Member of Parliament Chris Bryant (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Rhondda East and Rhondda West
1885 (1885)–1918 (1918)
Number of members One
Type of constituency County constituency
Replaced by Rhondda East and Rhondda West
Created from Glamorganshire
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly South Wales Central
European Parliament 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. The current MP is Chris Bryant of the Labour Party, first elected at the 2001 general election.

Contents

Boundaries

The Westminster constituency of Rhondda is based around the southern edge of the Rhondda Cynon Taf 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.

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 general election was the safest seat for any party, anywhere in Britain. 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.[2][dead link]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1918

Election Member[3] Party
1885 William Abraham Lib-Lab
1910 Labour
1918 constituency abolished: see Rhondda East and Rhondda West

MPs since 1974

Election Member[3] Party
1974 (Feb) Alec Jones Labour
1983 Allan Rogers Labour
2001 Chris Bryant Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Rhondda [4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Bryant 17,183 55.3 -12.8
Plaid Cymru Geraint Davies 5,630 18.1 +2.2
Liberal Democrat Paul Wasley 3,309 10.6 +0.2
Independent Philip Howe 2,599 8.4 +8.4
Conservative Juliette Henderson 1,993 6.4 +0.9
UKIP Taffy John 359 1.2 N/A
Majority 11,553 37.2
Turnout 31,072 60.3 -1.5
Labour hold Swing -7.5

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Rhondda
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
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

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Rhondda
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 Stephen Gardiner 658 1.6 N/A
Green Kevin Jakeway 460 1.1 N/A
Majority 24,931
Turnout 71.5
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Rhondda[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Allan Rogers 34,243 74.5 +1.2
Plaid Cymru Geraint Davies 5,427 11.8 +2.9
Conservative John Winterson Richards 3,588 7.8 +0.2
Liberal Democrat Paul Nicholls-Jones 2,431 5.3 −3.0
Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee) Mark W. Fischer 245 0.5 −1.3
Majority 28,816 62.7 −1.6
Turnout 45,934 76.6 −1.4
Labour hold Swing −0.8

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Rhondda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Allan Rogers 35,015 73.4
Plaid Cymru Geraint 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Allan Rogers 29,448 61.7
Social Democrat A. Lloyd 8,078 16.9
Plaid Cymru Geraint 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

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Rhondda
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
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
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

Elections in the 1900s

General Election December 1910: Rhondda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab William Abraham 9,073 71
Conservative Harold Lloyd 3,701 29
Majority 5372 56.4
Turnout 12,774 72.4 -17.8
Lib-Lab hold Swing
General Election January 1910: Rhondda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab William Abraham 12,436 78.2
Conservative Harold Lloyd 3,471 21.8
Majority 8,965 56.4
Turnout 15907 90.2
Lib-Lab hold Swing
General Election 1900: Rhondda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab William Abraham 8,383 81.7
Conservative Robert Hughes 1,874 18.3
Majority 6509 63.4
Turnout 12,549 81.7
Lib-Lab hold Swing

Elections in the 1890s

In the 1892 and 1896 general elections William Abraham was re-elected unopposed.

Elections in the 1880s

In the 1886 general election William Abraham was re-elected unopposed.

General Election 1885: Rhondda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib-Lab William Abraham 3,859 56.3
Liberal Frederick Lewis Davies 2,992 43.7
Majority 867 12.6
Turnout 6851 83.5
Lib-Lab hold Swing

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=14666. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)[self-published source?][better source needed]
  4. ^ Rhondda Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council - candidates Rhondda
  5. ^ Rhondda BBC Election - Rhondda
  6. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 

Sources

Constituencies in Wales (40)
Labour (26)
Conservative (8)
Liberal Democrats (3)
Plaid Cymru (3)

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