Abertillery (UK Parliament constituency)

Abertillery was a county constituency centred on the town of Abertillery in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system of election. From 1950 up to (and including) 1970, it was the safest Labour seat in the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

The constituency consisted of the urban districts of Abercarn, Abertillery and Nantyglo and Blaina.^[1]

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1939–40:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Labour: George Daggar^[4]
Conservative:

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

References

↑Schedule 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1918 (7 & 8 Geo. 5 c.64)
1 2 3British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
1 2 3 4 5 6British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig
↑Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
↑Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
↑Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
↑Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
↑Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
↑"UK General Election results 1970". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
1 2 3"'Abertillery', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
↑"UK General Election results February 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
↑"UK General Election results October 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
↑"UK General Election results 1979". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

External links

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)

[1] Schedule 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1918 (7 & 8 Geo. 5 c.64)

[ReferenceA-2] 1 2 3British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

[ReferenceB-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, F W S Craig

[4] Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939

[polres50-5] Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results February 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[polres51-6] Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[polres55-7] Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results May 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[polres59-8] Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results October 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

[PolResources70-9] "UK General Election results 1970". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

[ElectionWeb74-10] 1 2 3"'Abertillery', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

[PolResourcesF74-11] "UK General Election results February 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

[PolResourcesO74-12] "UK General Election results October 1974". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

[PolResources79-13] "UK General Election results 1979". Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

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