1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-election
The 1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-election of 13 April 1972 was held after the death of S. O. Davies on 25 February the same year. The Labour Party won the by-election in what had traditionally been a safe seat, although Davies had been elected in the 1970 general election as an Independent after he had been deselected due to his age.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Rowlands | 15,562 | 48.5 | +19.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Emrys Roberts | 11,852 | 37.0 | +27.4 | |
Conservative | Christopher Barr | 2,336 | 7.4 | −2.4 | |
Communist | Arthur Lewis Jones | 1,519 | 4.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | Angus Donaldson | 765 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,710 | 11.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,034 | 79.5 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 30,202 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
References
- ^ "1972 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1987). Chronology Of British Parliamentary By-Elections 1833-1987 (hardcover) (1st ed.). West Sussex: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-31-0.
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