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Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 51°45′07″N 3°18′29″W / 51.752°N 3.308°W
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Welsh: Merthyr Tudful a Rhymni) is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Gerald Jones of the Welsh Labour Party.[n 2] It was established for the 1983 general election.
| Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney in Wales | |
| Electorate | 55,409 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Merthyr Tydfil, Rhymney |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Gerald Jones (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Ebbw Vale, Bedwellty and Brecon & Radnor[2] |
| Overlaps | |
| Senedd | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, South Wales East |
Boundaries
1983–1997: The Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, and the District of Rhymney Valley wards Nos. 5 and 14 to 20.
1997–2010: The County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil, and the Caerphilly County Borough wards of Abertysswg, Darren Valley, Moriah, New Tredegar, Pontlottyn, Tir-Phil, and Twyn Carno.
2010–present: The Merthyr Tydfil County Borough electoral divisions of Bedlinog, Cyfarthfa, Dowlais, Gurnos, Merthyr Vale, Park, Penydarren, Plymouth, Town, Treharris, and Vaynor, and the Caerphilly County Borough electoral divisions of Darran Valley, Moriah, New Tredegar, Pontlottyn, and Twyn Carno.
As its name suggests, the main towns are Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. Aberfan is also located in the constituency. The seat is bordered by the constituencies of Blaenau Gwent, Brecon and Radnorshire, Caerphilly, Cynon Valley, and Islwyn.
History
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, prior to this Merthyr Tydfil had been in its own eponymous constituency and Rhymney was in the seat of Ebbw Vale (at the time Michael Foot's constituency) which was abolished at that election.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Ted Rowlands | Labour | |
| 2001 | Dai Havard | Labour | |
| 2015 | Gerald Jones | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ted Rowlands | 29,053 | 67.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Philip Owen | 6,323 | 14.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Richard Blausten | 5,449 | 12.6 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Gerald Howells | 2,058 | 4.8 | N/A | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Royden Gould | 256 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 22,730 | 52.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,139 | 72.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 59,486 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ted Rowlands | 33,477 | 75.3 | +8.0 | |
| Conservative | Nicholas Walters | 5,270 | 11.9 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal | Pravat Verma | 3,573 | 8.0 | −6.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Janet Davies | 2,085 | 4.7 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 28,130 | 63.4 | +10.8 | ||
| Turnout | 44,405 | 76.2 | +3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,285 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ted Rowlands | 31,710 | 71.6 | −3.7 | |
| Liberal | Robyn Rowland | 4,997 | 11.3 | +3.3 | |
| Conservative | Mark Hughes | 4,904 | 11.1 | −0.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Alun Cox | 2,704 | 6.1 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 26,713 | 60.3 | −3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 44,315 | 75.8 | −0.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,430 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ted Rowlands | 30,012 | 76.7 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal | Duncan Anstey | 2,926 | 7.5 | -3.8 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Morgan | 2,508 | 6.4 | -4.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Alun Cox | 2,344 | 6.0 | -0.1 | |
| Independent Labour | Alan Cowdell | 691 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Referendum | Ronald Hutchings | 660 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 27,086 | 69.2 | +8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 39,141 | 69.3 | -6.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,507 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dai Havard | 19,574 | 61.8 | -14.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Robert Hughes | 4,651 | 14.7 | +8.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Rogers | 2,385 | 7.5 | ±0.0 | |
| Conservative | Richard Cuming | 2,272 | 7.2 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Jeffrey Edwards | 1,936 | 6.1 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Ken Evans | 692 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Anthony Lewis | 174 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,923 | 47.1 | -22.1 | ||
| Turnout | 31,684 | 57.7 | -11.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,919 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -11.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dai Havard | 18,129 | 60.5 | -1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ceirion Rees | 4,195 | 14.0 | +6.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Noel Turner | 2,972 | 9.9 | -4.8 | |
| Conservative | Roger Berry | 2,680 | 8.9 | +1.7 | |
| Forward Wales | Neil Greer | 1,030 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Gwyn Parry | 699 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Socialist Labour | Ina Marsden | 271 | 0.9 | -1.3 | |
| Majority | 13,934 | 46.5 | -0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 29,976 | 54.9 | -2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,044 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dai Havard | 14,007 | 43.7 | -16.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Amy Kitcher | 9,951 | 31.0 | +17.0 | |
| Conservative | Maria Hill | 2,412 | 7.5 | -1.4 | |
| Independent | Clive Tovey | 1,845 | 5.8 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Glyndwr Jones | 1,621 | 5.1 | -4.8 | |
| BNP | Richard Barnes | 1,173 | 3.7 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Adam Brown | 872 | 2.7 | +0.4 | |
| Socialist Labour | Alan Cowdell | 195 | 0.6 | -0.3 | |
| Rejected ballots | 80 | ||||
| Majority | 4,056 | 12.7 | -33.8 | ||
| Turnout | 32,076 | 58.6 | +3.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 54,715 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -16.9 | |||
Of the 80 rejected ballots:
- 22 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[16]
- 57 voted for more than one candidate.[16]
- 1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gerald Jones[20] | 17,619 | 53.9 | +10.2 | |
| UKIP | David Rowlands[21] | 6,106 | 18.7 | +16.0 | |
| Conservative | Bill Rees | 3,292 | 10.1 | +2.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Rhayna Mann | 3,099 | 9.5 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Griffin | 1,351 | 4.1 | -26.9 | |
| Green | Elspeth Parris[22] | 603 | 1.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | Eddy Blanche | 459 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Communist | Robert Griffiths | 186 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 95 | ||||
| Majority | 11,513 | 35.2 | +22.5 | ||
| Turnout | 32,715 | 53.0 | -5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 61,716 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.8 | |||
Of the 95 rejected ballots:
- 49 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[18]
- 46 voted for more than one candidate.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gerald Jones[25] | 22,407 | 66.8 | +12.9 | |
| Conservative | Pauline Jorgensen[26] | 6,073 | 18.1 | +8.0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Amy Kitcher[27] | 2,740 | 8.2 | −1.3 | |
| UKIP | David Rowlands[21] | 1,484 | 4.4 | −14.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Griffin[28] | 841 | 2.5 | −1.6 | |
| Rejected ballots | 71 | ||||
| Majority | 16,334 | 48.7 | +13.5 | ||
| Turnout | 33,545 | 60.5 | +7.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 55,463 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
Of the 71 rejected ballots:
- 41 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[24]
- 30 voted for more than one candidate.[24]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gerald Jones | 16,913 | 52.4 | −14.4 | |
| Conservative | Sara Jones | 6,307 | 19.6 | +1.5 | |
| Brexit Party | David Jones | 3,604 | 11.2 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Mark Evans | 2,446 | 7.6 | −0.6 | |
| Independent | David Hughes | 1,860 | 5.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brendan D’Cruz | 1,116 | 3.5 | +1.0 | |
| Rejected ballots | 83 | ||||
| Majority | 10,606 | 32.8 | −15.9 | ||
| Turnout | 32,246 | 57.4 | −3.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,322 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −8.0 | |||
Of the 83 rejected ballots:
See also
Notes
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
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- ^ "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "BBC NEWS > Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney parliamentary constituency - Election 2005" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney BBC Election - Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
- ^ a b c d "Election Results". Merthyr Tydfil Council. Merthyr Tydfil Council. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Merthyr result". Election results for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Gerald Jones selected as candidate for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney". LabourList. 13 December 2014.
- ^ a b . UKIP. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Elspeth Parris Announced as GE Candidate for Merthyr". wales.greenparty.org.uk.
- ^ "Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney Parliamentary constituency". Election 2017 Results. BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "2017 Results". Merthyr Tydfil Council. Merthyr Tydfil Council. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Gerald Jones MP". Gerald Jones MP.
- ^ "Councillor details - Pauline Jorgensen". wokingham.moderngov.co.uk.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Parliamentary Election Thursday 12 December 2019" (PDF). Merthyr Tydfil Council. Merthyr Tydfil Council. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney Parliamentary constituency". Election 2019 Results. BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Election-Results/General-Election-2019". Merthyr Tydfil Council. Merthyr Tydfil Council. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links
- (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)