Abertillery, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), John Thomas (The Labour Party) won Abertillery, with a majority of 17,085 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 18
- Recorded results
- 39
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomas | The Labour Party | 21,698 | 76% | Yes |
| Ralph Tuck | Conservative Party | 4,613 | 16.2% | No |
| David Harries | Plaid Cymru | 2,248 | 7.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Thomas | The Labour Party | 20,835 | 75.9% | Yes |
| William Aneurin Richards | Plaid Cymru | 2,480 | 9% | No |
| Pamela Joan Evelyn Larney | Conservative Party | 2,364 | 8.6% | No |
| Hugh Westcott Clark | The Liberal Party | 1,779 | 6.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomas | The Labour Party | 20,068 | 64.9% | Yes |
| William Richards | Plaid Cymru | 3,119 | 10.1% | No |
| Mostyn Hamilton | Conservative Party | 2,730 | 8.8% | No |
| Hugh Clark | Liberal Democrats | 2,632 | 8.5% | No |
| Pamela Larney | Conservative Party | 2,364 | 7.6% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomas | The Labour Party | 22,819 | 81.4% | Yes |
| John Rendle | Conservative Party | 3,478 | 12.4% | No |
| David Harries | Plaid Cymru | 1,751 | 6.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Williams | The Labour Party | 23,353 | 88.1% | Yes |
| Anthony Peter Wallace | Conservative Party | 3,151 | 11.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llywelyn Williams | The Labour Party | 24,204 | 85.9% | Yes |
| Baron Rees Peter Rees | Conservative Party | 3,973 | 14.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llywelyn Williams | The Labour Party | 26,934 | 85% | Yes |
| Ronald J Maddocks | Conservative Party | 4,740 | 15% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llyweyn Williams | The Labour Party | 25,599 | 82.7% | Yes |
| Arthur Davies | Conservative Party | 4,081 | 13.2% | No |
| Trefor Richard Morgan | Welsh Nationalist | 1,259 | 4.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llywelyn Williams | The Labour Party | 29,321 | 86.9% | Yes |
| John Radcliffe | Conservative Party | 4,404 | 13.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Daggar | The Labour Party | 29,609 | 87.1% | Yes |
| Owen John Lewis | Conservative Party | 4,403 | 12.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Daggar | The Labour Party | 28,615 | 86.6% | Yes |
| John Hayward | National Government | 4,422 | 13.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Daggar | The Labour Party | 0 | — | Yes |
