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    Town, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (4 May 1972), C. Jones (The Labour Party) won Town, with a majority of 248 votes.

    Area type
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    Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    27
    Recorded results
    50
    Town: Local Elections 1972
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. JonesThe Labour Party1,18248.9%Yes
    G. ForsterPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales93438.6%No
    F. EvansThe Liberal Party1807.4%No
    C. DennettCommunist1215%No
    Town: Local Elections 1971
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    I. Lewis-ThomasThe Labour Party1,84787.7%Yes
    C. DennettCommunist25912.3%No
    Town: Local elections 7 May 1970electorate 4,890
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    B. WatkinsThe Labour Party1,75955.2%Yes
    E. JonesConservative Party62419.6%No
    W. PhelpsR.A46414.6%No
    P. WilliamsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales2257.1%No
    D. ByfieldThe Liberal Party1173.7%No
    Town: Local Elections 1969electorate 4,870
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. JonesThe Labour Party1,18648.8%Yes
    W. PhillipsR.A96239.6%No
    P. WilliamsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales28411.7%No
    Town: Local Elections 1968electorate 4,977
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    R. PritchardR.A96139.2%Yes
    F. McCarthyThe Labour Party91237.2%No
    P. WilliamsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales58023.6%No
    Town: Local elections 11 May 1967electorate 5,055
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. DonovanThe Labour Party1,45248.4%Yes
    R. BurdettR.A96332.1%No
    P. WilliamsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales58619.5%No
    Town: Local elections 12 May 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. JonesThe Labour Party1,27164%Yes
    P. WilliamsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales71536%No
    Town: Local elections 13 May 1965
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. McCarthyThe Labour Party1,56269.5%Yes
    P. WilliamsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales68530.5%No
    Town: Local Elections 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. DonovanThe Labour Party1,90373.5%Yes
    M. StephensPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales68726.5%No
    Town: Local elections 9 May 1963
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. JonesThe Labour Party1,72258%Yes
    A. LewisPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,24742%No
    Town: Local elections 10 May 1962
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    B. WatkinsThe Labour Party1,80460.2%Yes
    C. GriffithsPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,19439.8%No
    Town: Local elections 11 May 1961
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    G. DonovanThe Labour Party1,61258.6%Yes
    J. HowellPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,13741.4%No

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