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| Election of 9th Jun, 1983 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 29053 | Elected |
| Liberal | 6323 | |
| Conservative | 5449 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2058 | |
| Workers' Revolutionary Party | 256 | |
More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 11th Jun, 1987 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 33477 | Elected |
| Conservative | 5270 | |
| Liberal | 3573 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2085 | |
More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 9th Apr, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 31710 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 4997 | |
| Conservative | 4904 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2704 | |
More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 1st May, 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 30012 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 2926 | |
| Conservative | 2508 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2344 | |
| Independent | 691 | |
| Referendum Party | 660 | |
More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th Jun, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 19574 | Elected |
| Plaid Cymru | 4651 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2385 | |
| Conservative | 2272 | |
| Independent | 1936 | |
| Socialist Labour Party (1996) | 692 | |
| ProLife Alliance | 174 | |
More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 5th May, 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 18129 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 4195 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2972 | |
| Conservative | 2680 | |
| Forward Wales | 1030 | |
| UK Independence Party | 699 | |
| Socialist Labour Party (1996) | 271 | |
More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 6th May, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 14007 | Elected |
| Liberal Democrat | 9951 | |
| Conservative | 2412 | |
| Independent | 1845 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1621 | |
| British National Party | 1173 | |
| UK Independence Party | 872 | |
| Socialist Labour Party (1996) | 195 | |
More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 7th May, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 17619 | Elected |
| UK Independence Party | 6106 | |
| Conservative | 3292 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3099 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1351 | |
| Green | 603 | |
| Independent | 459 | |
| Communist Party of Britain | 186 | |
More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 8th Jun, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22407 | Elected |
| Conservative | 6073 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2740 | |
| UK Independence Party | 1484 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 841 | |
More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 12th Dec, 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 16913 | Elected |
| Conservative | 6307 | |
| Brexit Party | 3604 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2446 | |
| Independent | 1860 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1116 | |
More information about the 2019 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
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How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Constituency (CCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12746441/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 31st May 2026