Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency)

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Rhondda County constituency
Rhondda shown within Wales
Created:	1885, 1974
MP:	Chris Bryant
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Preserved county:	Mid Glamorgan
EP constituency:	Wales

Rhondda is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is also a constituency for the National Assembly for Wales.

Contents 1 Boundaries 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 4 Election results 5 Sources 6 See also

[edit] Boundaries

[edit] History

This constituency was first created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, for the the 1885 general election. For the 1918 general election it was divided into Rhondda East and Rhondda West.

The constituency was re-united in 1974. Since 1974, the constituency has always had a large Labour majority, and in the 1987 UK general election was the safest seat for any party, anywhere in the UK.

[edit] Members of Parliament

• Constituency created (1885)
• 1885 – 1918: William Abraham, Lib-Lab 1885 - 1910, then Labour
• Constituency abolished (1918)
• Constituency revived (1974)
• 1974 – 1983: Alec Jones, Labour
• 1983 – 2001: Allan Rogers, Labour
• 2001 – present: Chris Bryant, Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Rhondda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Bryant	21,198	68.1	-0.2
	Plaid Cymru	Percy Jones	4,956	15.9	-5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Roberts	3,264	10.5	+6.0
	Conservative	Paul Stuart-Smith	1,730	5.6	+1.0
Majority			16,242	52.1
Turnout			31,148	61.0	+0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.5

General Election 2001: Rhondda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Bryant	23,230	68.3	-6.1
	Plaid Cymru	Leanne Wood	7,183	21.1	+7.8
	Conservative	Peter Hobbins	1,557	4.6	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin Cox	1,525	4.5	-1.2
	Independent (politician)	Glyndwr Summers	507	1.5	N/A
Majority			16,047	47.2
Turnout			34,002	60.6	-10.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Rhondda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Allan Rogers	30,381	74.5
	Plaid Cymru	Leanne Wood	5,450	13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Berman	2,307	5.7
	Conservative	Steven Whiting	1,551	3.8
	Referendum Party	S. Gardiner	658	1.6	N/A
	Green	K. Jakeway	460	1.1	N/A
Majority			24,931
Turnout				71.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Rhondda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Allan Rogers	34,243	74.5
	Plaid Cymru	Leanne Wood	5,427	11.8
	Conservative	John Richards	3,588	7.8
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Nicholls-Jones	2,431	5.3
	CPGB (PCC)	Mark Fisher	245	0.5
Majority			28,816
Turnout				76.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1987: Rhondda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Allan Rogers	35,015	73.4
	Plaid Cymru	G. R. Davies	4,261	8.9
	Social Democrat	J. R. York-Williams	3,930	8.2
	Conservative	S. H. Reid	3,611	7.8
	Communist	A. True	869	1.8
Majority			30,754	64.5
Turnout				78.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Rhondda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Allan Rogers	29,448	61.7
	Social Democrat	A. Lloyd	8,078	16.9
	Plaid Cymru	G. R. Davies	4,845	10.2
	Conservative	P. Meyer	3,973	8.3
	Communist	A. True	1,350	2.8
Majority			21,370	44.8
Turnout				76.2
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1979: Rhondda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alec Jones	38,007	75.2
	Conservative	P. Leyshon	6,526	12.9
	Plaid Cymru	G. James	4,226	10.2
	Communist	A. True	1,819	3.6
Majority			31,481	62.2
Turnout				79.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Rhondda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alec Jones	38,654	77.1
	Plaid Cymru	D. Morgan	4,173	8.3
	Conservative	P. Leyshon	3,739	7.5
	Liberal	D. J. Austin	2,142	4.3
	Communist	A. True	1,404	2.8
Majority			34,481	68.8
Turnout				76.2
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Rhondda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alec Jones	36,880	70.7
	Plaid Cymru	G. James	6,739	12.9
	Conservative	P. Leyshon	4,111	7.9
	Liberal	D. J. Austin	3,056	5.9
	Communist	A. True	1,374	2.6
Majority			30,141	57.8
Turnout				80.0
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Sources

• Historical list of MPs
• Election result, 2005 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)
• Election results, 1974 - 2001 (Keele University)

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Glamorgan

Constituencies in Wales
Labour	Aberavon | Alyn and Deeside | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff North | Cardiff South and Penarth | Cardiff West | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Clwyd South | Conwy | Cynon Valley | Delyn | Gower | Islwyn | Llanelli | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Neath | Newport East | Newport West | Ogmore | Pontypridd | Rhondda | Swansea East | Swansea West | Torfaen | Vale of Clwyd | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham | Ynys Môn
Liberal Democrat	Brecon and Radnorshire | Cardiff Central | Ceredigion | Montgomeryshire
Conservative	Clwyd West | Monmouth | Preseli Pembrokeshire
Plaid Cymru	Caernarfon | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Independent	Blaenau Gwent
Wales European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (1) | Plaid Cymru (1)