Abertillery by-election, 1965

The Abertillery by-election of 1 April 1965 was held after the death of Labour MP Llywelyn Williams.

The seat was very safe, having been won at the United Kingdom general election, 1964 by over 20,000 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election

General Election 1964: Abertillery
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Llywelyn Williams 24,204 85.90
Conservative Peter Wynford Innes Rees 3,973 14.10
Majority 20,231 71.80

Result of the by-election

By-election 1965: Abertillery[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Albert Clifford Williams 18,256 78.98 -6.92
Conservative Peter Wynford Innes Rees 3,309 14.31 +0.21
Plaid Cymru Edward Merriman 1,551 6.71 N/A
Majority 14,947 64.67 -7.13
Turnout 23,116
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. PoliticsResources.net
  2. "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2015-08-19.


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