Merthyr (UK Parliament constituency)

Merthyr
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1950
Number of members one
Replaced by Merthyr Tydfil
Created from Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr was a borough constituency centred on the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Merthyr Tydfil.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Sir Edgar Rees Jones Coalition Liberal
1922 Richard Collingham Wallhead Labour
1931 ILP
1933 Labour
1934 by-election S. O. Davies Labour
1950 constituency abolished: see Merthyr Tydfil

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918: Merthyr[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal 14,127 52.7 n/a
Labour James Winstone 12,682 47.3 n/a
Majority 1,445 5.4 n/a
Turnout 76.5 n/a
Liberal win

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1922: Merthyr [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Collingham Wallhead 17,516 53.0 +5.7
Independent Sir Richard Mathias 15,552 47.0 n/a
Majority 1,964 6.0 11.4
Turnout 90.6 +14.1
Labour gain from Liberal Swing n/a
General Election 1923: Merthyr [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Collingham Wallhead 19,511 60.1 +7.1
Liberal D. Rowland Thomas 7,403 22.8 n/a
Unionist Arthur Charles Fox-Davies 5,548 17.1 n/a
Majority 12,108 37.3 +31.3
Turnout 86.8 -3.8
Labour hold Swing n/a
General Election 1924: Merthyr[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Collingham Wallhead 19,882 59.8 -0.3
Unionist Arthur Charles Fox-Davies 13,383 40.2 +23.1
Majority 6,499 19.6 -17.7
Turnout 86.9 +0.1
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1929: Merthyr [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Richard Collingham Wallhead 22,701 59.6 -0.2
Liberal J Jenkins 8,696 22.8 n/a
Unionist Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt 6,712 17.6 -21.6
Majority 14,005 36.8 +17.2
Turnout 85.8 -1.1
Labour hold Swing n/a

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1931: Merthyr [6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Ind. Labour Party Richard Collingham Wallhead 24,623 69.4 +9.8
New Party Sellick Davies 10,834 30.6 n/a
Majority 13,789 38.8 +2.0
Turnout 80.8 -5.0
Ind. Labour Party gain from Labour Swing n/a
Merthyr by-election, 1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Stephen Owen Davies 18,645 51.8 n/a
Liberal J. Victor Evans 10,376 28.9 n/a
Ind. Labour Party Rev Campbell Stephen 3,508 9.8 n/a
Communist Wal Hannington 3,409 9.5 n/a
Majority 8,269 22.9 n/a
Turnout 81.1 +0.3
Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  2. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  3. ↑ Etholiadau'r ganrif 1885-1997, Beti Jones
  4. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  5. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
  6. ↑ http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12737956/cube/POL_PARTY
  7. ↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig


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