The 1965 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 1964 United Kingdom general election by over 20,000 votes[1]
Result of the previous general election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Llywelyn Williams | 24,204 | 85.9 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Peter Rees | 3,973 | 14.1 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 20,231 | 71.8 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 28,177 | 75.5 | −6.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 37,310 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clifford Williams | 18,256 | 79.0 | −6.9 | |
| Conservative | Peter Rees | 3,309 | 14.3 | +0.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Edward Merriman | 1,551 | 6.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,947 | 64.7 | −7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 23,116 | 63.2 | −12.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,567 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ [1] Archived 14 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary election results 1950-1970 (1 ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 9780900178023. Page 584
- ^ "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1987). Chronology Of British Parliamentary By-Elections 1833-1987 (hardcover) (1st ed.). West Sussex: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-31-0.
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