Pontypridd (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 51°36′04″N 3°21′00″W / 51.601°N 3.350°W
Pontypridd | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Pontypridd in Wales. | |
Preserved county | Mid Glamorgan |
Electorate | 61,507 (April 2012)[1] |
Major settlements | Pontypridd, Llantrisant |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918 |
Member of parliament | Owen Smith (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Mid Glamorganshire |
Overlaps | |
Welsh Assembly | South Wales Central |
European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Pontypridd is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post system.
Boundaries
Pontypridd constituency can be split into two parts, an eastern part containing the town itself, and a western part focussed on Llantrisant. In Pontypridd itself the wards are: Town, Treforest, Rhondda (consisting of Hopkinstown, Maesycoed, Graigwen, Trehafod, & Pwllgwaun), Graig, Trallwng, Rhydyfelin Central & Ilan, Hawthorn, Taffs Well. The Western half consists of the following wards: Beddau, Church Village, Tonteg, Llantwit Fardre, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, Talbot Green, Tonyrefail East and Tonyrefail West.[2]
Alternatively, one can think of the constituency as being divided between a 'suburban' district in the south and communities that grew in the industrial revolution to the north; the Southern area, particularly between Church Village and Llantrisant, contains much new residential and light industrial development, and benefits from good transport links due to its proximity to the M4. This section has a growing population and is an important 'dormitory' for Cardiff. The Northern parts, particularly Tonyrefail and the northern end of Pontypridd town consists of large sections of 19th century housing and suffered high unemployment in the 1980s as the old industries closed. However, in recent years, economic recovery has been firm, especially considered with neighbouring constituencies to the north.
The Pontypridd constituency was created in its original form from parts of the old South Glamorganshire & East Glamorganshire constituencies as part of Representation of the People Act 1918 (sometimes referred to as 'The Fourth Reform Act') which granted virtually all men over 21 the right to vote, extended voting rights to women over 30 years of age, & increased the number of the now abolished University constituencies. Part of this Act also effected a 'General Redistribution of Seats' on an 'equitable basis'.[3] It originally included the old Borough & Rural district of Cowbridge (which included Ystradowen, Bonvilston, St Athan, Llantwit Major & Llandow) & the Urban district of Pontypridd plus the Rural District of Llantrisant & Llantwit Fardre.[4] The constituency remained unchanged from this form until the Third Periodic Parliamentary Boundary Review's proposals were implemented in 1983.[5] This removed Cowbridge Borough and the Cowbridge Rural District (& placed them in the Vale of Glamorgan constituency & also it removed the communities of Llanharry, Llanharan & Brynna & placed them in the Ogmore constituency. However the communities of Creigiau & Pentyrch were added to the seat at this time, only to be removed again in time for the 2010 General Election. For the 2010 Election the Cilfyndd and Glyncoch electoral divisions were also removed from the seat, and added to the Cynon Valley constituency.[6]
Members of Parliament
Like many seats in South Wales, Pontypridd has been retained by the Labour party for over 90 years.
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2015: Pontypridd [8] [9] [10] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Owen Smith | 15,554 | 41.1 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | Ann-Marie Mason | 6,569 | 17.3 | +1.1 | |
UKIP | Andrew Tomkinson[11] | 5,085 | 13.4 | +10.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mike Powell[12] | 4,904 | 12.9 | −18.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Osian Lewis | 4,348 | 11.5 | +4.2 | |
Green | Katy Clay[13] | 992 | 2.6 | +1.6 | |
Socialist Labour | Damien Biggs[14] | 332 | 0.9 | −0.3 | |
TUSC | Esther Pearson | 98 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,985 | 23.7 | +16.1 | ||
Turnout | 37,882 | 64.3 | +1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.1 | |||
General Election 2010a : Pontypridd[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Owen Smith | 14,220 | 38.8 | −15.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mike Powell | 11,435 | 31.2 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | Lee Gonzalez | 5,932 | 16.2 | +4.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ioan Bellin | 2,673 | 7.3 | −3.7 | |
UKIP | David Bevan | 1,229 | 3.4 | +0.8 | |
Socialist Labour | Simon Parsons | 456 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Christian | Donald Watson | 365 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Green | John Matthews | 361 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,785 | 7.6 | −25.7 | ||
Turnout | 36,671 | 63.0 | −0.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −13.3 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: Pontypridd | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Kim Scott Howells | 20,919 | 52.8 | −7.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mike Powell | 7,728 | 19.5 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Quentin Edwards | 5,321 | 13.4 | +0.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Julie Richards | 4,420 | 11.2 | −2.6 | |
UKIP | David Bevan | 1,013 | 2.6 | +1.0 | |
Communist | Robert David Griffiths | 233 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,191 | 33.3 | −12.8 | ||
Turnout | 39,634 | 60.9 | +7.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −7.9 | |||
General Election 2001: Pontypridd | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Kim Scott Howells | 22,963 | 59.9 | −3.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Bleddyn William Hancock | 5,279 | 13.8 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | Miss Prudence Mary Prior Dailey | 5,096 | 13.3 | +0.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Eric William Brooke | 4,152 | 10.8 | −2.6 | |
UKIP | Mrs. Susan Marilyn Warry | 603 | 1.6 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Joseph Anthony Biddulph | 216 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 17,684 | 46.1 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 38,309 | 53.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.6 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: Pontypridd | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Kim Scott Howells | 29,290 | 63.9 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nigel Howells | 6,161 | 13.4 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Jonathan M. Cowen | 5,910 | 12.9 | −7.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Owain Llewelyn | 2,977 | 6.5 | −2.6 | |
Referendum | John Wood | 874 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Peter Skelly | 380 | 0.8 | N/A | |
Communist | Robert David Griffiths | 178 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Anthony G. Moore | 85 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 23,129 | 50.4 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 45,855 | 53.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.9 | |||
General Election 1992: Pontypridd [16] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Kim Scott Howells | 29,722 | 60.8 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Dr Peter D. Donnelly | 9,925 | 20.3 | +0.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Professor Delme Bowen | 4,448 | 9.1 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Steve Belzak | 4,180 | 8.5 | −10.3 | |
Green | Ms. Emma J. Jackson | 615 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 19,797 | 40.5 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,890 | 79.3 | +2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Pontypridd by-election, 1989 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Kim Scott Howells | 20,549 | 53.4 | −2.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Sydney Morgan | 9,775 | 25.3 | +20.0 | |
Conservative | Nigel Martin Evans | 5,212 | 13.5 | −6.0 | |
Social and Liberal Democrats | Robert Thomas Ellis | 1,500 | 3.9 | −15.0 | |
Social Democratic | Terry Thomas | 1,199 | 3.1 | −7.2 | |
Communist | David Richards | 239 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Independent | David Black | 57 | 0.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,794 | 28.0 | −8.8 | ||
Turnout | 38,511 | 62.0 | −19.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −11.5 | |||
General Election 1987: Pontypridd [17] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Brynmor Thomas John | 26,422 | 56.3 | +10.7 | |
Conservative | Desmond Angus Swayne | 9,145 | 19.5 | −3.4 | |
Social Democratic | Peter Sain-Ley-Berry | 8,865 | 18.9 | −7.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Professor Delme Bowen | 2,498 | 5.3 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 17,277 | 36.8 | +17.1 | ||
Turnout | 46,930b | 76.6 | +3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.1 | |||
General Election 1983c : Pontypridd[18][19] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Brynmor Thomas John | 20,188 | 45.6 | −10.4 | |
Social Democratic | Richard Langridge | 11,444 | 25.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Richard Evans | 10,139 | 22.9 | −6.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Janet Marion Davies | 2,065 | 4.7 | +0.9 | |
Green | A.K. Jones | 449 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,744 | 19.8 | −7.0 | ||
Turnout | 44,285d | 72.7 | −5.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.2 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
General Election 1979: Pontypridd[20] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Brynmor Thomas John | 32,801 | 55.97 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | Michael Clay | 17,114 | 29.21 | +8.9 | |
Liberal | Hugh Penri-Williams | 6,228 | 10.63 | −4.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Alun Roberts | 2,200 | 3.76 | −3.8 | |
National Front | R.G. Davies | 263 | 0.45 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,687 | 26.77 | −9.5 | ||
Turnout | 58,606h | 78.1 | +4.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.7 | |||
General Election October 1974: Pontypridd[21] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Brynmor Thomas John | 29,302 | 56.57 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Alun Jones | 10,528 | 20.33 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | Mrs Mary Murphy | 8,050 | 15.55 | -2.79 | |
Plaid Cymru | Richard Kemp | 3,917 | 7.57 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 18,774 | 36.3 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 51,797i | 73.79 | −3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
General Election February 1974: Pontypridd[22] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Brynmor Thomas John | 28,028 | 51.97 | −6.6 | |
Conservative | Alun Jones | 11,406 | 21.15 | +4.3 | |
Liberal | Mrs Mary Murphy | 9,889 | 18.34 | +4.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Richard Kemp | 4,612 | 8.56 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 16,622 | 30.82 | −10.8 | ||
Turnout | 53,935j | 77.40 | +3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −5.4 | |||
General Election 1970: Pontypridd [23] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Brynmor Thomas John | 28,414 | 58.5 | −16.4 | |
Conservative | Michael Withers | 8,205 | 16.9 | −8.2 | |
Liberal | Mrs Mary Murphy | 6,871 | 14.2 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Errol Jones | 5,059 | 10.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 20,209 | 41.6 | −8.2 | ||
Turnout | 48,549k | 74.39 | −0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
General Election 1966: Pontypridd[24] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Arthur Pearson | 30,840 | 74.9 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Kenneth Green-Wanstall | 10,325 | 25.09 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 20,515 | 49.8 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 41,365l | 74.73 | −2.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.6 | |||
General Election 1964: Pontypridd [25] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Arthur Pearson | 29,533 | 71.35 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | John Robert Warrender | 11,859 | 28.65 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 17,674 | 42.70 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 41,392m | 76.86 | −4.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
General Election 1959: Pontypridd[26] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Arthur Pearson | 29,853 | 68.20 | −2.9 | |
Conservative | Sir Brandon Meredith Rhys-Williams | 13,896 | 31.80 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 15,957 | 36.50 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 43,749n | 81.20 | +6.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.9 | |||
General Election 1955: Pontypridd[27] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Arthur Pearson | 28,881 | 71.14 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | Thomas Tyrrell | 11,718 | 28.87 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 17,163 | 42.28 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 40,599o | 74.89 | −8.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
General Election 1951: Pontypridd[28] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Arthur Pearson | 32,586 | 72.26 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | James L Manning | 12,511 | 27.75 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 20,075 | 44.52 | −4.3 | ||
Turnout | 45,097p | 83.32 | −0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.1 | |||
General Election 1950: Pontypridd[29] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Arthur Pearson | 30,945 | 68.9 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | T.E.R. Rhys Roberts | 9,049 | 20.2 | +2.3 | |
Liberal | David C Irwin Lewis | 4,895 | 10.9 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 21,896 | 48.78 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 44,889q | 84.3 | +8.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
General Election 1945: Pontypridd[30] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Arthur Pearson | 27,823 | 68.62 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Capt. Cennydd George Traherne | 7,260 | 17.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Ellis Williams | 5,464 | 13.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 20,563 | 50.7 | +30.8 | ||
Turnout | 40,547r | 76.0 | +6.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +15.4 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Pontypridd by-election, 1938[31] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Arthur Pearsone | 22,159 | 59.9 | N/A | |
Liberal National | Lady Juliet Evangeline Rhys Williams | 14,810 | 40.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,349 | 19.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 36,969 | 69.3 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
General Election 1935: Pontypridd[32] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | David Lewis Davies | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
General Election 1931: Pontypridd[33] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | David Lewis Davies | 21,751 | 58.4 | −1.5 | |
Liberal National | Bernard Acworth | 13,937 | 37.4 | N/A | |
Independent Labour | Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones | 1,110 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Independent | William Lovell | 466 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,814 | 20.97 | −14.7 | ||
Turnout | 37,264t | 78.7 | +5.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Pontypridd by-election, 1931[34] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | David Lewis Davies | 20,687 | 59.89 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey Cartland Hugh Crawshay | 8,368 | 24.23 | −12.5 | |
Conservative | David Evans | 5,489 | 15.89 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 12,319 | 35.7 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 34,544 | 73.0 | −9.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.7 | |||
Elections in the 1920s
General Election 1929: Pontypridd[35] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones | 20,835 | 53.12 | −2.8 | |
Liberal | John Victor Evans | 14,421 | 36.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Miss May Gordon Williams | 3,967 | 10.1 | −34.0 | |
Majority | 6,414 | 16.4 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 39,223u | 82.0 | +2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
General Election 1924: Pontypridd[36] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones | 18,301 | 55.93 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | D J Evans | 14,425 | 44.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,876 | 11.9 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 32,726v | 79.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
General Election 1923: Pontypridd [37] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones | 16,837 | 54.9 | +7.7 | |
Liberal | Jon David Rees | 13,839 | 45.1 | +19.8 | |
Majority | 2,998 | 9.8 | −9.9 | ||
Turnout | 30,676 | 76.0 | -0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.0 | |||
General Election 1922: Pontypridd [38] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones | 14,884 | 47.2 | −9.8 | |
National Liberal | Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams | 8,667 | 27.5 | −15.5 | |
Unionist | J. Griffith Jones | 7,994 | 25.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,217 | 19.7 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 31,545 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Pontypridd by-election, 1922[39] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones | 16,630 | 57.0 | +14.2 | |
National Liberal | Thomas Arthur Lewis | 12,550 | 43.0 | −13.1 | |
Majority | 4,080 | 13.19 | |||
Turnout | 29,180 | ||||
Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | 13.7 | |||
Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1918w : Pontypridd [40] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal | 13,327 | 56.1 | N/A | ||
Labour | David Lewis Davies | 10,152 | 42.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Arthur Seaton | 260 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,175 | 13.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23,739 | 68.3 | |||
Liberal win | |||||
- endorsed by the Coalition Government
See also
- Pontypridd (Assembly constituency)
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Glamorgan
- The National Library of Wales:Dictionary of Welsh Biography (Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones)
- The National Library for Wales: Dictionary of Welsh Biography (Arthur Pearson)
- The National Library for Wales: Dictionary of Welsh Biography (Brynmor John)
- Ordnance Survey Election Maps Site
- Boundary Commission Map report from 1917 showing original detailed map used for Pontypridd Constituency
- Boundary Commission Ordnance Survey Map original used at 1955 review for the entire UK showing all constituencies highly detailed
Footnotes
- a Prior to 2010 the Pontypridd Constituency also consisted of the Cilfynydd, Glyncoch, Creigiau & Pentyrch Wards. The Fifth Periodic Parliamentary Boundary Review for Wales placed Cilfynydd & Glyncoch wards in the Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency) & the Creigiau & Pentyrch wards in the Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency). These changes were made & in place for the United Kingdom general election, 2010.
- b The Total Electorate for the Constituency in June 1987 was 61,255.
- c In 1983 the Third Periodical Boundary Review report made major changes to the constituency, removing the Cowbridge community & placing it the new Vale of Glamorgan seat & also by removing the Llanharry & Llanharan communities to the Ogmore seat. However, the Pentyrch & Creigiau communities were added to the new seat from the old Barry seat, to give a New seat with nearly 15,000 less electors.
- d The Total Electorate for the newly reconstituted Constituency in June 1983 was 60,883.
- e Arthur Pearson's initial selection following a closely contested process at a selection conference at Pontyclun occurred only after several rounds of voting, and he was finally chosen against the prominent local miners' agent W. H. May on 15 January 1938.
- h The Total Electorate for the Constituency in May 1979 was 75,050, this was & still is the highest recorded electorate so far for the Pontypridd constituency in any of its forms.
- i The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1974 was 70,200.
- j The Total Electorate for the Constituency in February 1974 was 69,685.
- k The Total Electorate for the Constituency in June 1970 was 65,265.
- l The Total Electorate for the Constituency in March 1966 was 55,088.
- m The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1964 was 53,859.
- n The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1959 was 53,903.
- o The Total Electorate for the Constituency in May 1955 was 54,214.
- p The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1951 was 54,126.
- q The Total Electorate for the Constituency in February 1950 was 53,275.
- r The Total Electorate for the Constituency in July 1945 was 53,346.
- s The Total Electorate for the Constituency in November 1935 was 48,469.
- t The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1931 was 47,346.
- u The Total Electorate for the Constituency in May 1929 was 47,860.
- v The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1924 was 41,099.
- w Enacted in the Representation of the People Act 1918 & created from the old East Glamorganshire (which included Pontypridd & the Tonteg/Church Village/Llantwit Fardre areas) & South Glamorganshire (which included the Llantrisant, Tonyrefail, Pontyclun, Llanharry & Cowbridge areas) parliamentary constituencies, the Pontypridd constituency from 1918 to the 1983 UK General Election remained unchanged & consisted of the Cowbridge, Llantwit Major, St Athan, Ystradowen, Llandow & Bonvilston communities plus Pontypridd urban district council plus the Llantrisant(which included Llanharry, Llanharan, Brynna) & Llantwit Fardre rural districts.
- x The Total Electorate for the Constituency in December 1918 was 34,778.
Notes and references
- ↑ Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council Ward figures for 2012 County Council Elections
- ↑ http://www.bcomm-wales.gov.uk/fifth_review/midglamstatistics_e.pdf
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide 1910, 1911, 1919, Poltico's Publishing Page 8 1918 Election section
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide 1950, The Times Office, Printing House Square Page 55
- ↑ Third Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Wales. February 1983. Cmd.8798.
- ↑ "Fifth Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Wales" (PDF). Stationery Office. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- ↑ "Pontypridd 2015". Parliamentary General Elections 2015. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ total electorate 58,940 email from Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council 19Aug15
- ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/pontypridd/
- ↑ "List of selected candidates". UK Inpendance Party. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ https://my.greenparty.org.uk/candidates/106347
- ↑ http://www.socialist-labour-party.org.uk/electioncampaign.html
- ↑ Pontypridd BBC News | Election 2010 | Constituency | Pontypridd
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide June 1987, The Times Newspapers Ltd, Golden Square Page 187
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide June 1983, The Times Newspapers Ltd, St Edmundsbury Press, Bury Page 186
- ↑ Third Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Wales. February 1983 Cmd.8798.
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide May 1979, The Times Newspapers Ltd, Ogle Street, London Page 188
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide October 1974, The Times Newspapers Ltd, Printing House Square Page 218
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide February 1974, The Times Newspapers Ltd, Printing House Square Page 207
- ↑ The Times House of Commons Guide 1970, The Times Newspapers Ltd, Printing House Square Page 182
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