Abertillery (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Abertillery | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
| 1918–1983 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Blaenau Gwent and Islwyn |
| Created from | West Monmouthshire |
Abertillery was a county constituency centred on the town of Abertillery in Monmouthshire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system of election. From 1950 up to (and including) 1970, it was the safest Labour seat in the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency consisted of the urban districts of Abercarn, Abertillery and Nantyglo and Blaina.[1]
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | William Brace | Labour | |
| 1920 | George Barker | Labour | |
| 1929 | George Daggar | Labour | |
| 1950 | Rev Llewellyn Williams | Labour | |
| 1965 | Albert Clifford Williams | Labour | |
| 1970 | Jeffrey Thomas | Labour | |
| 1981 | SDP | ||
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
[edit] Elections
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[edit] References
- ^ Schedule 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1918 (7 & 8 Geo. 5 c.64)
