Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Assembly constituency).

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney in Wales.
Preserved county	Mid Glamorgan
Electorate	55,409 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Merthyr Tydfil, Rhymney
Current constituency
Created	1983 (1983)
Member of Parliament	Dai Havard (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Merthyr Tydfil
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly	South Wales Central
European Parliament constituency	Wales

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Welsh: Merthyr Tydfil a Rhymni) is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Boundaries

The main towns are Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. Neighbouring constituencies are Brecon and Radnorshire, Blaenau Gwent, Islwyn, Caerphilly and Cynon Valley.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	Ted Rowlands	Labour
	2001	Dai Havard	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dai Havard	14,007	43.7	-16.8
	Liberal Democrat	Amy Kitcher	9,951	31.0	+17.0
	Conservative	Maria Hill	2,412	7.5	-1.4
	Independent	Clive Tovey	1,845	5.8	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Glyndwr Jones	1,621	5.1	-4.9
	BNP	Richard Barnes	1,173	3.7	N/A
	UKIP	Adam Brown	872	2.7	+0.4
	Socialist Labour	Alan Cowdell	195	0.6	-0.3
Majority			4,056	12.6
Turnout			32,076	58.6	+3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-16.9

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dai Havard	18,129	60.5	-1.3
	Liberal Democrat	Ceirion Rees	4,195	14.0	+6.5
	Plaid Cymru	Noel Turner	2,972	9.9	-4.8
	Conservative	Roger Berry	2,680	8.9	+1.7
	Forward Wales	Neil Greer	1,030	3.4	+3.4
	UKIP	Gwyn Parry	699	2.3	+2.3
	Socialist Labour	Ina Marsden	271	0.9	-1.3
Majority			13,934	46.5
Turnout			29,976	54.9	-2.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.9

General Election 2001: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dai Havard	19,574	61.8	-14.9
	Plaid Cymru	Robert Hughes	4,651	14.7	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Rogers	2,385	7.5	+0.1
	Conservative	Richard Cuming	2,272	7.2	+0.8
	Independent	Jeffrey Edwards	1,936	6.1	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Ken Evans	692	2.2	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Anthony Lewis	174	0.5	N/A
Majority			14,923	47.1
Turnout			31,684	57.7	-11.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ted Rowlands	30,012	76.7
	Liberal Democrat	Duncan Astley	2,926	7.5	+0.1
	Conservative	Jonathan Morgan	2,508	6.4	+0.8
	Plaid Cymru	Robert Hughes	2,344	6.0
	Independent Labour	A.B. Cowdell	691	1.8
	Referendum Party	R.W. Hutchings	660	1.7
Majority			27,086	69.2
Turnout			39,141	69.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ted Rowlands	31,710	71.6	−3.8
	Liberal Democrat	Robyn P.J. Rowland	4,997	11.3	+3.2
	Conservative	Mark J. Hughes	4,904	11.1	−0.8
	Plaid Cymru	Alun G. Cox	2,704	6.1	+1.4
Majority			26,713	60.3	−3.2
Turnout			44,315	75.8	−0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.5

See also

• Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Glamorgan