1965 Abertillery by-election

UK parliamentary by-election May 2025 November 2013 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20140814005936/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge64/i01.htm 14 August 2014 PoliticsResources.net Result of the previous general election General election 1964: AbertilleryCraig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary election results 1950-1970 (1 ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications. 9780900178023. Page 584 Welsh Labour Llywelyn Williams 24,204 85.9 +0.9 Welsh Conservatives Peter Rees 3,973 14.1 -0.9 20,231 71.8 +1.8 28,177 75.5 -6.4 37,310 Welsh Labour Result 1965 Abertillery by-electionhttp://by-elections.co.uk/65.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205408/http://by-elections.co.uk/65.html 1965 By Election Results 2013-10-29 dead 2015-08-19Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig Chronology Of British Parliamentary By-Elections 1833-1987 1987 Parliamentary Research Services West Sussex 0-900178-31-0 1st hardcover Welsh Labour Clifford Williams 18,256 79.0 -6.9 Welsh Conservatives Peter Rees 3,309 14.3 +0.2 Plaid Cymru Edward Merriman 1,551 6.7 N/A 14,947 64.7 -7.1 23,116 63.2 -12.3 36,567 Welsh Labour References Category:1965 in Wales Category:1960s elections in Wales Category:Elections in Monmouthshire Category:1965 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:20th century in Monmouthshire Category:April 1965 in the United Kingdom Category:Abertillery