1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2025 November 2013 The 1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-election of 13 April 1972 was held after the death of S. O. Davies on 25 February the same year. The Labour Party won the by-election in what had traditionally been a safe seat, although Davies had been elected in the 1970 general election as an Independent after he had been deselected due to his age. Result 1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-Electionhttp://by-elections.co.uk/72.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120314034610/http://by-elections.co.uk/72.html 1972 By Election Results 2012-03-14 dead 2015-09-08Craig 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 Edward Rowlands 15,562 48.5 +19.8 Plaid Cymru Emrys Roberts 11,852 37.0 +27.4 Welsh Conservatives Christopher Barr 2,336 7.4 -2.4 Communist Party of Great Britain Arthur Lewis Jones 1,519 4.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Angus Donaldson 765 2.4 N/A 3,710 11.5 N/A 32,034 79.5 +1.6 30,202 Welsh Labour Independent politician References Merthyr Tydfil by-election Merthyr Tydfil by-election Category:1970s elections in Wales Merthyr Tydfil by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:Politics of Merthyr Tydfil