1967 Rhondda West by-election

UK parliamentary by-election November 2013 December 2020 The 1967 Rhondda West by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 9 March 1967 for the British House of Commons constituency of Rhondda West in Wales. The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Labour Member of Parliament (MP), Iorwerth Thomas, died on 3 December 1966, aged 71. He had held the seat since the 1950 general election. The result of the contest was a victory for the Labour candidate, Alec Jones, who won with a majority of 2,306 over Plaid Cymru's H. Vic Davies. Jones represented the constituency until his death in March 1983. No by-election was held because of the imminence of the 1983 general election. 1967 Rhondda West by-election1967 By Election Results http://by-elections.co.uk/67.html dead 2015-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20120329035318/http://by-elections.co.uk/67.html 2012-03-29Craig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary election results 1950-1970 (1 ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications. 9780900178023. Page 560 Welsh Labour Alec Jones 12,373 49.0 -27.1 Plaid Cymru Henry Vic Davies 10,067 39.9 +31.2 Communist Party of Great Britain Arthur True 1,723 6.8 -0.6 Welsh Conservatives Gareth Neale 1,075 4.3 -3.5 2,306 9.1 -58.3 25,238 82.2 +1.9 30,692 Welsh Labour -29.1 See also Rhondda West (UK Parliament constituency) 1920 Rhondda West by-election Rhondda Lists of United Kingdom by-elections References UK General Elections since 1832 https://web.archive.org/web/20090702081222/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ 2 July 2009 r 2 March 2012 Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:1967 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1967 in Wales Category:1960s elections in Wales Category:History of Rhondda Cynon Taf