1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-election

The 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.

Results

1972 Merthyr Tydfil by-Election[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Rowlands	15,562	48.5	+19.8
	Plaid Cymru	Emrys Roberts	11,852	37.0	+27.4
	Conservative	Christopher Barr	2,336	7.4	-2.4
	Communist	Arthur Lewis Jones	1,519	4.7	N/A
	Liberal	Angus Donaldson	765	2.4	N/A
Majority			3,710	11.5	N/A
Turnout			32,034	79.5	+1.6
Registered electors			30,202
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

References

"1972 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1987). Chronology Of British Parliamentary By-Elections 1833-1987 (hardcover) (1st ed.). West Sussex: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-31-0.

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