Aberdare by-election, 1954
- Aberdare by-election, 1954
The Aberdare by-election, 1954 was a parliamentary by-election held on 28 October 1954 for the British House of Commons constituency of Aberdare in Wales. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) David Thomas had died on 20 June 1954. Thomas had held the seat since a 1946 by-election. The Labour candidate, Arthur Probert held the seat for the party. He remained the constituency's MP until his retirement at the February 1974 general election.
Result
Election box begin
title=Aberdare by-election, 1954Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Probert
votes = 24,658
percentage = 69.48
change = −9.07Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = G R Evans
votes = 5,671
percentage = 15.98
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M A H Roberts
votes = 5,158
percentage = 14.53
change = −0.85Election box majority
votes = 18,987
percentage = 53.5
change = −9.67Election box turnout
votes = 35,487
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =
References
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