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1664:1801–1806
1418:Ebbw Vale
1401:Pontypool
1337:1900–1949
1277:1979–2010
1272:1950–1979
1267:1931–1950
1262:1918–1931
1257:1900–1918
1252:1885–1900
1247:1868–1885
1242:1857–1868
1237:1847–1857
1232:1832–1847
1227:1818–1832
1222:1806–1818
1217:1801–1806
1191:Hemsworth
1127:October:
956:1 October
776:Majority
469:Majority
1535:Monmouth
1377:Aberdare
1179:Monmouth
1089:Vauxhall
1072:Richmond
856:Monmouth
850:See also
299:Monmouth
66:Monmouth
1389:Newport
1383:Wrexham
1350:to the
1334:«
1171:April:
1165:March:
1104:March:
1017:»
1011:to the
999:«
813:59,460
797:45,100
793:Turnout
666:11,164
645:15,327
617:17,733
504:58,468
488:47,100
484:Turnout
437:11,313
416:13,037
390:22,387
318:Vacancy
185:11,164
182:15,327
104:
90:
75:75.8% (
72:Turnout
1593:Ogmore
1564:Ogmore
1541:Islwyn
1340:«
1183:July:
1135:Bootle
1112:Bootle
1082:June:
1036:July:
1023:»
1005:«
841:-12.6
825:Labour
779:2,406
651:−13.5
627:+11.6
604:Labour
587:Votes
581:Party
557:Result
545:. The
472:9,530
409:Labour
360:Votes
354:Party
285:was a
269:Labour
222:13.5%
214:11.6%
206:Swing
178:17,733
158:Labour
154:Party
1579:2010s
1550:2000s
1529:Neath
1521:1990s
1488:Gower
1480:1980s
1463:1970s
1410:1960s
1363:1950s
1348:Wales
1177:May:
1173:Neath
1110:May:
1076:May:
882:Notes
837:Swing
830:from
803:−5.0
800:75.8
725:−0.2
711:Green
669:24.8
648:34.0
622:39.3
528:−2.2
524:Swing
494:+1.9
491:80.8
478:−1.2
475:19.8
464:−0.3
443:−4.0
440:24.0
422:+6.0
419:27.7
400:−1.6
395:47.5
304:Wales
230:0.8%
201:24.8
198:34.0
81:5.0%)
1159:1991
1098:1990
1059:1989
1030:1988
958:2015
932:2015
828:gain
782:5.3
766:0.3
763:121
741:0.4
738:164
722:0.6
719:277
694:0.7
691:314
519:hold
461:0.8
458:363
281:The
194:39.3
52:1992
42:1987
1346:in
786:N/A
770:N/A
745:N/A
698:N/A
673:N/A
430:SDP
302:in
296:of
117:Con
1756::
949:.
918:.
713:)
594:±%
590:%
572:.
553:.
367:±%
363:%
337:.
314:.
126:LD
1326:e
1319:t
1312:v
991:e
984:t
977:v
960:.
934:.
709:(
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