Election 97

Rhondda

Current MP Allan Rogers
Conservative 97 1,551
Labour 97 30,381
LibDem 97 2,307
Nationalist 97 5,450
Other 97 460
Elected party
Rhondda

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Rhondda
Conservative 92 3,588
Labour 92 34,243
LibDem 92 2,431
Nationalist 92 5,427
Other 92 245
Elected party Labour

Little more can be said about this typical South Wales valley seat of former coalmining communities than that Labour secured nearly 75 per cent of the vote in 1992. Chapel, male voice choirs, and proud terraces of gritty proletarian housing will continue to provide one of Labour's safest seats.


Super Profiles

31 0.09 9.03 1
0 0.00 11.17 0
1,236 3.69 11.25 33
2,501 7.47 14.70 51
121 0.36 10.45 3
0 0.00 2.81 0
0 0.00 8.01 0
4,420 13.19 15.25 87
22,065 65.87 7.13 924
3,126 9.33 10.17 92