Election 97

Rhondda


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 Allan Rogers
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 1,551 ( 3.8%)
Labour 97 30,381 (74.5%)
LibDem 97 2,307 ( 5.7%)
Nationalist 97 5,450 (13.4%)
Other 97 1,118 ( 2.7%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 57,105
Turnout 97 40,807 (71.5%)



1992 MP Allan Rogers
Old constituency name Rhondda
Majority 92 28,816 (62.7%)
Conservative 92 3,588 ( 7.8%)
Labour 92 34,243 (74.5%)
LibDem 92 2,431 ( 5.3%)
Nationalist 92 5,427 (11.8%)
Other 92 245 ( 0.5%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 60,467
Turnout 92 45,934 (76.0%)
Rhondda



Tory change -4.0%
Labour change -0.1%
Lib Dem change +0.4%
Nationalist change +1.5%
Other change +2.2%
Electorate change -5.6%
Turnout Change -4.5%
Robert Waller wrote

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