Merthyr Tydfil by-election, 1972
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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.
Merthyr Tydfil (UK Parliament constituency)
Merthyr Tydfil was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Glamorgan. From 1832 to 1868 it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and in 1868 this was increased to two members...
by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
of 13 April 1972 was held after the death of S. O. Davies
S. O. Davies
Stephen Owen Davies was a Welsh politician, and a member of the House of Commons from 1934 to his death....
on 25 February the same year. The Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
won the by-election in what had traditionally been a safe seat, although Davies had been elected in the 1970 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1970
The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, who defeated the Labour Party under Harold Wilson. The election also saw the Liberal Party and its new leader Jeremy Thorpe lose half their...
as an Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
after he had been deselected due to his age.