# Ebbw Vale (UK Parliament constituency)

Ebbw Vale was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1918 general election and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.

## Boundaries

The constituency was first contested in 1918 and was used until 1983. It comprised the north-western part of the historic county of Monmouthshire, in south-east Wales.
The seat was a county constituency, formed as a division of Monmouthshire. The areas, which comprised the seat, were Ebbw Vale, Rhymney and Tredegar. The division included three Urban District council areas, one named after each town. The boundaries were left unchanged throughout the existence of the Ebbw Vale constituency.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1918 | Thomas Richards | Labour |
| 1920 by-election | Evan Davies | Labour |
| 1929 | Aneurin Bevan | Labour |
| 1960 by-election | Michael Foot | Labour |
| 1983 | constituency abolished. See Blaenau Gwent | constituency abolished. See Blaenau Gwent |

## Elections
### Election in the 1970s

General election 1979: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Foot | 20,028 | 69.2 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Inkin | 3,937 | 13.6 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal | A T Pope | 3,082 | 10.7 | −0.4 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G R J ap Robert | 1,884 | 6.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,091 | 55.6 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,931 | 79.9 | +3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Foot | 21,226 | 74.1 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | Angus Donaldson | 3,167 | 11.1 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Evans | 2,153 | 7.5 | −0.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | G R J ap Robert | 2,101 | 7.3 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,059 | 63.0 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,647 | 76.1 | −3.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Foot | 20,660 | 69.5 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal | Angus Donaldson | 4,996 | 16.8 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Evans | 2,303 | 7.8 | +0.7 |
| | Plaid Cymru | J D Rogers | 1,767 | 5.9 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,664 | 52.7 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,726 | 79.5 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Foot | 21,817 | 72.4 | −12.7 |
| | Liberal | Angus Donaldson | 4,371 | 14.5 | New |
| | Conservative | Elgar Spencer Jenkins | 2,146 | 7.1 | −7.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Derek James Baskerville | 1,805 | 6.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,446 | 57.9 | −12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,139 | 78.4 | −0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Foot | 24,936 | 85.1 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | John Roger Lovill | 4,352 | 14.9 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,584 | 70.2 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,288 | 79.3 | −0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Foot | 25,220 | 83.6 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative | Brandon Rhys-Williams | 4,949 | 16.4 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,271 | 67.2 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,169 | 79.5 | −6.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1960 Ebbw Vale by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Foot | 20,528 | 68.8 | −12.2 |
| | Conservative | Brandon Rhys-Williams | 3,799 | 12.7 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Lort-Phillips | 3,449 | 11.5 | New |
| | Plaid Cymru | Emrys Roberts | 2,091 | 7.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,729 | 56.1 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,867 | 76.1 | −9.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.0 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aneurin Bevan | 27,326 | 81.0 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Gwynne Davies | 6,404 | 19.0 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,922 | 62.0 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,730 | 85.8 | +2.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
General election 1955: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aneurin Bevan | 26,058 | 79.3 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | James E Bowen | 6,822 | 20.7 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,236 | 58.6 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,880 | 83.7 | −3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aneurin Bevan | 28,283 | 80.7 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative | James E Bowen | 6,754 | 19.3 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,529 | 61.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,037 | 87.0 | +0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aneurin Bevan | 28,245 | 80.7 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Finlay | 6,745 | 19.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,500 | 61.4 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,990 | 86.7 | +4.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aneurin Bevan | 27,209 | 80.1 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Charles Stanley Parker | 6,758 | 19.9 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,451 | 60.2 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,967 | 82.6 | 0.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Election in the 1930s

General election 1935: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aneurin Bevan | 25,007 | 77.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ethel Scarborough | 7,145 | 22.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,862 | 55.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,152 | 82.6 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aneurin Bevan | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |

### Election in the 1920s

General election 1929: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aneurin Bevan | 20,088 | 60.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | William Griffiths | 8,924 | 26.8 | New |
| | Unionist | Mark Brace | 4,287 | 12.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,164 | 33.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,299 | 85.9 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 38,781 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1924: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Evan Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
General election 1923: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Evan Davies | 16,492 | 65.6 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | Cyrus Golyddan Davies | 8,639 | 34.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,853 | 31.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,131 | 75.8 | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,171 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1922: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Evan Davies | 16,947 | 65.4 | N/A |
| | Unionist | Morgan Morgan | 8,951 | 34.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,996 | 30.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,898 | 78.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,119 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
1920 Ebbw Vale by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Evan Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Election in the 1910s

General election 1918: Ebbw Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Richards | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |