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constituency. Williams held the seat for the Labour Party, with 26,622 votes and a share increase by just over half of one per cent, while Body received 3,839 and saw his share decrease by the same amount.
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for the Conservative Party. Although around the same time, Dagger was said to be showing signs of improvement. Following his death, the seat was re-contested.
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The by-election was held on 30 November, with the result announced the following day. It was the same day as the by-election in the
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Craig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary election results 1950-1970 (1 ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications.
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at Abertillery in order to contest the seat. Body did not have any local links, and had contested the
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By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies
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for the Conservative Party. Williams resigned his ministry of the
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Chronology Of British Parliamentary By-Elections 1833-1987
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The candidates put forward by the parties were the Rev.
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Index

Abertillery
by-election
Abertillery
Blaenau Gwent
Labour
MP
George Daggar
Llywelyn Williams
Richard Body
Conservative Party
1950 general election
George Daggar
Labour Party
Conservative Party
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Winston Churchill
Harold Roberts
Llywelyn Williams
Richard Body
Welsh Congregational Church
Rotherham
Bristol South East
Labour
Llywelyn Williams
Conservative
Richard Body
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour
Swing

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