Ann Clwyd Roberts was a Welsh Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cynon Valley for 35 years,from 1984 until 2019. Although she had intended to stand down in 2015,she was re-elected in that year's general election and in 2017 before standing down in 2019. Clwyd is the longest-serving female MP for a Welsh constituency.
Edward Rowlands,Baron Rowlands is a Welsh politician,who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament for over thirty years,including a period as a junior minister in the 1960s and 1970s.
Cynon Valley is a constituency in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Beth Winter of the Labour Party.
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Gerald Jones of the Welsh Labour Party. It was established for the 1983 general election.
Rhondda is a constituency in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Chris Bryant of the Labour Party.
Sharon Hodgson is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Washington and Sunderland West,previously Gateshead East and Washington West,since 2005. A member of the Labour Party,she has chaired the Finance Committee since 2023.
Aberdare 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. The Labour Party gained the seat in 1922 and held it comfortably until its abolition.
There are four types of elections in Wales:elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom,elections to the devolved Senedd,local elections to community councils and the 22 principal areas,and the Police and Crime Commissioner elections. In addition there are by-elections for each aforementioned election. Elections are held on Election Day,which is conventionally a Thursday. Since the passing of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 for UK general elections,all four types of elections are held after fixed periods,though early elections to the UK parliament can occur in certain situations,with Senedd elections being postponed to avoid elections to the UK parliament and Senedd coinciding with each other.
The 1984 Cynon Valley by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 3 May 1984 for the British House of Commons constituency of Cynon Valley.
Sir Edgar Rees Jones was a Welsh barrister and Liberal Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil from 1910 to 1918,and then for Merthyr from 1918 to 1922. During World War I he served as head of the Priorities Division of the Ministry of Munitions.
Holly Lynch,also known as Holly Walker-Lynch,is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Halifax since 2015. She has served as Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons with responsibility for legislation since 2023.
Gerald Jones is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney since 2015. He has been Shadow Minister for Scotland since 2023 and previously served as a Shadow Wales Office minister.
Christina Rees is a Welsh politician serving as Member of Parliament for Neath since 2015. She is a member of the Labour and Co-operative parties.
Christopher Philip James Elmore is a Welsh Labour Party politician. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Ogmore since 2016.
Mary Elizabeth Twist is a British Labour Party politician. She has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blaydon since the 2017 general election. Before her parliamentary career,she was the head of health in the North-East for the trade union,UNISON,and a local councillor.
Anna Rhiannon McMorrin is a Welsh politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff North since 2017. A member of Welsh Labour,she has served as Shadow Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean since September 2023. She was previously Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice from 2021 to 2023 and Shadow Minister for International Development from 2020 to 2021.
Antonia Louise Antoniazzi is a Welsh Labour Party politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gower at the 2017 general election.
Michael Whitley is a British politician and trade unionist who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birkenhead since 2019. He is a member of the Labour Party.
Rachel Louise Hopkins is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South since 2019. A member of the Labour Party,she was a Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2021 to 2023.
Alexandra Davies-Jones is a Welsh politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd since 2019. A member of the Labour Party,she is Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding.
