TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		60.5%
Liberal Democrat		14.0%
Plaid Cymru		9.9%
Swing: 3.9% from LAB to LD

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Dai Havard	Labour	18,129	60.5	-1.3
Ceirion Rees	Liberal Democrat	4,195	14.0	+6.5
Noel Turner	Plaid Cymru	2,972	9.9	-4.8
Roger Berry	Conservative	2,680	8.9	+1.7
Neil Greer	Forward Wales	1,030	3.4	+3.4
Gwyn Parry	UK Independence Party	699	2.3	+2.3
Ina Marsden	Socialist Labour Party	271	0.9	-1.3
Majority		13,934	46.5
Turnout		29,976	54.9	-2.8

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF WALES

Full details for Wales

2001 RESULT FOR MERTHYR TYDFIL & RHYMNEY
Labour		61.8%
Plaid Cymru		14.7%
Liberal Democrat		7.5%
Others		16.0%