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Blaenau Gwent

Every general election in Blaenau Gwent since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Nick Smith, Labour, majority 8,647.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Nick Smith Elected sitting MPLabour14,86249.2%
Richard TaylorBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		6,21520.6%
Laura JonesConservative5,74919.0%
Peredur Owen GriffithsPlaid Cymru1,7225.7%
Chelsea-Marie AnnettLiberal Democrats1,2854.3%
Stephen PriestnallGreen3861.3%
Valid votes30,219
Majority8,64728.6%

Lab hold Turnout 59.6% of 50,739 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Labour, 1983: 70.1%Labour, 1987: 75.9%Labour, 1992: 79.0%Labour, 1997: 79.5%Labour, 2001: 72.0%Labour, 2005: 32.3%Labour, 2010: 52.4%Labour, 2015: 58.0%Labour, 2017: 58.0%Labour, 2019: 49.2%Conservative, 1983: 11.2%Conservative, 1987: 11.5%Conservative, 1992: 9.8%Conservative, 1997: 6.6%Conservative, 2001: 7.5%Conservative, 2005: 2.3%Conservative, 2010: 7.0%Conservative, 2015: 10.8%Conservative, 2017: 14.8%Conservative, 2019: 19.0%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 3.8%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 3.8%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 4.8%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 5.2%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 11.2%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 2.4%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 4.1%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 9.0%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 21.3%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 5.7%Others, 2005: 58.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 6.4%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 8.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.3%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 4.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 10.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 0.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 14.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 8.9%UK Independence Party, 2010: 1.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 17.9%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.0%
Vote share in Blaenau Gwent at each general election Lab Con PC Oth LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Blaenau Gwent (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Nick SmithBrx8,64728.659.6%Lab hold
2017Lab Nick SmithPC11,90736.863.2%Lab hold
2015Lab Nick SmithUKIP12,70340.161.7%Lab hold
2010Lab Nick SmithBlaenau Gwent People's Voice10,51632.561.8%Lab gain from BGPV
2005OthLab9,31326.466.0%
2001LabPC19,31360.959.5%Lab hold
1997LabLD28,03570.772.3%
1992LabCon30,06769.278.1%Lab hold
1987LabCon27,86164.477.2%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance23,70555.276.3%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Blaenau Gwent?

Nick Smith (Labour) won Blaenau Gwent at the 2019 general election with a majority of 8,647.

Which parties have won Blaenau Gwent?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 9, Others 1.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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