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Caerphilly

Every general election in Caerphilly since 1955. Latest: Chris Evans, Labour, majority 6,419.

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Member of Parliament

Chris Evans

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,419

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Chris Evans Elected sitting MPLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		14,53838.0%
Lindsay WhittlePlaid Cymru8,11921.2%
Joshua KimReform UK7,75420.3%
Brandon GormanConservative4,38511.5%
Steve AichelerLiberal Democrats1,7884.7%
Mark ThomasGreen1,6504.3%
Valid votes38,234
Majority6,41916.8%

Lab hold Turnout 52.6% of 72,648 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1955: 75.2%Labour, 1959: 72.7%Labour, 1964: 72.2%Labour, 1966: 74.3%Labour, 1970: 61.8%Labour, February 1974: 57.2%Labour, October 1974: 56.6%Labour, 1979: 58.8%Labour, 1983: 45.6%Labour, 1987: 58.4%Labour, 1992: 63.7%Labour, 1997: 67.8%Labour, 2001: 58.2%Labour, 2005: 56.6%Labour, 2010: 44.9%Labour, 2015: 44.4%Labour, 2017: 54.5%Labour, 2019: 44.9%Labour, 2024: 38.0%Conservative, 1955: 24.8%Conservative, 1959: 18.5%Conservative, 1964: 16.9%Conservative, 1966: 14.6%Conservative, 1970: 9.7%Conservative, February 1974: 13.6%Conservative, October 1974: 11.5%Conservative, 1979: 18.9%Conservative, 1983: 19.7%Conservative, 1987: 19.4%Conservative, 1992: 18.2%Conservative, 1997: 10.7%Conservative, 2001: 11.4%Conservative, 2005: 14.6%Conservative, 2010: 17.1%Conservative, 2015: 16.6%Conservative, 2017: 25.2%Conservative, 2019: 27.9%Conservative, 2024: 11.5%Plaid Cymru, 1959: 8.8%Plaid Cymru, 1964: 11.0%Plaid Cymru, 1966: 11.1%Plaid Cymru, 1970: 28.5%Plaid Cymru, February 1974: 27.5%Plaid Cymru, October 1974: 24.5%Plaid Cymru, 1979: 14.9%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 13.6%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 8.1%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 9.7%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 9.7%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 21.0%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 17.4%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 16.7%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 14.6%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 14.4%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 16.0%Plaid Cymru, 2024: 21.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 8.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 8.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 9.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 14.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 21.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 14.1%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 19.3%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.1%Reform UK, 2024: 20.3%
Vote share in Caerphilly at each general election Lab Con PC LD Alliance UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Caerphilly lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Caerphilly (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
2024Lab Chris EvansPC6,41916.852.6%Lab hold
2019Lab Wayne DavidCon6,83317.063.5%Lab hold
2017Lab Wayne DavidCon12,07829.364.1%Lab hold
2015Lab Wayne DavidUKIP10,07325.063.3%Lab hold
2010Lab Wayne DavidCon10,75527.862.3%Lab hold
2005LabPC15,35939.258.8%
2001LabPC14,42537.257.7%Lab hold
1997LabCon25,83957.170.1%
1992LabCon22,67245.577.2%Lab hold
1987LabCon19,16739.076.5%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance11,55324.473.7%
1979LabCon18,49739.878.8%Lab hold
October 1974LabPC13,70932.175.6%Lab hold
February 1974LabPC12,88229.777.5%
1970LabPC13,46733.378.1%Lab hold
1966LabCon21,14859.676.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon19,92555.378.4%Lab hold
1959LabCon20,97354.183.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon18,67250.478.6%

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 is the MP for Caerphilly?

Chris Evans (Labour) won Caerphilly at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,419.

Which parties have won Caerphilly?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 19.

Which region is Caerphilly in?

Caerphilly is in Wales.

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