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Ceredigion

Every general election in Ceredigion since 1997 (until 2019). Latest: Ben Lake, Plaid Cymru, majority 6,329.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Ben Lake Elected sitting MPPlaid Cymru15,20837.9%
Amanda JennerConservative8,87922.1%
Mark WilliamsLiberal Democrats6,97517.4%
Dinah MulhollandLabour6,31715.8%
Gethin JamesBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		2,0635.1%
Chris SimpsonGreen6631.7%
Valid votes40,105
Majority6,32915.8%

PC hold Turnout 71.1% of 56,386 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1997200120052010201520172019Plaid Cymru, 1997: 41.6%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 38.3%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 35.9%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 28.3%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 27.7%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 29.2%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 37.9%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 16.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 26.9%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 36.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 50.0%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 35.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 29.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 17.4%Conservative, 1997: 14.9%Conservative, 2001: 19.5%Conservative, 2005: 12.4%Conservative, 2010: 11.6%Conservative, 2015: 11.0%Conservative, 2017: 18.4%Conservative, 2019: 22.1%Labour, 1997: 24.3%Labour, 2001: 15.4%Labour, 2005: 12.1%Labour, 2010: 5.8%Labour, 2015: 9.7%Labour, 2017: 20.2%Labour, 2019: 15.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.6%UK Independence Party, 2015: 10.2%UK Independence Party, 2017: 1.5%
Vote share in Ceredigion at each general election PC LD Con Lab UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Ceredigion (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
2019PC Ben LakeCon6,32915.871.1%PC hold
2017PC Ben LakeLD1040.373.3%PC gain from LD
2015LD Mark WilliamsPC3,0678.269.0%LD hold
2010LD Mark WilliamsPC8,32421.863.9%LD hold
2005LDPC2190.666.4%
2001PCLD3,94411.461.7%PC hold
1997PCLab6,96117.373.9%

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 Ceredigion?

Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru) won Ceredigion at the 2019 general election with a majority of 6,329.

Which parties have won Ceredigion?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1997: Plaid Cymru 4, Liberal Democrats 3.

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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