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Cynon Valley

Every general election in Cynon Valley since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Beth Winter, Labour, majority 8,822.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Beth Winter ElectedLabour15,53351.4%
Pauline ChurchConservative6,71122.2%
Rebecca Rees-EvansBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		3,04510.1%
Geraint BenneyPlaid Cymru2,5628.5%
Andrew ChaineyThe Cynon Valley Party1,3224.4%
Steve BrayLiberal Democrats9493.1%
Ian McLeanSocial Democratic Party1140.4%
Valid votes30,236
Majority8,82229.2%

Lab hold Turnout 59.1% of 51,134 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Labour, 1983: 56.0%Labour, 1987: 68.9%Labour, 1992: 69.1%Labour, 1997: 69.7%Labour, 2001: 65.6%Labour, 2005: 64.1%Labour, 2010: 52.5%Labour, 2015: 47.7%Labour, 2017: 61.0%Labour, 2019: 51.4%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 9.3%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 6.7%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 11.0%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 10.6%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 17.4%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 14.3%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 20.3%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 16.8%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 13.8%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 8.5%Conservative, 1983: 14.2%Conservative, 1987: 12.2%Conservative, 1992: 12.9%Conservative, 1997: 6.8%Conservative, 2001: 7.6%Conservative, 2005: 7.7%Conservative, 2010: 10.1%Conservative, 2015: 12.1%Conservative, 2017: 19.4%Conservative, 2019: 22.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 7.0%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 11.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 13.8%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 20.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 12.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.3%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.0%Brexit Party, 2019: 10.1%
Vote share in Cynon Valley at each general election Lab PC Con LD Alliance UKIP Brx

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Cynon Valley (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 Beth WinterCon8,82229.259.1%Lab hold
2017Lab Ann ClwydCon13,23841.662.0%Lab hold
2015Lab Ann ClwydPC9,40630.959.3%Lab hold
2010Lab Ann ClwydPC9,61732.259.0%Lab hold
2005LabPC13,25949.858.8%
2001LabPC12,99848.255.4%Lab hold
1997LabPC19,75559.169.2%
1992LabCon21,36456.276.5%Lab hold
1987LabAlliance21,57156.776.7%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance13,07435.472.7%

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 Cynon Valley?

Beth Winter (Labour) won Cynon Valley at the 2019 general election with a majority of 8,822.

Which parties have won Cynon Valley?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 10.

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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