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Pontypridd

Every general election in Pontypridd since 1955. Latest: Alex Davies-Jones, Labour, majority 8,402.

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Member of Parliament

Alex Davies-Jones

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 8,402

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Alex Davies-Jones Elected sitting MPLabour16,22541.2%
Steven BaylissReform UK7,82319.9%
William ReesPlaid Cymru5,27513.4%
Jack RobsonConservative3,7759.6%
Wayne OwenIndependent2,5676.5%
Angela KaradogGreen1,8654.7%
David MathiasLiberal Democrats1,6064.1%
Joe BiddulphIndependent1980.5%
Jonathan BishopIndependent440.1%
Valid votes39,378
Majority8,40221.3%

Lab hold Turnout 51.8% of 75,951 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1955: 71.1%Labour, 1959: 68.2%Labour, 1964: 71.4%Labour, 1966: 74.9%Labour, 1970: 58.5%Labour, February 1974: 52.0%Labour, October 1974: 56.6%Labour, 1979: 56.0%Labour, 1983: 45.6%Labour, 1987: 56.3%Labour, 1992: 60.8%Labour, 1997: 63.9%Labour, 2001: 59.9%Labour, 2005: 52.8%Labour, 2010: 38.8%Labour, 2015: 41.1%Labour, 2017: 55.4%Labour, 2019: 44.5%Labour, 2024: 41.2%Conservative, 1955: 28.9%Conservative, 1959: 31.8%Conservative, 1964: 28.7%Conservative, 1966: 25.1%Conservative, 1970: 16.9%Conservative, February 1974: 21.2%Conservative, October 1974: 20.3%Conservative, 1979: 29.2%Conservative, 1983: 22.9%Conservative, 1987: 19.5%Conservative, 1992: 20.3%Conservative, 1997: 12.9%Conservative, 2001: 13.3%Conservative, 2005: 13.4%Conservative, 2010: 16.2%Conservative, 2015: 17.3%Conservative, 2017: 26.7%Conservative, 2019: 29.4%Conservative, 2024: 9.6%Plaid Cymru, 1970: 10.4%Plaid Cymru, February 1974: 8.6%Plaid Cymru, October 1974: 7.6%Plaid Cymru, 1979: 3.8%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 4.7%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 5.3%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 9.1%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 6.5%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 13.8%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 11.2%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 7.3%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 11.5%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 10.3%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 12.8%Plaid Cymru, 2024: 13.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 8.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 13.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 10.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 19.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 31.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 13.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 4.9%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.1%Liberal, 1970: 14.2%Liberal, February 1974: 18.3%Liberal, October 1974: 15.5%Liberal, 1979: 10.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 18.9%Reform UK, 2024: 19.9%
Vote share in Pontypridd at each general election Lab Con PC LD Lib Alliance Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Pontypridd (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 Alex Davies-JonesRef8,40221.351.8%Lab hold
2019Lab Alex Davies-JonesCon5,88715.164.7%Lab hold
2017Lab Owen SmithCon11,44828.765.9%Lab hold
2015Lab Owen SmithCon8,98523.764.3%Lab hold
2010Lab Owen SmithLD2,7857.663.0%Lab hold
2005LabLD13,19133.361.1%
2001LabPC17,68446.253.4%Lab hold
1997LabLD23,12950.471.4%
1992LabCon19,79740.579.3%Lab hold
1987LabCon17,27736.876.6%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance8,74419.772.0%
1979LabCon15,68726.878.1%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon18,77436.373.8%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon16,62230.877.4%
1970LabCon20,20941.674.4%Lab hold
1966LabCon20,51549.874.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon17,67442.776.9%Lab hold
1959LabCon15,95736.581.2%Lab hold
1955LabCon17,16342.374.9%

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 is the MP for Pontypridd?

Alex Davies-Jones (Labour) won Pontypridd at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,402.

Which parties have won Pontypridd?

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

Which region is Pontypridd in?

Pontypridd is in Wales.

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