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Rhondda

Every general election in Rhondda since 1974 (until 2019). Latest: Chris Bryant, Labour, majority 11,440.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Chris Bryant Elected sitting MPLabour16,11554.4%
Hannah JarvisConservative4,67515.8%
Branwen CennardPlaid Cymru4,06913.7%
John WatkinsBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		3,73312.6%
Rodney BermanLiberal Democrats6122.1%
Shaun ThomasGreen4381.5%
Valid votes29,642
Majority11,44038.6%

Lab hold Turnout 59.0% of 50,262 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%F1974197919871997200520152019Labour, February 1974: 70.7%Labour, October 1974: 77.1%Labour, 1979: 75.2%Labour, 1983: 61.7%Labour, 1987: 73.3%Labour, 1992: 74.6%Labour, 1997: 74.5%Labour, 2001: 68.3%Labour, 2005: 68.1%Labour, 2010: 55.3%Labour, 2015: 50.7%Labour, 2017: 64.1%Labour, 2019: 54.4%Plaid Cymru, February 1974: 12.9%Plaid Cymru, October 1974: 8.3%Plaid Cymru, 1979: 8.4%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 10.2%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 9.0%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 11.8%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 13.4%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 21.1%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 15.9%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 18.1%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 27.0%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 22.3%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 13.7%Conservative, February 1974: 7.9%Conservative, October 1974: 7.5%Conservative, 1979: 12.9%Conservative, 1983: 8.3%Conservative, 1987: 7.6%Conservative, 1992: 7.8%Conservative, 1997: 3.8%Conservative, 2001: 4.6%Conservative, 2005: 5.6%Conservative, 2010: 6.4%Conservative, 2015: 6.7%Conservative, 2017: 10.1%Conservative, 2019: 15.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 5.3%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 5.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 4.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 10.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 10.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 1.5%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 0.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 2.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 16.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 8.3%UK Independence Party, 2010: 1.2%UK Independence Party, 2015: 12.7%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.7%Brexit Party, 2019: 12.6%
Vote share in Rhondda at each general election Lab PC Con LD Alliance UKIP Brx

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Rhondda (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 Chris BryantCon11,44038.659.0%Lab hold
2017Lab Chris BryantPC13,74641.765.2%Lab hold
2015Lab Chris BryantPC7,45523.660.9%Lab hold
2010Lab Chris BryantPC11,55337.260.3%Lab hold
2005LabPC16,24252.161.1%
2001LabPC16,04747.260.6%Lab hold
1997LabPC24,93161.171.5%
1992LabPC28,81662.776.6%Lab hold
1987LabPC30,58664.478.0%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance21,37044.875.5%
1979LabCon31,48162.279.8%Lab hold
October 1974LabPC34,48168.876.2%Lab hold
February 1974LabPC30,14157.880.0%

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 Rhondda?

Chris Bryant (Labour) won Rhondda at the 2019 general election with a majority of 11,440.

Which parties have won Rhondda?

At the 13 general elections held under this name since 1974: Labour 13.

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