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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

12,183latest majority
42.7%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Nick Smith

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate70,153
Turnout42.7%
Majority12,183
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Robert GriffithsCommunist Party of Britain3091.0%
Yas IqbalWorkers Party of Britain5701.9%
Jackie CharltonLiberal Democrat1,2684.2%
Anne BakerGreen Party1,7195.7%
Mike WhatleyIndependent2,4098.1%
Hannah JarvisConservative3,77612.6%
Niamh SalkeldPlaid Cymru3,84412.8%
Nick SmithLabour16,02753.6%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Labour Majority 12,969 · 59.2% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population95,614Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1820.1%Share of population
Aged 65+20.5%Share of population
Home owners60.0%Households
Private renters16.0%Households
Social renters23.8%Households
One-person households33.3%Of households
Families with children26.8%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.