WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Bridgend

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

8,595latest majority

56.5%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Chris Elmore

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate73,168

Turnout56.5%

Majority8,595

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Claire WallerLiberal Democrat1,4463.5%

Debra CooperGreen Party1,7604.3%

Mark JohnIndependent3,3388.1%

Iolo CaudyPlaid Cymru3,6298.8%

Anita BoatengConservative6,76416.3%

Caroline JonesReform UK7,92119.1%

Chris ElmoreLabour16,51639.9%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 2,553 · 66.0% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

2017 Labour Majority 4,700 · 69.6% turnout Actual result on pre-2024 boundaries

2015 Labour Majority 1,927 · 65.8% turnout Actual result on pre-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

Population96,925Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1818.8%Share of population

Aged 65+22.1%Share of population

Home owners72.7%Households

Private renters14.3%Households

Social renters12.7%Households

One-person households29.7%Of households

Families with children27.0%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.