WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

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

7,447latest majority

47.3%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Gerald Jones

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate74,460

Turnout47.3%

Majority7,447

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Bob DavenportCommunist Party of Britain2120.6%

Lorezo De GregoriIndependent3751.1%

Anthony ColeWorkers Party of Britain5311.5%

Peter GriffinGreen Party1,2313.5%

Jade SmithLiberal Democrat1,2763.6%

Amanda JennerConservative2,6877.6%

Francis WhitefootPlaid Cymru4,76813.5%

Gareth ThomasReform UK8,34423.7%

Gerald JonesLabour15,79144.8%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Labour Majority 13,410 · 57.6% 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

Population100,531Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1820.8%Share of population

Aged 65+20.2%Share of population

Home owners64.2%Households

Private renters16.1%Households

Social renters19.4%Households

One-person households31.9%Of households

Families with children28.3%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.