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Caerphilly
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Your member of parliament
Chris Evans
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Caerphilly at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,419 votes, or 16.8 points. A swing of 8.4 points to Plaid Cymru would take it. That makes it safer than 386 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 264.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 16.8 points, which is larger than 386 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Plaid Cymru by 6,419 votes.
Majority
6,419
16.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
52.6%
-7.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
38,234 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris EvansElected | Labour | 14,538 | 38.0% | +4.3 |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | 8,119 | 21.2% | +20.6 |
| Joshua Kim | Reform UK | 7,754 | 20.3% | +6.0 |
| Brandon Gorman | Conservative | 4,385 | 11.5% | -12.2 |
| Steve Aicheler | Liberal Democrat | 1,788 | 4.7% | -7.5 |
| Mark Thomas | Green Party | 1,650 | 4.3% | -2.1 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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