Wales · Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli
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Your member of parliament
Ben Lake
Plaid CymruPlaid Cymru won Ceredigion Preseli at the 2024 general election with a majority of 14,789 votes, or 31.9 points. A swing of 15.9 points to Liberal Democrat would take it. That makes it safer than 572 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 78.
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How safe is this seat?
Very safe
A majority of 31.9 points, which is larger than 572 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Plaid Cymru finished ahead of Liberal Democrat by 14,789 votes.
Majority
14,789
31.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
61.2%
+1.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
46,302 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben LakeElected | Plaid Cymru | 21,738 | 46.9% | +46.3 |
| Mark Williams | Liberal Democrat | 6,949 | 15.0% | +2.8 |
| Jackie Jones | Labour | 5,386 | 11.6% | -22.1 |
| Karl Pollard | Reform UK | 5,374 | 11.6% | -2.7 |
| Aled Thomas | Conservative | 4,763 | 10.3% | -13.4 |
| Tomos Barlow | Green Party | 1,864 | 4.0% | -2.4 |
| Taghrid Al-Mawed | Workers Party of Britain | 228 | 0.5% | -0.2 |
Very safe. Won by more than thirty points. 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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