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Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
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Photograph shows Rhosllanerchrugog, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr.
Your member of parliament
Steve Witherden
LabourLabour won Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,815 votes, or 8.8 points. A swing of 4.4 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 189 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 461.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 8.8 points, which is larger than 189 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 3,815 votes.
Majority
3,815
8.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
58.4%
-1.3 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
43,259 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve WitherdenElected | Labour | 12,709 | 29.4% | -4.3 |
| Oliver Lewis | Reform UK | 8,894 | 20.6% | +6.3 |
| Craig Williams | Conservative | 7,775 | 18.0% | -5.7 |
| Glyn Preston | Liberal Democrat | 6,470 | 15.0% | +2.7 |
| Elwyn Vaughn | Plaid Cymru | 5,667 | 13.1% | +12.4 |
| Jeremy Brignell-Thorp | Green Party | 1,744 | 4.0% | -2.4 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. 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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