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Pontypridd
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Your member of parliament
Alex Davies-Jones
LabourLabour won Pontypridd at the 2024 general election with a majority of 8,402 votes, or 21.3 points. A swing of 10.7 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 458 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 192.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 21.3 points, which is larger than 458 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 8,402 votes.
Majority
8,402
21.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
51.8%
-7.9 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
39,378 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Davies-JonesElected | Labour | 16,225 | 41.2% | +7.5 |
| Steven Bayliss | Reform UK | 7,823 | 19.9% | +5.6 |
| William Rees | Plaid Cymru | 5,275 | 13.4% | +12.7 |
| Jack Robson | Conservative | 3,775 | 9.6% | -14.1 |
| Wayne Owen | Independent | 2,567 | 6.5% | +4.5 |
| Angela Karadog | Green Party | 1,865 | 4.7% | -1.7 |
| David Mathias | Liberal Democrat | 1,606 | 4.1% | -8.1 |
| Joe Biddulph | Independent | 198 | 0.5% | -1.5 |
| Jonathan Bishop | Independent | 44 | 0.1% | -1.9 |
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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