Rhondda - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Rhondda constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Rhondda
Region	Wales
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,115	54.37%	-9.69%
	Conservative	4,675	15.77%	+5.65%
	Plaid Cymru	4,069	13.73%	-8.59%
	Brexit Party	3,733	12.59%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	612	2.06%	+1.22%
	Green	438	1.48%	N/A
Majority		11,440	38.59%
Turnout		29,642	58.97%	-6.23%
Electorate		50,262
Swing from LAB to CON			7.67%
Swing from LAB to PC			0.55%
Swing from PC to CON			7.12%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,096	64.05%	+13.40%
	Plaid Cymru	7,350	22.32%	-4.70%
	Conservative	3,333	10.12%	+3.41%
	UKIP	880	2.67%	-10.00%
	Liberal Democrat	277	0.84%	-0.66%
Majority		13,746	41.74%
Turnout		32,936	65.20%	+4.33%
Electorate		50,514
Swing from PC to LAB			9.05%
Swing from CON to LAB			4.99%
Swing from PC to CON			4.06%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,976	50.66%	-4.64%
	Plaid Cymru	8,521	27.02%	+8.90%
	UKIP	3,998	12.68%	+11.52%
	Conservative	2,116	6.71%	+0.30%
	Liberal Democrat	474	1.50%	-9.15%
	Green	453	1.44%	N/A
Majority		7,455	23.64%
Turnout		31,538	60.87%	+0.60%
Electorate		51,811
Swing from LAB to PC			6.77%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			8.08%
Swing from PC to UKIP			1.31%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,183	55.30%	-12.76%
	Plaid Cymru	5,630	18.12%	+2.21%
	Liberal Democrat	3,309	10.65%	+0.18%
	Minor	2,599	8.36%	N/A
	Conservative	1,993	6.41%	+0.86%
	UKIP	358	1.15%	N/A
Majority		11,553	37.18%
Turnout		31,072	60.27%	-0.75%
Electorate		51,554
Swing from LAB to PC			7.48%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.47%
Swing from LD to PC			1.02%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,197	68.06%	+0.00%
	Plaid Cymru	4,956	15.91%	+0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	3,262	10.47%	-0.01%
	Conservative	1,731	5.56%	+0.00%
Majority		16,241	52.14%
Turnout		31,146	61.02%	-0.71%
Electorate		51,041
Swing from PC to LAB			0.00%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
Swing from LD to PC			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,198	68.06%	-0.26%
	Plaid Cymru	4,956	15.91%	-5.21%
	Liberal Democrat	3,264	10.48%	+5.99%
	Conservative	1,730	5.55%	+0.97%
Majority		16,242	52.14%
Turnout		31,148	61.73%	+1.07%
Electorate		50,461
Swing from PC to LAB			2.48%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.13%
Swing from PC to LD			5.60%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,230	68.32%	-6.13%
	Plaid Cymru	7,183	21.13%	+7.77%
	Conservative	1,557	4.58%	+0.78%
	Liberal Democrat	1,525	4.49%	-1.17%
	Minor	507	1.49%	N/A
Majority		16,047	47.19%
Turnout		34,002	60.65%	-10.81%
Electorate		56,059
Swing from LAB to PC			6.95%
Swing from LAB to CON			3.45%
Swing from CON to PC			3.50%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	30,381	74.45%	-0.10%
	Plaid Cymru	5,450	13.36%	+1.54%
	Liberal Democrat	2,307	5.65%	+0.36%
	Conservative	1,551	3.80%	-4.01%
	Minor	658	1.61%	N/A
	Green	460	1.13%	N/A
Majority		24,931	61.09%
Turnout		40,807	71.46%	-5.15%
Electorate		57,105
Swing from LAB to PC			0.82%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.23%
Swing from LD to PC			0.59%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	34,243	74.55%	+1.22%
	Plaid Cymru	5,427	11.81%	+2.85%
	Conservative	3,588	7.81%	+0.21%
	Liberal Democrat	2,431	5.29%	N/A
	Minor	245	0.53%	N/A
Majority		28,816	62.73%
Turnout		45,934	76.61%	-1.40%
Electorate		59,955
Swing from LAB to PC			0.82%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.50%
Swing from CON to PC			1.32%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	34,857	73.33%	+11.59%
	Plaid Cymru	4,261	8.96%	-1.19%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	3,935	8.28%	-8.66%
	Conservative	3,612	7.60%	-0.73%
	Minor	869	1.83%	N/A
Majority		30,596	64.37%
Turnout		47,534	78.01%	+1.81%
Electorate		60,931
Swing from PC to LAB			6.39%
Swing from ALL to LAB			10.12%
Swing from ALL to PC			3.73%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	29,448	61.74%	-13.40%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	8,078	16.94%	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	4,845	10.16%	+1.80%
	Conservative	3,973	8.33%	-4.57%
	Minor	1,350	2.83%	N/A
Majority		21,370	44.81%
Turnout		47,694	76.20%	-3.56%
Electorate		62,587
Swing from LAB to ALL			15.17%
Swing from LAB to PC			7.60%
Swing from PC to ALL			7.57%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	38,007	75.15%	-1.99%
	Conservative	6,526	12.90%	+5.44%
	Plaid Cymru	4,226	8.36%	+0.03%
	Others	1,819	3.60%	N/A
Majority		31,481	62.24%
Turnout		50,578	79.76%	+3.57%
Electorate		63,412
Swing from LAB to CON			3.72%
Swing from LAB to PC			1.01%
Swing from PC to CON			2.71%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	38,654	77.14%	+6.43%
	Plaid Cymru	4,173	8.33%	-4.59%
	Conservative	3,739	7.46%	-0.42%
	Liberal	2,142	4.27%	-1.58%
	Others	1,404	2.80%	N/A
Majority		34,481	68.81%
Turnout		50,112	76.19%	-3.82%
Electorate		65,770
Swing from PC to LAB			5.51%
Swing from CON to LAB			3.42%
Swing from PC to CON			2.09%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	36,880	70.71%	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	6,739	12.92%	N/A
	Conservative	4,111	7.88%	N/A
	Liberal	3,056	5.86%	N/A
	Others	1,374	2.63%	N/A
Majority		30,141	57.79%
Turnout		52,160	80.01%	N/A
Electorate		65,192

	Labour win

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