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Cynon Valley

Shows the general election results for Cynon Valley, which is a constituency in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 51,334 and a turnout of 62%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Ann Clwyd
Majority
13,238
Electorate
51,334
Turnout
62%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 61.0%
Con 19.4%
PC 13.8%
UKIP 4.0%
LD 1.8%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Ann Clwyd  Lab 19,404 61.0 13.3
Keith Dewhurst  Con 6,166 19.4 7.3
Liz Walters  PC 4,376 13.8 -3.1
Ian McLean * UKIP 1,271 4.0 -12.3
Nicola Knight * LD 585 1.8 -0.9
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con PC UKIP LD Green SLP
2005 63.0% 8.6% 13.5% 2.6% 12.2% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 52.5% 10.1% 20.3% 3.4% 13.8% 0.0% 0.0%
2015 47.7% 12.1% 16.8% 16.3% 2.7% 2.6% 1.7%
2017 61.0% 19.4% 13.8% 4.0% 1.8% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
91 Cynon Valley 41.6%
650 North East Fife 0.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
172 Cynon Valley 61.0%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
581 Cynon Valley 62.0%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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