General election for the constituency of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour hold by Gerald Jones with a majority of 16,334 - 48.7% - on a turnout of 60.5%.

An electorate of 55,463, having a valid vote count of 33,545 and an invalid vote count of 71.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
JONES, Gerald Lab 22,407 66.8% 12.9%
JORGENSEN, Pauline Con 6,073 18.1% 8.0%
KITCHER, Amy PC 2,740 8.2% -1.3%
ROWLANDS, David UKIP 1,484 4.4% -14.2%
GRIFFIN, Bob LD 841 2.5% -1.6%

The writ for this election was issued on 3 May 2017.

Result declared at 03:17 on 9 June 2017. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Gain or hold information and vote change percentages are calculated according to changes since the preceding general election and take no account of intervening by-elections. The calculations are based on changes to party performance, rather than the performance of an individual candidate. Where the boundary of a constituency has changed since the preceding general election, the calculations are based on estimated notional results for the new boundaries at the previous election.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.