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Pontypridd

Shows the general election results for Pontypridd, which is a constituency in Cardiff. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 60,327 and a turnout of 64.7%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
5,887
Electorate
60,327
Turnout
64.7%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Lab 44.5%
Con 29.4%
PC 12.8%
BXT 7.5%
Ind 4.6%
Ind 0.9%
Ind 0.4%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

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

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Alex Davies-Jones  Lab 17,381 44.5 -10.9
Sam Trask  Con 11,494 29.4 2.7
Fflur Elin  PC 4,990 12.8 2.5
Steve Bayliss  BXT 2,917 7.5 7.5
Mike Powell * Ind 1,792 4.6 4.6
Sue Prior * Ind 337 0.9 0.9
Jonathan Bishop * Ind 149 0.4 0.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con PC BXT Ind Ind Ind LD UKIP Green SLP TUSC Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship Oth
2005 54.2% 11.6% 11.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
2010 38.8% 16.2% 7.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 31.2% 3.4% 1.0% 1.2% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0%
2015 41.1% 17.3% 11.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% 13.4% 2.6% 0.9% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 55.4% 26.7% 10.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.9% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 44.5% 29.4% 12.8% 7.5% 4.6% 4.6% 4.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
435 Pontypridd 15.1%
650 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 0.1%

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: 54.7%
1 Liverpool, Walton 84.7%
574 Pontypridd 44.5%
650 South Down 32.4%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 East Dunbartonshire 80.3%
440 Pontypridd 64.7%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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