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Caerphilly

Shows the general election results for Caerphilly, which is a county in Wales. It is comprised of 3 constituencies (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 174,911 and a turnout of 61%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
174,911
Turnout
61%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Lab 47.1%
Con 25.7%
PC 10.5%
LD 2.3%
Green 0.6%
Others 13.9%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

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

Party Lab Con PC LD Green Others Total
Seats won 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Change 0 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 50 27 11 2 1 15 107
% vote 47.1% 25.7% 10.5% 2.3% 0.6% 13.9% 100.0%
Change -12.5% +1.9% +0.1% +0.2% +0.2% +13.9% 0%
Candidates 3 3 3 2 1 4 16
Deposits lost 0 0 0 2 1 0 3

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con PC LD Green UKIP Others
2005 60.0% 11.7% 13.7% 11.9% 0.0% 0.7% 1.9%
2010 45.9% 13.2% 11.9% 18.2% 0.0% 2.6% 8.1%
2015 48.7% 14.2% 11.8% 3.0% 2.0% 19.2% 1.1%
2017 59.6% 23.7% 10.3% 2.0% 0.4% 3.9% 0.0%
2019 47.1% 25.7% 10.5% 2.3% 0.6% 0.0% 13.9%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Lab Con PC LD Green UKIP Others
2005 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 21.5%
1 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 32.9%
2 Caerphilly 17.0%
3 Islwyn 15.9%

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

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 21.5%
1 Islwyn 15.9%
2 Caerphilly 17.0%
3 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 32.9%

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: 47.1%
1 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 52.4%
2 Caerphilly 44.9%
3 Islwyn 44.7%

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

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 47.1%
1 Islwyn 44.7%
2 Caerphilly 44.9%
3 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 52.4%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 61.0%
1 Caerphilly 63.5%
2 Islwyn 62.0%
3 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 57.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 61.0%
1 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 57.3%
2 Islwyn 62.0%
3 Caerphilly 63.5%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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