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The Vale of Glamorgan

Shows the general election results for The Vale of Glamorgan, which is a county in Wales. It is comprised of 3 constituencies (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 218,648 and a turnout of 67.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
218,648
Turnout
67.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 40.7%
Lab 46.2%
LD 3.6%
Green 3.6%
PC 3.0%
Others 2.9%

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 Con Lab LD Green PC Others Total
Seats won 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Change +1 -1 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 60 68 5 5 4 4 148
% vote 40.7% 46.2% 3.6% 3.6% 3.0% 2.9% 100.0%
Change +1.5% -4.9% +1.3% +2.9% -1.2% +2.2% 0%
Candidates 3 3 2 3 2 3 16
Deposits lost 0 0 0 2 2 3 7

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green PC UKIP Others
2005 29.5% 43.3% 17.9% 1.1% 5.7% 1.5% 1.0%
2010 33.9% 35.9% 19.7% 0.8% 5.2% 2.6% 1.8%
2015 35.5% 37.3% 3.8% 2.6% 6.6% 13.0% 1.1%
2017 39.3% 51.1% 2.3% 0.6% 4.2% 1.8% 0.8%
2019 40.7% 46.2% 3.6% 3.6% 3.0% 0.0% 2.9%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con Lab LD Green PC UKIP Others
2005 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2010 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
2015 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 11.8%
1 Cardiff South and Penarth 25.2%
2 Vale of Glamorgan 6.5%
3 Bridgend 2.7%

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: 11.8%
1 Bridgend 2.7%
2 Vale of Glamorgan 6.5%
3 Cardiff South and Penarth 25.2%

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: 49.4%
1 Cardiff South and Penarth 54.1%
2 Vale of Glamorgan 49.8%
3 Bridgend 43.1%

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: 49.4%
1 Bridgend 43.1%
2 Vale of Glamorgan 49.8%
3 Cardiff South and Penarth 54.1%

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

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.5%
1 Vale of Glamorgan 71.6%
2 Bridgend 66.7%
3 Cardiff South and Penarth 64.2%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 67.5%
1 Cardiff South and Penarth 64.2%
2 Bridgend 66.7%
3 Vale of Glamorgan 71.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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