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Election for the constituency of Pontypridd on 6 May 2010.

An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Pontypridd, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

Labour hold by Owen Smith with a majority of 2,785 - 7.6% - on a turnout of 63.0%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
SMITH, Owen Lab 14,220 38.8% -15.4%
POWELL, Michael LD 11,435 31.2% 11.2%
GONZALEZ, Lee Con 5,932 16.2% 4.6%
BELLIN, Ioan PC 2,673 7.3% -3.7%
BEVAN, David UKIP 1,229 3.4% 0.8%
PARSONS, Simon SL 456 1.2% -
WATSON, Donald CHP 365 1.0% -
MATTHEWS, John Green 361 1.0% -

An electorate of 58,205, having a valid vote count of 36,671 and an invalid vote count of 75.

Result declared at 03:36 on 7 May 2010. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

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.

This constituency of Pontypridd was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for Wales. This election was the first held under that boundary set. Any holds, gains and vote change percentages as a result of this election are calculated from notional results.