Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney is a constituency in Wales. The seat has been held by Nick Smith (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
12,183
Electorate
70,153
Turnout
42.7%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Nick Smith
Labour
16,027 53.6% 3.2%
Niamh Salkeld
Plaid Cymru
3,844 12.8% 6.5%
Hannah Jarvis
Conservative
3,776 12.6% -7.0%
Mike Whatley
Independent
2,409 8.1% 8.1%
Anne Baker
Green Party
1,719 5.7% 4.8%
Jackie Charlton
Liberal Democrat
1,268 4.2% 0.5%
Yas Iqbal
Workers Party of Britain
570 1.9% 1.9%
Robert Griffiths
Communist Party of Britain
309 1.0% 1.0%