Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare is a constituency in Wales. The seat has been held by Gerald Jones (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
7,447
Electorate
74,460
Turnout
47.3%

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
Gerald Jones
Labour
15,791 44.8% -6.9%
Gareth Thomas
Reform UK
8,344 23.7% 13.0%
Francis Whitefoot
Plaid Cymru
4,768 13.5% 5.4%
Amanda Jenner
Conservative
2,687 7.6% -13.0%
Jade Smith
Liberal Democrat
1,276 3.6% 0.3%
Peter Griffin
Green Party
1,231 3.5% 3.5%
Anthony Cole
Workers Party of Britain
531 1.5% 1.5%
Lorezo De Gregori
Independent
375 1.1% 1.1%
Bob Davenport
Communist Party of Britain
212 0.6% 0.6%