Last election result
Review the last election result for the constituency Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare when Gerald Jones was elected.
2024 General Election
The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 9 candidates ran for election.
Summary
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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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% |