Rhondda and Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)

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Rhondda and Ogmore
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Rhondda and Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)
Rhondda and Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of the constituency.
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Location of the constituency within Wales
Electorate 73,557 (March 2020) [1]
Major settlements Tonypandy, Treorchy, Porth, Treherbert, Maerdy
Current constituency
Member of Parliament Chris Bryant (Labour)
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Rhondda and Ogmore (Welsh : Rhondda ac Ogwr) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 general election, following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Sir Chris Bryant of the Labour Party, who was MP for the predecessor seat of Rhondda from 2001 to 2024.

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Constituency profile

The seat covers the Rhondda Valley including Porth and Tonypandy. Electoral Calculus characterises the seat as "Traditional", reflecting a working-class population who have largely supported Labour. Incomes and house prices are well below UK averages. [2]

Boundaries

Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following as they existed on 1 December 2020: [3]

Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022, [4] [5] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election: [6]

The parts in Rhondda Cynon Taf comprise the whole of the former constituency of Rhondda plus the community of Tonyrefail, transferred from Pontypridd. The parts in the Bridgend County Borough were previously part of the abolished constituency of Ogmore. [7]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Rhondda and Ogmore [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Bryant 17,118 47.8 −8.5
Reform UK Darren James9,32826.1+14.6
Plaid Cymru Owen Cutler5,19814.5+2.1
Conservative Adam Robinson2,0505.7−9.7
Green Christine Glossop1,1773.3+1.9
Liberal Democrats Gerald Francis9352.6+0.3
Majority 7,79021.8
Turnout 35,80648.1
Registered electors 74,493
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [a] [9]
PartyVote%
Labour 23,94956.3
Conservative 6,57215.4
Plaid Cymru 5,29012.4
Brexit Party 4,90211.5
Liberal Democrats 9692.3
Green Party 5901.4
Independent 2770.7
Majority17,37740.8
Turnout42,54957.8
Electorate73,557

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place

References

  1. ↑ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN   978-1-5286-3901-9 . Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Rhondda+and+Ogmore
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 4 (Wales).
  4. ↑ "The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
  5. ↑ "The County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
  6. ↑ "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  7. ↑ "New Seat Details - Rhondda and Ogmore". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  8. ↑ "UK Parliamentary election: Rhondda and Ogmore constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. 2024-06-07.
  9. ↑ "Rhondda and Ogmore notional election - December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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