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Pontypridd — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Pontypridd was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 8,402 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Pontypridd from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Thomas Arthew Lewis (Liberal) 13,327 56.1% David Lewis Davies (Labour) 3,175 (13.4 pts) 68.3%
1922 Thomas Isaac Mardy-Jones (Labour) 14,884 47.2% Rhys Rhys-Williams (National Liberal) 6,217 (19.7 pts) 76.8%
1923 Thomas Isaac Mardy-Jones (Labour) 16,837 54.9% Jon David Rees (Liberal) 2,998 (9.8 pts) 76.0%
1924 Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones (Labour) 18,301 55.9% David Evans (Unionist) 3,876 (11.8 pts) 79.6%
1929 Thomas Isaac Mardy-Jones (Labour) 20,835 53.1% John Victor Evans (Liberal) 6,414 (16.4 pts) 82.0%
1931 David Lewis Davies (Labour) 21,751 58.4% Bernard Acworth (Liberal) 7,814 (21.0 pts) 78.7%
1935 David Lewis Davies (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1945 Arthur Pearson (Labour) 27,823 68.6% Cennydd George Traherne (Conservative) 20,563 (50.7 pts) 75.7%
1950 Arthur Pearson (Labour) 30,945 68.9% Thomas Esmôr Rhys Rhys-Roberts (Conservative) 21,896 (48.8 pts) 84.3%
1951 Arthur Pearson (Labour) 32,586 72.3% James Lionel Manning (Conservative) 20,075 (44.5 pts) 83.3%
1955 Arthur Pearson (Labour) 28,881 71.1% Thomas Tyrrell (Conservative) 17,163 (42.3 pts) 74.9%
1959 Arthur Pearson (Labour) 29,853 68.2% Sir Brandon Meredith Rhys-Williams (Conservative) 15,957 (36.5 pts) 81.2%
1964 Arthur Pearson (Labour) 29,533 71.3% John Robert Warrender (Conservative) 17,674 (42.7 pts) 76.9%
1966 Arthur Pearson (Labour) 30,840 74.9% Kenneth Green-Wanstall (Conservative) 20,515 (49.8 pts) 74.7%
1970 Brynmor John (Labour) 28,414 58.5% Michael Withers (Conservative) 20,209 (41.6 pts) 74.5%
Feb 1974 Brynmor John (Labour) 28,028 52.0% Alun Jones (Conservative) 16,622 (30.8 pts) 77.4%
Oct 1974 Brynmor John (Labour) 29,302 56.6% Alun Jones (Conservative) 18,774 (36.2 pts) 73.8%
1979 Brynmor John (Labour) 32,801 56.0% Michael Clay (Conservative) 15,687 (26.8 pts) 78.1%
1983 Brynmor John (Labour) 20,188 45.6% Richard Langridge (Social Democratic Party) 8,744 (19.7 pts) 72.7%
1987 Brynmor John (Labour) 26,422 56.3% Desmond Swayne (Conservative) 17,287 (36.8 pts) 76.8%
1992 Kim Howells (Labour) 29,722 60.8% Dr Peter Donnelly (Conservative) 19,797 (40.5 pts) 79.3%
1997 Kim Howells (Labour) 29,290 63.9% Nigel Howells (Liberal Democrat) 23,129 (50.4 pts) 71.4%
2001 Kim Howells (Labour) 22,963 59.9% Bleddyn Hancock (Plaid Cymru) 17,684 (46.2 pts) 58.0%
2005 Kim Howells (Labour) 20,919 52.8% Mike Powell (Liberal Democrat) 13,191 (33.3 pts) 60.9%
2010 Owen Smith (Labour) 14,220 38.8% Michael Powell (Liberal Democrat) 2,785 (7.6 pts) 63.1%
2015 Owen Smith (Labour) 15,554 41.1% Ann-Marie Mason (Conservative) 8,985 (23.7 pts) 64.4%
2017 Owen Smith (Labour) 22,103 55.4% Juliette Ash (Conservative) 11,448 (28.7 pts) 66.0%
2019 Alex Davies-Jones (Labour) 17,381 44.5% Sam Trask (Conservative) 5,887 (15.1 pts) 65.0%
2024 Alex Davies-Jones (Labour) 16,225 41.2% Steven Bayliss (Reform UK) 8,402 (21.3 pts) 52.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Arthew Lewis Liberal 13,32756.1% Yes
David Lewis Davies Labour 10,15242.8% No
Arthur Seaton Unionist 2601.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Isaac Mardy-Jones Labour 14,88447.2% Yes
Rhys Rhys-Williams National Liberal 8,66727.5% No
Griffith Jones Unionist 7,99425.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Isaac Mardy-Jones Labour 16,83754.9% Yes
Jon David Rees Liberal 13,83945.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones Labour 18,30155.9% Yes
David Evans Unionist 14,42544.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Isaac Mardy-Jones Labour 20,83553.1% Yes
John Victor Evans Liberal 14,42136.8% No
Mary Gordon Williams Unionist 3,96710.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lewis Davies Labour 21,75158.4% Yes
Bernard Acworth Liberal 13,93737.4% No
Thomas Isaac Mardy-Jones Independent Labour 1,1103.0% No
William Lowell New Party 4661.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Lewis Davies Labour Unopposed Yes

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Pearson Labour 27,82368.6% Yes
Cennydd George Traherne Conservative 7,26017.9% No
John Ellis Williams Liberal 5,46413.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Pearson Labour 30,94568.9% Yes
Thomas Esmôr Rhys Rhys-Roberts Conservative 9,04920.2% No
David Irwin Charles Lewis Liberal 4,89510.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Pearson Labour 32,58672.3% Yes
James Lionel Manning Conservative 12,51127.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Pearson Labour 28,88171.1% Yes
Thomas Tyrrell Conservative 11,71828.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Pearson Labour 29,85368.2% Yes
Sir Brandon Meredith Rhys-Williams Conservative 13,89631.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Pearson Labour 29,53371.3% Yes
John Robert Warrender Conservative 11,85928.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Pearson Labour 30,84074.9% Yes
Kenneth Green-Wanstall Conservative 10,32525.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brynmor John Labour 28,41458.5% Yes
Michael Withers Conservative 8,20516.9% No
Mary Murphy Liberal 6,87114.2% No
Errol Jones Plaid Cymru 5,05910.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brynmor John Labour 28,02852.0% Yes
Alun Jones Conservative 11,40621.1% No
Mary Murphy Liberal 9,88918.3% No
Richard Kemp Plaid Cymru 4,6128.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brynmor John Labour 29,30256.6% Yes
Alun Jones Conservative 10,52820.3% No
Mary Murphy Liberal 8,05015.5% No
Richard Kemp Plaid Cymru 3,9177.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brynmor John Labour 32,80156.0% Yes
Michael Clay Conservative 17,11429.2% No
Hugh Penri-Williams Liberal 6,22810.6% No
Alun Roberts Plaid Cymru 2,2003.8% No
Ronald George Davies National Front 2630.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brynmor John Labour 20,18845.6% Yes
Richard Langridge Social Democratic Party 11,44425.8% No
Richard Evans Conservative 10,13922.9% No
Janet Davies Plaid Cymru 2,0654.7% No
Alwyn Kenneth Jones Green 4491.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brynmor John Labour 26,42256.3% Yes
Desmond Swayne Conservative 9,13519.5% No
Peter Sain-Ley-Berry Social Democratic Party 8,86518.9% No
Professor Delme Bowen Plaid Cymru 2,4985.3% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kim Howells Labour 29,72260.8% Yes
Dr Peter Donnelly Conservative 9,92520.3% No
Professor Delme Bowen Plaid Cymru 4,4489.1% No
Steve Belzak Liberal Democrat 4,1808.5% No
Emma Jackson Green 6151.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kim Howells Labour 29,29063.9% Yes
Nigel Howells Liberal Democrat 6,16113.4% No
Jonathan Cowen Conservative 5,91012.9% No
Owain Llewelyn Plaid Cymru 2,9776.5% No
John Wood Referendum Party 8741.9% No
Peter Skelly Socialist Labour 3800.8% No
Robert Griffiths Communist 1780.4% No
Anthony Moore Natural Law 850.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kim Howells Labour 22,96359.9% Yes
Bleddyn Hancock Plaid Cymru 5,27913.8% No
Prudence Dailey Conservative 5,09613.3% No
Eric Brooke Liberal Democrat 4,15210.8% No
Susan Warry UKIP 6031.6% No
Joseph Biddulph ProLife Alliance 2160.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kim Howells Labour 20,91952.8% Yes
Mike Powell Liberal Democrat 7,72819.5% No
Quentin Edwards Conservative 5,32113.4% No
Julie Richards Plaid Cymru 4,42011.2% No
David Bevan UKIP 1,0132.6% No
Robert Griffiths Communist 2330.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Smith Labour 14,22038.8% Yes
Michael Powell Liberal Democrat 11,43531.2% No
Lee Gonzalez Conservative 5,93216.2% No
Ioan Bellin Plaid Cymru 2,6737.3% No
David Bevan UKIP 1,2293.4% No
Simon Parsons Socialist Labour 4561.2% No
Donald Watson Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 3651.0% No
John Matthews Green 3611.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Smith Labour 15,55441.1% Yes
Ann-Marie Mason Conservative 6,56917.3% No
Andrew Tomkinson UKIP 5,08513.4% No
Mike Powell Liberal Democrat 4,90412.9% No
Osian Lewis Plaid Cymru 4,34811.5% No
Katy Clay Green 9922.6% No
Damien Biggs Socialist Labour 3320.9% No
Esther Pearson Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 980.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Smith Labour 22,10355.4% Yes
Juliette Ash Conservative 10,65526.7% No
Fflur Elin Plaid Cymru 4,10210.3% No
Michael Powell Liberal Democrat 1,9634.9% No
Robin Hunter-Clarke UKIP 1,0712.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alex Davies-Jones Labour 17,38144.5% Yes
Sam Trask Conservative 11,49429.4% No
Fflur Elin Plaid Cymru 4,99012.8% No
Steve Bayliss Brexit Party 2,9177.5% No
Mike Powell Independent 1,7924.6% No
Sue Prior Independent 3370.9% No
Jonathan Bishop Independent 1490.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alex Davies-Jones Labour 16,22541.2% Yes
Steven Bayliss Reform UK 7,82319.9% No
William Rees Plaid Cymru 5,27513.4% No
Jack Robson Conservative 3,7759.6% No
Wayne Owen Independent 2,5676.5% No
Angela Karadog Green 1,8654.7% No
David Mathias Liberal Democrat 1,6064.1% No
Joe Biddulph Independent 1980.5% No
Jonathan Bishop Independent 440.1% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Liberal margin 13.4 pts 1922: Labour margin 19.7 pts 1923: Labour margin 9.8 pts 1924: Labour margin 11.8 pts 1929: Labour margin 16.4 pts 1931: Labour margin 21.0 pts 1945: Labour margin 50.7 pts 1950: Labour margin 48.8 pts 1951: Labour margin 44.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 42.3 pts 1959: Labour margin 36.5 pts 1964: Labour margin 42.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 49.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 41.6 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 30.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 36.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 26.8 pts 1983: Labour margin 19.7 pts 1987: Labour margin 36.8 pts 1992: Labour margin 40.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 50.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 46.2 pts 2005: Labour margin 33.3 pts 2010: Labour margin 7.6 pts 2015: Labour margin 23.7 pts 2017: Labour margin 28.7 pts 2019: Labour margin 15.1 pts 2024: Labour margin 21.3 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Pontypridd has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Pontypridd in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Pontypridd in 2024 with 16,225 votes (41.2%), a majority of 8,402 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Pontypridd since 1918?

Since 1918, Pontypridd has been won by: Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Pontypridd?

The closest result on record for Pontypridd was 2010, when Labour beat Liberal Democrat by just 2,785 votes (7.6 percentage points).

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