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Rhondda — UK General Election Results

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

Rhondda was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 11,440 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Rhondda from 1885 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1885–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Abraham (Independent Liberal-Labour) 3,859 56.3% Frederick Lewis Davis (Liberal) 867 (12.7 pts) 83.4%
1886 William Abraham (Liberal-Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 William Abraham (Liberal-Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1895 William Abraham (Liberal-Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 William Abraham (Liberal-Labour) 8,383 81.7% Robert Hughes (Conservative) 6,509 (63.5 pts) 81.7%
1906 William Abraham (Liberal-Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 William Abraham (Labour) 12,436 78.2% Harold Lloyd (Conservative) 8,965 (56.4 pts) 90.2%
Dec 1910 William Abraham (Labour) 9,073 71.0% Harold Lloyd (Conservative) 5,372 (42.0 pts) 72.4%
Oct 1974 Alec Jones (Labour) 38,654 77.1% Donald Morgan (Plaid Cymru) 34,481 (68.8 pts) 76.2%
Feb 1974 Alec Jones (Labour) 36,880 70.7% Glyn James (Plaid Cymru) 30,141 (57.8 pts) 80.0%
1979 Alec Jones (Labour) 38,007 75.1% Peter Leyshon (Conservative) 31,481 (62.2 pts) 79.8%
1983 Allan Rogers (Labour) 29,448 61.7% Allan Lloyd (Social Democratic Party) 21,370 (44.8 pts) 76.2%
1987 Allan Rogers (Labour) 34,857 73.1% Geraint Davies (Plaid Cymru) 30,596 (64.2 pts) 78.3%
1992 Allan Rogers (Labour) 34,243 74.5% Geraint Davies (Plaid Cymru) 28,816 (62.7 pts) 76.6%
1997 Allan Rogers (Labour) 30,381 74.5% Leanne Wood (Plaid Cymru) 24,931 (61.1 pts) 71.5%
2001 Chris Bryant (Labour) 23,230 68.3% Leanne Wood (Plaid Cymru) 16,047 (47.2 pts) 60.7%
2005 Chris Bryant (Labour) 21,198 68.1% Percy Jones (Plaid Cymru) 16,242 (52.1 pts) 61.0%
2010 Chris Bryant (Labour) 17,183 55.3% Geraint Davies (Plaid Cymru) 11,553 (37.2 pts) 60.4%
2015 Chris Bryant (Labour) 15,976 50.7% Shelley Rees-Owen (Plaid Cymru) 7,455 (23.6 pts) 61.0%
2017 Chris Bryant (Labour) 21,096 64.1% Branwen Cennard (Plaid Cymru) 13,746 (41.7 pts) 65.3%
2019 Chris Bryant (Labour) 16,115 54.4% Hannah Jarvis (Conservative) 11,440 (38.6 pts) 59.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Abraham Independent Liberal-Labour 3,85956.3% Yes
Frederick Lewis Davis Liberal 2,99243.7% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Abraham Liberal-Labour Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Abraham Liberal-Labour Unopposed Yes

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Abraham Liberal-Labour Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Abraham Liberal-Labour 8,38381.7% Yes
Robert Hughes Conservative 1,87418.3% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Abraham Liberal-Labour Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Abraham Labour 12,43678.2% Yes
Harold Lloyd Conservative 3,47121.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Abraham Labour 9,07371.0% Yes
Harold Lloyd Conservative 3,70129.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alec Jones Labour 38,65477.1% Yes
Donald Morgan Plaid Cymru 4,1738.3% No
Peter Leyshon Conservative 3,7397.5% No
Dennis Austin Liberal 2,1424.3% No
Arthur True Communist 1,4042.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alec Jones Labour 36,88070.7% Yes
Glyn James Plaid Cymru 6,73912.9% No
Peter Leyshon Conservative 4,1117.9% No
Dennis Austin Liberal 3,0565.9% No
Arthur True Communist 1,3742.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alec Jones Labour 38,00775.1% Yes
Peter Leyshon Conservative 6,52612.9% No
Glyn James Plaid Cymru 4,2268.4% No
Arthur True Communist 1,8193.6% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allan Rogers Labour 29,44861.7% Yes
Allan Lloyd Social Democratic Party 8,07816.9% No
Geraint Davies Plaid Cymru 4,84510.2% No
Peter Meyer Conservative 3,9738.3% No
Arthur True Communist 1,3502.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allan Rogers Labour 34,85773.1% Yes
Geraint Davies Plaid Cymru 4,2618.9% No
John York-Williams Social Democratic Party 3,9358.3% No
Stephen Reid Conservative 3,6127.6% No
Arthur True Communist 8691.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allan Rogers Labour 34,24374.5% Yes
Geraint Davies Plaid Cymru 5,42711.8% No
John Winterson Richards Conservative 3,5887.8% No
Paul Nicholls-Jones Liberal Democrat 2,4315.3% No
Mark Fischer Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee) 2450.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Allan Rogers Labour 30,38174.5% Yes
Leanne Wood Plaid Cymru 5,45013.4% No
Rodney Berman Liberal Democrat 2,3075.7% No
Steven Whiting Conservative 1,5513.8% No
Stephen Gardiner Referendum Party 6581.6% No
Kevin Jakeway Green 4601.1% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Bryant Labour 23,23068.3% Yes
Leanne Wood Plaid Cymru 7,18321.1% No
Peter Hobbins Conservative 1,5574.6% No
Gavin Cox Liberal Democrat 1,5254.5% No
Glyndwr Summers Independent 5071.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Bryant Labour 21,19868.1% Yes
Percy Jones Plaid Cymru 4,95615.9% No
Karen Roberts Liberal Democrat 3,26410.5% No
Paul Stuart-Smith Conservative 1,7305.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Bryant Labour 17,18355.3% Yes
Geraint Davies Plaid Cymru 5,63018.1% No
Paul Wasley Liberal Democrat 3,30910.6% No
Philip Howe Independent 2,5998.4% No
Juliet Henderson Conservative 1,9936.4% No
Taffy John UKIP 3581.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Bryant Labour 15,97650.7% Yes
Shelley Rees-Owen Plaid Cymru 8,52127.0% No
Ronald Hughes UKIP 3,99812.7% No
Lyn Hudson Conservative 2,1166.7% No
George Summers Liberal Democrat 4741.5% No
Lisa Rapado Green 4531.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Bryant Labour 21,09664.1% Yes
Branwen Cennard Plaid Cymru 7,35022.3% No
Virginia Crosbie Conservative 3,33310.1% No
Janet Kenrick UKIP 8802.7% No
Karen Roberts Liberal Democrat 2770.8% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Chris Bryant Labour 16,11554.4% Yes
Hannah Jarvis Conservative 4,67515.8% No
Branwen Cennard Plaid Cymru 4,06913.7% No
John Watkins Brexit Party 3,73312.6% No
Rodney Berman Liberal Democrat 6122.1% No
Shaun Thomas Green 4381.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Independent Liberal-Labour margin 12.7 pts 1900: Liberal-Labour margin 63.5 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 56.4 pts Dec 1910: Labour margin 42.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 68.8 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 57.8 pts 1979: Labour margin 62.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 44.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 64.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 62.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 61.1 pts 2001: Labour margin 47.2 pts 2005: Labour margin 52.1 pts 2010: Labour margin 37.2 pts 2015: Labour margin 23.6 pts 2017: Labour margin 41.7 pts 2019: Labour margin 38.6 pts 1885 1900 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Rhondda has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Independent Liberal-Labour, Liberal-Labour, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Rhondda in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Rhondda in 2019 with 16,115 votes (54.4%), a majority of 11,440 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Rhondda since 1885?

Since 1885, Rhondda has been won by: Independent Liberal-Labour, Labour, Liberal-Labour.

What was the closest result in Rhondda?

The closest result on record for Rhondda was 1885, when Independent Liberal-Labour beat Liberal by just 867 votes (12.7 percentage points).

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