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Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare — 2024

Gerald Jones (Labour Party) was elected with 15,791 votes— 44.8% of 35,215 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.

Result · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −5.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 35,215

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes.Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Gerald Jones Labour Party 15,791−5.2 ptsElected
2Gareth Thomas Reform UK 8,344—
3Francis Whitefoot Plaid Cymru 4,768—
4Amanda Jenner Conservative Party 2,687—
5Jade Smith Liberal Democrats 1,276—
6Peter Griffin Green Party 1,231—
7Anthony Cole Workers Party of Britain 531—
8Lorezo De Gregori Independent 375—
9Bob Davenport Communist Party of Britain 212—

Electorate 74,460 · Turnout 47.3% · Majority 7,447 · Back to 2024 overview

Source data: House of Commons Library general election results 2024, retrieved 2026-05-18, generated 2026-05-19 (Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.