| Caerphilly | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Location of the constituency within Wales | |
| Preserved county | Gwent |
| Electorate | 72,458 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Caerphilly,Ystrad Mynach,Pontllanfraith,Hengoed,Nelson |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of Parliament | Chris Evans (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | East Glamorganshire |
| Overlaps | |
| Senedd | Caerphilly,Islwyn,South Wales East |
Caerphilly (Welsh:Caerffili) is aconstituency[n 1] centred on the town ofCaerphilly inSouth Wales, represented in theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament since2024 byChris Evans of theLabour Party.[n 2]
Since its creation, the constituency has always electedLabour MPs, although the predecessor constituency ofEast Glamorganshire, and prior to thatGlamorganshire had elected Liberal MPs throughout the Victorian era.
The Caerphilly constituency covers roughly the southern and eastern half ofCaerphilly district, the part of the district historically located inGlamorgan. In the northwestern portion of the constituency are communities such asHengoed andYstrad Mynach, extending in a southeasterly direction throughCaerphilly andLlanbradach to the rural outcrops borderingCardiff.
2010–2024: The Caerphilly County Borough wards of Aber Valley, Aberbargoed and Bargoed, Bedwas and Trethomas, Gilfach, Hengoed, Llanbradach, Machen and Rudry, Morgan Jones, Nelson, Penyrheol, St Cattwg, St Martins, Van, and Ystrad Mynach.
2024–present: At the2023 review of Westminster constituencies and under theJune 2023 final recommendations of theBoundary Commission for Wales for the2024 general election, the constituency retained its name but its boundaries altered. Four wards were taken from the abolishedIslwyn constituency.[2] The constituency was defined as being composed of the following wards of theCounty Borough of Caerphilly, as they existed on 1 December 2020:[3]
Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022,[4] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the County Borough of Caerphilly from the 2024 general election:[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred Onions | 11,496 | 54.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | William Rees Edmunds | 9,482 | 45.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,014 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 20,978 | 64.0 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 32,790 | ||||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Morgan Jones | 13,699 | 54.2 | −0.6 | |
| Liberal | William Rees Edmunds | 8,958 | 35.5 | −9.7 | |
| Communist | Bob Stewart | 2,592 | 10.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,741 | 18.7 | +9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 25,249 | 73.2 | +9.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,511 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Morgan Jones | 16,082 | 57.2 | +2.4 | |
| Unionist | Alan McLean | 12,057 | 42.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,025 | 14.4 | +4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 28,139 | 78.6 | +5.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 35,795 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Morgan Jones | 16,535 | 58.7 | +1.5 | |
| Unionist | Gwilym Rowlands | 6,493 | 23.0 | −19.8 | |
| Liberal | Samuel Roberts Jenkins | 5,152 | 18.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,042 | 35.7 | +21.3 | ||
| Turnout | 28,180 | 77.0 | −1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,592 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +10.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Morgan Jones | 17,723 | 59.0 | +0.3 | |
| Unionist | Gwilym Rowlands | 12,293 | 41.0 | +18.0 | |
| Majority | 5,430 | 18.0 | −17.7 | ||
| Turnout | 29,996 | 79.3 | +2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 37,868 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | -8.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Morgan Jones | 21,248 | 57.9 | −1.1 | |
| Liberal | Alice Grace Roberts | 8,190 | 22.4 | N/A | |
| Unionist | Owen Temple-Morris | 6,357 | 17.4 | −23.6 | |
| Communist | J R Wilson | 829 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,058 | 35.5 | +17.5 | ||
| Turnout | 36,624 | 81.1 | +1.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 45,173 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Morgan Jones | 23,061 | 67.6 | +9.7 | |
| Conservative | Catherine Bowen-Davies | 11,044 | 32.4 | +15.0 | |
| Majority | 12,017 | 35.2 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 34,105 | 76.6 | −4.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 44,509 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Morgan Jones | 24,846 | 76.2 | +8.6 | |
| Conservative | Nesta Jessie Stoneham | 7,738 | 23.8 | −8.6 | |
| Majority | 17,108 | 52.4 | +17.2 | ||
| Turnout | 32,584 | 72.3 | −4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 45,057 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ness Edwards | 19,847 | 68.0 | −8.2 | |
| Conservative | Ronald Bell | 9,349 | 32.0 | +8.2 | |
| Majority | 10,498 | 36.0 | −16.4 | ||
| Turnout | 29,196 | 68.4 | −3.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 42,678 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ness Edwards | 29,158 | 80.2 | +4.0 | |
| Conservative | John Frederick Manuel de Courcy | 7,189 | 19.8 | −4.0 | |
| Majority | 21,969 | 60.4 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 36,347 | 77.2 | +4.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 47,078 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ness Edwards | 30,270 | 77.5 | −2.7 | |
| Conservative | K J Lloyd | 8,771 | 22.5 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 21,499 | 55.0 | −5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 39,041 | 84.3 | +7.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,321 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ness Edwards | 30,523 | 77.1 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Gordon Knee | 9,041 | 22.9 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 21,482 | 54.2 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 39,564 | 84.4 | +0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,893 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ness Edwards | 27,852 | 75.2 | −1.9 | |
| Conservative | John H. Davies | 9,180 | 24.8 | +1.9 | |
| Majority | 18,672 | 50.4 | −3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 37,032 | 78.6 | −5.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 47,131 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ness Edwards | 28,154 | 72.7 | −2.5 | |
| Conservative | W Russell Lewis | 7,181 | 18.5 | −6.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John D. A. Howell | 3,420 | 8.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 20,973 | 54.2 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 38,735 | 83.0 | +4.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,671 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ness Edwards | 26,001 | 72.1 | −0.6 | |
| Conservative | Ronald J Maddocks | 6,086 | 16.9 | −1.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Phil Williams | 3,956 | 11.0 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 19,915 | 55.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 36,043 | 78.4 | −4.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 45,969 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ness Edwards | 26,330 | 74.3 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | Ronald J. Maddocks | 5,182 | 14.6 | −2.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John D. A. Howell | 3,949 | 11.1 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 21,148 | 59.7 | +4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 35,461 | 76.8 | −1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,180 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred Evans | 16,148 | 45.7 | −28.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Phil Williams | 14,274 | 40.4 | +29.3 | |
| Conservative | Robert Williams | 3,687 | 10.4 | −4.2 | |
| Liberal | Peter Sadler | 1,257 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,874 | 5.3 | −54.4 | ||
| Turnout | 35,366 | 75.9 | −0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,578 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred Evans | 24,972 | 61.8 | −12.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Phil Williams | 11,505 | 28.5 | +17.4 | |
| Conservative | Peter Price | 3,917 | 9.7 | −4.9 | |
| Majority | 13,467 | 33.3 | −26.4 | ||
| Turnout | 40,394 | 78.1 | +1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 51,741 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred Evans | 24,838 | 57.2 | −4.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Phil Williams | 11,956 | 27.5 | −1.0 | |
| Conservative | Roger Everest | 5,912 | 13.6 | +3.9 | |
| Independent | D H Bevan | 711 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,882 | 29.7 | −3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 40,394 | 77.5 | −0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,013 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alfred Evans | 24,161 | 56.6 | −0.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Phil Williams | 10,452 | 24.5 | −3.0 | |
| Conservative | Den Dover | 4,897 | 11.5 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal | N H Lewis | 3,184 | 7.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,709 | 32.1 | +2.4 | ||
| Turnout | 42,694 | 75.6 | −1.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,462 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ednyfed Hudson Davies | 27,280 | 58.8 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | John Ranelagh | 8,783 | 18.9 | +7.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Phil Williams | 6,931 | 15.0 | −9.5 | |
| Liberal | N Jones | 3,430 | 7.3 | −0.1 | |
| Majority | 18,497 | 39.9 | +7.8 | ||
| Turnout | 46,424 | 78.8 | +3.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,908 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ron Davies | 21,570 | 45.6 | −13.2 | |
| Liberal | Anthony Lambert | 10,017 | 21.2 | +13.9 | |
| Conservative | Charles Welby | 9,295 | 19.6 | +0.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle | 6,414 | 13.6 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 11,553 | 24.4 | −15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 47,296 | 74.5 | −4.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,479 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ron Davies | 28,698 | 58.4 | +12.8 | |
| Conservative | Michael Powell | 9,531 | 19.4 | −0.2 | |
| Liberal | Michael Butlin | 6,923 | 14.1 | −7.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle | 3,955 | 8.1 | −5.5 | |
| Majority | 19,167 | 39.0 | +14.6 | ||
| Turnout | 49,107 | 76.6 | +2.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,154 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ron Davies | 31,713 | 63.7 | +5.3 | |
| Conservative | Howard L. Philpott | 9,041 | 18.1 | −1.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle | 4,821 | 9.7 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stan W. Wilson | 4,247 | 8.5 | −5.6 | |
| Majority | 22,672 | 45.6 | +6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 49,822 | 77.2 | +0.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,529 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ron Davies | 30,697 | 67.3 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Rhodri Harris | 4,858 | 10.7 | −7.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle | 4,383 | 9.7 | ±0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony D. Ferguson | 3,724 | 8.2 | −0.3 | |
| Referendum | Mark E. Morgan | 1,337 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| ProLife Alliance | Catherine Williams | 270 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 25,839 | 56.6 | +11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 45,269 | 70.1 | −7.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,621 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +5.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wayne David | 22,597 | 58.2 | −9.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle | 8,172 | 21.0 | +11.3 | |
| Conservative | David Simmonds | 4,415 | 11.4 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Roffe | 3,649 | 9.4 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 14,425 | 37.2 | −18.4 | ||
| Turnout | 38,833 | 57.7 | −12.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,300 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | -10.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wayne David | 22,190 | 56.6 | −1.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle | 6,831 | 17.4 | −3.6 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Watson | 5,711 | 14.6 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ashgar Ali | 3,861 | 9.8 | +0.4 | |
| Forward Wales | Rachel Ball | 636 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,359 | 39.2 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 39,229 | 58.6 | +0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 66,162 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wayne David | 17,377 | 44.9 | −10.5 | |
| Conservative | Maria Caulfield | 6,622 | 17.1 | +2.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle | 6,460 | 16.7 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kay David | 5,688 | 14.7 | +4.7 | |
| BNP | Laurence Reid | 1,635 | 4.2 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Tony Jenkins | 910 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,755 | 27.8 | −11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 38,692 | 62.3 | +3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 62,122 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | −6.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wayne David[28] | 17,864 | 44.3 | −0.6 | |
| UKIP | Sam Gould[29] | 7,791 | 19.3 | +16.9 | |
| Conservative | Leo Docherty[28] | 6,683 | 16.6 | −0.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Beci Newton[28] | 5,895 | 14.6 | −2.1 | |
| Green | Katy Beddoe[30] | 937 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aladdin Ayesh | 935 | 2.3 | −12.4 | |
| TUSC | Rachel Ball | 178 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 81 | ||||
| Majority | 10,073 | 25.0 | −2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 40,283 | 63.3 | +1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,603 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | −8.7 | |||
Of the 81 rejected ballots:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wayne David | 22,491 | 54.5 | +10.2 | |
| Conservative | Jane Pratt | 10,413 | 25.2 | +8.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle | 5,962 | 14.4 | −0.2 | |
| UKIP | Liz Wilks | 1,259 | 3.0 | −16.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kay David | 725 | 1.8 | −0.5 | |
| Green | Andrew Creak | 447 | 1.1 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 12,078 | 29.3 | +4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 41,297 | 64.1 | +0.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,381 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wayne David | 18,018 | 44.9 | −9.6 | |
| Conservative | Jane Pratt | 11,185 | 27.9 | +2.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle | 6,424 | 16.0 | +1.6 | |
| Brexit Party | Nathan Gill | 4,490 | 11.2 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 160 | ||||
| Majority | 6,833 | 17.0 | −12.3 | ||
| Turnout | 40,117 | 65.3 | −2.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,166 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | −6.1 | |||
Of the 160 rejected ballots:
| 2019 notional result[n 3][35] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 19,763 | 43.9 | |
| Conservative | 12,882 | 28.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 6,630 | 14.7 | |
| Brexit Party | 5,287 | 11.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 323 | 0.7 | |
| Green Party | 164 | 0.4 | |
| Majority | 6,901 | 15.3 | |
| Turnout | 45,069 | 62.2 | |
| Electorate | 72,458 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Chris Evans | 14,538 | 38.0 | −5.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Lindsay Whittle | 8,119 | 21.2 | +6.5 | |
| Reform | Joshua Seungkyun Kim | 7,754 | 20.3 | +8.6 | |
| Conservative | Brandon Gorman | 4,385 | 11.5 | −17.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Aicheler | 1,788 | 4.7 | +4.0 | |
| Green | Mark Thomas | 1,650 | 4.3 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 6,419 | 16.8 | |||
| Turnout | 38,234 | 52.7 | −9.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,643 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | −6.2 | |||
Of the 156 rejected ballots: