Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1918–)
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Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) is a constituency[n 1] centred on the town of Caerphilly in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Chris Evans of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Electorate72,458 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlementsCaerphilly, Ystrad Mynach, Pontllanfraith, Hengoed, Nelson
Created1918
| Caerphilly | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House 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 |
Since its creation, the constituency has always elected Labour MPs, although the predecessor constituency of East Glamorganshire, and prior to that Glamorganshire had elected Liberal MPs throughout the Victorian era.
Boundaries
The Caerphilly constituency covers roughly the southern and eastern half of Caerphilly district, the part of the district historically located in Glamorgan. In the northwestern portion of the constituency are communities such as Hengoed and Ystrad Mynach, extending in a southeasterly direction through Caerphilly and Llanbradach to the rural outcrops bordering Cardiff.
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 the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 general election, the constituency retained its name but its boundaries altered. Four wards were taken from the abolished Islwyn constituency.[2] The constituency was defined as being composed of the following wards of the County Borough of Caerphilly, as they existed on 1 December 2020:[3]
- Aber Valley; Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen; Hengoed; Llanbradach; Maesycwmmer; Morgan Jones; Nelson; Pengam; Penyrheol; Pontllanfraith; St. Cattwg; St. James; St. Martins; Ynysddu; and Ystrad Mynach.
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]
- Aber Valley; Bedwas and Trethomas; Cefn Fforest and Pengam (part); Hengoed; Llanbradach; Machen and Rudry; Maesycwmmer; Morgan Jones; Nelson; Penyrheol; Pontllanfraith; St Cattwg; St Martins; Van; Ynysddu; and Ystrad Mynach.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1910s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 1920s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1950s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1980s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +5.5 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −8.7 | |||
Of the 81 rejected ballots:
- 59 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[26]
- 22 voted for more than one candidate.[26]
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −6.1 | |||
Of the 160 rejected ballots:
- 132 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[34]
- 28 voted for more than one candidate.[34]
| 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 | ||
Elections in the 2020s
| 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −6.2 | |||
Of the 156 rejected ballots:
See also
Notes
- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place