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United Kingdom/2024 general election/Wales/Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Historical verified result · W07000099

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare general election result, 2024.

Gerald Jones (Labour) won Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare in the 2024 UK general election by 7,447 votes over Gareth Thomas (Reform UK).

Direct answer

Gerald Jones was elected.

Gerald Jones received 15,791 votes (44.84%). Gareth Thomas received 8,344 votes (23.69%).

Winning party
Labour
Runner-up party
Reform UK
Winning majority
7,447
Turnout
47.29%
Valid votes
35,215
Electorate
74,460
Complete candidate result

All 9 candidates.

PlaceCandidatePartyVotesShare
1Gerald Jones ↗ElectedLabour15,79144.84%
2Gareth ThomasReform UK8,34423.69%
3Francis WhitefootPlaid Cymru4,76813.54%
4Amanda JennerConservative2,6877.63%
5Jade SmithLiberal Democrat1,2763.62%
6Peter GriffinGreen Party1,2313.50%
7Anthony ColeWorkers Party of Britain5311.51%
8Lorezo De GregoriIndependent3751.06%
9Bob DavenportCommunist Party of Britain2120.60%
Permanent constituency record

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, Wales

Election.org ID
eop-result-uk-2024-commons-w07000099
Official constituency code
W07000099
Region
Wales
Nation
Wales
Polling date
4 July 2024
Result summary
Lab hold
Invalid ballots
115
Coverage boundary

Election results are not a current roster.

These are historical 4 July 2024 results. They are not a current membership roster and do not identify candidates for a future election.

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Sources & notes
Source and freshness
Publisher
House of Commons Library
Polling date
4 July 2024
Verified
2026-08-25
Constituency code
W07000099
Record
Verified historical result
Open UK Parliament results ↗Read the verification method ↗Open the 2024 election briefing ↗026cc74432050f5eba24adbf4c9e44617a1beca0cf15dbf8cd9a1f80137ee4d3
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