Rhondda (Senedd constituency)

Not to be confused with Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency).

Rhondda
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Rhondda shown within the South Wales Central electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyWelsh Labour
MSBuffy Williams
Preserved countyMid Glamorgan
South Glamorgan

Rhondda is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the South Wales Central electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Boundaries

Map
Map of current boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Rhondda Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan.

The other seven constituencies of the region are Cardiff Central, Cardiff North, Cardiff South and Penarth, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Pontypridd and Vale of Glamorgan.

Voting

In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Assembly Members and Members of the Senedd

Election Member Party Portrait
1999 Geraint Davies Plaid Cymru
2003 Leighton Andrews Labour
2016 Leanne Wood Plaid Cymru
2021 Buffy Williams Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Rhondda[1]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Williams 12,832 54.7 +18.8 11,949 51.1 +18.7
Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood[a] 7,335 31.3 -19.3 6,495 27.8 -20.4
Conservative Tom Parkhill 1,490 6.4 +4.2 2,058 8.8 +6.3
Propel Jeff Gregory 525 2.2 New 288 1.2 New
Abolish Ian McLean 430 1.8 New 648 2.8 +0.3
Reform UK Steve Bayliss 355 1.5 New 306 1.3 New
Freedom Alliance Steven Phillips 291 1.2 New
Liberal Democrats Jackie Charlton 200 0.9 +0.2 206 0.9 -0.3
Green 575 2.5 +1.0
UKIP 343 1.5 -8.4
No More Lockdowns 159 0.7 New
Gwlad 136 0.6 New
Communist 74 0.3 ±0.0
TUSC 57 0.2 -0.1
Workers Party 49 0.2 New
Independent Alan Coulthard 45 0.2 New
Majority 5,497 23.4 N/A
Turnout 23,458
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing +19.1
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Rhondda
Party Candidate Constituency[2] Regional[3][4]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood 11,891 50.6 +21.1 11,354 48.2 +23.7
Labour Leighton Andrews 8,432 35.9 -27.3 7,623 32.4 -22.2
UKIP Stephen Clee 2,203 9.4 New 2,337 9.9 +6.6
Conservative Maria Hill 528 2.2 -2.6 582 2.5 -1.8
Green Pat Matthews 259 1.1 New 346 1.5 -1.0
Liberal Democrats Rhys Taylor 173 0.7 -1.8 278 1.2 -1.0
Abolish 591 2.5 New
Women's Equality 105 0.4 New
Monster Raving Loony 114 0.5 ±0.0
Independent (Jonathan Bishop)[5] 45 0.2 New
TUSC 82 0.3 -0.3
Communist 62 0.3 ±0.0
Freedom to Choose / Vapers in Power 40 0.2 New
Majority 3,459 14.7 N/A
Turnout 23,486 47.2 +9.2
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Rhondda
Party Candidate Constituency [6] Regional[7]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Leighton Andrews 12,650 63.2 +5.0 10,919 54.6 +1.7
Plaid Cymru Sara Evans-Fear 5,911 29.5 -0.5 4,906 24.5 -1.0
Conservative James Jeffreys 969 4.8 -0.3 861 4.3 -0.3
Liberal Democrats George Summers 497 2.5 -4.0 436 2.2 -2.2
Socialist Labour 746 3.7 +2.3
UKIP 667 3.3 +0.7
Green 502 2.5 +0.4
BNP 476 2.4 -1.8
Welsh Christian 200 1.0 +0.1
TUSC 112 0.6 New
Monster Raving Loony 105 0.5 New
Communist 66 0.3 -0.5
Majority 6,739 33.7 +5.6
Turnout 20,027 38.0 −4.1
Labour hold Swing +2.8

Regional ballots rejected at the count: 112[8]

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Rhondda
Party Candidate Constituency [9] Regional[10]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Leighton Andrews 12,875 58.2 -3.4 11,692 52.9 -7.1
Plaid Cymru Jill Evans 6,660 30.1 +3.1 5,576 25.5 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Karen Roberts 1,441 6.5 +3.5 964 4.4 -0.1
Conservative Howard Parsons 1,131 5.1 +2.9 1,006 4.6 +1.0
BNP 922 4.2 New
UKIP 584 2.6 +0.1
Green 473 2.1 +0.3
Socialist Labour 307 1.4 -1.7
Welsh Christian 190 0.9 New
Communist 167 0.8 +0.4
Socialist Alternative 77 0.3 New
CPA 76 0.3 New
Respect 59 0.3 New
Socialist Equality 11 ±0.0 New
Majority 6,215 28.1 −6.5
Turnout 22,107 42.1 −3.5
Labour hold Swing -3.3
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Rhondda
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[11]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Leighton Andrews 14,170 61.6 +21.1 13,746 60.0 +19.8
Plaid Cymru Geraint Rhys Davies 6,216 27.0 -21.7 5,204 22.7 -17.5
Independent Jeffrey Gregory 909 4.0 New
Liberal Democrats Veronica Watkins 680 3.0 -1.7 1,023 4.5 -1.4
UKIP Kunnathur T. Rajan 524 2.3 New 568 2.5 New
Conservative Paul James Williams 504 2.2 -0.6 813 3.6 +0.7
Socialist Labour 710 3.1 Unknown
Green 407 1.8 Unknown
Cymru Annibynnol 164 0.7 New
Vote No 2 Stop the War 65 0.3 New
New Millennium Bean Partyn 88 0.4 New
Communist 91 0.4 Unknown
ProLife Alliance 19 0.1 New
Majority 7,954 34.6 N/A
Turnout 23,003 45.6 −4.6
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing +21.4

2003 Electorate: 50,463
Regional ballots rejected: 394

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Rhondda
Party Candidate Constituency List
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Geraint Rhys Davies 13,558 48.7 N/A 12,908 46.1 N/A
Labour Wayne David 11,273 40.5 N/A 11,256 40.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Meurig Williams 1,303 4.7 N/A 1,659 5.9 N/A
Independent Glyndwr Summers 913 3.3
Conservative Peter Hobbins 774 2.8 N/A 801 2.9 N/A
Other list parties 1,395 5.0 N/A
Majority 2,285 8.2
Turnout 27,821 50.2
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

1999 Electorate: 55,266

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 2 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Rhondda Statement of Persons Nominated
  2. ^ "Wales elections > Rhondda". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  3. ^ [2] Archived 29 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine National Assembly – 5 May 2016 - South Wales Central
  4. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Jonathan Bishop". Who Can I vote for?. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Wales elections > Rhondda". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ Election results – 2007 Archived 9 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly for Wales
  10. ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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