Pontypridd (Senedd constituency)
{{Short description|Constituency of the Senedd}}
{{Distinguish|Pontypridd (UK Parliament constituency)}}
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{{Infobox constituency
| name = Pontypridd
| constituency_type = Senedd county constituency
|parl_name=Senedd| image = 150px
| image2 = 200px
| caption2 = Pontypridd shown within the South Wales Central electoral region and the region shown within Wales
| year = 1999
| member_label = MS
| member = Mick Antoniw
| party_label = Party
| party = Labour
| parts_label = Preserved county
| parts = Mid Glamorgan
South Glamorgan
}}
Pontypridd is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the South Wales Central electoral region that elects four additional members (along with eight constituency members), to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Boundaries
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The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Pontypridd Westminster constituency. It is 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, Rhondda 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
Elections
=Elections in the 2020s=
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|title = 2021 Senedd election: Pontypridd[https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Council/Votingandelections/RelatedDocuments/NoticeofPoll/StatementofPersonsNominatedandNoticeofPollPontypriddConstituency.pdf] Pontypridd Statement of Persons Nominated
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Mick Antoniw
|votes = 11,511
|percentage = 41.8
|change = +2.4
|list_votes = 10,629
|list_percentage = 38.5
|list_change = +3.0
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
|status = incumbent
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|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Heledd Fychan
|votes = 6,183
|percentage = 22.4
|change = +4.0
|list_votes = 6,572
|list_percentage = 23.8
|list_change = +1.6
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|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Joel James
|votes = 5,658
|percentage = 20.5
|change = +5.2
|list_votes = 5,800
|list_percentage = 21.0
|list_change = +7.2
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|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Wayne Owen
|votes = 1,678
|percentage = 6.1
|change = New
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|party = Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party
|candidate = Michael Hughes
|votes = 785
|percentage = 2.8
|change = New
|list_votes = 1,093
|list_percentage = 4.0
|list_change = -0.4
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Ken Barker
|votes = 655
|percentage = 2.4
|change = +0.4
|list_votes = 1,102
|list_percentage = 4.0
|list_change = +1.4
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|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Steven Rajam
|votes = 628
|percentage = 2.3
|change = -9.5
|list_votes = 793
|list_percentage = 2.9
|list_change = -2.4
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|party = Reform UK
|candidate = Jamie Jenkins
|votes = 458
|percentage = 1.7
|change = New
|list_votes = 348
|list_percentage = 1.3
|list_change = New
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|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 393
|list_percentage = 1.4
|list_change = -12.2
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|party = Propel (political party)
|list_votes = 241
|list_percentage = 0.9
|list_change = New
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|party = Gwlad
|list_votes = 201
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change = New
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|party = No More Lockdowns
|list_votes = 135
|list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change = New
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|party = Independent Alan Coulthard
|list_votes = 131
|list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change = New
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|party = Communist Party of Britain
|list_votes = 83
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = ±0.0
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|party = Workers Party of Britain
|list_votes = 42
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = New
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|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|list_votes = 40
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = -0.2
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,328
|percentage = 19.4
|change = -1.6
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 27,556
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing =
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=Elections in the 2010s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Pontypridd
|constituency_type = Constituency{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/26695.stm | title=Wales elections > Pontypridd |work=BBC News| date=6 May 2011 | access-date=8 March 2011}}
|list_type = Regional[https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Election-results/Documents/2016/Declaration%20of%20Result%20-%20South%20Wales%20Central%20Region.pdf] National Assembly – 5 May 2016 - South Wales Central{{cite web |title=Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election |url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/senedd-elections/results-and-turnout-2016-national-assembly-wales-election |website=Electoral Commission |access-date=24 November 2021}}
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Mick Antoniw
|votes = 9,986
|percentage = 39.4
|change = -11.4
|list_votes = 8,973
|list_percentage = 35.5
|list_change = -9.7
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
|status =
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{{AMS election box with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Chad Richards
|votes = 4,659
|percentage = 18.4
|change = +4.9
|list_votes = 5,609
|list_percentage = 22.2
|list_change = +8.5
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|party = Welsh Conservative Party
|candidate = Joel James
|votes = 3,884
|percentage = 15.3
|change = -0.4
|list_votes = 3,488
|list_percentage = 13.8
|list_change = -0.4
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|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Edwin Allen
|votes = 3,322
|percentage = 13.1
|change = New
|list_votes = 3,437
|list_percentage = 13.6
|list_change = +8.6
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|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Mike Powell
|votes = 2,979
|percentage = 11.8
|change = -6.1
|list_votes = 1,335
|list_percentage = 5.3
|list_change = -5.1
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|party = Wales Green Party
|candidate = Ken Barker
|votes = 508
|percentage = 2.0
|change = New
|list_votes = 650
|list_percentage = 2.6
|list_change = -1.5
|winner =
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|party = Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party
|list_votes = 1,116
|list_percentage = 4.4
|list_change = New
|winner =
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|party = Women's Equality Party
|list_votes = 226
|list_percentage = 0.9
|list_change = New
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|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|list_votes = 162
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change = -0.1
|winner =
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|party = Independent (Jonathan Bishop){{cite web |title=Jonathan Bishop |url=https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/5769/jonathan-bishop |website=Who Can I vote for? |access-date=30 July 2021}}
|list_votes = 119
|list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|list_votes = 76
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = -0.1
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|list_votes = 64
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = ±0.0
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Freedom to Choose / Vapers in Power
|list_votes = 36
|list_percentage = 0.0
|list_change = New
|winner = 0.1
|list_winner =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,328
|percentage = 21.0
|change = -11.9
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 25,328
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Welsh Labour
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{AMS election box begin
|title = Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Pontypridd {{cite web |title=National Assembly for Wales Elections: 2011 (Pages 14 & 16, 23 & 24)|url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP11-40/RP11-40.pdf |publisher=House of Commons |access-date=30 July 2021 |ref=Page 14 and 16, 23 & 24}}
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Welsh Labour
| candidate = Mick Antoniw
| votes = 11,864
| percentage = 50.8
| change = +8.9
|list_votes = 10,561
|list_percentage =45.2
|list_change = +7.2
|winner = yes
|list_winner = yes
|status =
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
| candidate = Mike Powell
| votes = 4,170
| percentage = 17.9
| change = -9.5
|list_votes = 2,435
|list_percentage = 10.4
|list_change = -6.7
|winner =
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Welsh Conservative Party
| candidate = Joel James
| votes = 3,659
| percentage = 15.7
| change = +2.8
|list_votes = 3,313
|list_percentage = 14.2
|list_change = +1.7
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Plaid Cymru
| candidate = Ioan Bellin
| votes = 3,139
| percentage = 13.5
| change = -4.3
|list_votes =3,196
|list_percentage = 13.7
|list_change = -4.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Ken Owen
| votes = 501
| percentage = 2.1
| change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
| party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|list_votes = 1,163
|list_percentage = 5.0
|list_change = +1.7
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|list_votes = 951
|list_percentage = 4.1
|list_change = +0.5
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes = 637
|list_percentage = 2.7
|list_change = +1.7
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes = 498
|list_percentage = 2.1
|list_change = -1.7
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Welsh Christian Party
|list_votes = 249
|list_percentage = 1.1
|list_change = ±0.0
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|list_votes = 167
|list_percentage = 0.7
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|list_votes = 101
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = New
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|list_votes = 73
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = -0.1
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 7,694
| percentage = 32.9
| change = +18.4
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 34,431
| percentage = 51.9
| change = +11.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Welsh Labour
| swing = +9.8
}}
{{Election box end}}
Regional ballots rejected at the count: 147{{cite web |title=Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election |url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/sites/default/files/excel_doc/NAW-2011-results-flat-file-WEB.xls |website=Electoral Commission |access-date=27 November 2021}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Pontypridd
|constituency_type = Constituency
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Welsh Labour
| candidate = Jane Davidson
| votes = 9,836
| percentage = 41.9
| change = -8.1
|list_votes = 8,847
|list_percentage = 38.0
|list_change = -8.3
|winner =
|list_winner = yes
|status = yes
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
| candidate = Michael Powell
| votes = 6,449
| percentage = 27.4
| change = +13.3
|list_votes = 3,985
|list_percentage = 17.1
|list_change = +5.4
|winner =
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Plaid Cymru
| candidate = Richard Grigg
| votes = 4,181
| percentage = 17.8
| change = -3.9
|list_votes = 4,259
|list_percentage = 18.3
|list_change = -1.3
|winner =
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Janice Charles
| votes = 3,035
| percentage = 12.9
| change = +2.9
|list_votes = 2,920
|list_percentage = 12.5
|list_change = +1.5
|winner =
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = British National Party
|list_votes = 878
|list_percentage = 3.8
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|list_votes = 839
|list_percentage = 3.6
|list_change = +0.2
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = UKIP
|list_votes = 768
|list_percentage = 3.3
|list_change = -0.8
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Welsh Christian Party
|list_votes = 263
|list_percentage = 1.1
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes = 223
|list_percentage = 1.0
|list_change = -1.1
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
|list_votes = 123
|list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|list_votes = 107
|list_percentage = 0.5
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|list_votes = 104
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = ±0.0
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Respect - The Unity Coalition
|list_votes = 100
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Equality Party (UK)
|list_votes = 30
|list_percentage = 0.1
|list_change = New
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{{Election box majority
| votes = 3,347
| percentage = 14.5
| change = −14.2
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{{Election box turnout
| votes = 23,501
| percentage = 40.9
| change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Welsh Labour
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{AMS election box begin
|title = Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Pontypridd
|constituency_type = Constituency
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Welsh Labour
| candidate = Jane Davidson
| votes = 12,206
| percentage = 50.0
| change = +11.4
|list_votes = 11,306
|list_percentage = 46.3
|list_change = +8.7
|winner =yes
|list_winner = yes
|status =
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Plaid Cymru
| candidate = Delme Bowen
| votes = 5,286
| percentage = 21.7
| change = −10.6
|list_votes = 4,783
|list_percentage =19.6
|list_change = -13.1
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
| candidate = Mike Powell
| votes = 3,443
| percentage = 14.1
| change = −3.1
|list_votes = 2,862
|list_percentage =11.7
|list_change = -3.6
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| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Jayne Cowan
| votes = 2,438
| percentage = 10.0
| change = +1.5
|list_votes = 2,692
|list_percentage =11.0
|list_change = +2.0
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| party = UK Independence Party
| candidate = Peter Gracia
| votes = 1,025
| percentage = 4.2
| change = New
|list_votes = 999
|list_percentage =4.1
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|list_votes = 824
|list_percentage = 3.4
|list_change = +1.4
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes = 538
|list_percentage = 2.2
|list_change = +0.8
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Cymru Annibynnol
|list_votes = 138
|list_percentage = 0.6
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|list_votes = 100
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = ±0.0
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Vote No 2 Stop the War
|list_votes = 70
|list_percentage = 0.3
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = New Millennium Bean Partyn
|list_votes = 52
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = New
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = ProLife Alliance
|list_votes = 47
|list_percentage = 0.2
|list_change = New
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{{Election box majority
| votes = 6,920
| percentage = 28.3
| change = +23.0
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{{Election box turnout
| votes = 24,398
| percentage = 38.6
| change = −6.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Welsh Labour
| swing = +11.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
2003 Electorate: 63,204
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{AMS election box begin
|title = Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Pontypridd
|constituency_type = Constituency[http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ass/constit/w552.htm Pontypridd], Political Science Resources
|list_type = Regional {{cite web |title=Vote 99 Wales (Time Stub 24:13) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il0SC3bETgY |website=YouTube |publisher=BBC News |access-date=11 August 2022}}
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Welsh Labour
| candidate = Jane Davidson
| votes = 11,330
| percentage = 38.6
| change = N/A
|list_votes = 11,093
|list_percentage = 37.6
|list_change = N/A
|winner =yes
|list_winner = yes
|status =
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Plaid Cymru
| candidate = Bleddyn W. Hancock
| votes = 9,755
| percentage = 33.3
| change = N/A
|list_votes = 9,664
|list_percentage = 32.7
|list_change = N/A
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
| candidate = Gianni Orsi
| votes = 5,040
| percentage = 17.2
| change = N/A
|list_votes = 4,523
|list_percentage = 15.3
|list_change = N/A
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Susan Ingerfield
| votes = 2,485
| percentage = 8.5
| change = N/A
|list_votes = 2,669
|list_percentage = 9.0
|list_change = N/A
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| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Paul Phillips
| votes = 436
| percentage = 1.5
| change = N/A
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{{AMS election box with party link
| party = Communist Party of Britain
| candidate = Robert Griffiths
| votes = 280
| percentage = 1.0
| change = N/A
|list_votes = 121
|list_percentage = 0.4
|list_change = N/A
}}
{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|list_votes = 600
|list_percentage = 2.0
|list_change =
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|list_votes = 405
|list_percentage = 1.4
|list_change =
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{{AMS election box with list party link
|party =
|list_votes = 464
|list_percentage = 1.6
|list_change =
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{{Election box majority
| votes = 1,575
| percentage = 5.3
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 29,326
| percentage = 45.4
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box new seat win
| winner = Welsh Labour
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{{Election box end}}
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