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Bridgend (UK Parliament Constituency)

Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Jamie Wallis, a Conservative.

The constituency is to retain its name but its boundaries altered, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

Constituency profile

The seat covers Bridgend itself and some of the south Wales coast to the west including the seaside resort of Porthcawl. Levels of wealth and education are around average for the UK.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Borough of Ogwr wards numbers 1, 2, 12 to 16, 18, and 20 to 23.

1997–2010: The Borough of Ogwr wards of Brackla, Cefn Cribwr, Coity Higher, Cornelly, Coychurch Lower, Laleston, Morfa, Newcastle, Newcastle Higher, Oldcastle, Porthcawl East, Porthcawl West, Pyle, and St Bride's Major.

2010–2024: The Bridgend County Borough electoral divisions of Brackla; Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr; Cefn Glas; Coity; Cornelly; Coychurch Lower; Litchard; Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd; Morfa; Newcastle; Newton; Nottage; Oldcastle; Pendre; Pen-y-fai; Porthcawl East Central; Porthcawl West Central; Pyle; and Rest Bay.

2024–present: The Bridgend County Borough electoral divisions of Aberkenfig; Brackla East and Coychurch Lower; Brackla East Central; Brackla West; Brackla West Central; Bridgend Central; Bryntyrion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr; Cefn Glas; Coity Higher; Newton; Nottage; Oldcastle; Pencoed and Penprysg; Pen-y-Fai; Porthcawl East Central; Porthcawl West Central; Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr; Rest Bay; and St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre.

History

Summary of results

The 2015 result gave the seat the 19th-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority. The Bridgend constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Ogmore and Aberavon. To date, it has mostly voted for candidates from the Labour Party at general elections. The exceptions have been the Conservatives winning the seat at the 1983 "landslide" election, and in 2019. An absolute Labour majority occurred in Bridgend in three successive elections: 1992, 1997, and 2001, as well as in 2017.

Other opposition parties

Since 2001, inclusive, two non-Labour, non-Conservative candidates at each election have kept their deposits, winning greater than or equal to 5% of the vote.

Turnout

Turnout has ranged between a high of 80.5%, in 1992, and a low of 59.2% in 2005.

Members of Parliament

	Member	Party
1983	Peter Hubbard-Miles	Conservative
1987	Win Griffiths	Labour
2005	Madeleine Moon	Labour
2019	Jamie Wallis	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bridgend
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Anita Boateng
	Plaid Cymru	Iolo Caudy
	Green	Debra Ann Cooper
	Labour	Chris Elmore
	Independent	Mark John
	Reform UK	Caroline Jones
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Waller
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
			Swing

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Bridgend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jamie Wallis	18,193	43.1	+3.3
	Labour	Madeleine Moon	17,036	40.3	–10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Pratt	2,368	5.6	+3.5
	Plaid Cymru	Leanne Lewis	2,013	4.8	+0.7
	Brexit Party	Robert Morgan	1,811	4.3	N/A
	Green	Alex Harris	815	1.9	N/A
Rejected ballots			101
Majority			1,157	2.8	N/A
Turnout			42,236	66.7	–2.9
Registered electors			63,303
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.9

Of the 101 rejected ballots:

78 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
23 voted for more than one candidate.

General election 2017: Bridgend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Madeleine Moon	21,913	50.7	+13.6
	Conservative	Karen Robson	17,213	39.8	+7.6
	Plaid Cymru	Rhys Watkins	1,783	4.1	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Pratt	919	2.1	−2.1
	UKIP	Alun Williams	781	1.8	−13.2
	Independent	Isabel Robson	646	1.5	N/A
Rejected ballots			55
Majority			4,700	10.9	+6.0
Turnout			43,255	69.6	+3.8
Registered electors			62,185
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.0

Of the 55 rejected ballots:

36 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
19 voted for more than one candidate.

General election 2015: Bridgend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Madeleine Moon	14,624	37.1	+0.8
	Conservative	Meirion Jenkins	12,697	32.2	+1.8
	UKIP	Caroline Jones	5,911	15.0	+12.9
	Plaid Cymru	James Radcliffe	2,784	7.1	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Davies	1,648	4.2	−18.4
	Independent	Les Morris	763	1.9	N/A
	Green	Tony White	736	1.9	N/A
	TUSC	Aaron David	118	0.3	N/A
	Pirate	David Elston	106	0.3	N/A
	National Front	Adam Lloyd	66	0.2	N/A
Rejected ballots			63
Majority			1,927	4.9	−1.0
Turnout			39,453	65.8	+0.5
Registered electors			59,998
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.5

Of the 63 rejected ballots:

43 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
18 voted for more than one candidate.
2 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.

General election 2010: Bridgend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Madeleine Moon	13,931	36.3	−6.6
	Conservative	Helen Baker	11,668	30.4	+5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Wayne Morgan	8,658	22.6	+0.5
	Plaid Cymru	Nicholas Thomas	2,269	5.9	−1.0
	BNP	Brian Urch	1,020	2.7	N/A
	UKIP	Dave Fulton	801	2.1	+0.9
Majority			2,263	5.9	–11.3
Turnout			38,347	65.3	+5.6
Registered electors			58,700
	Labour hold		Swing	−6.0

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Bridgend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Madeleine Moon	16,410	43.3	−9.2
	Conservative	Helen Baker	9,887	26.1	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Warren	7,949	21.0	+6.6
	Plaid Cymru	Gareth Clubb	2,527	6.7	−0.5
	Green	Jonathan Spink	595	1.6	N/A
	UKIP	Kunnathur Rajan	491	1.3	N/A
Majority			6,523	17.2	–10.0
Turnout			37,859	59.2	−1.0
Registered electors			63,936
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.0

General election 2001: Bridgend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Win Griffiths	19,423	52.5	−5.6
	Conservative	Tania Brisby	9,377	25.3	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Barraclough	5,330	14.4	+2.9
	Plaid Cymru	Monica Mahoney	2,653	7.2	+3.4
	ProLife Alliance	Sara Jeremy	223	0.6	N/A
Majority			10,046	27.2	−8.1
Turnout			37,006	60.2	−12.1
Registered electors			61,496
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Bridgend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Win Griffiths	25,115	58.1	+6.8
	Conservative	David Davies	9,867	22.8	−12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Mckinlay	4,968	11.5	+1.2
	Referendum	Tudor Greaves	1,662	3.8	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Dennis Watkins	1,649	3.8	+1.0
Majority			15,248	35.3	+19.7
Turnout			43,261	72.3	−8.2
Registered electors			59,826
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1992: Bridgend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Win Griffiths	24,143	51.3	+3.8
	Conservative	David Unwin	16,817	35.7	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Mills	4,827	10.3	−1.8
	Plaid Cymru	Alun Lloyd Jones	1,301	2.8	+0.5
Majority			7,326	15.6	+6.1
Turnout			47,088	80.5	+0.2
Registered electors			58,531
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.0

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Bridgend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Win Griffiths	21,893	47.5	+12.3
	Conservative	Peter Hubbard-Miles	17,513	38.0	−0.4
	SDP	Russell Smart	5,590	12.1	−11.1
	Plaid Cymru	Laura McAllister	1,065	2.3	−0.9
Majority			4,380	9.5	N/A
Turnout			46,061	80.3	+3.3
Registered electors			57,389
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.8

General election 1983: Bridgend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Hubbard-Miles	15,950	38.4	*N/A*
	Labour	John A. Fellows	14,623	35.2	N/A
	SDP	Russell Smart	9,630	23.2	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Keith Bush	1,312	3.2	N/A
Majority			1,327	3.2	N/A
Turnout			41,515	77.0	N/A
Registered electors			53,918
	Conservative win (new seat)