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Historical verified result · W07000088

Caerphilly general election result, 2024.

Chris Evans (Labour and Co-operative Party) won Caerphilly in the 2024 UK general election by 6,419 votes over Lindsay Whittle (Plaid Cymru).

Direct answer

Chris Evans was elected.

Chris Evans received 14,538 votes (38.02%). Lindsay Whittle received 8,119 votes (21.23%).

Winning party
Labour and Co-operative Party
Runner-up party
Plaid Cymru
Winning majority
6,419
Turnout
52.63%
Valid votes
38,234
Electorate
72,648
Complete candidate result

All 6 candidates.

PlaceCandidatePartyVotesShare
1Chris Evans ↗ElectedLabour and Co-operative Party14,53838.02%
2Lindsay WhittlePlaid Cymru8,11921.23%
3Joshua KimReform UK7,75420.28%
4Brandon GormanConservative4,38511.47%
5Steve AichelerLiberal Democrat1,7884.68%
6Mark ThomasGreen Party1,6504.32%
Permanent constituency record

Caerphilly, Wales

Electionpedia ID
eop-result-uk-2024-commons-w07000088
Official constituency code
W07000088
Region
Wales
Nation
Wales
Polling date
4 July 2024
Result summary
Lab hold
Invalid ballots
156
Coverage boundary

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