The Conservatives won both seats when the ward last voted, in May 2022, with 49 per cent of the vote. Earlier contests were won by the Conservatives in 2021 and led by the Conservatives in 2017. 5 candidates are standing.
Independent, Plaid Cymru: fewer than 5 wins in 100 each.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Plaid Cymru | Independents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | 49% | 35% | - | 16% | - |
| May 2021 | 41% | 27% | 3% | 19% | 10% |
| May 2017 | 59% | 19% | 3% | 11% | 9% |
| May 2012 | 35% | 34% | - | 14% | 18% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground.
Rhondda Cynon Taf is a Welsh council: it runs every local service. Current control: Labour.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
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Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
The ward is part of the Pontypridd constituency. Labour MP Alex Davies-Jones won it at the 2024 general election with 41 per cent of the vote.