Constituency profile

Monmouthshire

Wales · County constituency · Monmouthshire borough

Catherine Fookes MP
Sitting MP

Catherine Fookes

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
Wales
County constituency, Monmouthshire council
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCL
Conservative 4/5, Labour 1/5
EU referendum 2016
53.7% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +1.8pp above mean
Current outlook
Conservative +7.0pp
Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)
WelshBrexit-marginal

About the Monmouthshire constituency

Monmouthshire is a county constituency in Wales. The sitting MP is Catherine Fookes (Labour), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, Labour won with 41.3% to 34.8% for the Conservatives, a majority of 3,338 votes on a 68.0% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Conservatives on 31.4% and Labour on 24.4%, a margin of 7.0 points - a projected change of hands from Labour.

Who lives in Monmouthshire? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
53.7%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
39.4%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
15.7%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
71.9%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
27.6%
UK average ~36%
Median age
49.4
UK median ~40
Age 65+
30.4%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
22.3%
UK average ~28%

How did Monmouthshire vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 3,338 votes (6.5pp) · turnout 68.0%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Monmouthshire

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Senedd 2026 layer

How Monmouthshire voted at the Senedd election (7 May 2026)

Monmouthshire sits almost entirely within the Senedd constituency of Sir Fynwy Torfaen. Senedd elections use a closed-list proportional system; each Senedd seat returns six members.

Senedd constituencyShare of MonmouthshireWinnerRunner-upSeats (6 per constituency)
Sir Fynwy Torfaen99%Reform UK 31.1%Plaid Cymru 23.5%2 Reform UK, 2 Plaid Cymru, 1 Conservative, 1 Labour

Senedd 2026 results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new 16-seat Senedd boundary.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Monmouthshire within Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire sits entirely within Monmouthshire Council. Monmouthshire was not due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Monmouthshire
58 LSOAs
100%

Recent council by-elections

Council ward by-elections held inside this seat, most recent first. The result column shows which party won; the share column shows the top three parties’ vote shares on the day.

DateWardResultTop 3 vote shares
28 Oct 2024Town
Monmouthshire
Con GAIN from Lab
21 Oct 2022Devauden
Monmouthshire
Con HOLD

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
Bulwark and ThornwellLabour 48.8%vs Conservative 24.9%2022 Labour 67.7%vs Conservative 25.5%--
CaerwentConservative 45.2%vs Labour 34.5%2022 Conservative 60.8%vs Labour 22.3%--
Caldicot CastleLabour 42.2%vs Conservative 35.0%2022 Labour 42.4%vs Conservative 32.4%--
Caldicot CrossLabour 48.8%vs Conservative 27.5%2022 Labour 47.1%vs Independent 24.8%--
CantrefLabour 49.1%vs Conservative 32.9%2022 Labour 49.3%vs Conservative 38.4%--
Chepstow Castle and LarkfieldLabour 44.5%vs Conservative 28.4%2022 Labour 42.3%vs Conservative 30.4%--
CroesonenLabour 49.4%vs Conservative 26.2%2022 Labour 66.2%vs Conservative 26.4%--
CrucorneyConservative 39.9%vs Labour 32.6%2022 Independent 47.9%vs Conservative 28.9%--
DevaudenConservative 42.2%vs Labour 38.8%2022 Conservative 49.3%vs Labour 30.7%--
DewstowLabour 54.1%vs Conservative 23.0%2022 Labour 71.5%vs Conservative 18.4%--
DrybridgeLabour 45.5%vs Conservative 29.8%2022 Labour 36.2%vs Conservative 29.3%--
Gobion FawrConservative 42.6%vs Labour 37.0%2022 Conservative 52.0%vs Labour 24.5%--
Goetre FawrLabour 40.7%vs Conservative 37.6%2022 Conservative 49.8%vs Labour 37.8%--
GrofieldLabour 47.2%vs Conservative 27.7%2022 Labour 60.7%vs Conservative 39.3%--
LansdownLabour 47.8%vs Conservative 23.5%2022 Labour 63.2%vs Conservative 20.9%--
Llanbadoc and UskConservative 44.9%vs Labour 31.6%2022 Independent 41.8%vs Conservative 38.1%--
LlanellyLabour 41.9%vs Conservative 36.8%2022 Independent 37.6%vs Labour 28.6%-57.6%
Llanfoist Fawr and GovilonLabour 41.2%vs Conservative 35.4%2022 Labour 50.9%vs Conservative 49.1%--
Llangybi FawrConservative 44.5%vs Labour 30.9%2022 Conservative 47.2%vs Independent 34.4%--
Llantilio CrossennyConservative 41.1%vs Labour 31.7%2022 Green 52.7%vs Conservative 36.6%--
Magor East with UndyLabour 45.0%vs Conservative 33.8%2022 Labour 56.9%vs Conservative 38.4%--
Magor WestConservative 34.1%vs Labour 33.0%2022 Independent 76.9%vs Labour 14.1%--
MardyConservative 39.0%vs Labour 36.5%2022 Conservative 42.0%vs Labour 29.2%--
Mitchel Troy and Trellech UnitedConservative 42.8%vs Labour 33.1%2022 Conservative 49.4%vs Lib Dem 20.9%--
Mount PleasantConservative 37.6%vs Labour 35.8%2022 Conservative 42.6%vs Lib Dem 38.9%--
OsbastonConservative 39.7%vs Labour 39.3%2022 Conservative 48.6%vs Labour 28.1%--
OvermonnowLabour 47.4%vs Conservative 28.3%2022 Labour 45.3%vs Conservative 34.6%--
ParkLabour 49.9%vs Conservative 25.6%2022 Labour 75.3%vs Conservative 24.7%--
Pen Y FalLabour 42.7%vs Conservative 35.3%2022 Conservative 45.5%vs Labour 44.0%--
PortskewettConservative 39.2%vs Labour 38.0%2022 Conservative 61.2%vs Labour 31.9%--
RaglanConservative 41.3%vs Labour 32.8%2022 Conservative 46.6%vs Lib Dem 32.5%--
RogietLabour 45.6%vs Conservative 27.9%2022 Independent 52.4%vs Labour 31.7%--
SevernLabour 44.6%vs Conservative 28.0%2022 Labour 43.3%vs Lib Dem 26.1%--
ShirenewtonConservative 40.5%vs Labour 35.8%2022 Conservative 61.5%vs Labour 38.5%--
St ArvansConservative 41.0%vs Labour 39.1%2022 Conservative 43.7%vs Labour 27.8%--
St KingsmarkConservative 39.1%vs Labour 37.6%2022 Conservative 55.7%vs Labour 29.6%--
TownLabour 48.6%vs Conservative 27.7%2022 Labour 46.3%vs Conservative 29.0%--
West EndLabour 50.1%vs Conservative 22.6%2022 Labour 65.8%vs Independent 21.0%--
WyeshamLabour 38.8%vs Conservative 31.7%2022 Independent 46.1%vs Conservative 31.3%--

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Monmouthshire at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Monmouthshire at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010predecessorCon holdDavid Davies Monmouth MP25.9%48.3%19.4%2.4% UKIP1.3%-10,42572.1%
2015predecessorCon holdDavid Davies Monmouth MP26.8%49.9%5.3%10.4% UKIP3.4%0.2%10,98276.2%+4.1
2017predecessorCon holdDavid Davies Monmouth MP36.6%53.1%4.2%1.5% UKIP1.9%-8,20676.6%+0.4
2019notionalConservative winnerDavid T. C. Davies Monmouth MP, pre-review boundary31.6%52.1%9.6%-2.5%4.2%10,83772.7%
2024Lab gain from ConCatherine Fookes41.3%34.8%4.5%10.7% Ref4.6%1.6%3,33868.0%-4.7

Monmouthshire was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Monmouth (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Monmouthshire

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Monmouthshire. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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