Result: Cynon Valley
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 64.1% |
| Plaid Cymru |  | 14.3% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 11.2% |
| Swing: 0.8% from PC to LAB | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Ann Clwyd | Labour | 17,074 | 64.1 | -1.5 |
| Geraint Benney | Plaid Cymru | 3,815 | 14.3 | -3.1 |
| Margaret Phelps | Liberal Democrat | 2,991 | 11.2 | +1.8 |
| Antonia Dunn | Conservative | 2,062 | 7.7 | +0.1 |
| Sue Davies | UK Independence Party | 705 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | 13,259 | 49.8 | ||
| Turnout | 26,647 | 58.7 | +3.3 | |
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF WALES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 2001 RESULT FOR CYNON VALLEY | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 65.6% |
| Plaid Cymru |  | 17.4% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 9.4% |
| Others |  | 7.6% |
