TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		52.8%
Liberal Democrat		19.5%
Conservative		13.4%
Swing: 7.9% from LAB to LD

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%	+/- %
Kim Howells	Labour	20,919	52.8	-7.1
Mike Powell	Liberal Democrat	7,728	19.5	+8.7
Quentin Edwards	Conservative	5,321	13.4	+0.1
Julie Richards	Plaid Cymru	4,420	11.2	-2.6
David Bevan	UK Independence Party	1,013	2.6	+1.0
Robert Griffiths	Communist Party of Britain	233	0.6	+0.6
Majority		13,191	33.3
Turnout		39,634	60.9	+7.5

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF WALES

Full details for Wales

2001 RESULT FOR PONTYPRIDD
Labour		59.9%
Plaid Cymru		13.8%
Conservative		13.3%
Others		13.0%