Election results for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

How the results are displayed

Constituency Results - Candidates are displayed according to their share of the vote.

Regional Results - Candidates are displayed according to the percentage of the regional vote their party achieved. Where more than one list candidate from a particular party has been elected, their names are presented alphabetically. This does not necessarily reflect their position on the party’s candidate list.

More information on how the system for electing Assembly Members works

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney - results

Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Huw Lewis	Welsh Labour	7776	37%	Elected
Amy Kitcher	Welsh Liberal Democrats	3195	15%	Not elected
Clive Tovey	Independent	2622	12%	Not elected
Glyndwr Jones	Plaid Cymru	2519	12%	Not elected
Jeff Edwards	Independent	1915	9%	Not elected
Giles Howard	Welsh Conservative Party	1151	5%	Not elected
Neil (Jock) Greer	United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)	844	4%	Not elected
Vivienne Hadley	Independent	809	4%	Not elected
Richard Williams	Independent	162	1%	Not elected

Voting Summary

Overview	Number
Seats	1
Valid votes cast	20993
Electorate	54025

Share of the votes (%)

Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Huw Lewis	37%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Amy Kitcher	15%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Clive Tovey	12%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Glyndwr Jones	12%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Jeff Edwards	9%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Giles Howard	5%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Neil (Jock) Greer	4%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Vivienne Hadley	4%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Richard Williams	1%	Not elected