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.

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Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney - results

Election Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Outcome
Dawn Bowden	Welsh Labour	9763	47%	Elected
David J Rowlands	United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)	4277	21%	Not elected
Brian Thomas	Plaid Cymru	3721	18%	Not elected
Elizabeth Simon	Welsh Conservative Party	1331	6%	Not elected
Bob Griffin	Welsh Liberal Democrats	1122	5%	Not elected
Julie Colbran	Welsh Green Party	469	2%	Not elected

Voting Summary

Overview	Number
Seats	1
Valid votes cast	20683
Electorate	53754

Share of the votes (%)

Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Dawn Bowden	47%	Elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
David J Rowlands	21%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Brian Thomas	18%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Elizabeth Simon	6%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Bob Griffin	5%	Not elected
Candidate name	Vote percentage	Elected
Julie Colbran	2%	Not elected