RESULT
Well, the Rhondda still has the biggest Labour Assembly vote; it now has the highest Labour share of the vote; and the swing against us was one of the lowest in Wales.
Rhondda
LAB HOLD
CANDIDATES | ||||
Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
Leighton Andrews | LAB | 12,875 | 58.2 | -3.4 |
Jill Evans | PC | 6,660 | 30.1 | +3.1 |
Karen Roberts | LD | 1,441 | 6.5 | +3.6 |
Howard Parsons | CON | 1,131 | 5.1 | +2.9 |
Majority | 6,215 | 28.1 |
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Turnout | 22,107 | 42.1 | -3.5 |