Bridgend: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Chris Elmore (Labour) is the MP for Bridgend, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Chris Elmore took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,516 votes (39.9%), ahead of Caroline Jones (Reform UK) on 7,921. 41,374 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 73,168, 56.5% of those registered. The majority was 8,595.
Key figures
What the figures show
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 96,925; the estimate for 2014 was 90,305. 21,460 were aged 65 or over and 16,082 were under 16.
71.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.5 points). 25.9% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Bridgend accounted for 48,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,605 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £240,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £155,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 200th lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,371 sales were registered in the period, against 1,416 in the year to March 2025.
3,338 children in Bridgend were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 20.8% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 15.1% in 2021/22 to 15.7% in 2024/25.
Full-time employees living in Bridgend had median pay of £39,241 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £36,005. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £37,145. The residents' figure ranks 264th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,589 households and 786.1 residents per square kilometre; 25.9% of workers mainly worked from home and 25.4% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,575 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.6%. That is up from 1,415 twelve months before.
MP
Chris Elmore, Labour
- MP for Bridgend since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 5 May 2016
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Chris Elmore on this site
In Parliament
What Chris Elmore said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 1 September 2026 to 15 October 2026). Hansard search returns 139 spoken contributions by Chris Elmore since 4 July 2024.
I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for West Dunbartonshire (Douglas McAllister) for securing this important debate, his continued attention to the case, and his support for Mr Johal and his whole family.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
It is the absolute focus. I will talk further about the Foreign Secretary’s engagement with the World Bank this week, and hope to answer her in more detail.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship for the first time, Ms McVey. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Reading Central (Matt Rodda) for securing this debate to discuss the devastating floods that struck Nepal in August.
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this issue, and I was pleased to confirm to the House back in May the £21 million fund over three years to advance LGBTQ rights internationally. This Government will always support the international rights of LGBT people for evermore.
The right hon. Lady knows that we keep all these things under review. As ever, I am happy to write to her.
Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Elmore | Labour | 16,516 | 39.9% | +1.4 |
| Caroline Jones | Reform UK | 7,921 | 19.1% | +13.9 |
| Anita Boateng | Conservative | 6,764 | 16.3% | −27.6 |
| Iolo Caudy | Plaid Cymru | 3,629 | 8.8% | +3.5 |
| Mark John | Independent | 3,338 | 8.1% | |
| Debra Cooper | Green Party | 1,760 | 4.3% | +2.4 |
| Claire Waller | Liberal Democrat | 1,446 | 3.5% | −1.8 |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 39.9% | Reform UK 19.1% | 8,595 | 56.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 44.0% | Labour 38.5% | 2,553 | 66.0% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Bridgend lies within Bridgend.
- Bridgend W06000013
Who has power over Bridgend
Every body that makes decisions for Bridgend, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Bridgend this page: Chris Elmore (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Bridgend?
Chris Elmore (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bridgend?
The House of Commons Library records 16,516 votes for Chris Elmore of Labour and a majority of 8,595; 56.5% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bridgend?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,575, 2.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Bridgend?
£240,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Bridgend?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,241 (April 2025).
How many children in Bridgend live in low income families?
3,338 children under 16, 20.8%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Bridgend?
96,925 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.