Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe: Seat Details

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe: Overview

Prediction: LIB hold

MP at 2024:David Chadwick  (LIB)
County/Area:Powys (Wales)
Electorate:73,114
Turnout:63.7%

Party2024
Votes
2024
Share
Pred
Votes
LIB13,73629.5%24.7%
CON12,26426.3%16.5%
LAB9,90421.3%8.7%
Reform6,56714.1%22.4%
Plaid2,2804.9%16.0%
Green1,1882.6%9.8%
OTH6091.3%2.0%
LIB Majority1,4723.2%2.3%
Pred Maj
Chance of winning
LIB
45%
CON
9%
LAB
1%
Reform
34%
Plaid
9%
Green
1%
OTH
0%

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe : Political and Demographic indicators

The table below shows some political and demographic numerical indicators for the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency, the 'Wales' area and nation.

The political measures include the three axes: Economic (Left/Right), Cultural (Left/Right) and Liberty (Regulated/Free). (what does this mean).

The demographic measures are from the 2021 Census and include categories relating to national identity, economic activity, health and education. These categories are those which have the most relevance to political attitudes.

Indicator Seat WalesAll GB
Party Winner 2024LIBLABLAB
Party Winner 2019CONLABCON
Party Winner 2017CONLABCON
Economic Position9% Right1% Right0%
Cultural Position13% Right3% Right0%
Liberty Position14% Free4% Free0%
TribeHands Off
EU Leave %52%53%52%
Average Age54.651.149.6
Good Education49%49%51%
Employed53%53%57%
Homeowner70%67%64%
Car owner87%81%77%
Married48%44%45%
Ethnic White97%94%83%
Christian51%47%48%
ABC1 Class49%52%56%
Gross Household Income£36,067£36,386£42,397
Deprivation52%54%51%
Average House Price£205,017£193,404£313,667

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe ranks #355 for "Leave", #97 for "Economic Right Position", #73 for "Cultural Right Position" and #5 for "Liberty Free Position" out of 650 seats.

Indicators: Legend and Descriptions
View descriptions and colour schemes of the table

The colour scheme used in the table above is explained in the legend table below. The eight census indicators (British Identity, Good Health, UK Born, Good Education Good Job, High SEC, Average Age and AB1 Class), 'Gross Household Income', 'Individual Disposable Income' and 'Average House Price' all use the same 'Census' colour scheme indicating whether the area's level is above or below the national average.

TopicCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Economic Position Very Left Left Centrist Right Very Right
Cultural Position Very Left Left Centrist Right Very Right
Liberty Position Very Regulated Regulated Moderate Free Very Free
EU Leave % Very Remain Remain Balanced Leave Very Leave
Census Very Low Low Medium High Very High

Indicator definitions are given in terms of political data definitions or census categories:

IndicatorCensus
Question
Definition / Included Census Categories
Party WinnerArea party winner : actual election result or projected by Electoral Calculus
Economic PositionEconomic position between 100% Left and 100% Right, estimated by Electoral Calculus from political and demographic data.
Cultural PositionCultural position between 100% Left and 100% Right, estimated by Electoral Calculus from political and demographic data.
Liberty PositionLiberty position between 100% Regulated and 100% Free, estimated by Electoral Calculus from political and demographic data.
TribeTribe group dominant in the area. Can be: Strong Left, Centrist, Hands Off, Somewhere, Paternalist, Kind Capitalist, or Strong Right. See details.
EU Leave %EU Referendum vote share for 'Leave' : actual result or estimate
Average AgeAge (TS007A)Average age of adults (18 years and above)
Good EducationHighest level of qualification (TS067)Level 3 (A-level equivalent) or Level 4+ (degree equivalent)
EmployedEconomic activity status (TS066)Part-time, full-time employed or self-employed
HomeownerTenure (TS054)Own a property with or without a mortgage, or with shared ownership
Car ownerCar or van availability (TS045)In a household with at least one car or van
MarriedLegal partnership status (TS002)Married or civil partnership
Ethnic WhiteEthnic group (TS021)White British, Irish, Gypsy, Roma or other
ChristianReligion (TS030)Christian or Christian denomination (NI)
ABC1 ClassApproximated Social Grade (SG002)Approximated social grades A, B and C1
Gross Household IncomeMedian gross household income, including cash benefits, but before tax. Values as at 2018. Source: ONS Small area estimates (E&W), Scottish Government (Scotland), plus additional Electoral Calculus modelling.
DeprivationHouseholds by deprivation dimensions (TS011)Fraction of households which are classed as deprived on one or more of the following four indicators: employment (unemployed or long-term sick); education (no good GCSE); health and disability (bad health or long-term problem); and housing (overcrowded, shared or no central heating).
Average House PriceAverage residential property price (including flats and houses) around 2019. Sources: Land Registry, Statistics Scotland, NI Department of Finance

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe: Map

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Predicted ward-by-ward votes for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

This table shows the recent and predicted future general election results broken down over each ward in the seat of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe. These are not local election results, which will be different.

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm TaweActualPredicted
DistrictWardElectorate
2024
GE24
Winner
Pred GE
Winner
Neath Port TalbotAllt-wen2,042LABPlaid
Neath Port TalbotCwmllynfell and Ystalyfera3,118LABPlaid
Neath Port TalbotGodre'r Graig1,516LABPlaid
Neath Port TalbotGwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman3,317LABReform
Neath Port TalbotPontardawe3,934LABReform
Neath Port TalbotRhos1,986LABReform
Neath Port TalbotTrebanos1,404LABPlaid
PowysAber-Craf and Ystradgynlais3,230LABReform
PowysBrecon East2,921LABLIB
PowysBrecon West3,082LABReform
PowysBronllys and Felin-fach1,618LIBLIB
PowysBuilth1,939CONReform
PowysCrickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower2,708LIBLIB
PowysCwm-Twrch1,559LABLIB
PowysDisserth and Trecoed with Newbridge1,649CONLIB
PowysGlasbury1,449LIBLIB
PowysGwernyfed1,249LIBLIB
PowysHay1,252LIBLIB
PowysIthon Valley1,809CONReform
PowysKnighton with Beguildy2,913CONReform
PowysLlanafanfawr with Garth1,319LIBLIB
PowysLlandrindod North1,558LIBLIB
PowysLlandrindod South2,625LIBLIB
PowysLlanelwedd1,443CONReform
PowysLlangattock and Llangynidr1,680LIBLIB
PowysLlangors with Bwlch1,376LIBLIB
PowysLlangunllo with Norton1,357LIBLIB
PowysLlanwrtyd Wells1,347LIBLIB
PowysLlanyre with Nantmel1,678LIBReform
PowysMaescar and Llywel1,454CONReform
PowysOld Radnor1,360LIBLIB
PowysPresteigne1,730CONReform
PowysRhayader1,596LIBLIB
PowysTalgarth1,354LIBLIB
PowysTalybont-on-Usk1,584LIBLIB
PowysTawe Uchaf (Upper Tawe)1,764LABLIB
PowysYnyscedwyn1,768LABLIB
PowysYscir with Honddu isaf and Llanddew1,428CONLIB
 Total73,116LIBLIB

Please note that general election results and electorates are not officially made available ward-by-ward. The numbers shown are our best estimates for these figures, but are not official. The wards used are those of 2026.


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