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Rhondda and Ogmore

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Chris Bryant
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
74,493
Turnout
48.1%
Majority
7,790

Where is Rhondda and Ogmore?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Rhondda and Ogmore Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare Pontypridd Bridgend Vale of Glamorgan Aberafan Maesteg Cardiff West Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney Neath and Swansea East Caerphilly Cardiff North Cardiff South and Penarth Newport West and Islwyn Cardiff East Swansea West Torfaen Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe Gower Newport East Monmouthshire Llanelli Caerfyrddin Hereford and South Herefordshire Ceredigion Preseli Wells and Mendip Hills Wales
Rhondda and Ogmore

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Rhondda and Ogmore is a constituency in Wales. The seat has been held by Chris Bryant (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Chris Bryant MP

Labour

Represents Rhondda and Ogmore in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
7,790
Turnout
48.1%
Full candidate result (6 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Chris BryantElectedLabour17,11847.8%-8.5%
Darren JamesReform UK9,32826.1%14.5%
Owen CutlerPlaid Cymru5,19814.5%2.1%
Adam RobinsonConservative2,0505.7%-9.7%
Christine GlossopGreen Party1,1773.3%1.9%
Gerald FrancisLiberal Democrat9352.6%0.3%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Rhondda and Ogmore, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population101,203
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationWales

Age profile

0 to 1720.2% · 20,473 people
18 to 247.6% · 7,642 people
25 to 3413.1% · 13,296 people
35 to 4918.6% · 18,781 people
50 to 6420.4% · 20,651 people
65 and over20.1% · 20,360 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

43,994 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners66.7% · 29,363 households
Private renters19.8% · 8,730 households
Social renters13.1% · 5,758 households
Other tenure0.3% · 143 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

43,994 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households32.5% · 14,280 households
Families with dependent children27.8% · 12,219 households
Other single-family households37.1% · 16,300 households
Other household types2.7% · 1,195 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

100,069 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot13.4% · 13,454 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.9% · 11,949 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act74.6% · 74,666 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency358
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency350
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency311
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency307
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

View 73 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency163
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency151
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency57
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency25
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded118
Total awarded£3,148,536

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 30 June 2026

Little Explorers sensory group / Archwilwyr Bach grwp sensori

Babi & Brew CIC

£15,173

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Babi & Brew CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All Wales

National Lottery grantAwarded 22 June 2026

passion - Wales and Estonia Creative Residency at the Arvo Pärt Centre

Grant to Individual - GR-DEA005

£1,716

Arts Council of Wales | Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru · Arts

About this award

Welsh composer Nathan James Dearden has been invited for a highly-competitive creative residency at the Arvo Pärt Centre, Estonia, to develop 'passion' — a major new work reimagining the Passion form for the 21st-century. The project explores sacrifice, queer identity, and post-industrial Welsh heritage through Renaissance viol consort and extended reality technologies. This residency enables direct access to Pärt's archives and a contemplative environment unavailable in the UK. Conversations are under way for a premiere at Cardiff's Llais Festival with partners Fretwork and The Carice Singers, positioning Welsh artists within international contemporary sacred music networks.

National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026

The Silent Volunteer Project

Avant Theatre CIC

£61,873

The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage

About this award

In partnership with Coalfields Regeneration Trust and a steering group of people/organisations with lived experience, we’ll create an exhibition to document, interpret and share the heritage of Wales’s coal tips - one of the most significant, endangered forms of industrial heritage in the UK. We’ll collect oral histories, photographs, documents and objects from communities living in the shadow of the tips, and information from organisations about their past, present and future, the dangers and possibilities. The exhibition will accompany our tour to nine Welsh venues, of our play, The Silent Volunteer, about Aberfan, and the dangers of staying silent. We’ll create a public conversation through community engagement and post-show discussions, during the 60th anniversary. The exhibition will then be sited at two venues in RCT (highest concentration of remaining dangerous coal tips) including St Elfan’s, Aberdare, starting point for a new mining trail, which hosted the play’s R&D.

National Lottery grantAwarded 29 May 2026

Golden Oldies Moving Forward

Golden Years

£12,760

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Golden Years - Community - National Lottery Awards for All Wales

National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026

Rise of the Breakers

The UK Breakin' National Governing Body Ltd

£20,888

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Rise of the Breakers - Digital Arts - National Lottery Project Grants

113 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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