Riding profile

Caerfyrddin

UK constituency — Wales · Mixed · wales

The question

Caerfyrddin: a safe seat for Plaid Cymru?

Editorial read

Caerfyrddin, a mixed constituency in Wales, elected a member with Plaid Cymru in the previous cycle, with a 10-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Plaid Cymru ahead at 34% vote share, against 24% for Reform UK, and the probability of a close race is negligible.

Sitting member

Ann Davies

Sits with Plaid Cymru

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Plaid Cymru

Safe

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
10.3
P(close race)
0%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Plaid Cymru 34.4%
  • Reform UK 24.2%
  • Conservative 13.7%
  • Green 11.2%
  • Labour 7.8%
  • Lib Dems 5.6%
  • Other 2.9%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Plaid Cymru Reform UK Conservative Green
HereCaerfyrddin 34.4%24.2%13.7%11.2%
National averageUnited Kingdom 1.0% +33.4 25.3% −1.1 18.9% −5.2 11.8% −0.6

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Plaid Cymru
Margin
9.9 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
+0.4 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Ann Davies Elected Plaid Cymru 15,520 34.0
Martha O'Neil Labour 10,985 24.1
Simon Hart Conservative 8,825 19.4
Bernard Holton Reform UK 6,944 15.2
Nick Beckett Lib Dems 1,461 3.2
Will Beasley Green 1,371 3.0
Nancy Cole Other 282 0.6
David Evans Other 216 0.5

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
94,301
Median age
49
Employment rate
73.3%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029