Constituency view

Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Wales

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Steve Witherden

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Craig Williams (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority3,815

Turnout58.4%

Electorate74,039

Valid votes43,259

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour12,709 - 29.4%

Reform8,894 - 20.6%

Conservative7,775 - 18.0%

Lib Dem6,470 - 15.0%

Plaid Cymru5,667 - 13.1%

Green1,744 - 4.0%

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Benefits bill · 2025/26

£221,077,432

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,217 total benefits bill per resident · 2% below average

Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr: £2,217
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 259 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£221,077,432	290/575
Change over 2 years	+16.9%
Median local wage (2025)	£33,581	+12.4%

Universal Credit£113,887,117
£1,142 per resident · 9,863 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 4,328 · 1 in 13 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£61,501,069
£617 per resident · 8,006 claimants (+13.7% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,002 · 38% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,526
Housing Benefit£14,254,925
£143 per resident · 2,352 claimants
Disability Living Allowance£13,093,658
£131 per resident · 2,169 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£10,802,091
£108 per resident · 1,738 claimants
Carer's Allowance£7,538,572
£76 per resident · 1,741 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 98.0%White British 94.9%Asian 0.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.8%Other 0.3%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 98.6%White British 96.2%Asian 0.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 99.4%White British 97.9%Asian 0.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.0%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.3%Other 0.0%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 99.4%White British N/AAsian 0.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (2021)

UK 95.4%Other EU 2.8%Other countries 1.9%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (2011)

UK 96.3%Other EU 1.9%Other countries 1.8%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (2001)

UK 98.0%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 1.4%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (1991)

UK 98.0%Other EU 0.9%Other countries 1.1%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr	National	Difference	Rank
% White	98.0%	83.0%	+15.0pp	26/650
% White British	94.9%	74.4%	+20.4pp	44/632
% Asian	0.6%	8.6%	-8.0pp	633/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	0.2%	3.7%	-3.5pp	597/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.8%	2.7%	-1.9pp	595/650
% Other ethnic group	0.3%	2.0%	-1.6pp	586/650
% UK-born	95.4%	84.0%	+11.4pp	74/650
% Non-UK-born	4.6%	16.0%	-11.4pp	577/650
% Other EU-born	2.8%	6.0%	-3.2pp	505/650
% Other countries-born	1.9%	10.1%	-8.2pp	619/650
% Christian	47.9%	46.7%	+1.2pp	300/575
% Muslim	0.4%	6.3%	-5.9pp	500/575
% Hindu	0.1%	1.6%	-1.6pp	559/575
% Sikh	0.0%	0.9%	-0.8pp	503/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	435/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp	375/575
% Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	+0.0pp	168/575
% No religion	43.5%	37.0%	+6.5pp	112/575
% Religion not stated	7.1%	6.0%	+1.1pp	42/575
% Has any religion	49.4%	57.0%	-7.6pp	489/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.