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Vale of Glamorgan

Wales

Lab gain from Con
Current MP

Current representation

Kanishka Narayan

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Alun Cairns (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority4,216
Turnout61.5%
Electorate74,465
Valid votes45,826
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour17,740 - 38.7%
Conservative13,524 - 29.5%
Reform6,973 - 15.2%
Plaid Cymru3,245 - 7.1%
Green1,881 - 4.1%
Lib Dem1,612 - 3.5%
Other851 - 1.9%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£238,920,044

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

£2,446 total benefits bill per resident · 8% above average

Vale of Glamorgan
£2,446
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 201 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£238,920,044251/575
Change over 2 years+16.3%
Median local wage (2025)£34,146+23.3%
  • Universal Credit£130,278,286

    £1,334 per resident · 10,937 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 4,673 · 1 in 13 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£62,192,543

    £637 per resident · 8,148 claimants (+12.4% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 3,110 · 38% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,584

  • Housing Benefit£14,529,771

    £149 per resident · 1,997 claimants

  • Disability Living Allowance£14,455,308

    £148 per resident · 2,363 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£10,040,208

    £103 per resident · 1,560 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£7,423,928

    £76 per resident · 1,712 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

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 95.2%White British 93.0%Asian 1.8%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.1%Other 0.5%
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 96.8%White British 94.9%Asian 1.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.3%
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 98.0%White British 96.1%Asian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0%Other 0.1%
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 98.7%White British N/AAsian 0.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.4%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.3%
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

Vale of Glamorgan (2021)
UK 94.9%Other EU 2.1%Other countries 3.0%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Vale of Glamorgan (2011)
UK 95.6%Other EU 1.6%Other countries 2.9%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Vale of Glamorgan (2001)
UK 96.5%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 2.4%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Vale of Glamorgan (1991)
UK 96.9%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 1.7%
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.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Vale of Glamorgan

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.