UK Explained

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Represented in Parliament by David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

David Chadwick, Liberal Democrat. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 576 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £666£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 263 areas and lower than 385.

UK 3.9%This area 2.9%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe£6662.9%
Bridlington and The Wolds£6722.9%
Grantham and Bourne£6653.0%
Scarborough and Whitby£6732.9%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people92,04259,597,740 in total
Aged under 1616%18%3 points lower
Aged 65 and over27%19%9 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher32%34%2 points lower
Households that own their home69%62%7 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association14%17%3 points lower
Households renting privately16%20%4 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
1,472

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
64%

of people who could vote did

David Chadwick won with 30% of the votes, and Fay Jones (Conservative) came second with 26%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat30% · 13,736
Conservative26% · 12,264
Labour21% · 9,904
Reform UK14% · 6,567
Plaid Cymru5% · 2,280
Green Party3% · 1,188
Everyone else1% · 609
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
David ChadwickLiberal Democrat13,73629.5%
Fay JonesConservative12,26426.3%
Matthew DorranceLabour9,90421.3%
Adam HillReform UK6,56714.1%
Emily Durrant-MunroPlaid Cymru2,2804.9%
Amerjit Kaur-DhaliwalGreen Party1,1882.6%
Jonathan HarringtonAbolish the Welsh Assembly Party3720.8%
Lady Lily The PinkOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party2370.5%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£666 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.9%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026