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How Gerald Jones votes

Gerald Jones voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 226 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteForFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Gerald Jones has 2 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
MiscellaneousA Trustee of a local charity, Phillipstown Residents and Community Association.9 Mar 2023
Family members employedTyrone Powell employed4 Jun 2015

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Gerald Jones asked 3 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Ministry of Defence1
Wales Office1
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology1

Latest questions

17 Mar 2026 · to the Ministry of Defence
Answered 24 Mar 2026
24 Feb 2026 · to the Wales Office
Answered 4 Mar 2026
5 Nov 2025 · to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 12 Nov 2025

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£19,160
Office costs · claims for running an office£19,160

82 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Gerald Jones represents Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Gerald Jones

Labour

MAJORITY
7,447

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
47%

of people who could vote did

Gerald Jones won with 45% of the votes, and Gareth Thomas (Reform UK) came second with 24%.

Votes for each party

Labour45% · 15,791
Reform UK24% · 8,344
Plaid Cymru14% · 4,768
Conservative8% · 2,687
Liberal Democrat4% · 1,276
Green Party3% · 1,231
Everyone else3% · 1,118
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gerald JonesLabour15,79144.8%
Gareth ThomasReform UK8,34423.7%
Francis WhitefootPlaid Cymru4,76813.5%
Amanda JennerConservative2,6877.6%
Jade SmithLiberal Democrat1,2763.6%
Peter GriffinGreen Party1,2313.5%
Anthony ColeWorkers Party of Britain5311.5%
Lorezo De GregoriIndependent3751.1%
Bob DavenportCommunist Party of Britain2120.6%

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
£656 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
3.5%
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.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

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