Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Delyn (Senedd constituency).

Delyn
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Delyn in Wales
Preserved county	Clwyd
Electorate	54,405 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements	Mold, Flint, Holywell
1983–2024
Seats	One
Created from	Flintshire West, Flintshire East
Senedd	Delyn, North Wales

Delyn was a constituency ^[2] last represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2019 to 2024 by Rob Roberts, who was elected as a Conservative, but sat as an Independent following sexual harassment allegations. ^[3]

The Delyn Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).

As part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 United Kingdom general election. Its wards were split between Alyn and Deeside, and Clwyd East. ^[4]

Constituency profile

The seat comprised the mostly industrial Deeside communities of Mostyn, Flint, Mold, Northop and Holywell. ^[5] Its residents were slightly less affluent than the UK average. ^[6]

Boundaries

Map of boundaries 2010-2024

1983–1997: The Borough of Delyn, and the Borough of Rhuddlan wards of Meliden, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn North, and Prestatyn South West.

1997–2010: The Borough of Delyn.

2010–2024: The Flintshire electoral divisions of Argoed, Bagillt East, Bagillt West, Brynford, Caerwys, Cilcain, Ffynnongroyw, Flint Castle, Flint Coleshill, Flint Oakenholt, Flint Trelawney, Greenfield, Gronant, Gwernaffield, Gwernymynydd, Halkyn, Holywell Central, Holywell East, Holywell West, Leeswood, Mold Broncoed, Mold East, Mold South, Mold West, Mostyn, New Brighton, Northop, Northop Hall, Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor, and Whitford.

History

The Delyn constituency was created in 1983 from the seats of Flintshire West and Flintshire East. It is normally inclined to elect Labour MPs, although the Conservatives won the seat in their 1983 and 1987 landslide elections, and regained it in 2019 when they won their biggest national majority since the 1980s. From 1983 to 1997, the constituency included Tory-leaning Prestatyn, which was then transferred to the Vale of Clwyd seat.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [7]	Party
	1983	Keith Raffan	Conservative
	1992	David Hanson	Labour
	2019	Rob Roberts	Conservative
	May 2021 [8]		Independent

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Delyn ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Raffan	20,242	41.6	N/A
	Labour	James Colbert	14,298	29.4	N/A
	Liberal	John Parry	12,545	25.8	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Haydn Huws	1,558	3.2	N/A
Majority			5,944	12.2	N/A
Turnout			60,643	77.9	N/A
Registered electors			62,483
	Conservative win (new seat)

General election 1987: Delyn ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Raffan	21,728	41.4	–0.2
	Labour	David Hanson	20,504	39.1	+9.7
	Liberal	David Evans	8,913	17.0	–8.8
	Plaid Cymru	David Owen	1,329	2.5	–0.7
Majority			1,224	2.3	–9.9
Turnout			52,474	82.6	+4.7
Registered electors			63,541
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Delyn ^{[11] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hanson	24,979	45.0	+5.9
	Conservative	Mike Whitby	22,940	41.3	–0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Dodd	6,208	11.2	–5.8
	Plaid Cymru	Ashley J. Drake	1,414	2.5	±0.0
Majority			2,039	3.7	N/A
Turnout			55,541	83.4	+0.8
Registered electors			66,591
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.0

General election 1997: Delyn ^{[13] [14]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hanson	23,300	57.2	+12.2
	Conservative	Karen Lumley	10,607	26.0	–15.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Lloyd	4,160	10.2	–1.0
	Plaid Cymru	Ashley J. Drake	1,558	3.8	+1.3
	Referendum	Elizabeth H. Soutter	1,117	2.7	N/A
Majority			12,693	31.2	+27.5
Turnout			40,742	75.9	–7.5
Registered electors			53,693
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.0

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Delyn ^{[15] [16] [17]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hanson	17,825	51.5	–5.7
	Conservative	Paul Brierley	9,220	26.6	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Jones	5,329	15.4	+5.2
	Plaid Cymru	Paul Rowlinson	2,262	6.5	+2.7
Majority			8,605	24.9	–6.3
Turnout			34,636	63.3	–12.6
Registered electors			54,732
	Labour hold		Swing	–3.2

General election 2005: Delyn ^{[18] [19] [20]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hanson	15,540	45.7	–5.8
	Conservative	John Bell	8,896	26.2	–0.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Jones	6,089	17.9	+2.5
	Plaid Cymru	Phil Thomas	2,524	7.4	+0.9
	UKIP	May Crawford	533	1.6	N/A
	Independent	Nigel Williams	422	1.2	N/A
Majority			6,644	19.5	–5.4
Turnout			34,004	64.4	+1.1
Registered electors			53,383
	Labour hold		Swing	–2.7

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Delyn ^{[21] [22] [23]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hanson	15,083	40.8	–4.9
	Conservative	Antoinette Sandbach	12,811	34.6	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Brereton	5,747	15.5	–2.4
	Plaid Cymru	Peter Ryder	1,844	5.0	–2.4
	BNP	Jennifer Matthys	844	2.3	N/A
	UKIP	Andrew Haigh	655	1.8	+0.2
Majority			2,272	6.1	–13.4
Turnout			36,984	69.2	+5.5
Registered electors			53,470
	Labour hold		Swing	–6.7

General election 2015: Delyn ^{[24] [25] [26]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hanson	15,187	40.5	–0.3
	Conservative	Mark Isherwood	12,257	32.7	–1.9
	UKIP	Nigel Williams	6,150	16.4	+14.6
	Plaid Cymru	Paul Rowlinson	1,803	4.8	–0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Rippeth	1,380	3.7	–11.8
	Green	Kay Roney	680	1.8	N/A
Rejected ballots			75
Majority			2,930	7.8	+1.7
Turnout			37,457	69.8	+0.6
Registered electors			53,639
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

Of the 75 rejected ballots:

• 54 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. ^[25]
• 20 voted for more than one candidate. ^[25]
• 1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified. ^[25]

General election 2017: Delyn ^{[27] [28] [29]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hanson	20,573	52.2	+11.7
	Conservative	Matt Wright	16,333	41.1	+8.4
	Plaid Cymru	Paul Rowlinson	1,481	3.8	–1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Rippeth	1,031	2.6	–1.1
Rejected ballots			69
Majority			4,240	10.8	+3.0
Turnout			39,418	72.8	+3.0
Registered electors			54,090
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

Of the 69 rejected ballots:

• 48 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. ^[29]
• 19 voted for more than one candidate. ^[29]
• 2 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified. ^[29]

General election 2019: Delyn ^{[30] [31]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rob Roberts	16,756	43.7	+2.6
	Labour	David Hanson	15,891	41.4	–10.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Parkhurst	2,346	6.1	+3.5
	Brexit Party	Nigel Williams	1,971	5.1	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Paul Rowlinson	1,406	3.7	–0.1
Rejected ballots			105
Majority			865	2.3	N/A
Turnout			38,370	70.3	–2.5
Registered electors			54,552
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.7

Of the 105 rejected ballots:

• 87 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. ^[30]
• 18 voted for more than one candidate. ^[30]

See also

• Delyn (Senedd constituency)
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales

References

1. "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
3. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
4. 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
5. "UK Polling Report".
6. "Seat Details - Delyn". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
7. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
8. "Conservative MP Rob Roberts told staffer to be 'less alluring'". BBC News. 25 May 2021.
9. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
10. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
11. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
12. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
13. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
14. "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Delyn". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
15. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
16. "BBC NEWS > Delyn". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
17. "2001 Results". Flintshire Council. Flintshire Council. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
18. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
19. "Delyn parliamentary constituency - Election 2005" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
20. "2005 Results". Flintshire Council. Flintshire Council. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
21. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
22. Delyn BBC Election - Delyn
23. "Results". Flintshire Council. Flintshire Council. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
24. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
25. "Delyn result". Election Results For Delyn. Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
26. "Delyn Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
27. "Delyn Parliamentary constituency" (PDF). Elections. Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
28. "Delyn Parliamentary constituency". Election 2017 Results. BBC . Retrieved 29 March 2020.
29. "2017 Results". Flintshire Council. Flintshire Council. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
30. "Search Results" (PDF). Flintshire County Council. Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
31. "Delyn parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

External links

• Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
• Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
• 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
• A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)

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