Alyn and Deeside (Senedd constituency)

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Alyn and Deeside
Alun a Glannau Dyfrdwy
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Alyn and Deeside (Assembly constituency).svg
North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region).svg
Alyn and Deeside shown within the North Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created 1999
Party Labour
MS Jack Sargeant
Preserved county Clwyd

Alyn and Deeside (Welsh : Alun a Glannau Dyfrdwy) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Contents

The constituency has been represented by Jack Sargeant since February 2018.

Boundaries

Alyn and Deeside (Senedd constituency)
Map of current boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Alyn and Deeside Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Clwyd. For the 2007 Assembly election, there were minor changes to the constituency's boundaries. For Westminster purposes, the same boundary changes became effective at the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

When created in 1999, the North Wales region included the constituencies of Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd West, Clwyd South, Conwy, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn (Anglesey).

Since the 2007 election, the region includes Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn (Anglesey).

History

The constituency has been held by Labour since its creation. The assembly member Carl Sargeant served as Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children from 19 May 2016 until his resignation on 3 November 2017 following his suspension from the Labour Party due to "shocking and distressing" allegations about his personal behaviour. [1] The seat was vacant following his death by suicide on 7 November 2017 and remained vacant until the by-election in the constituency took place on 6 February 2018, which was won by Carl's son Jack Sargeant for the Labour Party.

Voting

In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Assembly Members and Members of the Senedd

ElectionMemberPartyPortrait
1999 Tom Middlehurst Labour Tom Middlehurst, 1999.jpg
2003 Carl Sargeant Carl Sargeant AM (28092342211).jpg
2018 Jack Sargeant Jack Sargeant AM (40900021582).png

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Alyn and Deeside [2]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Labour Jack Sargeant [a] 12,62248.8+3.110,65841.2+2.5
Conservative Abigail Mainon8,24431.9+10.98,25932.0+9.9
Plaid Cymru Jack Morris1,8867.3-1.72,2478.7-0.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Twells1,5846.1+1.61,3095.1+1.8
UKIP Felix Aubel8983.5-13.96152.4-13.7
Reform UK Richard Purviss4011.6New2971.1New
Freedom Alliance (UK)Lien Davies2080.8New1760.7New
Abolish 1,1684.5-1.1
Green 7663.0+0.9
Gwlad 1010.4New
Independent Michelle Brown 820.3New
Communist 810.3-0.2
Propel 600.2New
TUSC 280.1New
Majority4,37816.9−7.8
Turnout 25,84339.22 [3] +4.2
Labour hold Swing
Notes
  1. Incumbent member for this constituency

Elections in the 2010s

A by-election took place on 6 February 2018, following the death of incumbent AM Carl Sargeant. [4] [5]

By-election 2018: Alyn and Deeside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Sargeant 11,267 60.7 +15.0
Conservative Sarah Atherton 4,72225.4+4.4
Liberal Democrats Donna Lalek1,1766.3+1.8
Plaid Cymru Carrie Harper1,0595.7−3.3
Green Duncan Rees3531.9−0.5
Majority6,54535.3+10.6
Turnout 18,57729.1−5.9
Labour hold Swing +5.3
Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Alyn and Deeside [6]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [7]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Labour Carl Sargeant 9,92245.7−6.98,41338.7-4.1
Conservative Mike Gibbs4,55821.0-7.14,79722.1-4.3
UKIP Michelle Brown 3,76517.4New3,49616.1+10.1
Plaid Cymru Jacqueline Hurst1,9449.0+1.52,0069.2+0.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Williams9804.5−3.17193.3-2.4
Green Martin Bennewith5272.4New4472.1-0.1
Abolish 1,2115.6New
Monster Raving Loony 2531.2New
Association of Welsh Independents1810.8New
Communist 1110.5+0.2
Mark Young - Independent1010.5New
Majority5,36424.7+0.2
Turnout 21,69635.0−2.0
Labour hold Swing +0.1
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Alyn and Deeside [8]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [9]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Labour Carl Sargeant 11,97852.6+13.79,74942.8+6.9
Conservative John Bell6,39728.1+5.26,01826.4+0.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Williams1,7257.6−2.31,2905.7-5.0
Plaid Cymru Shane Brennan1,7107.5+0.92,0429.0+0.8
BNP Michael Whitby9594.2New8663.8-3.3
UKIP 1,3666.0-0.1
Socialist Labour 5912.6+0.9
Green 4972.2-0.5
Welsh Christian 1680.7±0.0
Weyman - Independent1190.5New
Communist 640.3-0.2
Majority5,58124.5+8.5
Turnout 22,76937.0+1.5
Labour hold Swing +4.3

Regional ballots rejected: 226 [10]

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Alyn and Deeside
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [11]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Labour Carl Sargeant 8,19638.9−7.87,53535.9-4.4
Conservative Will Gallagher4,83422.9−0.65,47526.1+3.5
Independent Dennis Hutchinson3,24115.4New
Liberal Democrats Paul J. Brighton2,0919.9-6.82,23810.7-2.6
Plaid Cymru Dafydd M. Passe1,3986.6-1.11,7148.2-2.5
UKIP William Crawford1,3356.3+0.81,2856.1+2.3
BNP 1,4987.1New
Green 5762.7-1.0
Socialist Labour 3501.7New
Welsh Christian 1440.7New
Communist 1130.5New
CPA 450.2New
Majority3,36216.0−7.2
Turnout 21,09535.5+10.6
Labour hold Swing −3.6
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Alyn and Deeside
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [12]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Labour Carl Sargeant 7,03646.7−4.76,06240.3
Conservative Matthew G. Wright3,53323.5+5.63,39722.6
Liberal Democrats Paul J. Brighton2,50916.7+6.81,99313.3
Plaid Cymru Richard S. Coombs1,1607.7−4.41,61010.7
UKIP William Crawford8265.5New5733.8
Green 5563.7
John Marek Independent Party 6564.4
Cymru Annibynnol650.4
Communist 890.6
ProLife Alliance 260.2
Majority3,50323.2−10.3
Turnout 15,06424.9−7.2
Labour hold Swing

2003 Electorate: 60,518
Regional ballots rejected: 120

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Alyn and Deeside
PartyCandidateConstituency [13] Regional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Labour Tom Middlehurst 9,77251.4N/A9,31549.1N/A
Conservative Neil Formstone3,41317.9N/A4,11421.7N/A
Plaid Cymru Ann Owen2,30412.1N/A2,57213.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Jeff Clarke1,8799.9N/A2,08311.0N/A
Independent John Cooksey1,3337.0N/A
Communist Glyn Davies3291.7N/A1190.6N/A
Green Unknown
Natural Law Unknown
Socialist Alliance Unknown
Rhuddlan Debt Protest CampaignUnknown
Above list parties7644.0N/A
Majority6,35933.5N/A
Turnout 19,03032.1N/A
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. Peck, Tom (3 November 2017). "Welsh government minister resigns after being suspended over 'shocking and distressing' allegations" . The Independent . London. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. Alyn and Deeside Statement of Persons Nominated
  3. Hayward, Will (7 May 2021). "The voter turnout figures for every constituency in Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. "Sacked Labour minister dies". 7 November 2017 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. "Carl Sargeant death: Alyn and Deeside by-election set for February". BBC News. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. "Wrexham– Welsh Assembly Constituency – Election 2016". BBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  7. "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. "Wales elections > Alyn and Deeside". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  9. "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  11. "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  13. "Wales elections > Alyn and Deeside". BBC News. 6 May 1999. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

See also

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