Denbighshire is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north,Flintshire to the east,Wrexham to the southeast,Powys to the south,and Gwynedd and Conwy to the west. Rhyl is the largest town,and Ruthin is the administrative centre. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name.
The Vale of Clwyd was a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1997. As with all seats it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system at least every five years.
Clwyd South 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.
North Wales is an electoral region of the Senedd,consisting of nine constituencies. The region elects thirteen members,nine directly elected constituency members and four additional members. The electoral region was first used in the 1999 Welsh Assembly election,when the National Assembly for Wales was created.
Alyn and Deeside 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.
Darren David Millar is a Welsh politician who has served as the leader of the Welsh Conservatives since December 2024,and Member of the Senedd (MS) for Clwyd West since 2007.
Karen Sinclair is a Welsh Labour politician,who represented the constituency of Clwyd South from when the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999,until she stood down,in 2011. Born and brought up in Wrexham,north Wales,Sinclair has lived in Llangollen for over twenty years.
Sandra (Sandy) Mewies AM is a Welsh Labour politician. Born in Brymbo,Wrexham,Mewies represented the constituency of Delyn at the National Assembly for Wales from her election in 2003 until 2016.
Elizabeth Joyce Watson is a Welsh Labour politician who has been a Member of the Senedd (MS) for Mid and West Wales since 2007.
Lynne Neagle is a Welsh Labour &Co-operative politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for Education since 2024. Born in Merthyr Tydfil,Glamorgan,Wales,Neagle has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for the constituency of Torfaen since the Senedd was established in 1999.
Janet Ryder is a Welsh politician. She was a Plaid Cymru member of the National Assembly for Wales for North Wales from 1999 to 2011. She moved with her family to Wales in 1990 and has since learnt Welsh.
Llŷr Huws Gruffydd,is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician,serving as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for the North Wales region since 2011. He acted as interim leader of Plaid Cymru from 16 May to 16 June 2023.
Rebecca Mary Evans is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for the Economy,Energy and Planning since September 2024. She previously served as Cabinet Secretary for Finance from 2018 to 2024,and for the Constitution and Cabinet Office in 2024. Evans has served as the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Gower since 2016,and a Member for Mid and West Wales from 2011 to 2016.
Dawn Alison Louise Bowden is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist serving as Minister for Children and Social Care since 2024. She previously served as Chief Whip of the Welsh Government from 2021 to 2023 and Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport from 2021 to 2024. Bowden has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney since 2016.
Mandy Jones is a British former politician and farmer who was a Member of the Senedd (MS) for North Wales from 2017 to 2021. Jones was elected for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) but sat as an independent politician within the Senedd from early January 2018 until May 2019,when she joined the Brexit Party. In October 2020 she joined the Independent Alliance for Reform group.
Rhodri Mabon ap Gwynfor is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician who has been Member of the Senedd (MS) for Dwyfor Meirionnydd since 2021. He has served as Plaid Cymru's Health,Social Care and Housing Spokesperson and Chief Whip since June 2023.
Gareth Lloyd Davies is a Welsh Conservative politician who has been Member of the Senedd (MS) for Vale of Clwyd since 2021. He is the first Conservative to win this seat since its establishment in 1999.
Joel James is a Welsh Conservative politician who has served as a Member of the Senedd (MS) for the region of South Wales Central since the 2021 Senedd election.
Sam Rowlands is a Welsh Conservative politician serving as Member of the Senedd (MS) for the North Wales electoral region since 2021,and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance since December 2024. He has also formerly served as Shadow Health Minister,and as the Leader of Conwy County Borough Council from 2019 to 2021.
