Bangor Aberconwy (UK Parliament constituency)

Bangor Aberconwy
constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of the constituency.
Location of the constituency within Wales
Electorate	70,468 (March 2020) [1]
Major settlements	Bangor, Conwy, Llandudno, Llandudno Junction
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Claire Hughes (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Aberconwy, Arfon, Clwyd West

Bangor Aberconwy is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, that was first contested at the 2024 general election, following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Claire Hughes of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

Under the 2023 review, the constituency is defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020: ^{[2] [3]}

• The County Borough of Conwy wards of: Betws-y-Coed; Betws yn Rhos; Bryn; Caerhun; Capelulo; Conwy; Craig-y-Don; Crwst; Deganwy; Eglwysbach; Gogarth; Gower; Llangernyw; Llansanffraid; Llansannan; Marl; Mostyn; Pandy; Pant-yr-Afon/Penmaenan; Penrhyn; Pensarn; Trefriw; Tudno; Uwch Conwy; Uwchaled.

• The County of Denbighshire wards of: Efenechtyd; Llanrhaeadr-Yng-Nghinmeirch.

• The County of Gwynedd wards of: Arllechwedd; Deiniol; Dewi; Garth; Gerlan; Glyder; Hendre; Hirael; Marchog; Menai (Bangor); Ogwen; Pentir; Tregarth & Mynydd Llandygai.

Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022, ^{[4] [5] [6]} the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election: ^[7]

• The County Borough of Conwy wards of: Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw; Betws yn Rhos; Bryn; Caerhun; Conwy; Craig-y-Don; Deganwy; Eglwysbach a Llangernyw; Glyn y Marl; Gogarth Mostyn; Llanrwst a Llanddoged; Llansanffraid; Llansannan; Mochdre; Pandy; Penmaenmawr; Penrhyn; Tudno; Uwch Aled; Uwch Conwy.

• The County of Denbighshire wards of: Efenechtyd; Llanrhaeadr-Yng-Nghinmeirch.

• The County of Gwynedd wards of: Arllechwedd; Canol Bangor; Dewi; Dwyrain Bangor; Gerlan; Glyder; Rachub; Tre-Garth a Mynydd Llandygai; Y Faenol.

The constituency comprises the whole of the abolished Aberconwy constituency, expanded to the west to include Bangor from the abolished Arfon constituency, and to the east to include a small part of the abolished Clwyd West constituency. ^[8]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bangor Aberconwy ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Claire Hughes	14,008	33.6	−4.8
	Plaid Cymru	Catrin Wager	9,112	21.9	+5.7
	Conservative	Robin Millar	9,036	21.7	−18.3
	Reform UK	John Clark	6,091	14.6	+13.7
	Liberal Democrats	Rachael Roberts	1,524	3.7	−0.7
	Green	Petra Haig	1,361	3.3	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Kathrine Jones	424	1.0	N/A
	Climate	Steve Marshall	104	0.2	N/A
Majority			4,896	11.7	N/A
Turnout			41,660	60.4	−8.3
Registered electors			70,527
	Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [10]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	19,355	40.0
	Labour	18,606	38.4
	Plaid Cymru	7,849	16.2
	Liberal Democrats	2,142	4.4
	Brexit Party	455	0.9
Majority		749	1.5
Turnout		48,407	68.7
Electorate		70,468

References

1. Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN   978-1-5286-3901-9 . Retrieved 13 July 2024.
2. "2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals | Boundary Commission for Wales". Boundary Commission for Wales . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 4 (Wales).
4. "The County Borough of Conwy (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
5. "The County of Denbighshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
6. "The County of Gwynedd (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
7. "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
8. "New Seat Details - Bangor Aberconwy". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
9. "Bangor Aberconwy - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
10. "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 5 March 2025.

External links

• Bangor Aberconwy UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK