Brecon and Radnorshire (Senedd constituency)

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Brecon and Radnorshire
Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Brecon and Radnorshire (Assembly constituency).svg
Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region).svg
Brecon and Radnorshire shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created 1999
Party Welsh Conservatives
MS James Evans
Preserved county Powys

Brecon and Radnorshire (Welsh : Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed) 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 eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. It is currently represented by James Evans MS, of the Conservatives who has been the MS since May 2021.

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Boundaries

Brecon and Radnorshire (Senedd constituency)
Map of current boundaries

1999 to 2007

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Brecon and Radnorshire Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Powys, and one of three Powys constituencies. Also, it is one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The other Powys constituencies are Montgomeryshire and Clwyd South. Montgomeryshire is also entirely within the preserved county of Powys, and within the Mid and West Wales region. Clwyd South is partly, and mostly, a Clwyd constituency, and within the North Wales electoral region.

The region consists of the eight constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.

From 2007

Constituency boundaries changed from the 2007 Assembly election, as did regional boundaries. Brecon and Radnorshire remained a Powys constituency, however, and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

Brecon and Radnorshire is one of two constituencies covering Powys, both entirely within the preserved county, and both within the Mid and West Wales region. The other Powys constituency is Montgomeryshire.

The Mid and West Wales region consists of the constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Llanelli, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.

For Westminster purposes, the same new constituency boundaries became effective for the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

Members of the Senedd

ElectionMemberParty
1999 Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat
2021 James Evans Conservative

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.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Brecon and Radnorshire [1]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Conservative James Evans 12,74139.7+14.311,57236.6+11.2
Liberal Democrats William Powell 8,92127.8–24.66,72321.3-8.9
Labour Gethin Jones4,98015.5+6.66,21719.7+4.9
Plaid Cymru Grenville Ham2,0756.5+2.62,7548.7+1.4
Green Emily Durrant1,5564.8+2.51,8075.7+1.9
Abolish Claire Mills1,2093.8New1,7865.6-2.4
IndependentKaren Laurie-Parry3451.1New
Reform UK John Muir2130.7New2020.64New
Gwlad Sam Holwill750.2New890.28New
Christian 1410.44New
Freedom Alliance (UK)1390.4New
Communist 850.27New
Propel 570.18New
TUSC 340.11New
Majority3,82011.9N/A
Turnout 32,11557.5 [2] +1.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +19.5

Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Brecon and Radnorshire
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [3]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Williams 15,89852.4+9.49,06930.2+0.9
Conservative Gary Price7,72825.4−7.97,62525.4-7.1
Labour Alex Thomas2,7038.9−8.04,44614.8-3.2
UKIP Thomas Turton2,1617.1New2,6558.8+3.9
Plaid Cymru Freddy Greaves1,1803.9−2.82,1817.30.0
Green Grenville Ham6972.3New1,1453.8-0.6
Abolish 2,3888.0New
Monster Raving Loony 1800.6New
Welsh Christian 1630.5-0.2
People First (Wales)740.2New
Association of Welsh Independents630.2New
Communist 410.1-0.2
Majority8,17027.0+17.3
Turnout 30,36756.5+3.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +8.6
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Brecon and Radnorshire
PartyCandidateConstituency [4] Regional [5]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Williams 12,20143.0−9.28,27129.3-2.1
Conservative Christopher Davies 9,44433.3−0.39,18132.5-0.5
Labour Chris Lloyd4,79716.9+8.25,09118.0+5.2
Plaid Cymru Gary Price1,9066.7+1.22,0717.3-0.7
UKIP 1,3714.9+0.4
Green 1,2514.40.0
Socialist Labour 4711.7+0.8
BNP 2911.0-1.7
Welsh Christian 1930.70.0
Communist 750.30.0
Majority2,7579.7−8.9
Turnout 28,34852.9+1.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −4.5

Regional ballots rejected: 311 [6]

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Brecon and Radnorshire
PartyCandidateConstituency [7] Regional [8]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Williams 15,00652.2+2.69,01431.4-2.3
Conservative Suzy Davies 9,65233.6+3.79,45433.0+1.3
Labour Neil Stone2,5148.7−3.03,65812.8-3.6
Plaid Cymru Arwel Lloyd1,5765.5+0.52,2828.0+1.4
UKIP 1,2964.5+0.4
Green 1,2524.4+0.3
BNP 7822.7New
Socialist Labour 2700.9New
Welsh Christian 2150.7New
Gwynoro Jones -Independent1360.5New
Caroline Evans - Independent1260.4New
Communist 880.3New
CPA 540.2New
Veritas 510.2New
Majority5,35418.6−1.1
Turnout 28,74851.9−1.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −0.6
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Brecon and Radnorsihire
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [9]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Williams 13,32549.6+5.08,99933.7+1.6
Conservative Nick Bourne 8,01729.9+5.48,45331.7+5.8
Labour David Rees [10] 3,13011.7−6.04,38516.4-3.1
Plaid Cymru Brynach Parry1,3295.0−3.11,7616.6-10.3
Green 1,1074.1Unknown
UKIP 1,1564.3New
Mid and West Wales Pensioners5091.9New
Cymru Annibynnol1510.6New
Vote 2 Stop the War1130.4New
ProLife Alliance 490.2New
Majority5,30819.7−0.4
Turnout 28,34852.9−4.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.3

2003 Electorate: 53,739
Regional ballots rejected: 282

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Brecon and Radnorshire [11]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Williams 13,02244.6N/A9,30932.1N/A
Conservative Nick Bourne 7,17024.5N/A7,49825.9N/A
Labour Ian Janes5,16517.7N/A5,66719.5N/A
Plaid Cymru David Petersen 2,3568.1N/A4,89116.9N/A
Independent Michael Shaw1,5025.1
Other list parties1,6365.6N/A
Majority5,85220.1
Turnout 29,21557.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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