Caernarfon | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | Gwynedd |
Major settlements | Caernarfon |
1950–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Replaced by | Arfon and Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
1536–1950 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | District of Boroughs constituency |
Caernarfon was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP).
The constituency was created in 1536 as a District of Boroughs, represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. The District of Boroughs was abolished in 1950, and replaced with a county constituency of the same name, which was itself abolished in 2010.
Known as Carnarvon until 1832, and then as the Carnarvon Boroughs or Carnarvon District of Boroughs from 1832 to 1950 and as Caernarvon from 1950 to 1983, it is named after Caernarfon, the main town within the constituency. Its most famous member was David Lloyd George, who was MP for 55 years. When Lloyd George became prime minister in 1916 it became the first Welsh constituency to be represented by a serving prime minister. Plaid Cymru held the seat continuously from 1974 until its abolition in 2010, longer than they have held any other seat.
The constituency names, in this section, follow the format and the spelling used by F. W. S. Craig in his British Parliamentary Election Results series. Variations may be found in other sources.
On the basis of information from several volumes of the History of Parliament, it is apparent that the history of the borough representation from Wales and Monmouthshire is more complicated than that of the English boroughs.
The Laws in Wales Act 1535 (26 Hen. 8. c. 26) provided for a single borough seat for each of 11 of the 12 Welsh counties and Monmouthshire. The legislation, which was passed in 1536 (using the modern civil year starting on 1 January), was ambiguous as to which communities were enfranchised. The county towns were awarded a seat, but this in some fashion represented all the ancient boroughs of the county, as the others were required to contribute to the member's wages. It is not clear if the burgesses of the contributing boroughs could vote. The only election under the original scheme was for the 1542 parliament. It seems that only burgesses from the county towns actually took part. The Parliament Act 1543 (35 Hen. 8. c. 11) confirmed that the contributing boroughs could send representatives to take part in the election at the county town. As far as can be told from surviving indentures of returns, the degree to which the out boroughs participated varied, but by the end of the 16th century all the seats had some participation from them at some elections at least.
The original scheme was modified by later legislation and decisions of the House of Commons, which were sometimes made with no regard to precedent or evidence: for example in 1728 it was decided that only the freemen of the borough of Montgomery could participate in the election for that seat, thus disenfranchising the freemen of Llanidloes, Welshpool and Llanfyllin.
In the case of Caernarvonshire (now Caernarfonshire), the county town was Caernarvon (now known as Caernarfon). The out boroughs were Conway (now Conwy), Criccieth (or Cricieth), Nevin (now known as Nefyn), and Pwllheli. The freemen of the five boroughs were entitled to vote. In the 1715–1754 period there were estimated to be about 1,600 freemen, of whom about 1,200 were non-resident. Later in the 18th century the estimated electorate was about 1,000 freemen.
The Caernarvon Boroughs was a district of boroughs constituency, which grouped a number of parliamentary boroughs in Caernarvonshire into one single member constituency. The voters in each participating borough cast ballots, which were added together over the whole district to decide the result of the poll. The enfranchised communities in this district, from 1832, were the six boroughs of Caernarvon, Bangor, Conway, Criccieth, Nevin, and Pwllheli.
The exact boundaries of the parliamentary boroughs in the district were altered by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1868, but the general nature of the constituency was unchanged. There were no further boundary changes in the 1885 redistribution of parliamentary seats.
In 1918 the constituency was redefined, to include the then local government areas of the Municipal Boroughs of Bangor, Caernarvon, Conway, and Pwllheli; the Urban Districts of Criccieth, Llandudno, Llanfairfechan and Penmaenmawr, as well as the parish of Nevin.
From 1918 to 1950 the administrative county of Caernarvonshire was divided into two seats: Caernarvon Boroughs and a Caernarvonshire county constituency. The territory of the borough seat was enclaved within the county constituency. Different local authorities, included in the borough constituency, were not necessarily adjoining.
The redistribution, which took effect in 1950, created two Caernarvonshire county divisions – Caernarvon in the south-western two thirds of the county and Conway (later spelt Conwy) in the north-eastern third. The new divisions included territory which had come from both of the two old seats.
The local authorities, whose territories were combined to form the constituency in 1950, were the Municipal Boroughs of Caernarvon, and Pwllheli; the Urban Districts of Criccieth, and Portmadoc; as well as the Rural Districts of Gwyrfai and Lleyn. This arrangement was not altered by the redistribution which took effect in February 1974, which was based on the pre-1974 local government boundaries.
From 1 April 1974, a new pattern of counties was created in Wales. This constituency became part of the county of Gwynedd.
In the redistribution of 1983, the spelling of the official name of the constituency was changed. The constituency boundary was unchanged, but it was redefined in terms of the local authorities created in 1974. It comprised the Borough of Arfon wards numbered 8 to 12 and 16 to 29, together with the District of Dwyfor.
In 1996 Welsh local government was again reorganised. Arfon and Dwyfor became part of a Gwynedd unitary authority.
The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1995, based on the pre-1996 local authority areas, came into effect in 1997. It defined this constituency as:-
(i) The following wards of the Borough of Arfon, namely, Bethel, Bontnewydd, Cadnant, Deiniolen, Llanberis, Llandwrog, Llanllyfni, Llanrug, Llanwnda, Menai (Caernarfon), Peb-lig, Penisarwaun, Penygroes, Seiont, Talysarn, Waunfawr and Y Felinheli; and
(ii) the District of Dwyfor.
Following radical boundary changes undertaken by the Boundary Commission for Wales, this seat was abolished in time for the general election in 2010, replaced by Arfon and part of Dwyfor Meirionnydd.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Tory | William Ormsby-Gore | Unopposed | |||
Tory gain from Whig |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Charles Paget | 274 | 50.9 | ||
Tory | William Ormsby-Gore | 264 | 49.1 | ||
Majority | 10 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 538 | ||||
Whig gain from Tory |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Charles Paget | 410 | 53.0 | +2.1 | |
Tory | Owen Jones Ellis Nanney | 363 | 47.0 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 47 | 6.0 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 773 | 90.4 | |||
Registered electors | 855 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Love Jones-Parry | 378 | 51.9 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | Owen Jones Ellis Nanney | 350 | 48.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 28 | 3.8 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 728 | 79.4 | −11.0 | ||
Registered electors | 917 | ||||
Whig hold | Swing | −1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Bulkeley Hughes | 405 | 51.3 | +3.2 | |
Whig | Charles Henry Paget | 385 | 48.7 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 20 | 2.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 790 | 71.9 | −7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,099 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Bulkeley Hughes | 416 | 51.8 | +0.5 | |
Whig | George Paget [9] | 387 | 48.2 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 29 | 3.6 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 803 | 78.6 | +6.7 | ||
Registered electors | 1,021 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Bulkeley Hughes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 888 | ||||
Peelite gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Bulkeley Hughes | 369 | 57.2 | N/A | |
Radical | Richard Davies [10] [11] | 276 | 42.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 93 | 14.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 645 | 74.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 861 | ||||
Peelite hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peelite | William Bulkeley Hughes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 919 | ||||
Peelite hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Wynne | 380 | 53.7 | N/A | |
Liberal | William Bulkeley Hughes | 328 | 46.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 52 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 708 | 76.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 929 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Bulkeley Hughes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,070 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Bulkeley Hughes | 1,601 | 60.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas John Wynn, 5th Baron Newborough | 1,051 | 39.6 | New | |
Majority | 550 | 20.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,652 | 78.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,376 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Bulkeley Hughes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,833 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Bulkeley Hughes | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,157 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Hughes' death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Love Jones-Parry | 2,037 | 77.4 | N/A | |
Independent Liberal | Robert Sorton-Parry [12] | 596 | 22.6 | New | |
Majority | 1,441 | 54.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,633 | 62.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,223 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Love Jones-Parry | 1,923 | 50.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Edmund Swetenham | 1,858 | 49.1 | New | |
Majority | 65 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,781 | 84.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 4,476 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edmund Swetenham | 1,820 | 51.9 | +2.8 | |
Liberal | Love Jones-Parry | 1,684 | 48.1 | –2.8 | |
Majority | 136 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,504 | 78.3 | –6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,476 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 1,963 | 50.2 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Hugh Ellis-Nanney | 1,945 | 49.8 | –2.1 | |
Majority | 18 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 3,908 | 89.5 | +11.2 | ||
Registered electors | 4,366 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 2,154 | 52.4 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | John Henry Puleston | 1,958 | 47.6 | –4.3 | |
Majority | 196 | 4.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,112 | 87.1 | +8.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,723 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 2,265 | 52.2 | –0.2 | |
Conservative | Hugh Ellis-Nanney | 2,071 | 47.8 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 194 | 4.4 | –0.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,336 | 88.8 | +1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,881 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | –0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 2,412 | 53.3 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Henry Platt (banker) | 2,116 | 46.7 | –1.1 | |
Majority | 296 | 6.6 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,528 | 87.0 | –1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,202 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 3,221 | 61.7 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | R A Naylor | 1,997 | 38.3 | –8.4 | |
Majority | 1,224 | 23.4 | +16.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,218 | 92.1 | +5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 5,668 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +8.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 3,183 | 60.2 | –1.5 | |
Conservative | Hugh Corbet Vincent | 2,105 | 39.8 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1,078 | 20.4 | –3.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,288 | 92.5 | +0.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | –1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 3,112 | 62.0 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | A L Jones | 1,904 | 38.0 | –1.8 | |
Majority | 1,208 | 24.0 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,288 | 87.7 | –4.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Liberal | David Lloyd George | 13,993 | 92.7 | +30.7 |
Independent | Austin Harrison | 1,095 | 7.3 | New | |
Majority | 12,898 | 85.4 | +61.4 | ||
Turnout | 15,088 | 63.4 | –24.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +23.4 | |||
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | David Lloyd George | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
National Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 12,499 | 63.1 | N/A | |
Unionist | Austin Ellis Lloyd Jones | 7,323 | 36.9 | New | |
Majority | 5,176 | 26.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,822 | 80.9 | N/A | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 16,058 | 82.5 | +19.4 | |
Labour | Alfred Zimmern | 3,401 | 17.5 | New | |
Majority | 12,657 | 65.0 | +38.8 | ||
Turnout | 19,459 | 77.0 | –3.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 16,647 | 58.0 | –24.5 | |
Unionist | John Bowen Davies | 7,514 | 26.2 | New | |
Labour | Thomas Ap Rhys | 4,536 | 15.8 | –1.7 | |
Majority | 9,133 | 31.8 | –33.2 | ||
Turnout | 28,697 | 81.8 | +4.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | –25.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 17,101 | 59.3 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | F.P. Gourlay | 11,714 | 40.7 | +14.5 | |
Majority | 5,387 | 18.6 | ―13.2 | ||
Turnout | 28,815 | 80.3 | ―1.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | ―6.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Lloyd George | 19,242 | 66.6 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | A.R.P. Du Cros | 9,633 | 33.4 | ―7.3 | |
Majority | 9,609 | 33.2 | +14.6 | ||
Turnout | 28,873 | 77.4 | ―2.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Seaborne Davies | 20,754 | 75.2 | +8.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | John Edward Daniel | 6,844 | 24.8 | New | |
Majority | 13,910 | 50.4 | +17.2 | ||
Turnout | 27,598 | 58.8 | ―18.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | ―8.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Price-White | 11,432 | 32.9 | ―0.5 | |
Liberal | Seaborne Davies | 11,096 | 32.0 | ―34.6 | |
Labour | Elwyn Jones | 10,625 | 30.6 | New | |
Plaid Cymru | John Edward Daniel | 1,560 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 336 | 0.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34,713 | 73.8 | ―3.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Goronwy Roberts | 18,369 | 49.1 | +18.5 | |
Liberal | Elwyn Rhys Thomas | 7,791 | 20.9 | ―11.1 | |
Conservative | G. W. Williams | 6,315 | 16.9 | ―16.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | John Jones | 4,882 | 13.1 | +8.6 | |
Majority | 10,578 | 28.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37,357 | 85.9 | +12.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +17.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Goronwy Roberts | 22,375 | 62.4 | +13.3 | |
Conservative | John E B Davies | 13,479 | 37.6 | +20.7 | |
Majority | 8,896 | 24.8 | ―3.4 | ||
Turnout | 35,854 | 82.5 | ―3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Goronwy Roberts | 17,682 | 50.2 | ―12.2 | |
Conservative | O Meurig Roberts | 8,461 | 24.0 | ―13.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Robert Jones | 5,815 | 16.5 | New | |
Liberal | D. Geraint Williams | 3,277 | 9.3 | New | |
Majority | 9,221 | 26.2 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 35,235 | 82.4 | ―0.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Goronwy Roberts | 17,506 | 51.0 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | Tom Hooson | 9,564 | 27.8 | +3.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Orwig Jones | 7,293 | 21.2 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 7,942 | 23.2 | ―3.0 | ||
Turnout | 34,363 | 83.4 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Goronwy Roberts | 17,777 | 54.4 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Shelagh Roberts | 7,915 | 24.2 | ―3.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Robert E Jones | 6,998 | 21.4 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 9,862 | 30.2 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 32,690 | 80.38 | ―3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 40,671 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Goronwy Roberts | 17,650 | 56.11 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | Roger Prys | 6,972 | 22.16 | ―2.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Humphrey Roberts | 6,834 | 21.7 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 10,678 | 33.9 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 31,456 | 78.40 | ―2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 40,121 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Goronwy Roberts | 13,627 | 40.1 | ―16.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Robyn Léwis | 11,331 | 33.4 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | Kathleen J. Smith | 6,812 | 20.1 | ―2.1 | |
Liberal | John A. Williams | 2,195 | 6.5 | New | |
Majority | 2,296 | 6.8 | ―27.1 | ||
Turnout | 33,965 | 81.7 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Wigley | 14,103 | 40.5 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Goronwy Roberts | 12,375 | 35.6 | ―4.5 | |
Conservative | Tristan Garel-Jones | 5,803 | 16.7 | ―3.4 | |
Liberal | Gerald Hill David | 2,506 | 7.2 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 1,728 | 4.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34,787 | 82.4 | +0.7 | ||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Wigley | 14,624 | 42.6 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Emlyn Jones Sherrington | 11,730 | 34.1 | ―1.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Lambart Harvey | 4,325 | 12.6 | ―4.1 | |
Liberal | Dewi Williams | 3,690 | 10.7 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 2,894 | 8.5 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 34,369 | 80.9 | ―1.5 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Wigley | 17,420 | 49.7 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Thomas Merfyn Hughes | 8,696 | 24.8 | ―9.3 | |
Conservative | James Edward Thornton Paice | 6,968 | 19.9 | +7.3 | |
Liberal | John Trevor Edwards | 1,999 | 5.7 | ―5.0 | |
Majority | 8,724 | 24.9 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 35,083 | 81.5 | +0.6 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +8.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Wigley | 18,308 | 52.7 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Dennis Jones | 7,319 | 21.1 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Betty Williams | 6,736 | 19.4 | ―5.4 | |
Liberal | Owain Griffiths | 2,356 | 6.8 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 10,989 | 31.6 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 34,719 | 78.6 | ―2.9 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Wigley | 20,338 | 57.1 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Felix Aubel | 7,526 | 21.1 | 0.0 | |
Labour | David Williams | 5,652 | 15.9 | ―3.5 | |
Liberal | John Parsons | 2,103 | 5.9 | ―0.9 | |
Majority | 12,812 | 36.0 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 35,619 | 78.0 | ―0.6 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Wigley | 21,439 | 59.0 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Peter E.H. Fowler | 6,963 | 19.2 | ―1.9 | |
Labour | Sharon Mainwaring | 5,641 | 15.5 | ―0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert W. Williams | 2,101 | 5.8 | ―0.1 | |
Natural Law | Gwyndaf Evans | 173 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 14,476 | 39.8 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 36,317 | 80.1 | +2.1 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Dafydd Wigley | 17,616 | 51.0 | ―8.0 | |
Labour | Eifion Wyn Williams | 10,167 | 29.5 | +14.0 | |
Conservative | Elwyn Williams | 4,230 | 12.3 | ―6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Macqueen | 1,686 | 4.9 | ―0.9 | |
Referendum | Clive Collins | 811 | 2.4 | New | |
Majority | 7,449 | 21.5 | ―18.3 | ||
Turnout | 34,510 | 73.7 | ―6.4 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -11.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Hywel Williams | 12,894 | 44.4 | ―6.6 | |
Labour | Martin Eaglestone | 9,383 | 32.3 | +2.8 | |
Conservative | Bronwen Naish | 4,403 | 15.2 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Evan Ab-Owain | 1,823 | 6.3 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | Ifor Lloyd | 550 | 1.9 | New | |
Majority | 3,511 | 12.1 | ―9.6 | ||
Turnout | 29,053 | 62.0 | ―11.7 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ―4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Hywel Williams | 12,747 | 45.5 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Martin Eaglestone | 7,538 | 26.9 | ―5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Evan Ab-Owain | 3,508 | 12.5 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Guy Opperman | 3,483 | 12.4 | ―2.8 | |
UKIP | Elwyn Williams | 723 | 2.6 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 5,209 | 18.6 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 27,999 | 60.4 | ―1.6 | ||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +3.3 |
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