Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Senedd constituency)

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Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Dwyrain Caerfyrddin a Dinefwr
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Assembly constituency).svg
Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region).svg
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created 1999
Party Plaid Cymru
MS Adam Price
Preserved county Dyfed

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Welsh : Dwyrain Caerfyrddin a Dinefwr) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. 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.

Contents

It had been held since its formation in 1999 by the Plaid Cymru politician, Rhodri Glyn Thomas until his retirement in 2016. It is now held by Plaid Cymru politician Adam Price, who became leader of the party in 2018.

Boundaries

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (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 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Westminster constituency. It was a Dyfed constituency, one of five constituencies covering, and entirely within, the preserved county of Dyfed.

The other four Dyfed constituencies were Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli and Preseli Pembrokeshire. They were all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The region consisted 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

The constituency includes the whole of 41 Carmarthenshire communities (Abergwili; Ammanford; Betws; Cenarth; Cilycwm; Cwmamman; Cynwyl Gaeo; Dyffryn Cennen; Gorslas; Llanarthney; Llanddarog; Llanddeusant; Llandeilo; Llandovery; Llandybie; Llandyfaelog; Llanegwad; Llanfair-ar-y-bryn; Llanfihangel Aberbythych; Llanfihangel-ar-Arth; Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn; Llanfynydd; Llangadog; Llangathen; Llangeler; Llangunnor; Llangyndeyrn; Llanllawddog; Llanllwni; Llansadwrn; Llansawel; Llanwrda; Llanybydder; Llanycrwys; Manordeilo and Salem; Myddfai; Newcastle Emlyn; Pencarreg; Quarter Bach; St Ishmael; Talley).

Boundaries changed for the 2007 Assembly election. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr remains one of five Dyfed constituencies and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales region. However, boundaries within Dyfed changed, to realign them with local government ward boundaries and to reduce the disparities in the sizes of constituency electorates, and the boundaries of the region changed, to align them with the boundaries of preserved counties.

The other four Dyfed constituencies are, again, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli and Preseli Pembrokeshire, all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The 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.

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

ElectionMemberParty
1999 Rhodri Glyn Thomas Plaid Cymru
2016 Adam Price

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [1]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [2]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Plaid Cymru Adam Price [a] 15,26145.9-2.613,40340.0-3.2
Labour Robert James8,44825.41+6.28,53125.5+5.5
Conservative Havard Hughes7,75123.31+8.27,12521.3+6.8
Liberal Democrats Monica French9752.93+0.17322.2-0.9
Reform UK Karl Pollard8182.46New3501.0New
Green 1,3203.9+1.2
Abolish 7852.3-1.0
UKIP 5081.5-9.9
Christian 1740.5New
Freedom Alliance (UK)1630.5New
Gwlad 1540.5New
Propel 1280.4New
Communist 920.3+0.1
TUSC 260.1New
Majority 6,81320.48−8.8
Turnout 33,25351.94 [3] −1.8
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Notes
  1. ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency

Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
PartyCandidateConstituency [4] Regional [5]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Plaid Cymru Adam Price 14,42748.5+3.612,82543.2+3.2
Labour Steve Jeacock5,72719.2-10.85,93020.0-6.6
Conservative Matthew Paul4,48915.1-5.14,28814.5-3.2
UKIP Neil Hamilton 3,47411.7New3,39311.4+7.6
Liberal Democrats William Powell 8372.8-2.09193.1-0.8
Green Freya Amsbury7972.7New7872.7-1.2
Abolish 9733.3New
People First (Wales)1590.5New
Monster Raving Loony 1220.4New
Welsh Christian 1160.4-0.3
Association of Welsh Independents830.3New
Communist 680.2-0.1
Majority 8,70029.3+14.4
Turnout 29,75153.7+2.4
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +7.2
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
PartyCandidateConstituency [6] Regional [7]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Plaid Cymru Rhodri Glyn Thomas 12,50144.9-8.611,12940.0-4.3
Labour Antony Jones8,35330.0+5.47,41926.6+5.1
Conservative Henrietta Hensher5,63520.2+4.24,94117.7+3.0
Liberal Democrats Will Griffiths1,3394.8-1.21,0853.9-0.4
Green 1,0883.9-0.3
UKIP 1,0583.8+0.6
Socialist Labour 4701.7+0.6
BNP 3921.4-1.2
Welsh Christian 1940.70.0
Communist 710.30.0
Majority 4,14814.9−14.0
Turnout 27,82851.3−3.6
Plaid Cymru hold Swing -7.1

Regional ballots rejected: 132 [8]

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [9]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Plaid Cymru Rhodri Glyn Thomas 15,65553.5+5.012,95644.3+3.2
Labour Kevin Madge7,18624.6-6.66,28221.5-7.6
Conservative Henrietta Hensher4,67616.0+2.64,29214.7+2.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Walton1,7526.0-1.01,2444.3-2.6
Green 1,2194.2-+0.4
UKIP 9483.2+0.8
BNP 7562.6New
Gwynoro Jones - Independent4231.4New
Caroline Evans - Independent3901.3New
Socialist Labour 3211.1New
Welsh Christian 1940.7New
Communist 910.3New
Veritas 790.3New
CPA 400.1New
Majority 8,46928.9+11.6
Turnout 29,26955.7+6.2
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +5.9
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [10]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Plaid Cymru Rhodri Glyn Thomas 12,96948.5-4.611,02141.1-12.1
Labour Anthony Cooper8,35531.2-0.57,81029.1+3.8
Conservative Harri Lloyd Davies3,57613.4+4.93,25312.1+2.4
Liberal Democrats Steffan John1,8667.0+0.31,8596.9+0.9
Green 1,0183.8Unknown
Mid and West Wales Pensioners8483.2New
UKIP 6442.4New
Cymru Annibynnol1880.7New
Vote 2 Stop the War1030.4New
Prolife Alliance 510.2New
Majority 4,61417.3−4.1
Turnout 26,76649.5−11.5
Plaid Cymru hold Swing -2.1

2003 Electorate: 54,110
Regional ballots rejected: 239

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Plaid Cymru Rhodri Glyn Thomas 17,32853.1N/A17,46953.3N/A
Labour Chris Llewelyn10,34831.7N/A8,25325.3N/A
Conservative Helen Stoddart2,7768.5N/A3,1689.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Juliana Hughes2,2026.7N/A1,9616.0N/A
Other list parties1,7825.5N/A
Majority6,98021.4
Turnout 32,65461.0
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ Archived 12 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Statement of Persons Nominated
  2. ↑ "Senedd Cymru Elections: Mid and West Wales region - Carmarthen East and Dinefwr". Carmarthenshire Council. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Hayward, Will (7 May 2021). "The voter turnout figures for every constituency in Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Wales elections > Carmarthen East and Dinefwr". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Wales elections > Carmarthen East and Dinefwr". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

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