Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | Dyfed |
Population | 71,046 (2011 census) [1] |
Electorate | 54,557 (December 2010) [2] |
Major settlements | Carmarthen (part), Ammanford,Llandeilo, Llandovery |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Jonathan Edwards (Plaid Cymru) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Carmarthen, Llanelli |
Overlaps | |
Senedd | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Mid and West Wales |
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Welsh : Dwyrain Caerfyrddin a Dinefwr) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom represented since 2010 by Jonathan Edwards of Plaid Cymru. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1997, mostly from the former seat of Carmarthen.
The Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).
The constituency is set to be abolished, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the next United Kingdom general election. Its wards is to be split between Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) and Llanelli. [3]
The constituency is within the Carmarthenshire authority area, with Llanybydder, Llandovery and Llanfihangel-ar-Arth in the north, Llanfihangel-uwch-Gwili, Llanegwad, and Llandeilo in the central area, and Ammanford and Glanamman in the south.
Boundary changes for the 2010 general election introduced minor alterations, with the areas around Hermon and Llanpumsaint removed to the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency. These changes came into effect in 2007 for the National Assembly for Wales.
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).
Election | Member [4] [5] | Party | |
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1997 | Alan Williams | Labour | |
2001 | Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | |
2010 | Jonathan Edwards | Plaid Cymru | |
2020 | Independent | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alan Williams | 17,907 | 42.9 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Glyn Thomas | 14,457 | 34.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Edmund Hayward | 5,022 | 12.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Juliana Hughes | 3,150 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Referendum | Ian Humphreys-Evans | 1,196 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,450 | 8.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,654 | 78.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 53,121 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Adam Price | 16,130 | 42.4 | +7.8 | |
Labour | Alan Williams | 13,540 | 35.6 | -7.3 | |
Conservative | David Thomas | 4,912 | 12.9 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Doiran Evans | 2,815 | 7.4 | -0.1 | |
UKIP | Michael Squires | 656 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,590 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,053 | 70.4 | -8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 54,035 | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | +7.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Adam Price | 17,561 | 45.9 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Ross Hendry | 10,843 | 28.3 | -7.3 | |
Conservative | Suzy Davies | 5,235 | 13.7 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Juliana Hughes | 3,719 | 9.7 | +2.3 | |
UKIP | Mike Squires | 661 | 1.7 | ±0.0 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Sid Whitworth | 272 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,718 | 17.6 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 38,291 | 71.6 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 53,091 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +5.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Edwards | 13,546 | 35.6 | -10.2 | |
Labour | Christine Gwyther | 10,065 | 26.5 | -1.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew Morgan | 8,506 | 22.4 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | William Powell | 4,609 | 12.1 | +2.4 | |
UKIP | John Atkinson | 1,285 | 3.4 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 3,481 | 9.1 | -8.3 | ||
Turnout | 38,011 | 72.6 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 52,385 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -4.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Edwards | 15,140 | 38.4 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Calum Higgins | 9,541 | 24.2 | -2.3 | |
Conservative | Matthew Paul | 8,336 | 21.2 | -1.2 | |
UKIP | Norma Woodward [21] | 4,363 | 11.1 | +7.7 | |
Green | Ben Rice [22] | 1,091 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Sara Lloyd Williams [23] | 928 | 2.4 | -9.7 | |
Majority | 5,599 | 14.2 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 39,399 | 70.9 | -1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 55,750 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Edwards | 16,127 | 39.3 | +0.9 | |
Labour | David Darkin | 12,219 | 29.8 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Havard Hughes | 10,778 | 26.3 | +5.1 | |
UKIP | Neil Hamilton | 985 | 2.4 | -8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Prosser [26] | 920 | 2.2 | -0.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 65 | ||||
Majority | 3,908 | 9.5 | -4.7 | ||
Turnout | 41,029 | 73.3 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 56,711 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -2.3 | |||
Of the 65 rejected ballots:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Edwards | 15,939 | 38.9 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | Havard Hughes | 14,130 | 34.5 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Maria Carroll | 8,622 | 21.0 | -8.8 | |
Brexit Party | Peter Prosser | 2,311 | 5.6 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 145 | ||||
Majority | 1,809 | 4.4 | -5.1 | ||
Turnout | 41,002 | 71.4 | -1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 57,407 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -4.3 | |||
Of the 145 rejected ballots:
Edwards was elected as a Plaid Cymru MP, but had the whip withdrawn by the party after he was arrested on suspicion of assault in May 2020.
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