Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (UK Parliament constituency)

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Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Carmarthen East and Dinefwr in Wales
Preserved county Dyfed
Population71,046 (2011 census) [1]
Electorate 54,557 (December 2010) [2]
Major settlements Carmarthen (part), Ammanford, Llandeilo, Llandovery
1997–2024
SeatsOne
Created from Carmarthen, Llanelli
Senedd Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Mid and West Wales

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Welsh : Dwyrain Caerfyrddin a Dinefwr) was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom last represented since 2010 by Jonathan Edwards of Plaid Cymru. It elected 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.

Contents

The Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).

The constituency was abolished as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales. Its wards were divided between Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) and Llanelli. [3]

Boundaries

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

The constituency was 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).

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [4] [5] Party
1997 Alan Williams Labour
2001 Adam Price Plaid Cymru
2010 Jonathan Edwards Plaid Cymru
2020 Independent
2024 Constituency abolished

Elections

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Carmarthen - Carmarthen East and Dinefwr election results

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Williams 17,907 42.9 N/A
Plaid Cymru Rhodri Glyn Thomas 14,45734.6N/A
Conservative Edmund Hayward5,02212.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Juliana Hughes3,1507.5N/A
Referendum Ian Humphreys-Evans1,1962.9N/A
Majority 3,4508.3N/A
Turnout 32,65478.6N/A
Registered electors 53,121
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Adam Price 16,130 42.4 +7.8
Labour Alan Williams 13,54035.6−7.3
Conservative David Thomas4,91212.9+0.9
Liberal Democrats Doiran Evans2,8157.4−0.1
UKIP Michael Squires6561.7N/A
Majority 2,5906.8N/A
Turnout 38,05370.4−8.2
Registered electors 54,035
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing +7.5
General election 2005: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [13] [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Adam Price 17,561 45.9 +3.5
Labour Ross Hendry10,84328.3−7.3
Conservative Suzy Davies 5,23513.7+0.8
Liberal Democrats Juliana Hughes3,7199.7+2.3
UKIP Mike Squires6611.7±0.0
Legalise Cannabis Sid Whitworth2720.7N/A
Majority 6,71817.6+10.8
Turnout 38,29171.6+1.2
Registered electors 53,091
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +5.4

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Edwards 13,546 35.6 −10.2
Labour Christine Gwyther 10,06526.5−1.8
Conservative Andrew Morgan8,50622.4+8.7
Liberal Democrats William Powell 4,60912.1+2.4
UKIP John Atkinson1,2853.4+1.7
Majority 3,4819.1−8.3
Turnout 38,01172.6+1.8
Registered electors 52,385
Plaid Cymru hold Swing -4.2
General election 2015: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [18] [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Edwards 15,140 38.4 +2.8
Labour Calum Higgins9,54124.2−2.3
Conservative Matthew Paul8,33621.2−1.2
UKIP Norma Woodward [21] 4,36311.1+7.7
Green Ben Rice [22] 1,0912.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Sara Lloyd Williams [23] 9282.4−9.7
Majority 5,59914.2+5.1
Turnout 39,39970.9−1.7
Registered electors 55,750
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +2.5
General election 2017: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [24] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Edwards 16,127 39.3 +0.9
Labour David Darkin12,21929.8+5.6
Conservative Havard Hughes10,77826.3+5.1
UKIP Neil Hamilton 9852.4−8.7
Liberal Democrats Lesley Prosser [26] 9202.2−0.2
Rejected ballots65
Majority 3,9089.5−4.7
Turnout 41,02973.3+2.4
Registered electors 56,711
Plaid Cymru hold Swing -2.3

Of the 65 rejected ballots:

General election 2019: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [27] [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Edwards 15,939 38.9 −0.4
Conservative Havard Hughes14,13034.5+8.2
Labour Maria Carroll8,62221.0−8.8
Brexit Party Peter Prosser2,3115.6N/A
Rejected ballots145
Majority 1,8094.4−5.1
Turnout 41,00271.4−1.9
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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Carmarthen East and Dinefwr: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ↑ 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 1997-". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
  6. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  8. ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.50 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
  9. ↑ This constituency was new in 1997, and the election result is calculated relative to a notional 1992 result.
  10. ↑ "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Carmarthen East and Dinefwr". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "BBC NEWS > Carmarthen East and Dinefwr". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Carmarthen East and Dinefwr: Constituency". Election 2010. The Guardian. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "Carmarthen East & Dinefwr parliamentary constituency - Election 2005" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  17. ↑ Carmarthen East and Dinefwr BBC Election - 2010 Election - Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
  18. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Carmarthen East result". The Newsroom. Carmarthenshire County Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  20. ↑ "Carmarthen East & Dinefwr parliamentary constituency - Election 2015" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  21. ↑ "UKIP denies candidate's suspension". BBC News. 18 March 2015.
  22. ↑ Sinclair, Thomas (27 November 2014). "Pembrokeshire Green Party announce candidates".
  23. ↑ "Sara Lloyd Williams". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  24. ↑ "Carmarthen East & Dinefwr parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  25. 1 2 3 4 "Parliamentary General Election 2017" (PDF). Carmarthen County Council. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  26. ↑ "Lesley Prosser". Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  27. 1 2 3 4 "Parliamentary General Election 2019" (PDF). Carmarthen County Council. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  28. ↑ "Carmarthen East & Dinefwr parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.

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