Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Senedd constituency)

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Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency).svg
Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region).svg
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created 1999
Party Conservative Party
MS Samuel Kurtz
Preserved county Dyfed

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Welsh : Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. In addition, 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.

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Boundaries

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (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 West and South Pembrokeshire 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 East and Dinefwr, 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.

Since 2007

The constituency includes the whole of 22 Carmarthenshire communities (Abernant; Bronwydd; Carmarthen; Cilymaenllwyd; Cynwyl Elfed; Eglwyscummin; Henllanfallteg; Laugharne Township; Llanboidy; Llanddowror; Llangain; Llangynin; Llangynog; Llanpumsaint; Llansteffan; Llanwinio; Meidrim; Newchurch and Merthyr; Pendine; St Clears; Trelech; Whitland), the whole of 24 Pembrokeshire communities (Amroth; Angle; Carew; Cosheston; East Williamston; Hundleton; Jeffreyston; Kilgetty/Begelly; Lampeter Velfrey; Lamphey; Llanddewi Velfrey; Llawhaden; Manorbier; Martletwy; Narberth; Pembroke; Pembroke Dock; Penally; St Florence; St Mary Out Liberty; Saundersfoot; Stackpole and Castlemartin; Templeton; and Tenby), also the eastern part of the Pembrokeshire community of Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech.

Boundaries changed for the 2007 Assembly election. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire remained 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 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 East and Dinefwr, 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

ElectionMemberPartyImage
1999 Christine Gwyther Labour Christinegwyther.jpg
2007 Angela Burns Conservative Angela Burns AM (28066511502).jpg
2021 Samuel Kurtz Samuel-kurtz.jpg

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire [1]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [2]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Conservative Samuel Kurtz 11,24035.5+0.110,46333.1+4.6
Labour Riaz Hassan10,30432.6+8.710,19032.2+8.0
Plaid Cymru Cefin Campbell 6,61520.9+2.26,36220.1-0.9
Liberal Democrats Alistair Cameron1,2243.9+1.57262.3-0.6
UKIP Paul Dowson9823.1-8.26782.1-10.9
Independent Jon Harvey8662.7NewN/AN/AN/A
Reform UK Peter Prosser4241.3New2890.9New
Green 1,2453.9+0.9
Abolish 1,0443.3-1.8
Christian 2070.7New
Gwlad 1240.4New
Freedom Alliance (UK)1110.4New
Propel 910.3New
Communist 770.20.0
TUSC 260.1New
Majority9362.9−8.6
Turnout 31,65556.35 [3] +5.1
Conservative hold Swing
Notes

    Elections in the 2010s

    Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
    PartyCandidateConstituency [4] Regional [5]
    Votes%±%Votes%±%
    Conservative Angela Burns 10,35535.4−0.58,03528.5-3.9
    Labour Marc Tierney6,98223.9−6.66,80524.2-3.4
    Plaid Cymru Simon Thomas 5,45918.7−11.05,90221.0-3.8
    UKIP Allan Brookes3,30011.3New3,65713.0+8.9
    Independent Chris Overton1,6385.6New
    Green Valerie Bradley8042.7New8373.0-0.1
    Liberal Democrats Alistair Cameron6992.4−1.58082.9-0.9
    Abolish 1,4395.1New
    People First (Wales)1200.4New
    Association of Welsh Independents1940.7New
    Welsh Christian 1910.7-0.2
    Monster Raving Loony 1260.4New
    Communist 520.20.0
    Majority3,37311.5+6.1
    Turnout 29,21751.2+3.1
    Conservative hold Swing +3.1
    Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire [6]
    PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [7]
    Votes%±%Votes%±%
    Conservative Angela Burns 10,09535.9+5.89,11332.4+3.9
    Labour Christine Gwyther 8,59130.5+0.87,76927.6+2.4
    Plaid Cymru Nerys Evans 8,37329.7+0.56,97524.8-1.6
    Liberal Democrats Selwyn Runnett1,0973.9−2.41,0763.8-1.9
    UKIP 1,1614.1+0.4
    Green 8743.1-0.6
    Socialist Labour 5401.9+0.8
    BNP 3551.3-1.6
    Welsh Christian 2570.9+0.3
    Communist 450.2-0.1
    Majority1,5045.4+5.0
    Turnout 28,15648.1−1.6
    Conservative hold Swing +2.5

    Regional ballots rejected: 192 [8]

    Elections in the 2000s

    Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
    PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [9]
    Votes%±%Votes%±%
    Conservative Angela Burns 8,59030.1+9.88,13528.5+7.2
    Labour Christine Gwyther 8,49229.7−5.17,18225.2-6.0
    Plaid Cymru John Dixon 8,34029.2−4.07,53826.4-0.3
    Liberal Democrats John Gossage1,8066.3−2.91,6385.7-3.7
    Independent Malcolm Carver1,3404.7New
    Green 1,0613.7-0.3
    UKIP 1,0533.7+0.8
    BNP 8242.9New
    Socialist Labour 3081.1New
    Gwynoro Jones - Independent politician2450.9New
    Welsh Christian 1830.6New
    Caroline Evans - Independent politician1540.5New
    Communist 790.3New
    Veritas 670.2New
    CPA 630.2New
    Majority980.4N/A
    Turnout 28,56849.7+7.0
    Conservative gain from Labour Swing
    Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
    PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [10]
    Votes%±%Votes%±%
    Labour Christine Gwyther 8,38435.0−0.17,45131.2+0.8
    Plaid Cymru Llyr Huws Gruffydd 7,86932.8+3.06,42726.9-6.0
    Conservative David N. Thomas4,91720.5+2.55,09421.3-0.2
    Liberal Democrats Mary K. Megarry2,2229.3+2.62,2409.4+0.5
    Independent Arthur R. Williams5802.4New
    Green 9574.0Unknown
    UKIP 6912.9New
    Mid and West Wales Pensioners6752.8New
    Cymru Annibynnol2050.9New
    Vote 2 Stop the War1010.4New
    Prolife Alliance 420.2New
    Majority5152.1−3.2
    Turnout 24,25343.0−7.7
    Labour hold Swing −1.6

    2003 Electorate: 56,403
    Regional ballots rejected: 292

    Elections in the 1990s

    Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
    PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
    Votes%±%Votes%±%
    Labour Christine Gwyther 9,89135.1N/A8,53630.4N/A
    Plaid Cymru Roy Llewelyn8,39929.8N/A9,23432.9N/A
    Conservative David G. Edwards5,07918.0N/A6,03221.5N/A
    Independent William E.H.V. Davies2,0907.4N/A
    Liberal Democrats Roger H. Williams 1,8756.7N/A2,5108.9N/A
    Independent Graham T.R. Fry8152.9N/A
    Other list parties1,7916.4N/A
    Majority1,4925.3N/A
    Turnout 28,14950.7N/A
    Labour win (new seat)

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