Ceredigion Preseli (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Ceredigion and Pembroke North (UK Parliament constituency).

Ceredigion Preseli
constituency for the House of Commons
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Location of the constituency within Wales
Electorate	74,063 (March 2020) [1]
Major settlements	Aberaeron, Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Fishguard, Lampeter.
Current constituency
Member of Parliament	Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru)
Seats	One
Created from	Ceredigion, Preseli Pembrokeshire.

Ceredigion Preseli is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election. It was created following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.

Contents

The constituency comprises the following areas: ^{[2] [3]}

• All of Ceredigion (to be abolished)
• Part of Preseli Pembrokeshire (to be abolished)

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Ben Lake	Plaid Cymru

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Ceredigion Preseli ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Ben Lake	21,738	46.9	+15.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Williams	6,949	15.0	+0.4
	Labour Co-op	Jackie Jones	5,386	11.6	−9.2
	Reform UK	Karl Robert Pollard	5,374	11.6	+7.6
	Conservative	Aled Thomas	4,763	10.3	−18.0
	Green	Tomos Barlow	1,864	4.0	+2.7
	Workers Party	Taghrid Al-Mawed	228	0.5	N/A
Majority			14,789	31.9	+29.1
Turnout			46,302	61.2	−8.6
Registered electors			75,690
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

References

1. Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN   978-1-5286-3901-9 . Retrieved 13 July 2024.
2. "2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals | Boundary Commission for Wales". Boundary Commission for Wales . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
3. "New Seat Details - Ceredigion Preseli". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
4. "UK Parliamentary Election: Ceredigion Preseli Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Ceredigion County Council. 2024-06-07.

External links

• Ceredigion Preseli UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK