Ceredigion and Pembroke North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Ceredigion and Pembroke North
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Preserved county Dyfed
1983–1997
SeatsOne
Created from Cardigan and Pembrokeshire
Replaced by Ceredigion and Preseli Pembrokeshire

Ceredigion and Pembroke North was a county constituency in southwestern Wales which elected one MP via the first past the post electoral system. It was located in the preserved county of Dyfed.

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Boundaries

The constituency had the same boundaries for its entire lifetime, and consisted of Ceredigion and an area of northern Pembrokeshire around the towns of Newport and Fishguard. It was created in 1983, and abolished again at the next review of electoral boundaries in 1997.

Under proposed changes announced in September 2016, the constituency would have been recreated with a somewhat larger area, and also including a small area of western Montgomeryshire. [1] [2] [3]

Electoral history

The Liberals' Geraint Howells was the seat's first MP, having also held the predecessor Cardigan seat for 9 years. He was elected in both 1983 and 1987 with a comparatively low vote share compared to most other constituencies. [4] [5] In 1992, however, Plaid Cymru jumped from fourth to first place in one of that election's biggest upsets. [6] Cynog Dafis was its MP thereafter, and then transferred to Ceredigion after the seat's abolition.

The area was considered to be a swing seat between Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1983 Geraint Howells Liberal
1988 Liberal Democrats
1992 Cynog Dafis Plaid Cymru

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Ceredigion and Pembroke North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geraint Howells 19,677 41.8 +6.2
Conservative William Raw-Rees14,03829.8+0.1
Labour Griffith Hughes6,84014.5―5.7
Plaid Cymru Cynog Dafis 6,07212.9―1.6
Ecology Marylin Smith4310.9New
Majority5,63912.0+6.1
Turnout 47,05877.8
Registered electors 60,523
Liberal win (new seat)
General election 1987: Ceredigion and Pembroke North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geraint Howells 17,683 36.6 ―5.2
Conservative Owen Williams12,98326.9―2.9
Labour John Davies8,96518.6+4.1
Plaid Cymru Cynog Dafis 7,84816.2+3.3
Green Marylin Wakefield8211.7+0.8
Majority4,7009.7―2.3
Turnout 48,30076.5―1.3
Registered electors 63,141
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Ceredigion and Pembroke North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Cynog Dafis 16,020 30.3 +14.1
Liberal Democrats Geraint Howells 12,82725.1―11.5
Conservative Owen Williams12,71824.8―2.1
Labour John Davies9,63718.8+0.2
Majority3,1936.2N/A
Turnout 51,20277.4+0.9
Registered electors 66,180
Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Ceredigion could return to south constituency boundary". Cambrian News. 19 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ceredigion a Gogledd Sir Benfro (Ceredigion and North Pembrokeshire)". 2018 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies — Initial Proposals Report (Report). Boundary Commission for Wales. September 2016. p. 80.
  3. ↑ "Former MP urges re-think on move". Shropshire Star. 17 September 2016. p. 16.Report based on criticism of proposals by former Montgomeryshire MP Delwyn Williams.
  4. 1 2 "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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