Clwyd East (UK Parliament constituency)

Clwyd East
constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of the constituency.
Location of the constituency within Wales
Preserved county	Clwyd
Electorate	76,395 (March 2020) [1]
Major settlements	Llangollen, Mold, Prestatyn, Ruthin, Holywell
Current constituency
Member of Parliament	Becky Gittins (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd.

Clwyd East (Welsh : Dwyrain Clwyd) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 general election, following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Becky Gittins of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020: ^{[2] [3]}

• The County of Denbighshire wards of: Dyserth, Llandyrnog, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn Meliden, Prestatyn North, Prestatyn South West, Tremeirchion, Llanarmon-yn-Ial/Llandegla, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd/Llangynhafal, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd/Gwyddelwern, Llangollen, and Ruthin.
• The County of Flintshire wards of: Argoed, Brynford, Caerwys, Cilcain, Ffynnongroyw, Greenfield, Gronant, Gwernaffield, Gwernymynydd, Halkyn, Holywell Central, Holywell East, Holywell West, Leeswood, Mold Broncoed, Mold East, Mold South, Mold West, Mostyn, New Brighton, Northop, Northop Hall, Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor, and Whitford.
• The County Borough of Wrexham ward of Llangollen Rural.

Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022, ^{[4] [5] [6]} the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election: ^[7]

• The County of Denbighshire wards of: Alyn Valley, Dyserth, Llandyrnog, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern, Llangollen, Moel Famau, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn Meliden, Prestatyn North, Prestatyn South West, Ruthin, and Tremeirchion.
• The County of Flintshire wards of: Argoed and New Brighton, Brynford and Halkyn, Caerwys, Cilcain, Greenfield, Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd, Holywell Central, Holywell East, Holywell West, Leeswood, Llanasa and Trelawnyd, Mold: Broncoed, Mold East, Mold South, Mold West, Mostyn, Northop, and Whitford.
• The County Borough of Wrexham ward of Llangollen Rural.

The seat was formed from the following areas of abolished constituencies:

• Parts in Flintshire, including Holywell and Mold, from Delyn
• Prestatyn from Vale of Clywd
• Ruthin from Clwyd West
• Llanngollen from Clwyd South

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Clwyd East ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Becky Gittins	18,484	38.7	+0.8
	Conservative	James Davies	13,862	29.0	−18.9
	Reform UK	Kirsty Walmsley	7,626	15.9	+11.8
	Plaid Cymru	Paul Penlington	3,733	7.8	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alec Dauncey	1,859	3.9	−1.4
	Green	Lee Lavery	1,659	3.5	N/A
	Independent	Rob Roberts	599	1.3	N/A
Majority			4,622	9.7	N/A
Turnout			47,822	62.4
Registered electors			76,150
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [a] [9]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	25,324	47.9
	Labour	20,040	37.9
	Liberal Democrats	2,823	5.3
	Plaid Cymru	2,460	4.7
	Brexit Party	2,173	4.1
Majority		5,284	10.0
Turnout		52,820	69.1
Electorate		76,395

Notes

1. Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place

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. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 4 (Wales).
3. Final Recommendations Boundary Commission for Wales
4. "The County of Denbighshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
5. "The County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 2021".
6. "The County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
7. "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
8. "Clwyd East results - General election 2024". BBC News. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
9. "Clwyd East notional election - December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.

External links

• Clwyd East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK