Clwyd North (UK Parliament constituency)

Clwyd North
constituency for the House of Commons
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Location of the constituency within Wales
Electorate	76,150 (March 2020) [1]
Major settlements	Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Abergele, St. Asaph, Denbigh
Current constituency
Member of Parliament	Gill German (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Clwyd West, Vale of Clwyd

Clwyd North (Welsh : Gogledd 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 Gill German 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 Borough of Conwy wards of: Abergele Pensarn, Colwyn, Eirias, Gele, Glyn, Kinmel Bay, Llanddulas, Llandrillo yn Rhos, Llysfaen, Mochdre, Pentre Mawr, Rhiw, and Towyn.

• The County of Denbighshire wards: Bodelwyddan, Denbigh Central, Denbigh Lower, Denbigh Upper/ Henllan, Rhuddlan, Rhyl East, Rhyl South, Rhyl South East, Rhyl South West, Rhyl West, St. Asaph East, St. Asaph West, and Trefnant.

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

• The County Borough of Conwy wards of: Colwyn, Eirias, Gele and Llanddulas, Glyn, Kinmel Bay, Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, Llysfaen, Mochdre, Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr, Rhiw, and Towyn.

• The County of Denbighshire wards: Bodelwyddan, Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan, Denbigh Lower, Rhuddlan, Rhyl East, Rhyl South, Rhyl South West, Rhyl Trellewelyn, Rhyl Tŷ Newydd, Rhyl West, St. Asaph East, St. Asaph West, and Trefnant.

The parts in Conwy were previously part of the abolished constituency of Clwyd West, and the parts in Denbighshire were previously part of the abolished constituency of Vale of Clwyd.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [7]	Party
	2024	Gill German	Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Clwyd North ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gill German	14,794	35.5	−4.8
	Conservative	Darren Millar	13,598	32.7	−13.1
	Reform UK	Jamie Orange	7,000	16.8	+14.9
	Plaid Cymru	Paul Rowlinson	3,159	7.6	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Wilkins	1,685	4.0	−0.9
	Green	Martyn Hogg	1,391	3.3	N/A
Majority			1,196	2.8	N/A
Turnout			41,627	55.5
Registered electors			75,027
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [a] [9]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	23,479	45.8
	Labour	20,645	40.3
	Plaid Cymru	3,713	7.2
	Liberal Democrats	2,501	4.9
	Brexit Party	951	1.9
Majority		2,834	5.5
Turnout		51,289	67.4
Electorate		76,150

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 Borough of Conwy (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
5. "The County of Denbighshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
6. "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
7. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
8. "Clwyd North results - General election 2024". BBC News. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
9. "Clwyd North 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 North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK