Clwyd North | |
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constituency for the House of Commons | |
Interactive map of the constituency. | |
![]() Location of the constituency within Wales | |
Electorate | 76,150 (March 2020) [1] |
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 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Gill German of the Labour Party.
The constituency will comprise the following areas: [2] [3]
Election | Member [5] | Party | |
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2024 | Gill German | Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gill German | 14,794 | 35.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Darren Millar | 13,598 | 32.7 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Jamie Orange | 7,000 | 16.8 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Paul Rowlinson | 3,159 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | David Wilkins | 1,685 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Green | Martyn Hogg | 1,391 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,196 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 41,627 | 55.5 | |||
Registered electors | 75,027 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
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