Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)

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Delyn
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Delyn2007Constituency.svg
Boundary of Delyn in Wales
Preserved county Clwyd
Electorate 54,405 (December 2010) [1]
Major settlements Mold, Flint, Holywell
1983–2024
SeatsOne
Created from Flintshire West, Flintshire East
Senedd Delyn, North Wales

Delyn was a constituency [2] in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1983 to 2024. [3]

Contents

The Delyn Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).

The constituency was abolished as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales. Its wards were split between Alyn and Deeside, and Clwyd East. [4]

It was last represented from 2019 to 2024 by Rob Roberts.

Constituency profile

The seat comprised the mostly industrial Deeside communities of Mostyn, Flint, Mold, Northop and Holywell. [5] Its residents were slightly less affluent than the UK average. [6]

Boundaries

Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

1983–1997: The Borough of Delyn, and the Borough of Rhuddlan wards of Meliden, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn North, and Prestatyn South West.

1997–2010: The Borough of Delyn.

2010–2024: The Flintshire electoral divisions of Argoed, Bagillt East, Bagillt West, Brynford, Caerwys, Cilcain, Ffynnongroyw, Flint Castle, Flint Coleshill, Flint Oakenholt, Flint Trelawney, 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.

History

The Delyn constituency was created in 1983 from the seats of Flintshire West and Flintshire East. It is normally inclined to elect Labour MPs, although the Conservatives won the seat in their 1983 and 1987 landslide elections, and regained it in 2019 when they won their biggest national majority since the 1980s. From 1983 to 1997, the constituency included Tory-leaning Prestatyn, which was then transferred to the Vale of Clwyd seat.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [7] Party
1983 Keith Raffan Conservative
1992 David Hanson Labour
2019 Rob Roberts Conservative
May 2021 [8] Independent
2024 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Delyn [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Raffan 20,242 41.6 N/A
Labour James Colbert14,29829.4N/A
Liberal John Parry12,54525.8N/A
Plaid Cymru Haydn Huws1,5583.2N/A
Majority5,94412.2N/A
Turnout 60,64377.9N/A
Registered electors 62,483
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Delyn [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Raffan 21,728 41.4 –0.2
Labour David Hanson 20,50439.1+9.7
Liberal David Evans8,91317.0–8.8
Plaid Cymru David Owen1,3292.5–0.7
Majority1,2242.3–9.9
Turnout 52,47482.6+4.7
Registered electors 63,541
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Delyn [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hanson 24,979 45.0 +5.9
Conservative Mike Whitby 22,94041.3–0.1
Liberal Democrats Raymond Dodd6,20811.2–5.8
Plaid Cymru Ashley J. Drake1,4142.5±0.0
Majority2,0393.7N/A
Turnout 55,54183.4+0.8
Registered electors 66,591
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.0
General election 1997: Delyn [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hanson 23,300 57.2 +12.2
Conservative Karen Lumley 10,60726.0–15.3
Liberal Democrats David Lloyd4,16010.2–1.0
Plaid Cymru Ashley J. Drake1,5583.8+1.3
Referendum Elizabeth H. Soutter1,1172.7N/A
Majority12,69331.2+27.5
Turnout 40,74275.9–7.5
Registered electors 53,693
Labour hold Swing +12.0

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Delyn [15] [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hanson 17,825 51.5 –5.7
Conservative Paul Brierley9,22026.6+0.6
Liberal Democrats John Jones5,32915.4+5.2
Plaid Cymru Paul Rowlinson2,2626.5+2.7
Majority8,60524.9–6.3
Turnout 34,63663.3–12.6
Registered electors 54,732
Labour hold Swing –3.2
General election 2005: Delyn [18] [19] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hanson 15,540 45.7 –5.8
Conservative John Bell8,89626.2–0.4
Liberal Democrats John Jones6,08917.9+2.5
Plaid Cymru Phil Thomas2,5247.4+0.9
UKIP May Crawford5331.6N/A
Independent Nigel Williams4221.2N/A
Majority6,64419.5–5.4
Turnout 34,00464.4+1.1
Registered electors 53,383
Labour hold Swing –2.7

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Delyn [21] [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hanson 15,083 40.8 –4.9
Conservative Antoinette Sandbach 12,81134.6+8.5
Liberal Democrats Bill Brereton5,74715.5–2.4
Plaid Cymru Peter Ryder1,8445.0–2.4
BNP Jennifer Matthys8442.3N/A
UKIP Andrew Haigh6551.8+0.2
Majority2,2726.1–13.4
Turnout 36,98469.2+5.5
Registered electors 53,470
Labour hold Swing –6.7
General election 2015: Delyn [24] [25] [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hanson 15,187 40.5 –0.3
Conservative Mark Isherwood 12,25732.7–1.9
UKIP Nigel Williams6,15016.4+14.6
Plaid Cymru Paul Rowlinson1,8034.8–0.2
Liberal Democrats Tom Rippeth1,3803.7–11.8
Green Kay Roney6801.8N/A
Rejected ballots75
Majority2,9307.8+1.7
Turnout 37,45769.8+0.6
Registered electors 53,639
Labour hold Swing +0.8

Of the 75 rejected ballots:

General election 2017: Delyn [27] [28] [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hanson 20,573 52.2 +11.7
Conservative Matt Wright16,33341.1+8.4
Plaid Cymru Paul Rowlinson1,4813.8–1.0
Liberal Democrats Tom Rippeth1,0312.6–1.1
Rejected ballots69
Majority4,24010.8+3.0
Turnout 39,41872.8+3.0
Registered electors 54,090
Labour hold Swing +1.5

Of the 69 rejected ballots:

General election 2019: Delyn [30] [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rob Roberts 16,756 43.7 +2.6
Labour David Hanson 15,89141.4–10.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Parkhurst2,3466.1+3.5
Brexit Party Nigel Williams1,9715.1N/A
Plaid Cymru Paul Rowlinson1,4063.7–0.1
Rejected ballots105
Majority8652.3N/A
Turnout 38,37070.3–2.5
Registered electors 54,552
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.7

Of the 105 rejected ballots:

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