List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd

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Seven constituencies cover Clwyd. They are county constituencies (CCs) (for type of returning officer and election expenses) of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament (Westminster), and are used also for elections to the Senedd. The current boundaries have been effective since the 2007 National Assembly for Wales election and the 2010 United Kingdom general election. [1]

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Clwyd is one of the eight preserved counties of Wales. As currently defined, the preserved county consists of the principal areas of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.

For Senedd elections, constituencies are grouped into additional member electoral regions, and changes to constituency boundaries mean, also, changes to regional boundaries.

Westminster boundaries

From 2010 to 2024

ConstituencyBoundaries
1. Aberconwy CC
Parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd 2010 ClwydParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg
Parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd 2010
2. Alyn and Deeside CC
3. Clwyd South CC
4. Clwyd West CC
5. Delyn CC
6. Vale of Clwyd CC
7. Wrexham CC

   Conservative   Labour

ConstituencyElectorateMajority Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map reference above
Aberconwy44,6992,034  Robin Millar Emily Owen ‡1
Alyn and Deeside62,783213  Mark Tami Sanjoy Sen †2
Clwyd South53,9191,239  Simon Baynes  Susan Elan Jones3
Clwyd West57,7146,747  David Jones Jo Thomas ‡4
Delyn54,552865  Rob Roberts  David Hanson5
Vale of Clwyd56,6491,827  James Davies  Chris Ruane6
Wrexham49,7342,131  Sarah Atherton Mary Wimbury ‡7

1997 to 2010

ConstituencyBoundaries
1. Alyn and Deeside CC (Westminster)
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Parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd pre-2010
2. Clwyd South CC (Westminster) (part)
3. Clwyd West CC (Westminster)
4. Conwy CC (Westminster) (part)
5. Delyn CC (Westminster)
6. Meirionnydd Nant Conwy CC (Westminster) (part)
7. Vale of Clwyd CC (Westminster)
8. Wrexham CC (Westminster)

The Clwyd South constituency was also partly a Powys constituency, and the Conwy and Meirionnydd Nant Conwy constituencies were also partly Gwynedd constituencies.

Proposed boundary changes

The Boundary Commission for Wales submitted their final proposals in respect of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies (the 2018 review) in September 2018. Although the proposals were immediately laid before Parliament they were not brought forward by the Government for approval. Accordingly, they didnot come into effect for the 2019 election which took place on 12 December 2019, and which was contested using the constituency boundaries in place since 2010.

Under the terms of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, the Sixth Review was based on reducing the total number of MPs from 650 to 600 and a strict electoral parity requirement that the electorate of all constituencies should be within a range of 5% either side of the electoral quota.

On 24 March 2020, the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, Chloe Smith, issued a written statement to Parliament setting out the Government's thinking with regard to parliamentary boundaries. They propose to bring forward primary legislation to remove the statutory obligation to implement the 2018 Boundary Review recommendations, as well as set the framework for future boundary reviews in time for the next review which is due to begin in early 2021 and report no later than October 2023. It is proposed that the number of constituencies now remains at the current level of 650, rather than being reduced to 600, while retaining the requirement that the electorate should be no more than +/- 5% from the electoral quota. [2]

Senedd boundaries

From 2007

ConstituencySenedd regionConstituency boundaries
1. Aberconwy CC (Senedd) North Wales
Senedd constituencies in Clwyd 2007 ClwydParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg
Senedd constituencies in Clwyd 2007
2. Alyn and Deeside CC (Senedd)
3. Clwyd South CC (Senedd)
4. Clwyd West CC (Senedd)
5. Delyn CC (Senedd)
6. Vale of Clwyd CC (Senedd)
7. Wrexham CC (Senedd)

The seven constituencies are all in the North Wales electoral region, which also includes two Gwynedd constituencies.

1999 to 2007

ConstituencyAssembly regionConstituency boundaries
1. Alyn and Deeside CC (Assembly) North Wales
Assembly constituencies in Clwyd pre-2007 ClwydParliamentaryConstituenciesPre2007.png
Assembly constituencies in Clwyd pre-2007
2. Clwyd South CC (Assembly) (part)
3. Clwyd West CC (Assembly)
4. Conwy CC (Assembly) (part)
5. Delyn CC (Assembly)
6. Meirionnydd Nant Conwy CC (Assembly) (part) Mid and West Wales
7. Vale of Clwyd CC (Assembly) North Wales
8. Wrexham CC (Assembly)

Results

2019

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Clwyd in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative 118,59545.5%Increase2.svg6Increase2.svg 4
Labour 103,96539.9%Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg 4
Plaid Cymru 15,3105.9%
Liberal Democrats 13,3665.1%Increase2.svg
Brexit 8,8163.4%new
Greens 4450.2%
Total260,497100.07

Westminster elections

20052010201520172019
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Assembly/Senedd elections

2007201120162021
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Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1832 to 1859

   Conservative    Peelite    Whig

Constituency1832183518374018414218471852541857
Denbigh Boroughs MadockJones Mainwaring West Mainwaring
Denbighshire Myddleton-Biddulph Bagot Myddleton-Biddulph
W. Williams-Wynn Cholmondeley W. Williams-Wynn jnr
Flint Boroughs Glynne Dundas Williams-Bulkeley Hanmer
Flintshire E. Lloyd-Mostyn Glynne E. Lloyd-Mostyn Glynne E. Lloyd-Mostyn T. Lloyd-Mostyn

1859 to 1885

   Conservative    Liberal

Constituency1859611865186872187478188085
Denbigh Boroughs Mainwaring Williams Cunliffe
Denbighshire Myddleton-Biddulph Morgan
W. Williams-Wynn jnr H. Williams-Wynn
Flint Boroughs Hanmer Cunliffe Eyton Roberts
Flintshire T. Lloyd-Mostyn Grosvenor

1885 to 1918

   Conservative    Liberal    Liberal Unionist

Constituency188586188618921895971900190606Jan 1910Dec 191013
Denbigh Boroughs Kenyon Howell Kenyon Edwards Ormsby-Gore
Denbighshire East Morgan Moss Hemmerde John
Denbighshire West West Roberts
Flint Boroughs Roberts Lewis Idris Summers Parry
Flintshire Grosvenor Smith Lewis

1918 to 1950

   Coalition Liberal (1918–22) / National Liberal (1922–23)   Conservative    Independent    Labour    Liberal    National Liberal (1931–68)

Constituency1918192219231924192931193132193542431945
Denbigh D. Davies J. Davies E. Davies Morris-Jones
Wrexham Thomas Richards Williams Richards Roberts Richards
Flintshire Parry Roberts Llewellyn-Jones Rowlands Birch

1950 to 1983

   Conservative    Labour    National Liberal (1931–68)   Social Democratic

Constituency195019515519551959196419661970Feb 1974Oct 1974197981
Denbigh Evans Morgan
Wrexham Richards Jones Ellis
Flintshire West Birch Meyer
Flintshire East White Jones

1983 to 2010

   Conservative    Labour

Constituency198319871992199720012005
Alyn and Deeside B. Jones Tami
Clwyd South West / Clwyd South (1997) Harvey M. Jones
Clwyd North West / Clwyd West (1997) Meyer Richards Thomas D. Jones
Delyn Raffan Hanson
Wrexham Marek Lucas
Vale of Clwyd Ruane

2010 to present

   Conservative    Independent    Labour

Constituency201020152017192019212024
Aberconwy 1 / Bangor Aberconwy (2024)2 Bebb Millar Hughes
Alyn and Deeside Tami
Clwyd South 3 S. Jones Baynes N/A
Clwyd West D. Jones N/A
Delyn / Clwyd East (2024) Hanson Roberts Gittins
Wrexham Lucas Atherton Ranger
Vale of Clwyd / Clwyd North (2024) Ruane Davies Ruane Davies German
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr Not in Clwyd Witherden

1In 2003 this area was moved from the preserved county of Gwynedd to the preserved county of Clwyd. The predecessor to the Aberconwy seat, Conway (Conwy from 1983) therefore is tabulated with the Gwynedd constituencies until 2010.

2contains some areas (formerly in the Arfon constituency) which are part of Gwynedd.

3abolished 2024; some areas transferred to constituencies which lie primarily in Gwynedd and Powys

Notes and references

  1. The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006, OPSI website
  2. "Update: Strengthening Democracy:Written statement - HCWS183". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

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