Mid and South Pembrokeshire | |
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constituency for the House of Commons | |
Interactive map of the constituency. | |
![]() Location of the constituency within Wales | |
Electorate | 76,820 (March 2020) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Member of Parliament | Henry Tufnell (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Mid and South Pembrokeshire (Welsh : Canol a De Sir Benfro) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election. It was created following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
The constituency comprises the following areas in Pembrokeshire: [2] [3]
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Henry Tufnell | Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Henry Tufnell | 16,505 | 35.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Stephen Crabb | 14,627 | 31.4 | N/A | |
Reform UK | Stuart Marchant | 7,828 | 16.8 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Cris Tomos | 2,962 | 6.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cameron | 2,372 | 5.1 | N/A | |
Green | James Purchase | 1,654 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Independent | Vusi Siphika | 427 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Women's Equality | Hanna Andersen | 254 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 147 [n 1] | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Majority | 1,878 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 46,629 | 59.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 79,031 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
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