Mid and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Mid and South Pembrokeshire
constituency
for the House of Commons
Mid and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Mid and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Interactive map of the constituency.
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Location of the constituency within Wales
Electorate 76,820 (March 2020) [1]
Major settlements Haverfordwest, Tenby, Milford Haven, Pembroke, St. David's
Current constituency
Member of Parliament Henry Tufnell (Labour)
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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 following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Henry Tufnell of the Labour Party.

Contents

Boundaries

Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following wards of the County of Pembrokeshire, as they existed on 1 December 2020: [2]

Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022, [3] the constituency now comprises the following areas in Pembrokeshire from the 2024 general election: [4]

Members of Parliament

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Henry Tufnell Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Mid and South Pembrokeshire [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Tufnell 16,505 35.4 −1.8
Conservative Stephen Crabb 14,62731.4−21.5
Reform UK Stuart Marchant7,82816.8N/A
Plaid Cymru Cris Tomos2,9626.4+1.1
Liberal Democrats Alistair Cameron2,3725.1+0.5
Green James Purchase1,6543.5N/A
Independent Vusi Siphika4270.9N/A
Women's Equality Hanna Andersen2540.5N/A
Rejected ballots147 [n 1] 0.3N/A
Majority1,8784.0N/A
Turnout 46,62959.2N/A
Registered electors 79,031N/A
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. Of the 147 rejected ballots in the 2024 election:
    • 119 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. [8]
    • 28 voted for more than one candidate. [8]

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. "The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
  4. "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  5. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Pembrokeshire Mid and South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  6. "United Kingdom Parliamentary Election 4th July 2024 for the Mid and South Pembrokeshire Constituency Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Pembrokeshire County Council. 2024-06-07.
  7. "Mid and South Pembrokeshire results". BBC. 2024-07-05.
  8. 1 2 "Elections and Voting". Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 18 November 2019.