Mid and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid and South Pembrokeshire
constituency for the House of Commons
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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)
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 following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Henry Tufnell of the Labour Party.

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]

• Amroth; Burton; Camrose; Carew; East Williamston; Haverfordwest: Castle; Haverfordwest: Garth; Haverfordwest: Portfield; Haverfordwest: Prendergast; Haverfordwest: Priory; Hundleton; Johnston; Kilgetty/Begelly; Lampeter Velfrey; Lamphey; Letterston; Llangwm; Manorbier; Martletwy; Merlin’s Bridge; Milford: Central; Milford: East; Milford: Hakin; Milford: Hubberston; Milford: North; Milford: West; Narberth; Narberth Rural; Neyland: East; Neyland: West; Pembroke Dock: Central; Pembroke Dock: Llanion; Pembroke Dock: Market; Pembroke Dock: Pennar; Pembroke: Monkton; Pembroke: St. Mary North; Pembroke: St. Mary South; Pembroke: St. Michael; Penally; Rudbaxton; St. David’s; St. Ishmael’s; Saundersfoot; Solva; Tenby: North; Tenby: South; The Havens; Wiston.

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]

• Part of the former Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency:
  • The wards of Amroth and Saundersfoot North, Carew and Jeffreyston, East Williamston, Hundleton, Kilgetty and Begelly, Lampeter Velfrey, Lamphey, Manorbier and Penally, Martletwy (most), Narberth Urban, Narberth Rural, Pembroke Dock Bufferland, Pembroke Dock Bush, Pembroke Dock Central, Pembroke Dock Market, Pembroke Dock Pennar, Pembroke Monkton and St Mary South, Pembroke St Mary North, Pembroke St Michael, Saundersfoot South, St Florence and St Mary Out Liberty, Tenby North, and Tenby South (34,332 electors in total) ^[5]
• Part of the former Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency:
  • The wards of Burton, Camrose, Haverfordwest Castle, Haverfordwest Garth, Haverfordwest Portfield, Haverfordwest Prendergast, Haverfordwest Priory, Johnston, Letterston, Llangwm, Martletwy (the remaining 345 electors), Merlin's Bridge, Milford Central, Milford East, Milford Hakin, Milford Hubberston, Milford North, Milford West, Neyland East, Neyland West, Rudbaxton and Spittal, Solva, St David's, St Ishmael's, The Havens, and Wiston (most) (42,446 electors in total) ^[5]

Members of Parliament

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Henry Tufnell	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Mid and South Pembrokeshire ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Tufnell	16,505	35.4	−1.8
	Conservative	Stephen Crabb	14,627	31.4	−21.5
	Reform UK	Stuart Marchant	7,828	16.8	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Cris Tomos	2,962	6.4	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alistair Cameron	2,372	5.1	+0.5
	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)

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. "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. "Elections and Voting". Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

External links

• Mid and South Pembrokeshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK