Montgomeryshire (Senedd constituency)

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Montgomeryshire
Sir Drefaldwyn
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Montgomeryshire (Assembly constituency).svg
Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region).svg
Montgomeryshire shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created 1999
Party Conservative
MS Russell George
Preserved county Powys

Montgomeryshire (Welsh : Sir Drefaldwyn) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

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Boundaries

Montgomeryshire (Senedd constituency)
Map of current boundaries

1999 to 2007

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Montgomeryshire Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Powys, and one of three Powys constituencies. Also, it is one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The other Powys constituencies are Brecon and Radnorshire and Clwyd South. Brecon and Radnorshire is also entirely within the preserved county of Powys, and within the Mid and West Wales region. Clwyd South is mostly a Clwyd constituency, and within the North Wales electoral region.

The region consists of the eight constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.

From 2007

Constituency and regional boundaries changed for the 2007 Assembly election. Montgomeryshire remained a Powys constituency, however, and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

Montgomeryshire is one of two constituencies covering Powys, both entirely within the preserved county, and both within the Mid and West Wales region. The other Powys constituency is Brecon and Radnorshire.

The Mid and West Wales region consists of the constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Llanelli, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.

For Westminster purposes, the same new constituency boundaries became effective for the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

Voting

In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Assembly members and Members of the Senedd

ElectionMemberPartyPortrait
1999 Mick Bates Liberal Democrat Mick Bates (cropped).jpg
2010 Independent
2011 Russell George Conservative Russell George.jpg

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Montgomeryshire [1]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Conservative Russell George [a] 12,01348.1+6.39,34437.6+5.6
Plaid Cymru Elwyn Vaughan4,48517.9+7.74,11216.5+4.3
Liberal Democrats Alison Alexander4,20716.8-10.93,39813.7-6.5
Labour Kait Duerden3,57614.3+8.44,30517.3+8.4
Reform UK Oliver Lewis5492.2New2541.02New
Gwlad Gwyn Evans1570.6New930.37New
Green 1,1554.6-0.5
Abolish 1,3795.6-2.6
UKIP 4561.8-9.8
Christian 1340.5New
Freedom Alliance (UK)1180.47New
Propel 500.2New
Communist 400.20.0
TUSC 260.11New
Majority7,52830.2+16.1
Turnout 24,987
Conservative hold Swing
Notes
  1. Incumbent member for this constituency

Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Montgomeryshire
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [2]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Conservative Russell George 9,87541.8-1.97,48332.0-5.0
Liberal Democrats Jane Dodds 6,53627.7-5.94,74220.2-3.8
UKIP Des Parkinson2,45810.4New2,71811.6+4.6
Plaid Cymru Aled Morgan Hughes2,41010.2-1.12,85612.2-0.3
Labour Martyn Singelton1,3895.9-5.52,0808.9-2.0
Green Richard Chaloner9323.9New1,1855.1+0.6
Abolish 1,9158.2New
Monster Raving Loony 1100.5New
Welsh Christian 1080.5-0.2
Association of Welsh Independents910.4New
People First (Wales)860.4New
Communist 450.2-0.1
Majority3,33914.1+4.0
Turnout 23,60048.5+1.3
Conservative hold Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Montgomeryshire
PartyCandidateConstituency [3] Regional [4]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Conservative Russell George 10,02643.7+13.58,47837.0+4.6
Liberal Democrats Wyn Williams7,70233.6−5.45,50124.0+1.0
Labour Nick Colbourne2,60911.4+4.52,48910.9+2.8
Plaid Cymru David Senior2,59611.3−2.52,86512.5-3.6
UKIP 1,6007.0-1.3
Green 1,0334.5-0.4
Socialist Labour 3441.5+0.9
BNP 3671.6-2.9
Welsh Christian 1610.70.0
Communist 670.3-0.1
Majority2,32410.1N/A
Turnout 22,93347.2+1.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +9.5

Regional ballots rejected: 270 [5]

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Montgomeryshire
PartyCandidateConstituency [6] Regional [7]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mick Bates 8,70439.0−0.75,11123.0-9.1
Conservative Dan Munford6,72530.2+1.67,19132.4+4.8
Plaid Cymru David Thomas3,07613.8+2.53,51915.9+2.6
UKIP Charles Lawson2,25110.1+7.71,8428.3+2.3
Labour Rachel Maycock1,5446.9−4.11,7908.1-4.8
Green 1,0834.9+0.6
BNP 1,0804.5New
Welsh Christian 1640.7New
Socialist Labour 1230.6New
Gwynoro Jones - Independent910.4New
Caroline Evans - Independent920.4New
Communist 860.4New
Veritas 540.2New
CPA 460.2New
Majority1,9798.8−5.4
Turnout 22,30046.1+3.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −1.3
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Montgomeryshire
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [8]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mick Bates 7,86940.4−8.06,21132.1-2.9
Conservative Glyn Davies 5,57228.6+5.95,34427.6+5.1
Labour Rina J. Clarke2,03910.5−1.82,49712.9-1.7
Plaid Cymru David H. Senior1,9189.8−6.82,57413.3-10.0
UKIP David W.L. Rowlands1,1075.7New1,1646.0New
Green 8354.3+0.4
Mid and West Wales Pensioners4702.4New
Cymru Annibynnol1640.8New
Vote 2 Stop the War810.4New
ProLife Alliance 320.1New
Majority2,29711.8−12.9
Turnout 19,49042.7−6.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −7.0

2003 Electorate: 45,598
Regional ballots rejected: 250

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Montgomeryshire [9]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [10]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mick Bates 10,37448.4N/A7,48635.0N/A
Conservative Glyn Davies 4,87022.7N/A4,81322.5N/A
Plaid Cymru David H. Senior3,55416.6N/A4,77022.3N/A
Labour Chris S. Hewitt2,63812.3N/A3,18214.6N/A
Green 8273.9N/A
Socialist Labour 2091.0N/A
Other list parties1450.7
Majority5,50425.7N/A
Turnout 21,43649.4N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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