United Kingdom general election results in Mid and West Wales

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Mid and West Wales region used by the Senedd (in Wales)

These are the election results from United Kingdom general elections based on the electoral regional boundaries used by the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), for the Senedd electoral region of Mid and West Wales. Since the 1997 general election, this grouping of constituencies into this unofficial region have elected eight Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

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Regional profile

The boundaries are based on the Senedd electoral region Mid and West Wales. Regions are not used in UK general elections.

2005

ConstituencyCandidatesIncumbent
Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Plaid Cymru Other
Brecon and Radnorshire [1] Leighton Veale

5,755 (15.0%)

Andrew RT Davies

13,277 (34.6%)

Roger Williams

17,182 (44.8%)

Mabon ap Gwynfor

1,404 (3.7%)

Elizabeth Phillips (UKIP)

723 (1.9%)

Roger Williams
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [2] Ross Hendry

10,843 (28.3%)

Suzy Davies

5,235 (13.7%)

Juliana Hughes

3,719 (9.7%)

Adam Price

17,561 (45.9%)

Mike Squires (UKIP)

661 (1.7%)

Sid Whitworth (Legalise Cannabis)

272 (0.7%)

Adam Price
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire [3]   Nick Ainger

13,953 (36.9%)

David Morris

12,043 (31.8%)

John Allen

5,399 (14.3%)

John Dixon

5,582 (14.7%)

Josie MacDonald (UKIP)

545 (1.4%)

Alexander Daszak (Legalise Cannabis)

237 (0.6%)

Nick Turner (Independent)

104 (0.3%)

  Nick Ainger
Ceredigion [4] Alun Davies

4,337 (12.1%)

John Harrison

4,455 (12.4%)

Mark Williams

13,130 (36.5%)

Simon Thomas

12,911 (35.9%)

Dave Bradney (Green)

846 (2.3%)

Iain Sheldon (Veritas)

268 (0.7%)

Simon Thomas
Llanelli [5]   Nia Griffith

16,592 (46.9%)

Adrian Phillips

4,844 (13.7%)

Ken Rees

4,550 (12.9%)

Neil Baker

9,358 (26.5%)

Jan Cliff (Green)

515 (1.4%)

John Willock (SLP)

407 (1.2%)

  Denzil Davies
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy [6] Rhodri Jones

3,983 (19.3%)

Dan Munford

3,402 (16.5%)

Adrian Fawcett

2,192 (10.6%)

Elfyn Llwyd

10,597 (51.3%)

Francis Wykes (UKIP)

466 (2.3%)

Elfyn Llwyd
Montgomeryshire [7] David Tinline

3,454 (11.5%)

Simon Baynes

8,246 (27.4%)

Lembit Öpik

15,419 (51.2%)

Ellen ap Gwynn

2,078 (6.9%)

Clive Easton (UKIP)

900 (3.0%)

Lembit Öpik
Preseli Pembrokeshire [8] Sue Hayman

13,499 (35.0%)

  Stephen Crabb

14,106 (36.3%)

Dewi Smith

4,963 (12.9%)

Matt Mathias

4,752 (12.3%)

James Carver (UKIP)

498 (1.3%)

Molly Scott Cato (Green)

494 (1.3%)

Patricia Bowen (SLP)

275 (0.7%)

  Jackie Lawrence

2001

Mid and West Wales elected eight Members of Parliament.

ConstituencyCandidatesIncumbent
Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Plaid Cymru Other
Brecon and Radnorshire [9] Huw Irranca-Davies

8,024 (21.4%)

Felix Aubel

13,073 (34.8%)

Roger Williams

13,824 (36.8%)

Brynach Parri

1,301 (3.5%)

Ian Mitchell (Ind.)

762 (2.0%)

Elizabeth Phillips (UKIP)

452 (1.2%)

Robert Nicholson (Ind.)

80 (0.2%)

Richard Livsey
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [10] Alan Williams

13,540 (35.6%)

David Thomas

4,912 (35.6%)

Doiran Evans

2,815 (7.4%)

Adam Price

16,130 (42.4%)

Michael Squires (UKIP)

656 (1.7%)

  Alan Williams
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire [11]   Nick Ainger

15,349 (41.6%)

Robert Wilson

10,811 (29.3%)

William Jeremy

3,248 (8.8%)

Llyr Gruffydd

6,893 (18.7%)

Ian Phillips (UKIP)

537 (1.5%)

Nicholas Turner (Direct Customer Service Party)

78 (0.2%)

  Nick Ainger
Ceredigion [12] David Grace

5,338 (15.4%)

Paul Davies

6,730 (19.4%)

Mark Williams

9,297 (26.9%)

Simon Thomas

13,241 (38.3%)

Simon Thomas
Llanelli [13]   Denzil Davies

17,586 (48.6%)

Simon Hayes

3,442 (9.5%)

Ken Rees

3,065 (8.5%)

Dyfan Jones

11,183 (30.9%)

Jan Cliff (Green)

515 (1.4%)

John Willock (SLP)

407 (1.2%)

  Denzil Davies
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy [14] Denise Idris Jones

4,775 (22.7%)

Lisa Francis

3,962 (18.8%)

Dafydd Raw-Rees

1,872 (8.9%)

Elfyn Llwyd

10,459 (49.6%)

Elfyn Llwyd
Montgomeryshire [15] Paul Davies

3,443 (11.9%)

David Jones

8,085 (27.9%)

Lembit Öpik

14,319 (49.4%)

David Senior

1,969 (6.8%)

David Rowlands (UKIP)

786 (2.7%)

Ruth Davies (ProLife Alliance)

210 (0.7%)

Reginald Taylor (Ind.)

171 (0.6%)

Lembit Öpik
Preseli Pembrokeshire [16]   Jackie Lawrence

15,206 (41.3%)

Stephen Crabb

12,260 (33.3%)

Alexander Dauncey

3,882 (10.6%)

Rhys Sinnett

4,658 (12.7%)

Patricia Bowen (SLP)

452 (1.2%)

Hugh Jones (UKIP)

319 (0.9%)

  Jackie Lawrence
United Kingdom general election results in Mid and West Wales
Map of current boundaries

1997

Mid and West Wales elected eight Members of Parliament.

ConstituencyCandidatesIncumbent
Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Plaid Cymru Referendum Other
Brecon and Radnorshire [9] Christopher Mann

11,424 (26.6%)

Jonathan Evans

12,419 (29.0%)

Richard Livsey

17,516 (40.8%)

Steven Cornelius

622 (1.5%)

Elizabeth Phillips

900 (2.1%)

  Bill Walker
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [10]   Alan Williams

17,907 (42.9%)

Edmund Hayward

5,022 (12.0%)

Juliana Hughes

3,150 (7.5%)

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

14,457 (34.6%)

Ian Humphreys-Evans

1,196 (2.9%)

  Alan Williams

(Carmarthen)

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire [11]   Nick Ainger

20,956 (49.1%)

Owen Williams

11,335 (26.6%)

Keith Evans

3,516 (8.2%)

Roy Llewellyn

5,402 (12.7%)

Joy Poirrier

1,432 (3.4%)

  Nick Ainger

(Pembrokeshire)

Ceredigion [12] Robert (Hag) Harris

9,767 (24.3%)

Felix Aubel

5,983 (14.9%)

Dai Davies

6,616 (16.5%)

Cynog Dafis

16,728 (41.6%)

John Leaney

1,092 (2.7%)

Cynog Dafis

(Ceredigion and Pembroke North)

Llanelli [13]   Denzil Davies

28,851 (57.9%)

Andrew Hayes

5,003 (12.1%)

Nick Burree

3,788 (9.2%)

Marc Phillips

7,812 (19.0%)

John Willock (SLP)

757 (1.8%)

  Denzil Davies
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy [14] Hefin E. Rees

5,660 (23.0%)

Jeremy Quin

3,922 (16.0%)

Robina L. Feeley

1,719 (7.0%)

Elfyn Llwyd

12,465 (50.7%)

Phillip H. Hodge

809 (3.3%)

Elfyn Llwyd
Montgomeryshire [15] Angharad Davies

6,109 (19.1%)

Glyn Davies

8,344 (26.1%)

Lembit Öpik

14,647 (45.9%)

Helen Mary Jones

1,608 (5.0%)

John Bufton

879 (2.8%)

Susan Walker (Green)

338 (1.1%)

Alex Carlile
Preseli Pembrokeshire [16]   Jackie Lawrence

20,477 (48.3%)

Robert Buckland

11,741 (27.7%)

Jeffrey Clarke

5,527 (13.0%)

Alun Jones

2,683 (6.3%)

David Berry

1,574 (3.7%)

Molly Scott Cato (Green)

401 (0.9%)

  Nick Ainger

(Pembrokeshire)

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