Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)

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Vale of Clwyd
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
ValeOfClwyd2007Constituency.svg
Boundary of Vale of Clwyd in Wales
Preserved county Clwyd
Electorate 55,925 (December 2018) [1]
Major settlements Rhyl, Prestatyn, Denbigh, St Asaph, Rhuddlan, Trefnant, Tremeirchion, Bodelwyddan.
1997–2024
SeatsOne
Created from Clwyd North West, Delyn, Clwyd South West
Replaced by Clwyd East, Clwyd North
Senedd Vale of Clwyd, North Wales

The Vale of Clwyd (Welsh : Dyffryn Clwyd) was a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1997. As with all seats it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system at least every five years.

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The Vale of Clwyd Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).

The constituency was abolished as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales. Its area was split between Clwyd East and Clwyd North, to be first contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

Boundaries

Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010-2024

1997–2010: The Borough of Rhuddlan, the District of Glyndwr wards of Denbigh Central, Denbigh Lower, Denbigh Upper, Henllan, and Llandyrnog, and the Borough of Colwyn ward of Trefnant.

2010–2024: The Denbighshire County electoral divisions of Bodelwyddan, Denbigh Central, Denbigh Lower, Denbigh Upper/Henllan, Dyserth, Llandyrnog, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn Meliden, Prestatyn North, Prestatyn South West, Rhuddlan, Rhyl East, Rhyl South, Rhyl South East, Rhyl South West, Rhyl West, St Asaph East, St Asaph West, Trefnant, and Tremeirchion.

The constituency was created in 1997 from the seats of Clwyd North West, Clwyd South West and Delyn. It wasin the north of Wales, containing the seaside town of Prestatyn and its coastal neighbour Rhyl which is overlooked by the community of Rhuddlan. It also contained the inland towns of Denbigh, St Asaph, Bodelwyddan, Trefnant and Tremeirchion.

Political history

The seat was won by the Labour candidate in 1997, 2001, 2005 and on a marginal majority in 2010. The seat was next won by the Conservative candidate standing in 2015. The 2015 result gave the seat the 4th most marginal majority of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority. [3] However, Labour regained the seat in the 2017 general election with more than half the eligible votes, the first Labour gain from the Conservatives on the night. In 2019 general election, the seat reverted to the Conservatives as the party made gains from Labour in north east Wales. [4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [5] Party
1997 Chris Ruane Labour
2015 James Davies Conservative
2017 Chris Ruane Labour
2019 James Davies Conservative
2024 Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Vale of Clwyd [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Ruane 20,617 52.7 N/A
Conservative David Edwards11,66229.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Daniel Munford3,4258.8N/A
Plaid Cymru Gwyneth Kensler2,3015.9N/A
Referendum Simon Vickers8342.1N/A
UKIP Scott Cooke2930.7N/A
Majority8,99522.9N/A
Turnout 39,13274.6N/A
Registered electors 52,426
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Vale of Clwyd [8] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Ruane 16,179 50.0 ―2.7
Conservative Brendan Murphy10,41832.2+2.4
Liberal Democrats Graham Rees3,0589.5+0.7
Plaid Cymru John Williams2,3007.1+1.2
UKIP William Campbell3911.2+0.5
Majority5,76117.8―5.1
Turnout 32,34663.6―11.0
Registered electors 50,842
Labour hold Swing ―2.5
General election 2005: Vale of Clwyd [9] [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Ruane 14,875 46.0 ―4.0
Conservative Felicity Elphick10,20631.6―0.6
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jewkes3,82011.8+2.3
Plaid Cymru Mark Jones2,3097.1±0.0
Independent Mark Young4421.4N/A
UKIP Edna Khambatta3751.2±0.0
Legalise Cannabis Jeff Ditchfield2860.9N/A
Majority4,66914.4―3.4
Turnout 32,31362.2―1.4
Registered electors 51,983
Labour hold Swing ―1.7

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Vale of Clwyd [12] [13] [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Ruane 15,017 42.3 ―3.6
Conservative Matt Wright12,50835.2+3.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Penlington4,47212.6+0.7
Plaid Cymru Caryl Wyn-Jones2,0685.8―1.4
BNP Ian Si'Ree8272.3N/A
UKIP Tom Turner5151.4+0.3
Alliance for Green SocialismMike Butler1270.4N/A
Rejected ballots55
Majority2,5097.1―7.3
Turnout 35,53463.7―2.1
Registered electors 55,781
Labour hold Swing ―3.6

Of the 55 rejected ballots:

General election 2015: Vale of Clwyd [16] [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Davies 13,760 39.0 +3.8
Labour Chris Ruane 13,52338.4―3.9
UKIP Paul Davies-Cooke [19] 4,57713.0+11.6
Plaid Cymru Mair Rowlands2,4867.1+1.3
Liberal Democrats Gwyn Williams9152.6―10.0
Rejected ballots77
Majority2370.6N/A
Turnout 35,26162.4―1.3
Registered electors 56,505
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.9

Of the 77 rejected ballots:

General election 2017: Vale of Clwyd [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Ruane [22] 19,423 50.2 +11.8
Conservative James Davies 17,04444.1+5.1
Plaid Cymru David Wyatt1,5514.0―3.1
Liberal Democrats Gwyn Williams6661.7―0.9
Rejected ballots91
Majority2,3796.1N/A
Turnout 38,68468.0+5.6
Registered electors 56,890
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.5

Of the 91 rejected ballots:

General election 2019: Vale of Clwyd [23] [24] [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Davies 17,270 46.4 +2.3
Labour Chris Ruane 15,44341.5―8.7
Plaid Cymru Glenn Swingler1,5524.2+0.2
Brexit Party Peter Dain1,4774.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Gavin Scott1,4714.0+2.3
Rejected ballots84
Majority1,8274.9N/A
Turnout 37,21365.7―2.3
Registered electors 56,649
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.5

Of the 84 rejected ballots:

See also

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