Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)
| Dwyfor Meirionnydd | |
|---|---|
County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Dwyfor Meirionnydd in Wales for the 2010 general election | |
| Preserved county | Gwynedd |
| Electorate | 45,006 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Pwllheli, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Porthmadog |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Caernarfon and Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |
| Overlaps | |
| Senedd | Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Mid and West Wales |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd is a
Dwyfor Meirionnydd Welsh Assembly constituency in the 2007 Welsh Assembly election
.
Like its predecessors, it is a Plaid Cymru stronghold, with their candidate in 2019 achieving a majority of 15.9%.
The constituency is to retain its name and gain wards, as part of the
Boundary Commission for Wales for the next United Kingdom general election.[2]
Boundaries
Map of current boundaries
The constituency was created by merging most of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy with the southern part of Caernarfon; the northern area became part of a new Arfon constituency.
The electoral wards used to create the seat are as follows. They are entirely within the preserved county of Gwynedd.
- Clynnog, Corris/Mawddwy, Criccieth, Diffwys and Maenofferen, Dolbenmaen, Dolgellau North, Dolgellau South, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Efail-newydd/Buan, Harlech, Llanaelhaearn, Llanbedr, Llanbedrog, Llandderfel, Llanengan, Llangelynin, Llanuwchllyn, Llanystumdwy, Morfa Nefyn, Nefyn, Penrhyndeudraeth, Porthmadog East, Porthmadog West, Porthmadog-Tremadog, Pwllheli North, Pwllheli South, Teigl, Trawsfynydd, Tudweiliog and Tywyn.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Elfyn Llwyd | Plaid Cymru | Plaid Cymru's Westminster parliamentary group leader until 2015 | |
| 2015 | Liz Saville Roberts | Plaid Cymru | Plaid Cymru's Westminster parliamentary group leader from 2017 | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Elfyn Llwyd | 12,814 | 44.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Simon Baynes | 6,447 | 22.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | Alwyn Humphreys | 4,021 | 13.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Churchman | 3,538 | 12.2 | N/A | |
Independent
|
Louise Hughes | 1,310 | 4.5 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Frank Wykes | 776 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,367 | 22.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 28,906 | 63.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 45,354 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Liz Saville Roberts | 11,811 | 40.9 | -3.4 | |
| Conservative | Neil Fairlamb | 6,550 | 22.7 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | Mary Clarke | 3,904 | 13.5 | -0.4 | |
| UKIP | Christopher Gillibrand[9] | 3,126 | 10.8 | +8.1 | |
Independent
|
Louise Hughes | 1,388 | 4.8 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Churchman | 1,153 | 4.0 | -8.2 | |
| Green | Marc Fothergill | 981 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,261 | 18.2 | -3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 28,913 | 65.1 | +1.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 44,394 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -1.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Liz Saville Roberts | 13,687 | 45.1 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | Neil Fairlamb | 8,837 | 29.1 | +6.4 | |
| Labour | Mathew Norman | 6,273 | 20.7 | +7.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Churchman | 937 | 3.1 | -0.9 | |
| UKIP | Frank Wykes | 614 | 2.0 | -8.8 | |
| Majority | 4,850 | 16.0 | -2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 30,312 | 68.0 | +2.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 44,699 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Liz Saville Roberts | 14,447 | 48.3 | +3.2 | |
| Conservative | Tomos Davies | 9,707 | 32.4 | +3.3 | |
| Labour | Graham Hogg | 3,998 | 13.4 | -7.3 | |
Brexit Party
|
Louise Hughes | 1,776 | 5.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,740 | 15.9 | -0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 29,928 | 67.5 | -0.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 44,362 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -0.1 | |||
See also
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Senedd constituency)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Gwynedd
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales
References
- ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Dwyfor Meirionnydd BBC Election - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Gwynedd Council results". Parliamentary Election results - 7 May 2015. Gwynedd Council. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Gwynedd Council. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Dwyfor Meirionnydd Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Randall, Liam (22 April 2015). "Chris Gillibrand, UKIP candidate for Dwyfor Meirionnydd". northwales.
- ^ "General Election 2017: The Dwyfor Meirionnydd candidates". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Dwyfor Meirionnydd Parliamentary constituency". Election 2017 Results. BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Cyngor Gwynedd Council. 14 November 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Dwyfor Meirionnydd parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
External links
- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
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| Independent (3) | |
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