Clwyd West (Senedd constituency)

Clwyd West (Welsh: Gorllewin Clwyd) 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 nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Clwyd West
Gorllewin Clwyd
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Clwyd West shown within the North Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyConservative
MSDarren Millar
Preserved countyClwyd

Boundaries

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Map of current boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Clwyd West Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Clwyd.For the 2007 Assembly election part of Clwyd West was transferred to the Vale of Clwyd constituency, and Clwyd West now includes an area currently within the Clwyd South constituency.For Westminster purposes, the same boundary changes became effective for the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

As created in 1999, the North Wales region included the constituencies of Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd West, Clwyd South, Conwy, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn. After the 2007 Assembly election the region now includes Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn.

Voting

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In 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

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ElectionMemberPartyPortrait
1999Alun PughLabour
2007Darren MillarConservative

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Senedd election: Clwyd West[1]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
ConservativeDarren Millar[a]11,83941.7+0.410,27835.2+3.0
LabourJoshua Hurst8,15428.7+8.78,75329.9+6.8
Plaid CymruElin Walker-Jones5,60919.8-2.26,12921.0+1.1
Liberal DemocratsDavid Wilkins1,1584.1+0.91,0273.5-0.2
UKIPJeanie Barton5201.8-9.64201.4-11.0
AbolishEuan McGivern5021.8New9963.4-0.8
Reform UKN. Clare Eno3041.1New2861.0New
GwladRhydian Hughes2771.0New1570.5New
Green8703.0+0.8
Freedom Alliance (UK)1420.5New
Communist600.2±0.0
IndependentMichelle Brown510.2New
Propel410.1New
TUSC210.1New
Majority3,68513.0-6.3
Turnout28,36348.34[2]+2.8
Conservative holdSwing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

Elections in the 2010s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Clwyd West[3]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[4]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
ConservativeDarren Millar10,83141.3−2.08,42232.2-4.3
Plaid CymruLlyr Gruffydd5,76822.0−1.05,21319.9-2.9
LabourJo Thomas5,24620.0−6.46,04823.1±0.0
UKIPDavid Edwards2,98511.4New3,23212.4+7.7
Liberal DemocratsVictor Babu8313.2−4.19693.7-1.7
GreenJulian Mahy5652.2New5792.2+0.3
Abolish1,0904.2New
Association of Welsh Independents3201.2New
Monster Raving Loony1280.5New
Mark Young - Independent980.4New
Communist490.2-0.1
Majority5,06319.3+2.4
Turnout26,22645.5+2.3
Conservative holdSwing
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Clwyd West[5]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[6]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
ConservativeDarren Millar[a]10,89043.3+9.39,19436.5+2.9
LabourCrispin Jones6,64226.4−1.55,82723.1+0.8
Plaid CymruEifion Lloyd Jones5,77523.0−4.35,73222.8-4.3
Liberal DemocratsBrian Cossey1,8467.3+0.81,3655.4-0.9
UKIP1,1914.7+1.3
Socialist Labour5542.2+1.1
BNP4932.0-1.5
Green4771.9+0.5
Welsh Christian1690.7+0.2
Weyman - Independent1220.5New
Communist630.3±0.0
Majority4,24816.9+10.8
Turnout25,15343.2−2.5
Conservative holdSwing+3.9

Regional ballots rejected: 159[7]

Elections in the 2000s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Clwyd West
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[8]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
ConservativeDarren Millar8,90534.0+1.38,76533.6+2.4
LabourAlun Pugh7,30927.9−6.95,81722.3-7.3
Plaid CymruPhilip Edwards7,16227.3+5.97,07327.1+4.5
Liberal DemocratsSimon Croft1,7056.5−1.41,6466.3-3.1
UKIPWarwick Nicholson1,1244.3+3.08883.4+0.4
BNP9253.5New
Green3761.4-0.4
Socialist Labour2771.1New
Welsh Christian1380.5New
CPA1340.5New
Communist700.3New
Majority1,5966.1N/A
Turnout26,20545.7+5.4
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+4.1
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Clwyd West
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[9]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourAlun Pugh7,69334.8+3.86,51029.6
ConservativeBrynle Williams7,25732.8+4.86,86931.2
Plaid CymruJanet Ryder4,71521.3−6.04,98722.6
Liberal DemocratsEleanor Burnham1,7437.9−5.82,0659.4
UKIP6693.0
Green3871.8
John Marek Independent Party3581.6
Cymru Annibynnol1020.5
Communist430.2
ProLife Alliance340.2
Majority4362.0−1.0
Turnout22,12340.6−6.3
Labour holdSwing−0.5

2003 Electorate: 54,463
Regional ballots rejected: 344

Elections in the 1990s

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Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Clwyd West
PartyCandidateConstituency[10]Regional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourAlun Pugh7,82431.0N/A6,89427.8N/A
ConservativeRod Richards7,06428.0N/A6,31725.5N/A
Plaid CymruEilian S. Williams6,88627.3N/A7,87631.7N/A
Liberal DemocratsRobina L. Feeley3,46213.7N/A2,82311.4N/A
GreenUnknownUnknownN/A
Rhuddlan Debt Protest CampaignUnknownUnknownN/A
United SocialistUnknownUnknownN/A
CommunistUnknownUnknownN/A
Natural LawUnknownUnknownN/A
Majority7603.0N/A
Turnout25,23646.9N/A
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 10 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine Clwyd West Statement of Persons Nominated
  2. ^ Hayward, Will (7 May 2021). "The voter turnout figures for every constituency in Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Clwyd West – Welsh Assembly Constituency – Election 2016". BBC News. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Wales elections > Clwyd West". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Wales elections > Clwyd South". BBC News. 6 May 1999. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

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