Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (UK Parliament constituency)
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Carmarthen East and Dinefwr in Wales | |
Preserved county | Dyfed |
Population | 71,046 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 54,557 (December 2010)[2] |
Major settlements | Carmarthen (part), Ammanford, Llandeilo, Llandovery |
1997–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Carmarthen, Llanelli |
Senedd | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Mid and West Wales |
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Welsh: Dwyrain Caerfyrddin a Dinefwr) was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom last represented since 2010 by Jonathan Edwards of Plaid Cymru. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1997, mostly from the former seat of Carmarthen.
The Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 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 wards were divided between Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) and Llanelli.[3]
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency was within the Carmarthenshire authority area, with Llanybydder, Llandovery and Llanfihangel-ar-Arth in the north, Llanfihangel-uwch-Gwili, Llanegwad, and Llandeilo in the central area, and Ammanford and Glanamman in the south.
Boundary changes for the 2010 general election introduced minor alterations, with the areas around Hermon and Llanpumsaint removed to the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency. These changes came into effect in 2007 for the National Assembly for Wales.
The constituency includes the whole of 41 Carmarthenshire communities (Abergwili; Ammanford; Betws; Cenarth; Cilycwm; Cwmamman; Cynwyl Gaeo; Dyffryn Cennen; Gorslas; Llanarthney; Llanddarog; Llanddeusant; Llandeilo; Llandovery; Llandybie; Llandyfaelog; Llanegwad; Llanfair-ar-y-bryn; Llanfihangel Aberbythych; Llanfihangel-ar-Arth; Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn; Llanfynydd; Llangadog; Llangathen; Llangeler; Llangunnor; Llangyndeyrn; Llanllawddog; Llanllwni; Llansadwrn; Llansawel; Llanwrda; Llanybydder; Llanycrwys; Manordeilo and Salem; Myddfai; Newcastle Emlyn; Pencarreg; Quarter Bach; St Ishmael; Talley).
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member[4][5] | Party | |
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1997 | Alan Williams | Labour | |
2001 | Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | |
2010 | Jonathan Edwards | Plaid Cymru | |
2020 | Independent | ||
2024 | Constituency abolished |
Elections
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Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Williams | 17,907 | 42.9 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Glyn Thomas | 14,457 | 34.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Edmund Hayward | 5,022 | 12.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Juliana Hughes | 3,150 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Referendum | Ian Humphreys-Evans | 1,196 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,450 | 8.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 32,654 | 78.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 53,121 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Adam Price | 16,130 | 42.4 | +7.8 | |
Labour | Alan Williams | 13,540 | 35.6 | −7.3 | |
Conservative | David Thomas | 4,912 | 12.9 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Doiran Evans | 2,815 | 7.4 | −0.1 | |
UKIP | Michael Squires | 656 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,590 | 6.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,053 | 70.4 | −8.2 | ||
Registered electors | 54,035 | ||||
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour | Swing | +7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Adam Price | 17,561 | 45.9 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Ross Hendry | 10,843 | 28.3 | −7.3 | |
Conservative | Suzy Davies | 5,235 | 13.7 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Juliana Hughes | 3,719 | 9.7 | +2.3 | |
UKIP | Mike Squires | 661 | 1.7 | ±0.0 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Sid Whitworth | 272 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,718 | 17.6 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 38,291 | 71.6 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 53,091 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +5.4 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Edwards | 13,546 | 35.6 | −10.2 | |
Labour | Christine Gwyther | 10,065 | 26.5 | −1.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew Morgan | 8,506 | 22.4 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | William Powell | 4,609 | 12.1 | +2.4 | |
UKIP | John Atkinson | 1,285 | 3.4 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 3,481 | 9.1 | −8.3 | ||
Turnout | 38,011 | 72.6 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 52,385 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Edwards | 15,140 | 38.4 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Calum Higgins | 9,541 | 24.2 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | Matthew Paul | 8,336 | 21.2 | −1.2 | |
UKIP | Norma Woodward[21] | 4,363 | 11.1 | +7.7 | |
Green | Ben Rice[22] | 1,091 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Sara Lloyd Williams[23] | 928 | 2.4 | −9.7 | |
Majority | 5,599 | 14.2 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 39,399 | 70.9 | −1.7 | ||
Registered electors | 55,750 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Edwards | 16,127 | 39.3 | +0.9 | |
Labour | David Darkin | 12,219 | 29.8 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | Havard Hughes | 10,778 | 26.3 | +5.1 | |
UKIP | Neil Hamilton | 985 | 2.4 | −8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Prosser[26] | 920 | 2.2 | −0.2 | |
Rejected ballots | 65 | ||||
Majority | 3,908 | 9.5 | −4.7 | ||
Turnout | 41,029 | 73.3 | +2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 56,711 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -2.3 |
Of the 65 rejected ballots:
- 44 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[25]
- 14 voted for more than one candidate.[25]
- 7 had writing or a mark by which the voter could be identified.[25]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Edwards | 15,939 | 38.9 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | Havard Hughes | 14,130 | 34.5 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Maria Carroll | 8,622 | 21.0 | −8.8 | |
Brexit Party | Peter Prosser | 2,311 | 5.6 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 145 | ||||
Majority | 1,809 | 4.4 | −5.1 | ||
Turnout | 41,002 | 71.4 | −1.9 | ||
Registered electors | 57,407 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -4.3 |
Of the 145 rejected ballots:
- 123 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[27]
- 20 voted for more than one candidate.[27]
- 2 had writing or a mark by which the voter could be identified.[27]
Edwards was elected as a Plaid Cymru MP, but had the whip withdrawn by the party after he was arrested on suspicion of assault in May 2020.
See also
[edit]- Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Senedd constituency)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales
References
[edit]- ^ "Carmarthen East and Dinefwr: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 1997-". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.50 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
- ^ This constituency was new in 1997, and the election result is calculated relative to a notional 1992 result.
- ^ "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Carmarthen East and Dinefwr". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "BBC NEWS > Carmarthen East and Dinefwr". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Carmarthen East and Dinefwr: Constituency". Election 2010. The Guardian. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Carmarthen East & Dinefwr parliamentary constituency - Election 2005" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Carmarthen East and Dinefwr BBC Election - 2010 Election - Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Carmarthen East result". The Newsroom. Carmarthenshire County Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Carmarthen East & Dinefwr parliamentary constituency - Election 2015" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "UKIP denies candidate's suspension". BBC News. 18 March 2015.
- ^ Sinclair, Thomas (27 November 2014). "Pembrokeshire Green Party announce candidates".
- ^ "Sara Lloyd Williams". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Carmarthen East & Dinefwr parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b c d "Parliamentary General Election 2017" (PDF). Carmarthen County Council. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Lesley Prosser". Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Parliamentary General Election 2019" (PDF). Carmarthen County Council. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Carmarthen East & Dinefwr parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- nomis Constituency Profile for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- 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)
- Carmarthen East and Dinefwr UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK