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|name = Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
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|national = [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Senedd constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]], [[Mid and West Wales (Senedd electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]] |
|national = [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Senedd constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]], [[Mid and West Wales (Senedd electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]] |
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|european = Wales |
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|electorate = 72,533 (March 2020)<ref>{{cite book |author1=Mrs Justice Jefford |author-link1=Nerys Jefford |last2=Thomas |first2=Huw Vaughan |last3=Hartley |first3=Sam A |date=June 2023 |chapter=Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies |chapter-url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/sites/bcomm/files/review/E02859434_Boundary%20Commission%20Wales%202023_English_Web%20Accessible_V03.pdf#page=250 |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales |location=Cardiff |publisher=Boundary Commission for Wales |page=250 |isbn=978-1-5286-3901-9 |access-date=13 July 2024 }}</ref> |
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|electorate = 45,006 (December 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=14666|title=Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view|date=1 December 2010|work=2011 Electorate Figures|publisher=StatsWales|access-date=13 March 2011}}</ref> |
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|elects_howmany = One |
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|towns = [[Pwllheli]], [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]], [[Porthmadog]] |
|towns = [[Caernarfon]], [[Pwllheli]], [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]], [[Porthmadog]] |
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⚫ | '''Dwyfor Meirionnydd ''' is a [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] (at [[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]]), held by [[Liz Saville Roberts]] of [[Plaid Cymru]]. The seat is bordered to the north by [[Bangor Aberconwy (UK Parliament constituency)|Bangor Abercony]], to the south by [[Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (UK Parliament constituency)|Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr]], and to the east by [[Clwyd East (UK Parliament constituency)|Clwyd East]]. Until 2024, the seat shared the same boundaries with the [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Senedd constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd Welsh Assembly constituency]], the latter of which still uses the borders established for the [[2007 National Assembly for Wales election|2007 Welsh Assembly election]]. |
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⚫ | '''Dwyfor Meirionnydd ''' is a [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] (at [[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]]) |
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==History== |
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Dwyfor Meirionnydd was created by the Welsh Boundary Commission for the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], and replaced the old north Wales seat of [[Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)|Meirionnydd Nant Conwy]]. |
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At the [[2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies]] and under the [[List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales#Final recommendations|June 2023 final recommendations]] of the [[Boundary Commission for Wales]], the constituency retained its name and gained wards in boundary changes first used for the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]].<ref name="Final proposals report">{{Cite book |url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/sites/bcomm/files/review/E02859434_Boundary%20Commission%20Wales%202023_English_Web%20Accessible_V03.pdf |title=2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies – The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales |date=28 June 2023 |publisher=[[Boundary Commission for Wales]]}}</ref> |
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==Boundaries== |
==Boundaries== |
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The constituency was created by merging most of [[Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)|Meirionnydd Nant Conwy]] with the southern part of [[Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)|Caernarfon]]; the northern area became part of a new [[Arfon (UK Parliament constituency)|Arfon]] constituency. |
The constituency was created by merging most of [[Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)|Meirionnydd Nant Conwy]] with the southern part of [[Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)|Caernarfon]]; the northern area became part of a new [[Arfon (UK Parliament constituency)|Arfon]] constituency. |
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The seat is composed of the following electoral wards: |
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The electoral wards used to create the seat are as follows. They are entirely within the preserved county of Gwynedd. |
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⚫ | '''2010–2024''': The [[Gwynedd]] wards of [[Aberdaron]], [[Aberdyfi]], [[Abererch]], [[Abermaw]], [[Abersoch]], [[Bala, Gwynedd|Bala]], Botwnnog, Bowydd and Rhiw, Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/[[Llanelltyd]], Bryn-crug/Llanfihangel, [[Clynnog]], [[Corris]]/Mawddwy, [[Criccieth]], Diffwys and Maenofferen, Dolbenmaen, [[Dolgellau]] North, Dolgellau South, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Efail-newydd/Buan, [[Harlech]], Llanaelhaearn, [[Llanbedr]], [[Llanbedrog]], [[Llandderfel]], [[Llanengan]], [[Llangelynnin, Gwynedd|Llangelynin]], [[Llanuwchllyn]], [[Llanystumdwy]], [[Morfa Nefyn]], [[Nefyn]], [[Penrhyndeudraeth]], [[Porthmadog East]], Porthmadog West, Porthmadog-[[Tremadog]], [[Pwllheli]] North, [[Pwllheli South]], Teigl, [[Trawsfynydd]], [[Tudweiliog]] and [[Tywyn]]. |
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'''2024–present''': As above, plus the Gwynedd wards of Bethel & Felinheli, Caernarfon Town Central, Clynnog, Cwm-y-Glo, Deiniolen, Hendre, Llanberis, Llanllyfni, Llanrug, Llanwanda, Menai, Peblig, Penygroes, Tryfan, Bontnewydd, and Groeslon, and the Denbighshire ward of Edeirnion. |
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:''The areas of Gwynedd were transferred in from the [[Arfon (UK Parliament constituency)|Arfon]] constituency, and Edeirnion from the [[Clwyd South (UK Parliament constituency)|Clwyd South]] constituency. |
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|[[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]] |
|[[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]] |
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|[[Elfyn Llwyd]] |
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|Plaid Cymru's Westminster parliamentary group leader until 2015 |
|Plaid Cymru's Westminster parliamentary group leader until 2015 |
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|[[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]] |
|[[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]] |
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|[[Liz Saville Roberts]] |
|[[Liz Saville Roberts]] |
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==Elections== |
==Elections== |
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[[File:Merioneth election results.png|center|thumb|739x739px|Election results since 1900]] |
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===Elections in the 2010s=== |
===Elections in the 2010s=== |
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{{Election box begin|title= [[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Dwyfor Meirionnydd<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/w21.stm Dwyfor Meirionnydd] BBC Election |
{{Election box begin|title= [[2010 United Kingdom general election|General election 2010]]: Dwyfor Meirionnydd<ref name=electoralcalculus2010>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/w21.stm Dwyfor Meirionnydd] BBC Election – Dwyfor Meirionnydd</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Plaid Cymru |
|party = Plaid Cymru |
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|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
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|candidate = Stephen |
|candidate = Stephen Churchman |
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|votes = 3,538 |
|votes = 3,538 |
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|percentage = 12.2 |
|percentage = 12.2 |
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{{Election box begin |title= [[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Dwyfor Meirionnydd<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Gwyynedd Council">{{cite web|title=Gwynedd Council results|url=https://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/en/Council/Voting-and-elections/Parliamentary-Elections.aspx|website=Parliamentary Election results |
{{Election box begin |title= [[2015 United Kingdom general election|General election 2015]]: Dwyfor Meirionnydd<ref name=electoralcalculus2015>{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=[[Electoral Calculus]]|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Gwyynedd Council">{{cite web|title=Gwynedd Council results|url=https://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/en/Council/Voting-and-elections/Parliamentary-Elections.aspx|website=Parliamentary Election results – 7 May 2015|publisher=Gwynedd Council|access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/en/Council/Documents---Council/Voting-and-elections/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated---Dwyfor-Meirionnydd-Constituency.pdf|title=Statement of Persons Nominated|date=9 April 2015|publisher=Gwynedd Council|access-date=15 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415211242/https://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/en/Council/Documents---Council/Voting-and-elections/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated---Dwyfor-Meirionnydd-Constituency.pdf|archive-date=15 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dwyfor Meirionnydd Parliamentary constituency|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000061#election2015-logo|website=Election 2015 Results|publisher=BBC|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Plaid Cymru |
|party = Plaid Cymru |
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|party = Welsh Conservatives |
|party = Welsh Conservatives |
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|candidate = Neil |
|candidate = Neil Fairlamb |
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|votes = 6,550 |
|votes = 6,550 |
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|percentage = 22.7 |
|percentage = 22.7 |
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|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
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|candidate = Stephen |
|candidate = Stephen Churchman |
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|votes = 1,153 |
|votes = 1,153 |
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|percentage = 4.0 |
|percentage = 4.0 |
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
|party = Green Party of England and Wales |
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|candidate = Marc |
|candidate = Marc Fothergill |
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|votes = 981 |
|votes = 981 |
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|percentage = 3.4 |
|percentage = 3.4 |
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|party = Welsh Conservatives |
|party = Welsh Conservatives |
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|candidate = Neil |
|candidate = Neil Fairlamb |
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|votes = 8,837 |
|votes = 8,837 |
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|percentage = 29.1 |
|percentage = 29.1 |
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|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats |
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|candidate = Stephen |
|candidate = Stephen Churchman |
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|votes = 937 |
|votes = 937 |
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|percentage = 3.1 |
|percentage = 3.1 |
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{{Election box begin | title= [[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Dwyfor Meirionnydd<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Council/Documents---Council/Voting-and-elections/12-December-2019-Election/Datganiad-am-y-Personau-a-Enwebwyd-Dwyfor-Meirionnydd.pdf|title=Statement of Persons Nominated|date=14 November 2019|website=Cyngor Gwynedd Council|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114231756/https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Council/Documents---Council/Voting-and-elections/12-December-2019-Election/Datganiad-am-y-Personau-a-Enwebwyd-Dwyfor-Meirionnydd.pdf|archive-date=14 November 2019|access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/W07000061|title=Dwyfor Meirionnydd parliamentary constituency |
{{Election box begin | title= [[2019 United Kingdom general election|General election 2019]]: Dwyfor Meirionnydd<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Council/Documents---Council/Voting-and-elections/12-December-2019-Election/Datganiad-am-y-Personau-a-Enwebwyd-Dwyfor-Meirionnydd.pdf|title=Statement of Persons Nominated|date=14 November 2019|website=Cyngor Gwynedd Council|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114231756/https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Council/Documents---Council/Voting-and-elections/12-December-2019-Election/Datganiad-am-y-Personau-a-Enwebwyd-Dwyfor-Meirionnydd.pdf|archive-date=14 November 2019|access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/W07000061|title=Dwyfor Meirionnydd parliamentary constituency – Election 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=2019-12-17|language=en-GB}}</ref>}} |
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|party = Plaid Cymru |
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===Elections in the 2020s=== |
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{{Election box begin | title = [[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Dwyfor Meirionnydd<ref name="2024 Nominations|access-date=08 June 2024">{{#invoke:cite web||date=2024-06-07|title=UK Parliamentary Election: Dwyfor Meinionnydd Constituency Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll|url=https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Council/Documents---Council/Voting-and-elections/2024-Parliamentary-Elections/Dwyfor-Meirionnydd-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll.pdf|website=Cyngor Gwynedd|language=en}}</ref>}} |
{{Election box begin | title = [[2024 United Kingdom general election|General election 2024]]: Dwyfor Meirionnydd<ref name="2024 Nominations|access-date=08 June 2024">{{#invoke:cite web||date=2024-06-07|title=UK Parliamentary Election: Dwyfor Meinionnydd Constituency Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll|url=https://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/en/Council/Documents---Council/Voting-and-elections/2024-Parliamentary-Elections/Dwyfor-Meirionnydd-Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll.pdf|website=Cyngor Gwynedd|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Dwyfor Meirionnydd - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/W07000096 |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Reform UK|candidate=Lucy Murphy|votes=4,857|percentage=12.0|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Welsh Conservatives|candidate=Tomos Day|votes=4,712|percentage=11.7|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Welsh Liberal Democrats|candidate=Phoebe Jenkins|votes=1,381|percentage=3.4|change=}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Heritage Party (UK)|candidate=Joan Ginsberg|votes=297|percentage=0.7|change=}} |
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*[http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf 2017 Election] House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report |
*[http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf 2017 Election] House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report |
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*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ A Vision Of Britain Through Time] (Constituency elector numbers) |
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ A Vision Of Britain Through Time] (Constituency elector numbers) |
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*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/66096.html Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' |
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*[https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/169006.html Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' |
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Revision as of 20:16, 20 July 2024
Dwyfor Meirionnydd | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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![]() Location within Wales | |
Preserved county | Gwynedd |
Electorate | 72,533 (March 2020)[1] |
Major settlements | Caernarfon, 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 |
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Senedd | Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Mid and West Wales |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster), held by Liz Saville Roberts of Plaid Cymru. The seat is bordered to the north by Bangor Abercony, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr, and to the east by Clwyd East. Until 2024, the seat shared the same boundaries with the Dwyfor Meirionnydd Welsh Assembly constituency, the latter of which still uses the borders established for the 2007 Welsh Assembly election.
Like its predecessors, it is a Plaid Cymru stronghold, with their candidate in 2024 achieving a majority of 39.3%.
History
Dwyfor Meirionnydd was created by the Welsh Boundary Commission for the 2010 general election, and replaced the old north Wales seat of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy.
At the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales, the constituency retained its name and gained wards in boundary changes first used for the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[2]
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 seat is composed of the following electoral wards:
2010–2024: The Gwynedd wards of Aberdaron, Aberdyfi, Abererch, Abermaw, Abersoch, Bala, Botwnnog, Bowydd and Rhiw, Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd, Bryn-crug/Llanfihangel, 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.
2024–present: As above, plus the Gwynedd wards of Bethel & Felinheli, Caernarfon Town Central, Clynnog, Cwm-y-Glo, Deiniolen, Hendre, Llanberis, Llanllyfni, Llanrug, Llanwanda, Menai, Peblig, Penygroes, Tryfan, Bontnewydd, and Groeslon, and the Denbighshire ward of Edeirnion.
- The areas of Gwynedd were transferred in from the Arfon constituency, and Edeirnion from the Clwyd South constituency.
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
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Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Elfyn Llwyd | 12,814 | 44.3 | K.A. | |
Conservative | Simon Baynes | 6,447 | 22.3 | K.A. | |
Labour | Alwyn Humphreys | 4,021 | 13.9 | K.A. | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Churchman | 3,538 | 12.2 | K.A. | |
Independent | Louise Hughes | 1,310 | 4.5 | K.A. | |
UKIP | Frank Wykes | 776 | 2.7 | K.A. | |
Majority | 6,367 | 22.0 | K.A. | ||
Turnout | 28,906 | 63.7 | K.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 | K.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 | K.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 |
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plaid Cymru | Liz Saville Roberts | 21,788 | 53.9 | ||
Labour | Joanna Stallard | 5,912 | 14.6 | ||
Reform UK | Lucy Murphy | 4,857 | 12.0 | ||
Conservative | Tomos Day | 4,712 | 11.7 | ||
Green | Karl Drinkwater | 1,448 | 3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Phoebe Jenkins | 1,381 | 3.4 | ||
Heritage | Joan Ginsberg | 297 | 0.7 | ||
Rejected ballots | |||||
Majority | 15,876 | 39.3% | |||
Turnout | 40,395 | 55% | −14.3% | ||
Registered electors | 73,042 | ||||
Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |
See also
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Senedd constituency)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Gwynedd
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales
References
- ^ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-5286-3901-9. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies – The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). 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.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary Election: Dwyfor Meinionnydd Constituency Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Cyngor Gwynedd. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Dwyfor Meirionnydd - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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)
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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