Clwyd West (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Clwyd West (Senedd constituency).

Clwyd West (Welsh: Gorllewin Clwyd) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post method of election. The current MP is David Jones of the Conservative Party, first elected at the 2005 general election and who also served as Secretary of State for Wales from 4 September 2012 until 14 July 2014.

Clwyd West
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Clwyd West in Wales
Preserved county	Clwyd
Electorate	56,845 (December 2018)^[1]
Major settlements	Abergele, Colwyn Bay, Ruthin
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of Parliament	David Jones (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Clwyd South West and Clwyd North West
Overlaps
Senedd	Clwyd West, North Wales

The constituency is set to be abolished, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the next United Kingdom general election. Its wards is to be split between Bangor Aberconwy, Clwyd East and Clwyd North.^[2]

Boundaries

 

Map of current boundaries

Following the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, as confirmed by The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006,^[3] the constituency of Clwyd West is formed from the following electoral wards:

• In Conwy County Borough: Abergele Pensarn, Betws yn Rhos, Colwyn, Eirias, Gele, Glyn, Kinmel Bay, Llanddulas, Llandrillo yn Rhos, Llanfair Talhaiarn, Llangernyw, Llansannan, Llysfaen, Mochdre, and Towyn
• In Denbighshire County: Efenechtyd, Llanarmon-yn-Ial/Llandegla, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd/Llangynhafal, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd/Gwyddelwern, Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, and Ruthin.

History

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Clwyd South West and Clwyd North West. In the 2005 election this constituency was the Conservative Party's twentieth target. The area has generally voted for Conservative candidates, though it was won by Labour in their 1997 and 2001 landslides.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1997	Gareth Thomas	Labour
	2005	David Jones	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Clwyd West^[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gareth Thomas	14,918	37.1	N/A
	Conservative	Rod Richards	13,070	32.5	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Eryl W. Williams	5,421	13.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Gwyn Williams	5,151	12.8	N/A
	Referendum	Heather Bennett-Collins	1,114	2.8	N/A
	Conservatory	David K. Neal	583	1.3	N/A
Majority			1,848	4.6	N/A
Turnout			40,257	75.3	N/A
Registered electors			53,467
	Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Clwyd West^[6][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gareth Thomas	13,426	38.8	+1.7
	Conservative	Jimmy James	12,311	35.6	+3.1
	Plaid Cymru	Elfed Williams	4,453	12.8	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robina L. Feeley	3,934	11.4	−1.4
	UKIP	Mathew Guest	476	1.4	N/A
Majority			1,115	3.2	−1.4
Turnout			34,600	64.1	−11.2
Registered electors			53,962
	Labour hold		Swing	−0.7

General election 2005: Clwyd West^[7][8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Jones	12,909	36.2	+0.6
	Labour	Gareth Thomas	12,776	35.9	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Taylor	4,723	13.3	+1.9
	Plaid Cymru	Eilian Williams	3,874	10.9	−1.9
	UKIP	Warwick Nicholson	512	1.4	±0.0
	Independent	Jimmy James	507	1.4	N/A
	Socialist Labour	Patrick Keenan	313	0.9	N/A
Rejected ballots			57
Majority			133	0.3	N/A
Turnout			35,614	62.6	−1.5
Registered electors			55,642
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+1.8

Of the 57 rejected ballots:

• 27 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.^[8]
• 26 voted for more than one candidate.^[8]
• 4 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.^[8]

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Clwyd West^{[10][11][12][13]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Jones	15,833	41.5	+5.4
	Labour	Donna Hutton	9,414	24.7	-11.3
	Plaid Cymru	Llyr Gruffydd	5,864	15.4	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michele Jones	5,801	15.2	+1.9
	UKIP	Warwick Nicholson	864	2.3	+0.8
	Christian	David Griffiths	239	0.6	N/A
	Independent	Joe Blakesley	96	0.3	N/A
Rejected ballots			67
Majority			6,419	16.8	+16.4
Turnout			38,111	65.8	+0.7
Registered electors			57,913
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.4

Of the 67 rejected ballots:

• 52 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.^[13]
• 15 voted for more than one candidate.^[13]

General election 2015: Clwyd West^[14][15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Jones	16,463	43.3	+1.8
	Labour	Gareth Thomas	9,733	25.6	+0.9
	UKIP	Warwick Nicholson	4,988	13.1	+10.8
	Plaid Cymru	Marc Jones	4,651	12.2	-3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Lesiter-Burgess	1,387	3.6	-11.6
	Socialist Labour	Bob English	612	1.6	N/A
	Above and Beyond	Rory Jepson	194	0.6	N/A
Rejected ballots			76
Majority			6,730	17.7	+0.9
Turnout			38,028	64.8	-1.0
Registered electors			58,644
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.4

Of the 76 rejected ballots:

• 54 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.^[15]
• 22 voted for more than one candidate.^[15]

General election 2017: Clwyd West ^{[17][18][19][20][21]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Jones	19,541	48.1	+4.8
	Labour	Gareth Thomas	16,104	39.6	+14.0
	Plaid Cymru	Dilwyn Roberts	3,918	9.6	-2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Victor Babu	1,091	2.7	-0.9
Rejected ballots			79
Majority			3,437	8.5	-9.2
Turnout			40,654	69.8	+5.0
Registered electors			58,263
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.6

Of the 79 rejected ballots:

• 62 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.^[21]
• 15 voted for more than one candidate.^[21]
• 2 had want of official mark.^[21]

General election 2019: Clwyd West^[22][23][24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Jones	20,403	50.7	+2.6
	Labour	Joanne Thomas	13,656	34.0	-5.6
	Plaid Cymru	Elfed Williams	3,907	9.7	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Wilkins	2,237	5.6	+2.9
Rejected ballots			147
Majority			6,747	16.7	+8.2
Turnout			40,203	69.7	-0.1
Registered electors			57,714
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.2

Of the 147 rejected ballots:

• 134 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.^[24]
• 13 voted for more than one candidate.^[24]

See also

• Clwyd West (Senedd constituency)
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales

References

1. . 2019 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
2. 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
3. "REPRESENTAION (sic) OF THE PEOPLE, WALES: REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS: The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006" (PDF). UK Government. 11 April 2006.
4. . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
5. "BBC NEWS > Clwyd West". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
6. . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
7. . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
8. "Results". Denbighshire County Council. Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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10. . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
11. Clwyd West 2011-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Cyngor Conwy Council - candidates Clwyd West
12. Clwyd West BBC Election - Clwyd West
13. "Results". Denbighshire County Council. Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
14. . Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
15. (PDF). DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL. Conwy County Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
16. "Clwyd West Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
17. Shane Brennan (30 April 2017). "Dilwyn Roberts is Plaid candidate for Clwyd West". NorthWalesLive. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
18. "General Election: Ex-Labour Clwyd MPs bid for Commons return". BBC News. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
19. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Retrieved 11 May 2017.
20. "Clwyd West Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
21. "2017 Results". Denbighshire County Council. Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
22. "The next Parliamentary Elections will be held on 12 December 2019" (PDF). Conwy County Borough Council. Conwy County Borough Council.
23. "Clwyd West Parliamentary constituency". Election 2019 Results. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
24. "Results". Denbighshire County Council. Denbighshire County Council. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

External links

• (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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