Clwyd West (UK Parliament constituency)

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

Clwyd West
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Clwyd West in Wales.
Preserved county	Clwyd
Electorate	58,544 (December 2010)^[1]
Major settlements	Abergele, Colwyn Bay, Ruthin
Current constituency
Created	1997 (1997)
Member of Parliament	David Jones (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Clwyd South West and Clwyd North West
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly	North Wales
European Parliament constituency	Wales

Clwyd West (Gorllewin Clwyd in Welsh) 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 took office as Secretary of State for Wales in the cabinet reshuffle of 4 September 2012.

1 Boundaries
- 1.1 Proposed changes
2 History
3 Members of Parliament
4 Elections
5 See also
6 Notes and references
7 External links

Boundaries [edit]

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

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

Proposed changes [edit]

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which commenced in 2011, the Boundary Commission for Wales has proposed making radical changes to the parliamentary representation of North Wales.

The existing Clwyd West would be expanded and renamed 'Conwy and Colwyn'.^[2] This would stretch from Kinmel Bay in the east through Llandudno and across to Caerhun.

In the south of the existing Clwyd West seat, Llangernyw, Uwchaled, Llansannan and surrounding areas would be moved into the proposed "Denbigh and North Montgomeryshire".

History [edit]

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Clwyd South West & Clwyd North West. In the 2005 election this constituency was the Conservative Party's 20th target. The area has generally voted for Conservative candidates, though it was won by Labour in their 1997 and 2001 landslides.

Members of Parliament [edit]

Election		Member^[3]	Party
	1997	Gareth Thomas	Labour
	2005	David Jones	Conservative

Elections [edit]

Elections in the 2010s [edit]

General Election 2010: Clwyd West ^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Jones	15,833	41.5	+5.4
	Labour	Donna Hutton	9,414	24.7	-11.3
	Plaid Cymru	Llyr Huws Gruffydd	5,864	15.4	+4.5
	Liberal Democrat	Michele Jones	5,801	15.2	+1.9
	UKIP	Warwick Nicholson	864	2.3	+0.8
	Christian	Rev Griffiths	239	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Joe Blakesley	96	0.3	N/A
Majority			6,419	16.8
Turnout			38,111	65.8	+0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.4

Elections in the 2000s [edit]

General Election 2005: Clwyd West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Jones	12,909	36.2	+0.6
	Labour	Gareth Thomas	12,776	35.9	-2.9
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Taylor	4,723	13.3	+1.9
	Plaid Cymru	Eilian Williams	3,874	10.9	-2.0
	UKIP	Warwick Nicholson	512	1.4	0.0
	Independent	Jimmy James	507	1.4	+1.4
	Socialist Labour	Patrick Keenan	313	0.9	+0.9
Majority			133	0.4
Turnout			35,614	62.6	-1.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+1.8

General Election 2001: Clwyd West
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	12.9	-0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Mrs. Robina L. Feeley	3,934	11.4	-1.4
	UKIP	Matthew Guest	476	1.4	N/A
Majority			1,115	3.2
Turnout			34,600	64.1	-11.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s [edit]

General Election 1997: Clwyd West
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 Democrat	Gwyn Williams	5,151	12.8	N/A
	Referendum Party	Mrs. Heather Bennett-Collins	1,114	2.8	N/A
	Conservatory	David K. Neal	583	1.4	N/A
Majority			1,848	4.6	N/A
Turnout			40,257	75.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes and references [edit]

^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^ Initial Proposals Boundary Commission for Wales
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)^{[self-published source]}^{[better source needed]}
^ Clwyd West, Cyngor Conwy Council - candidates Clwyd West
^ Clwyd West BBC Election - Clwyd West

External links [edit]

Official declaration of result of the poll (2005) (in PDF)

v t e Constituencies in Wales (40)

Labour (26)	Aberavon Alyn and Deeside Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff South and Penarth Cardiff West Clwyd South Cynon Valley Delyn Gower Islwyn Llanelli Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Neath Newport East Newport West Ogmore Pontypridd Rhondda Swansea East Swansea West Torfaen Vale of Clwyd Wrexham Ynys Môn

Conservative (8)	Aberconwy Cardiff North Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Clwyd West Monmouth Montgomeryshire Preseli Pembrokeshire Vale of Glamorgan

Liberal Democrats (3)	Brecon and Radnorshire Cardiff Central Ceredigion

Plaid Cymru (3)	Arfon Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Wales European constituency: Conservative (1) Labour (1) Plaid Cymru (1) UKIP (1)

Coordinates: 53°08′35″N 3°27′38″W / 53.14306°N 3.46056°W / 53.14306; -3.46056

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