Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Senedd constituency).

Dwyfor Meirionnydd
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Location within Wales
Preserved countyGwynedd
Electorate72,533 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlementsCaernarfon, Pwllheli, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Porthmadog, Dolgellau, Bala
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentLiz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)
SeatsOne
Created fromCaernarfon and Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Overlaps
SeneddDwyfor 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 Aberconwy, 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

Map
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

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

Election results since 1900


Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Dwyfor Meirionnydd[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Elfyn Llwyd 12,814 44.3 N/A
Conservative Simon Baynes 6,447 22.3 N/A
Labour Alwyn Humphreys 4,021 13.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Churchman 3,538 12.2 N/A
Independent Louise Hughes 1,310 4.5 N/A
UKIP Frank Wykes 776 2.7 N/A
Majority 6,367 22.0 N/A
Turnout 28,906 63.7 N/A
Registered electors 45,354
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
General election 2015: Dwyfor Meirionnydd[5][6][7][8]
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 N/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
General election 2017: Dwyfor Meirionnydd[10][11]
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
General election 2019: Dwyfor Meirionnydd[12][13]
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 N/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

General election 2024: Dwyfor Meirionnydd[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Liz Saville Roberts 21,788 53.9 +8.2
Labour Joanna Stallard 5,912 14.6 −8.2
Reform UK Lucy Murphy 4,857 12.0 +6.9
Conservative Tomos Day 4,712 11.7 −14.5
Green Karl Drinkwater 1,448 3.6 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Phoebe Jenkins 1,381 3.4 +3.2
Heritage Joan Ginsberg 297 0.7 +0.7
Majority 15,876 39.3 +23.4
Turnout 40,395 55.3 −14.3
Registered electors 73,042
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +8.2

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies – The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. ^ Dwyfor Meirionnydd BBC Election – Dwyfor Meirionnydd
  5. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Gwynedd Council results". Parliamentary Election results – 7 May 2015. Gwynedd Council. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Gwynedd Council. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Dwyfor Meirionnydd Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  9. ^ Randall, Liam (22 April 2015). "Chris Gillibrand, UKIP candidate for Dwyfor Meirionnydd". northwales.
  10. ^ "General Election 2017: The Dwyfor Meirionnydd candidates". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Dwyfor Meirionnydd Parliamentary constituency". Election 2017 Results. BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Cyngor Gwynedd Council. 14 November 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Dwyfor Meirionnydd parliamentary constituency – Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  14. ^ "UK Parliamentary Election: Dwyfor Meinionnydd Constituency Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Cyngor Gwynedd. 7 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Dwyfor Meirionnydd - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.


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