Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (UK Parliament constituency)

Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
County constituency; for the House of Commons
	Interactive map of the constituency.
	Location of the constituency within Wales
Electorate	74,223 (March 2020)
Major settlements	Newtown, Welshpool, Llanidloes, Chirk, Cefn Mawr, Rhosllanerchrugog, Machynlleth, Montgomery
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Steve Witherden (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Montgomeryshire; Clwyd South

Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (Welsh: Maldwyn a Glyndŵr) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.

The constituency name refers to the former county of Montgomeryshire and the former district of Glyndŵr. Upon its abolition, the predecessor seat, Montgomeryshire, was the only one in Wales never to elect a member of the Labour Party, but at the 2024 election Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr elected Steve Witherden, making him the first Labour MP ever to represent the former Montgomeryshire area in the House of Commons. Which, until 2024, was the last area that Labour never had won in Wales meaning that the party has now won in every area of Wales in their history.

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following areas:^[2]^[3]

From Powys: Banwy, Berriew, Blaen Hafren, Caersws, Churchstoke, Dolforwyn, Forden, Glantwymyn, Guilsfield, Kerry, Llanbrynmair, Llandinam, Llandrinio, Llandysilio, Llanfair Caereinion, Llanfihangel, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Llanwddyn, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant/ Llansilin, Llansantffraid, Machynlleth, Meifod, Montgomery, Newtown Central, Newtown East, Newtown Llanllwchaiarn North, Newtown Llanllwchaiarn West, Newtown South, Rhiwcynon, Trewern, Welshpool Castle, Welshpool Gungrog, and Welshpool Llanerchyddol;
From Wrexham County Borough: Cefn, Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley, Chirk North, Chirk South, Esclusham, Johnstown, Pant, Penycae, Penycae and Ruabon South, Plas Madoc, Ponciau, and Ruabon.

The official spelling of the constituency, in English and Welsh, uses the spelling 'Glyndŵr' with a circumflex over the "w".^[4]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2024: Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Witherden	12,709	29.4	+4.6
	Reform UK	Oliver Lewis	8,894	20.6	+19.2
	Conservative	Craig Williams^[a]	7,775	18.0	−35.6
	Liberal Democrats	Glyn Preston	6,470	15.0	−1.8
	Plaid Cymru	Elwyn Vaughan	5,667	13.1	+11.1
	Green	Jeremy Brignell-Thorp	1,744	4.0	N/A
Majority			3,815	8.8
Turnout			43,259	58.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

On 25 June the Conservative Party withdrew support for their candidate,^[6] but it was quickly confirmed on behalf of the returning officer that his name and party designation had to remain on the ballot paper.^[7] On 20 June a YouGov poll had predicted Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr would be the only seat in Wales to be won by the Conservatives, by a narrow margin.^[8]

Notes

^ After nominations for the 2024 general election closed, the Conservative Party withdrew support for Craig Williams on 25 June due to placing bets on the date of the election.^[6]