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:Clwyd East (UK Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|United Kingdom parliamentary constituency (2024–)}}

{{Infobox UK constituency main

|name = Clwyd East

|parliament = uk

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|caption = Interactive map of the constituency.

|image2 = File:ClwydEast2024Constituency.svg

|caption2 = Location of the constituency within Wales

|year =

|abolished =

|type =

|elects_howmany = One

|previous = Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd.

|next =

|population =

|electorate = 76,395 (March 2020){{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 }}

|mp = Becky Gittins

|party = Welsh Labour

|region = Wales

|county = Clwyd

|towns = Llangollen, Mold, Prestatyn, Ruthin, Holywell

|national =

}}

Clwyd East ({{langx|cy|Dwyrain Clwyd}}) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 general election, following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Becky Gittins of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/made |at=Schedule 4 (Wales)}}[https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/reviews/06-23/2023-parliamentary-review-final-recommendations Final Recommendations] Boundary Commission for Wales

  • The County of Denbighshire wards of: Dyserth, Llandyrnog, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn Meliden, Prestatyn North, Prestatyn South West, Tremeirchion, Llanarmon-yn-Ial/Llandegla, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd/Llangynhafal, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd/Gwyddelwern, Llangollen, and Ruthin.
  • The County of Flintshire wards of: Argoed, Brynford, Caerwys, Cilcain, Ffynnongroyw, Greenfield, Gronant, Gwernaffield, Gwernymynydd, Halkyn, Holywell Central, Holywell East, Holywell West, Leeswood, Mold Broncoed, Mold East, Mold South, Mold West, Mostyn, New Brighton, Northop, Northop Hall, Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor, and Whitford.
  • The County Borough of Wrexham ward of Llangollen Rural.

Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022,{{Cite web |title=The County of Denbighshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1159/schedule}}{{Cite web |title=The County of Flintshire (Electoral Arrangements) (No. 2) Order 2021 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1228/schedule}}{{Cite web |title=The County Borough of Wrexham (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1113/schedule}} the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:{{Cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk}}

  • The County of Denbighshire wards of: Alyn Valley, Dyserth, Llandyrnog, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern, Llangollen, Moel Famau, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn Meliden, Prestatyn North, Prestatyn South West, Ruthin, and Tremeirchion.
  • The County of Flintshire wards of: Argoed and New Brighton, Brynford and Halkyn, Caerwys, Cilcain, Greenfield, Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd, Holywell Central, Holywell East, Holywell West, Leeswood, Llanasa and Trelawnyd, Mold: Broncoed, Mold East, Mold South, Mold West, Mostyn, Northop, and Whitford.
  • The County Borough of Wrexham ward of Llangollen Rural.

The seat was formed from the following areas of abolished constituencies:

Election results

=Elections in the 2020s=

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Clwyd East{{cite web |title=Clwyd East results - General election 2024|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/W07000094|publisher=BBC News |date=2024-07-05|access-date=2024-07-10 |language=en}}|}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Welsh Labour|candidate=Becky Gittins|votes=18,484|percentage=38.7|change=+0.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Welsh Conservatives|candidate=James Davies|votes=13,862|percentage=29.0|change=-18.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Kirsty Walmsley|votes=7,626|percentage=15.9|change=+11.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Plaid Cymru|candidate=Paul Penlington|votes=3,733|percentage=7.8|change=+3.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Welsh Liberal Democrats|candidate=Alec Dauncey|votes=1,859|percentage=3.9|change=-1.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Lee Lavery|votes=1,659|percentage=3.5|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Rob Roberts|votes=599|percentage=1.3|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority|votes=4,622|percentage=9.7|change=N/A}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=47,822|percentage=62.4|change=N/A}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 76,150

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Welsh Labour

|loser= Conservative Party (UK)

|swing=

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 2010s=

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | 2019 notional result {{efn|Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place}} {{Cite web |date= |title=Clwyd East notional election - December 2019 |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/2104 |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=UK Parliament}}
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

{{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| Conservative

align="right" | 25,324align="right" |47.9
{{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}

| Labour

align="right" | 20,040align="right" |37.9
{{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| Liberal Democrats

align="right" | 2,823align="right" |5.3
{{party color cell|Plaid Cymru}}

| Plaid Cymru

align="right" | 2,460align="right" |4.7
{{party color cell|Brexit Party}}

| Brexit Party

align="right" | 2,173align="right" |4.1
colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
colspan="2"|Majority

|align=right|5,284

|align=right|10.0

colspan="2"|Turnout

|align=right|52,820

|align=right|69.1

colspan="2"|Electorate

|align=right|76,395

Notes

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References

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External links

  • [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/169004.html Clwyd East UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

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