Ceredigion Preseli (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Distinguish|Ceredigion and Pembroke North (UK Parliament constituency)}}{{Short description|United Kingdom parliamentary constituency (2024–)}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Ceredigion Preseli
|parliament = uk
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|caption = Interactive map of the constituency.
|image2 = File:CeredigionPreseli2024Constituency.svg
|caption2 = Location of the constituency within Wales
|year =
|abolished =
|type =
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Ceredigion, Preseli Pembrokeshire.
|next =
|population =
|mp = Ben Lake
|party = Plaid Cymru
|region = Wales
|county =
|towns = Aberaeron, Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Fishguard, Lampeter.
|national =
}}
Ceredigion Preseli 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 Ben Lake of Plaid Cymru, who represented the predecessor constituency of Ceredigion from 2017 to 2024.
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=2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals {{!}} Boundary Commission for Wales |url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/reviews/10-22/2023-parliamentary-review-revised-proposals |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Boundary Commission for Wales}}{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/made |at=Schedule 4 (Wales)}}
- The County of Ceredigion.
- The County of Pembrokeshire wards of: Cilgerran; Clydau; Crymych; Dinas Cross; Fishguard North East; Fishguard North West; Goodwick; Llanrhian; Maenclochog; Newport; St. Dogmael’s; and Scleddau.
Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022,{{Cite web |title=The County of Ceredigion (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1140/schedule}}{{Cite web |title=The County of Pembrokeshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1182/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 Ceredigion.
- The County of Pembrokeshire wards of: Boncath and Clydau; Bro Gwaun; Cilgerran and Eglwyswrw; Crymych and Mynachlog-ddu; Fishguard: North East; Fishguard: North West; Goodwick; Llanrhian; Maenclochog; Newport and Dinas; St. Dogmaels; and Wiston (part).
It comprises the whole of the abolished Ceredigion constituency, which was coterminous with the county of the same name, together with northern parts of Pembrokeshire, including Fishguard, previously part of the abolished Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency.{{Cite web |title=2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals {{!}} Boundary Commission for Wales |url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/reviews/10-22/2023-parliamentary-review-revised-proposals |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Boundary Commission for Wales}}{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details - Ceredigion Preseli |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Ceredigion%20Preseli |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"| Election | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}" |
|2024 |
Election results
=Elections in the 2020s=
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Ceredigion Preseli{{#invoke:cite web||date=2024-06-07|title=UK Parliamentary Election: Ceredigion Preseli Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll|url=https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/media/2frndjng/hysbysiad-or-bobl-a-enwebwyd-ar-hysbysiad-or-bleidlais_statement-of-persons-nominated-and-notice-of-poll.pdf|website=Ceredigion County Council|language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Plaid Cymru
|candidate=Ben Lake
|votes=21,738
|percentage=46.9
|change=+15.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate=Mark Williams
|votes=6,949
|percentage=15.0
|change=+0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Labour and Co-operative
|candidate=Jackie Jones
|votes=5,386
|percentage=11.6
|change=-9.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Reform UK
|candidate=Karl Robert Pollard
|votes=5,374
|percentage=11.6
|change=+7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Welsh Conservatives
|candidate=Aled Thomas
|votes=4,763
|percentage=10.3
|change=-18.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate=Tomos Barlow
|votes=1,864
|percentage=4.0
|change=+2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party=Workers Party of Britain
|candidate=Taghrid Al-Mawed
|votes=228
|percentage=0.5
|change=N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes=14,789
|percentage=31.9
|change=+29.1
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes=46,302
|percentage=61.2
|change=-8.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors=75,690
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner=Plaid Cymru
}}{{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=Ceredigion Preseli notional election - December 2019 |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/2084 |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|Plaid Cymru}} | align="right" | 16,045 | align="right" |31.1 |
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right| 14,602 | align="right" |28.3 |
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| Labour | align="right" | 10,733 | align="right" |20.8 |
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | align="right" | 7,561 | align="right" |14.6 |
| {{party color cell|Brexit Party}} | align="right" | 2,063 | align="right" |4.0 |
| {{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}} | align="right" | 663 | align="right" |1.3 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| | ||
| colspan="2"|Majority
|align=right|1,443 |align=right|2.8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|51,667 |align=right|69.8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|74,063 |
Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/169003.html Ceredigion Preseli UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
{{Constituencies in Wales}}
Category:Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Wales
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024