Clwyd South (UK Parliament constituency)

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The constituency straddled the authorities of Denbighshire and the borough of Wrexham. Main population centres included the suburbs of Ruabon, Chirk, Rhosllannerchrugog, Cefn Mawr and Coedpoeth to the south of the city of Wrexham, in addition to Llangollen and Corwen further up the Dee valley to the west. Until the 2010 election, the constituency included a small part of the preserved county of Powys. This anomaly was resolved by the Boundary Commission for Wales with the boundaries first used in 2010.

The constituency comprised the following electoral wards:

• From Wrexham: Overton, Bronington, Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley, Chirk North, Gwenfro, Johnstown, Llangollen Rural, Marchwiel, Penycae, Penycae and Ruabon South, Plas Madoc, Ponciau, Ruabon, Bryn Cefn, Minera, Brymbo, Coedpoeth, Cefn, Chirk South, Esclusham, New Broughton, Pant
• From Denbighshire: Corwen, Llangollen, Llandrillo

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{{Election box begin|title=General election 2001: Clwyd South{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/149.stm|title=Clwyd South|work=BBC News|date=7 June 2001|access-date=17 February 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|candidate = Martyn Jones

|votes = 17,217

|percentage = 51.4

|change = -6.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Conservatives

|candidate = Tom Biggins

|votes = 8,319

|percentage = 24.8

|change = +1.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Dyfed Edwards

|votes = 3,982

|percentage = 11.9

|change = +5.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats

|candidate = David Griffiths

|votes = 3,426

|percentage = 10.2

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Edwina Theunissen

|votes = 552

|percentage = 1.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,898

|percentage = 26.6

|change = -8.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 33,496

|percentage = 62.4

|change = -11.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 53,680

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Welsh Labour

|swing = -4.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2005: Clwyd South{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2005/html/149.stm|title= Clwyd South parliamentary constituency - Election 2005|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}{{cite web |title= 2005 Results |url=https://moderngov.denbighshire.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=167&RPID=9684741&LLL=0 |website=Denbighshire County Council | date=April 2013 |access-date=17 February 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|candidate = Martyn Jones

|votes = 14,808

|percentage = 45.0

|change = -6.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Conservatives

|candidate = Tom Biggins

|votes = 8,460

|percentage = 25.7

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats

|candidate = Deric Burnham

|votes = 5,105

|percentage = 15.5

|change = +5.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Mark Strong

|votes = 3,111

|percentage = 9.4

|change = -2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Forward Wales

|candidate = Alwyn Humphreys

|votes = 803

|percentage = 2.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Nick Powell

|votes = 644

|percentage = 2.0

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box rejected

|votes = 298

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,348

|percentage = 19.3

|change = -7.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32,931

|percentage = 62.9

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 52,353

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Welsh Labour

|swing = -3.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

Of the 298 rejected ballots:

• 273 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 16 voted for more than one candidate.
• 8 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.
• 1 had want of official mark.

{{Election box begin|title= General election 2010: Clwyd South{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013|url-status=dead}}[http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/pdfs/electoral/uk_parliamentary_nop_sopn_clwyd_south_2010.pdf Clwyd South] Wrexham CBC - Clwyd South candidates[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/w22.stm Clwyd South] BBC Election -Clwyd South{{cite web |title=Results |url=https://moderngov.denbighshire.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=164&RPID=9684738&LLL=0 |website=Denbighshire County Council | date=April 2013 |access-date=17 February 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|candidate = Susan Elan Jones

|votes = 13,311

|percentage = 38.4

|change = -6.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Conservatives

|candidate = John Bell

|votes = 10,477

|percentage = 30.2

|change = +4.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats

|candidate = Bruce Roberts

|votes = 5,965

|percentage = 17.2

|change = +1.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Janet Ryder

|votes = 3,009

|percentage = 8.7

|change = -0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Sarah Hynes

|votes = 1,100

|percentage = 3.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Nick Powell

|votes = 819

|percentage = 2.4

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,834

|percentage = 8.2

|change = -11.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 34,681

|percentage = 64.5

|change = +3.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 53,748

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Welsh Labour

|swing = -5.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title= General election 2015: Clwyd South{{cite news|title=Clwyd South|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000062|website=BBC News|access-date=2 April 2017}}{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Clwyd South result|url=http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/pdfs/elections/2015/declaration_of_results_clywd_south.pdf|website=DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL|publisher=Wrexham County Borough Council|access-date=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926082738/http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/pdfs/elections/2015/declaration_of_results_clywd_south.pdf|archive-date=26 September 2015|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|candidate = Susan Elan Jones

|votes = 13,051

|percentage = 37.2

|change = -1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Welsh Conservatives

|candidate = David Nicholls {{cite web |url=https://www.conservatives.com/OurTeam/Prospective_Parliamentary_Candidates/Nicholls_David.aspx |title=David Nicholls PPC page |publisher=Conservative Party (UK) |access-date=16 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331001240/https://www.conservatives.com/OurTeam/Prospective_Parliamentary_Candidates/Nicholls_David.aspx |archive-date=31 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}

|votes = 10,649

|percentage = 30.4

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Mandy Jones

|votes = 5,480

|percentage = 15.6

|change = +13.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Mabon ap Gwynfor

|votes = 3,620

|percentage = 10.3

|change = +1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats

|candidate = Bruce Roberts

|votes = 1,349

|percentage = 3.8

|change = -13.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Duncan Rees

|votes = 915

|percentage = 2.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box rejected

|votes = 55

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 2,402

|percentage = 6.8

|change = -1.4

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 35,064

|percentage = 63.8

|change = -0.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 54,996

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Welsh Labour

|swing = -0.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

Of the 55 rejected ballots:

• 39 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 15 voted for more than one candidate.
• 1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.

{{Election box begin|title= General election 2017: Clwyd South{{cite web|title=Full Candidate List for Wrexham & Clwyd South|url=http://www.wrexham.com/news/full-candidate-list-for-wrexham-clwyd-south-general-election-announced-131193.html|website=Wrexham.com|access-date=11 May 2017}}{{cite news|title= Clwyd South Parliamentary constituency|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/W07000062#election2017-logo|website=Election 2017 Results|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 June 2017}}{{cite web |title=2017 Results|url=https://moderngov.denbighshire.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=458&RPID=9684732&LLL=0 |website=Denbighshire County Council | date=April 2013 |access-date=17 February 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|candidate = Susan Elan Jones

|votes = 19,002

|percentage = 50.7

|change = +13.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Welsh Conservatives

|candidate = Simon Baynes

|votes = 14,646

|percentage = 39.1

|change = +8.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Christopher Allen

|votes = 2,293

|percentage = 6.1

|change = -4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Jeanette Bassford-Barton

|votes = 802

|percentage = 2.1

|change = -13.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats

|candidate = Bruce Roberts

|votes = 731

|percentage = 2.0

|change = -1.8

}}

{{Election box rejected

|votes = 56

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 4,356

|percentage = 11.6

|change = +4.8

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 37,473

|percentage = 68.9

|change = +5.1

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 54,266

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Welsh Labour

|swing = +2.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

Of the 56 rejected ballots:

• 38 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 18 voted for more than one candidate.

{{Election box begin|title= General election 2019: Clwyd South{{cite web |title=Parliamentary Elections (General Elections) |url=https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/pdfs/elections/2019/sopn-nop-clwyd-south.pdf |website=Denbighshire County Council |access-date=16 November 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/W07000062|title=Clwyd South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=18 December 2019|language=en-GB}}{{cite web |title=Results |url=https://moderngov.denbighshire.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=456&RPID=9684729&LLL=0 |website=Denbighshire County Council | date=April 2013 |access-date=17 February 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Conservatives

|candidate = Simon Baynes

|votes = 16,222

|percentage = 44.7

|change = +5.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|candidate = Susan Elan Jones

|votes = 14,983

|percentage = 41.3

|change = -9.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Christopher Allen

|votes = 2,137

|percentage = 5.9

|change = -0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats

|candidate = Calum Davies

|votes = 1,496

|percentage = 4.1

|change = +2.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Brexit Party

|candidate = Jamie Adams

|votes = 1,468

|percentage = 4.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box rejected

|votes = 110

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 1,239

|percentage = 3.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 36,306

|percentage = 67.3

|change = -1.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 53,919

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

|winner = Welsh Conservatives

|loser = Welsh Labour

|swing = +7.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

Of the 110 rejected ballots:

• 92 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 18 voted for more than one candidate.

• Clwyd South (Senedd constituency)
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20180216152334/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/edates.htm Politics Resources] (Election results from 1922 onwards)
• [http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/flatfile.html Electoral Calculus] (Election results from 1955 onwards)
• [http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf 2017 Election] House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
• [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ A Vision Of Britain Through Time] (Constituency elector numbers)
• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13009.html Clwyd South UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/66121.html Clwyd South UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK

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