Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|UK Parliamentary constituency, 1997–2024}}
{{Distinguish|Vale of Clwyd (Senedd constituency)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Vale of Clwyd
|parliament = uk
|map1 = ValeOfClwyd2007
|map2 =
|map_entity = Wales
|map_year =
|year = 1997
|abolished = 2024
|type = County
|elects_howmany = One
|previous = Clwyd North West, Delyn, Clwyd South West
|next = Clwyd East, Clwyd North
|electorate = 55,925 (December 2018){{cite web|
url=http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=14666|title=Electoral rolls by Welsh Assembly constituency areas and electoral regions|date=1 December 2018|work=2019 Electorate Figures|publisher=StatsWales|access-date=8 October 2019}}
|mp =
|party =
|region = Wales
|county = Clwyd
|european = Wales
|national = Vale of Clwyd, North Wales
|towns = Rhyl, Prestatyn, Denbigh, St Asaph, Rhuddlan, Trefnant, Tremeirchion, Bodelwyddan.
}}
The Vale of Clwyd ({{langx|cy|Dyffryn Clwyd}}) was a constituency of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament created in 1997. As with all seats it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system at least every five years.
The Vale of Clwyd Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).
The constituency was abolished as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales. Its area was split between Clwyd East and Clwyd North, to be first contested at the 2024 general election.{{Cite book |url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/sites/bcomm/files/review/E02859434_Boundary%20Commission%20Wales%202023_English_Web%20Accessible_V03.pdf |title=2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales |date=28 June 2023 |publisher=Boundary Commission for Wales}}
Boundaries
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-height=260|frame-width=220|text=Map of boundaries 2010-2024}}
1997–2010: The Borough of Rhuddlan, the District of Glyndwr wards of Denbigh Central, Denbigh Lower, Denbigh Upper, Henllan, and Llandyrnog, and the Borough of Colwyn ward of Trefnant.
2010–2024: The Denbighshire County electoral divisions of Bodelwyddan, Denbigh Central, Denbigh Lower, Denbigh Upper/Henllan, Dyserth, Llandyrnog, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn Meliden, Prestatyn North, Prestatyn South West, Rhuddlan, Rhyl East, Rhyl South, Rhyl South East, Rhyl South West, Rhyl West, St Asaph East, St Asaph West, Trefnant, and Tremeirchion.
The constituency was created in 1997 from the seats of Clwyd North West, Clwyd South West and Delyn. It wasin the north of Wales, containing the seaside town of Prestatyn and its coastal neighbour Rhyl which is overlooked by the community of Rhuddlan. It also contained the inland towns of Denbigh, St Asaph, Bodelwyddan, Trefnant and Tremeirchion.
Political history
The seat was won by the Labour candidate in 1997, 2001, 2005 and on a marginal majority in 2010. The seat was next won by the Conservative candidate standing in 2015. The 2015 result gave the seat the 4th most marginal majority of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.{{cite web |url=http://www.ukpolitical.info/conservative-mps-elected-2015.htm |title=Conservative Members of Parliament 2015 |website=UK Political.info |access-date=2017-02-12 |archive-date=2017-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608170823/http://www.ukpolitical.info/conservative-mps-elected-2015.htm |url-status=live}} However, Labour regained the seat in the 2017 general election with more than half the eligible votes, the first Labour gain from the Conservatives on the night. In 2019 general election, the seat reverted to the Conservatives as the party made gains from Labour in north east Wales.{{cite news |title=General election 2019: First female Tory MP wins Wrexham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50768481?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000060&link_location=live-reporting-story |access-date=15 January 2020 |work=BBC News |date=13 December 2019}}
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|v|date=March 2012}} | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |
|1997 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Welsh Conservatives}}" |
|2015 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |
|2017 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Welsh Conservatives}}" |
|2019 | ||
| |2024
|colspan="2"|Constituency abolished |
Elections
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin|title=General election 1997: Vale of Clwyd{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/598.stm|title=BBC NEWS > Vale of Clwyd|publisher=BBC News |work=Vote 2001 |date=7 June 2001|access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Chris Ruane
|votes = 20,617
|percentage = 52.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = David Edwards
|votes = 11,662
|percentage = 29.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Daniel Munford
|votes = 3,425
|percentage = 8.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Gwyneth Kensler
|votes = 2,301
|percentage = 5.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = Simon Vickers
|votes = 834
|percentage = 2.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Scott Cooke
|votes = 293
|percentage = 0.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,995
|percentage = 22.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,132
|percentage = 74.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 52,426
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Welsh Labour
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2001: Vale of Clwyd{{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}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/598.stm|title=BBC NEWS > Vale of Clwyd|publisher=BBC News |work=Vote 2001 |date=7 June 2001|access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Chris Ruane
|votes = 16,179
|percentage = 50.0
|change = ―2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Brendan Murphy
|votes = 10,418
|percentage = 32.2
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Graham Rees
|votes = 3,058
|percentage = 9.5
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = John Williams
|votes = 2,300
|percentage = 7.1
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = William Campbell
|votes = 391
|percentage = 1.2
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,761
|percentage = 17.8
|change = ―5.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 32,346
|percentage = 63.6
|change = ―11.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 50,842
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = ―2.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2005: Vale of Clwyd{{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}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2005/html/598.stm|title=Vale of Clwyd 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=169&RPID=10401460&LLL=0|website=Denbighshire County Council| date=April 2013 |access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Chris Ruane
|votes = 14,875
|percentage = 46.0
|change = ―4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Felicity Elphick
|votes = 10,206
|percentage = 31.6
|change = ―0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Elizabeth Jewkes
|votes = 3,820
|percentage = 11.8
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Mark Jones
|votes = 2,309
|percentage = 7.1
|change = ±0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mark Young
|votes = 442
|percentage = 1.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Edna Khambatta
|votes = 375
|percentage = 1.2
|change = ±0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Legalise Cannabis Alliance
|candidate = Jeff Ditchfield
|votes = 286
|percentage = 0.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,669
|percentage = 14.4
|change = ―3.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 32,313
|percentage = 62.2
|change = ―1.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 51,983
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = ―1.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2010s=
{{Election box begin|title= General election 2010: Vale of Clwyd{{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}}[http://www.sirddinbych.gov.uk/www/cms/live/content.nsf/lookupattachments/English~DNAP-823CYA/$File/Vale%20of%20Clwyd%20Candidates.pdf Vale of Clwyd] Denbighshire County Council – candidates Vale of Clwyd[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/w20.stm Vale of Clwyd] BBC Election 2010 – Vale of Clwyd{{cite web |title=Election Results |url=https://moderngov.denbighshire.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=166&RPID=10401457&LLL=0|website=Denbighshire County Council| date=April 2013 |access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Chris Ruane
|votes = 15,017
|percentage = 42.3
|change = ―3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Matt Wright
|votes = 12,508
|percentage = 35.2
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Paul Penlington
|votes = 4,472
|percentage = 12.6
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Caryl Wyn-Jones
|votes = 2,068
|percentage = 5.8
|change = ―1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Ian Si'Ree
|votes = 827
|percentage = 2.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Tom Turner
|votes = 515
|percentage = 1.4
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Alliance for Green Socialism
|candidate = Mike Butler
|votes = 127
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 55
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,509
|percentage = 7.1
|change = ―7.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,534
|percentage = 63.7
|change = ―2.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 55,781
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = ―3.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
Of the 55 rejected ballots:
- 32 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
- 23 voted for more than one candidate.
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2015: Vale of Clwyd{{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}}{{cite web|title=Vale of Clwyd result|url=https://moderngov.denbighshire.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=328&RPID=1759002&LLL=0|website=Election results for Vale of Clwyd| date=April 2013 |publisher=Denbighshire County Council|access-date=20 September 2015}}{{cite news|title=Vale of Clwyd Parliamentary constituency|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000060#election2015-logo|website=Election 2015 Results|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = James Davies
|votes = 13,760
|percentage = 39.0
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Chris Ruane
|votes = 13,523
|percentage = 38.4
|change = ―3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Paul Davies-Cooke{{Cite web|url=http://ukip-voc.org.uk/your-candidate/ |publisher=UKIP|title=UKIP Candidates|access-date=2015-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416020646/http://ukip-voc.org.uk/your-candidate/ |archive-date=2015-04-16 |url-status=dead }}
|votes = 4,577
|percentage = 13.0
|change = +11.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Mair Rowlands
|votes = 2,486
|percentage = 7.1
|change = +1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Gwyn Williams
|votes = 915
|percentage = 2.6
|change = ―10.0
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 77
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 237
|percentage = 0.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,261
|percentage = 62.4
|change = ―1.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 56,505
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Welsh Conservatives
|loser = Welsh Labour
|swing = +3.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
Of the 77 rejected ballots:
- 60 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
- 16 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: Vale of Clwyd{{cite news|title=BBC News Election Results|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000060|access-date=9 June 2017}}{{cite web |title=2017 Results|url=https://moderngov.denbighshire.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=443&RPID=10401451&LLL=0|website=Denbighshire County Council| date=April 2013 |access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Chris Ruane{{cite news|title=BBC News|date=28 April 2017 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-39744752|access-date=28 April 2017}}
|votes = 19,423
|percentage = 50.2
|change = +11.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = James Davies
|votes = 17,044
|percentage = 44.1
|change = +5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = David Wyatt
|votes = 1,551
|percentage = 4.0
|change = ―3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Gwyn Williams
|votes = 666
|percentage = 1.7
|change = ―0.9
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 91
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,379
|percentage = 6.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,684
|percentage = 68.0
|change = +5.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 56,890
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|loser = Welsh Conservatives
|swing = +3.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
Of the 91 rejected ballots:
- 72 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
- 18 voted for more than one candidate.
- 1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.
{{Election box begin|title = General election 2019: Vale of Clwyd{{cite web |title=The General Election 2019 candidates standing in Vale of Clwyd |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-vale-clwyd-2019-16951677 |website=Wales Online |date=10 November 2019 |publisher=Ruth Mosalski |access-date=17 November 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/W07000060|title=Vale of Clwyd parliamentary constituency - Election 2019|work=BBC News|access-date=2019-12-18|language=en-GB}}{{cite web |title=Election-Results/General-Election-2019|url=https://moderngov.denbighshire.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=455&RPID=10401448&LLL=0|website=Denbighshire County Council| date=April 2013 |access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = James Davies
|votes = 17,270
|percentage = 46.4
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Chris Ruane
|votes = 15,443
|percentage = 41.5
|change = ―8.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Glenn Swingler
|votes = 1,552
|percentage = 4.2
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Brexit Party
|candidate = Peter Dain
|votes = 1,477
|percentage = 4.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Gavin Scott
|votes = 1,471
|percentage = 4.0
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 84
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,827
|percentage = 4.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,213
|percentage = 65.7
|change = ―2.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 56,649
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Welsh Conservatives
|loser = Welsh Labour
|swing = +5.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
Of the 84 rejected ballots:
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [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/13428.html Vale of Clwyd UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/66116.html Vale of Clwyd UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
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