Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (UK Parliament constituency)

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
County constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Carmarthen East and Dinefwr in Wales.
Preserved county Dyfed
Population 71,046 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate 54,557 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlements Carmarthen (part), Ammanford, Llandovery
Current constituency
Created 1997
Member of parliament Jonathan Edwards (Plaid Cymru)
Number of members One
Created from Carmarthen, Llanelli
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly Mid and West Wales
European Parliament constituency Wales

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Welsh:Dwyrain Caerfyrddyn a Dinefwr) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1997 mostly from the former seat of Carmarthen. The current MP is Plaid Cymru's Jonathan Edwards.

The Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.

Boundaries

The existing constituency is within the Carmarthenshire authority area, with Llanybydder, Llandovery and Llanfihangel-ar-Arth in the north, Llanfihangel-uwch-Gwili, Llanegwad, and Llandeilo in the central area, and Ammanford and Glanamman in the south.

Boundary changes for the 2010 general election introduced minor alterations, with the areas around Hermon and Llanpumsaint removed to the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency. These changes came into effect in 2007 for the National Assembly for Wales.

The constituency includes the whole of 41 Carmarthenshire communities (Abergwili; Ammanford; Betws; Cenarth; Cilycwm; Cwmamman; Cynwyl Gaeo; Dyffryn Cennen; Gorslas; Llanarthney; Llanddarog; Llanddeusant; Llandeilo; Llandovery; Llandybie; Llandyfaelog; Llanegwad; Llanfair-ar-y-bryn; Llanfihangel Aberbythych; Llanfihangel-ar-Arth; Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn; Llanfynydd; Llangadog; Llangathen; Llangeler; Llangunnor; Llangyndeyrn; Llanllawddog; Llanllwni; Llansadwrn; Llansawel; Llanwrda; Llanybydder; Llanycrwys; Manordeilo and Salem; Myddfai; Newcastle Emlyn; Pencarreg; Quarter Bach; St Ishmael; Talley).

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[3][4]Party
1997 Alan Wynne Williams Labour
2001 Adam Price Plaid Cymru
2010 Jonathan Edwards Plaid Cymru

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr [5][6][7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Edwards 15,140 38.4 +2.8
Labour Calum Higgins 9,541 24.2 −2.3
Conservative Matthew Paul 8,336 21.2 −1.2
UKIP Norma Woodward[10] 4,363 11.1 +7.7
Green Ben Rice 1,091 2.8 N/A
Liberal Democrat Sara Lloyd Williams[11] 928 2.4 −9.8
Majority 5,599 14.2 +5.0
Turnout 39,399 70.9 −1.7
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +2.5
General Election 2010: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Edwards 13,546 35.6 −10.2
Labour Christine Gwyther 10,065 26.5 −1.8
Conservative Andrew Morgan 8,506 22.4 +8.7
Liberal Democrat William Powell 4,609 12.1 +2.4
UKIP John Atkinson 1,285 3.4 +1.7
Majority 3,481 9.2 −8.3
Turnout 38,011 72.6 +1.8
Plaid Cymru hold Swing −4.2

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Plaid Cymru Adam Price 17,561 45.9 +3.5
Labour Ross Hendry 10,843 28.3 −7.3
Conservative Suzy Davies 5,235 13.7 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Julianna Hughes 3,719 9.7 +2.3
UKIP Mike Squires 661 1.7 0.0
Legalise Cannabis Sid Whitworth 272 0.7 +0.7
Majority 6,718 17.5 +10.7
Turnout 38,291 71.6 +1.2
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +5.4
General Election 2001: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Plaid Cymru Adam Price 16,130 42.4 +7.7
Labour Alan Williams 13,540 35.6 −7.3
Conservative David Thomas 4,912 12.9 +0.9
Liberal Democrat Doiran Evans 2,815 7.4 −0.2
UKIP Michael Squires 656 1.7 N/A
Majority 2,590 6.8 −1.5
Turnout 38,053 70.4 −1.5
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing +7.5

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Carmarthen East and Dinefwr[16][17][18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Alan Williams 17,907 42.9 +1.4
Plaid Cymru Rhodri Glyn Thomas 14,457 34.6 +5.5
Conservative Edmund Hayward 5,022 12.0 −8.3
Liberal Democrat Juliana Hughes 3,150 7.5 +1.6
Referendum Ian Humphreys-Evans 1,196 2.9 N/A
Majority 3,450 8.3 −4.2
Turnout 32,654 78.6 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Carmarthen East and Dinefwr: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 1997-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 3)
  5. ↑ "Carmarthen East result". The Newsroom. Carmarthenshire County Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. ↑ total electorate 55,605 email from Carmarthenshire County Council 27Jul15
  7. ↑ http://pembrokeshire-herald.com/10410/pembrokeshire-green-party-announce-candidates/
  8. ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/carmarthen-east-dinefwr-2015.html
  9. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000067
  10. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-31941434
  11. ↑ http://www.welshlibdems.wales/sara_lloyd_williams
  12. ↑ Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Carmarthenshire County Council - candidates Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
  13. ↑ Carmarthen East and Dinefwr BBC Election - Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
  14. ↑ "Carmarthen East and Dinefwr: Constituency > Politics > guardian.co.uk". Election 2010. The Guardian. 2005-05-05. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  15. ↑ "BBC NEWS > VOTE 2001 > RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES > Carmarthen East and Dinefwr". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  16. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  17. ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.50 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
  18. ↑ This constituency was new in 1997, and the election result is calculated relative to a notional 1992 result.
  19. ↑ "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Carmarthen East and Dinefwr". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 2011-01-12.

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Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°06′W / 51.933°N 4.100°W / 51.933; -4.100

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