Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox UK constituency main Meirionnydd Nant Conwy was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
History
The constituency was created in 1983, largely replacing the ancient constituency of Merioneth, and was abolished in 2010. For the entire period of its existence, it was represented by Plaid Cymru, and was generally regarded as a safe seat. It had the lowest population of any constituency in England or Wales, and also had the second highest proportion of Welsh-speaking voters.
Boundaries
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy consisted of Merionethshire and part of the Conwy valley. This was a mainly rural area containing small towns and villages such as Dolgellau, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Bala, Betws-y-Coed, and Llanrwst.
Boundary review
Following its review of parliamentary representation in Wales, the Boundary Commission for Wales abolished this constituency. It was replaced mostly by Dwyfor Meirionnydd and in part by Aberconwy. These new constituencies were first fought at the 2010 general election.
Members of Parliament
From 1983 to 1992 the constituency was represented by Dafydd Elis Thomas of Plaid Cymru, who represented Dwyfor Meirionnydd in the Welsh Senedd and is its former Presiding Officer. The constituency was represented at its abolition by Elfyn Llwyd, also of Plaid Cymru.
| Election | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1983 | Dafydd Elis Thomas | Plaid Cymru |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1992 | Elfyn Llwyd | Plaid Cymru |
| 2010 | constituency abolished: see Aberconwy and Dwyfor Meirionnydd | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box new seat win| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Lloyd | 7,066 | 28.5 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Roberts | 4,254 | 17.2 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Glyn Williams | 3,735 | 15.1 | ||
| Majority | 2,643 | 10.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 24,764 | 81.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dennis Jones | 7,366 | 28.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Hugh Roberts | 4,397 | 16.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Roberts | 3,814 | 14.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,026 | 11.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 25,969 | 80.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
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Elections in the 1990s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gwyn Lewis | 6,995 | 26.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rhys Williams | 4,978 | 18.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ruth Parry | 2,358 | 8.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Pritchard | 471 | 1.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 4,613 | 17.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 26,410 | 81.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Hefin E. Rees | 5,660 | 23.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jeremy Quin | 3,922 | 16.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Robina L. Feeley | 1,719 | 7.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Phillip H. Hodge | 809 | 3.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 6,805 | 27.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 24,575 | 76.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 2000s
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Denise Idris Jones | 4,775 | 22.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Lisa Francis | 3,962 | 18.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dafydd Raw-Rees | 1,872 | 8.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 5,684 | 26.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 21,068 | 63.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | ||||
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Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rhodri Jones | 3,983 | 19.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dan Munford | 3,402 | 16.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Adrian Fawcett | 2,192 | 10.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Francis Wykes | 466 | 2.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 6,614 | 32.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 20,640 | 61.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
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See also
Notes and references
External links
- Meirionnydd Nant Conwy UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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