Ceredigion and Pembroke North (UK Parliament constituency)
| Ceredigion and Pembroke North | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| Preserved county | Dyfed |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Cardigan and Pembrokeshire |
| Replaced by | Ceredigion and Preseli Pembrokeshire |
Ceredigion and Pembroke North was a county constituency in southwestern Wales which elected one MP via the first past the post electoral system. It was located in the preserved county of Dyfed.
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency had the same boundaries for its entire lifetime, and consisted of Ceredigion and an area of northern Pembrokeshire around the towns of Newport and Fishguard. It was created in 1983, and abolished again at the next review of electoral boundaries in 1997.
Under proposed changes announced in September 2016, the constituency would have been recreated with a somewhat larger area, and also including a small area of western Montgomeryshire.[1][2][3]
Electoral history[edit]
The Liberals' Geraint Howells was the seat's first MP, having also held the predecessor Cardigan seat for 9 years. He was elected in both 1983 and 1987 with a comparatively low vote share compared to most other constituencies.[4][5] In 1992, however, Plaid Cymru jumped from fourth to first place in one of that election's biggest upsets.[6] Cynog Dafis was its MP thereafter, and then transferred to Ceredigion after the seat's abolition.
The area was considered to be a swing seat between Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats.
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Geraint Howells | Liberal | |
| 1988 | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 1992 | Cynog Dafis | Plaid Cymru | |
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 1980s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Geraint Howells | 19,677 | 41.8 | +6.2 | |
| Conservative | William Raw-Rees | 14,038 | 29.8 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Griffith Hughes | 6,840 | 14.5 | ―5.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Cynog Dafis | 6,072 | 12.9 | ―1.6 | |
| Ecology | Marylin Smith | 431 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 5,639 | 12.0 | +6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 47,058 | 77.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 60,523 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Geraint Howells | 17,683 | 36.6 | ―5.2 | |
| Conservative | Owen Williams | 12,983 | 26.9 | ―2.9 | |
| Labour | John Davies | 8,965 | 18.6 | +4.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Cynog Dafis | 7,848 | 16.2 | +3.3 | |
| Green | Marylin Wakefield | 821 | 1.7 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 4,700 | 9.7 | ―2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 48,300 | 76.5 | ―1.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,141 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Cynog Dafis | 16,020 | 30.3 | +14.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geraint Howells | 12,827 | 25.1 | ―11.5 | |
| Conservative | Owen Williams | 12,718 | 24.8 | ―2.1 | |
| Labour | John Davies | 9,637 | 18.8 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 3,193 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 51,202 | 77.4 | +0.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 66,180 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
- Ceredigion (Assembly constituency)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales
References[edit]
- ^ "Ceredigion could return to south constituency boundary". Cambrian News. 19 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Ceredigion a Gogledd Sir Benfro (Ceredigion and North Pembrokeshire)". 2018 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies — Initial Proposals Report (Report). Boundary Commission for Wales. September 2016. p. 80.
- ^ "Former MP urges re-think on move". Shropshire Star. 17 September 2016. p. 16.Report based on criticism of proposals by former Montgomeryshire MP Delwyn Williams.
- ^ a b "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
