Preseli Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | |
|---|---|
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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Boundary of Preseli Pembrokeshire in Wales. | |
| Preserved county | Dyfed |
| Electorate | 58,343 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Fishguard |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of parliament | Stephen Crabb (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Ceredigion and Pembroke North, Pembroke |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | Mid and West Wales |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Preseli Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Preseli Sir Benfro) 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.
The Preseli Pembrokeshire Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
The present MP, since 2005, is the Conservative Stephen Crabb, who has been Secretary Of State for Work and Pensions since March 2016, The seat was a Labour-Conservative marginal from its creation in 1997 until the 2010 general election.
Boundaries
The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Ceredigion and Pembroke North and Pembroke. It comprises the north and west coasts of Pembrokeshire and areas inland. It is the most westerly constituency in Wales. Much of the coastal area is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
On its creation in 1997, its boundaries were co-terminous with the then District of Preseli Pembrokeshire. Since the 2006 boundary review of Welsh parliamentary constituencies, which took effect at the 2010 general election, it consists of the Pembrokeshire County electoral divisions of: Burton; Camrose; Cilgerran; Clydau; Crymych; Dinas Cross; Fishguard North East; Fishguard North West; Goodwick; Haverfordwest Castle; Haverfordwest Garth; Haverfordwest Portfield; Haverfordwest Prendergast; Haverfordwest Priory; Johnston; Letterston; Llangwm; Llanrhian; Maenclochog; Merlin’s Bridge; Milford Central; Milford East; Milford Hakin; Milford Hubberston; Milford North; Milford West; Newport; Neyland East; Neyland West; Rudbaxton; St David's; St Dogmaels; St Ishmael's; Scleddau; Solva; The Havens; and Wiston.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Jackie Lawrence | Labour | |
| 2005 | Stephen Crabb | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Crabb | 16,383 | 40.4 | −2.4 | |
| Labour | Paul Miller | 11,414 | 28.1 | −3.0 | |
| UKIP | Howard Lillyman | 4,257 | 10.5 | +8.2 | |
| Independent | Chris Overton | 3,729 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Osmond | 2,518 | 6.2 | −3.0 | |
| Green | Frances Bryant | 1,452 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Nick Tregoning | 780 | 1.9 | −12.6 | |
| The New Society of Worth | Rodney Maile | 23 | 0.1 | n/a | |
| Majority | 4,969 | 12.3 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 40,556 | 70.7 | +1.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Crabb | 16,994 | 42.8 | +6.4 | |
| Labour | Mari Rees | 12,339 | 31.2 | −3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Nick Tregoning | 5,759 | 14.5 | +1.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Henry Jones-Davies | 3,654 | 9.2 | −3.3 | |
| UKIP | Richard Lawson | 906 | 2.3 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 4,605 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 39,602 | 69.0 | −1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Crabb | 14,106 | 36.6 | +3.3 | |
| Labour | Sue Hayman | 13,499 | 35.0 | −6.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Dewi Smith | 4,963 | 12.9 | +2.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Matt Mathias | 4,752 | 12.3 | −0.4 | |
| UKIP | James Carver | 498 | 1.3 | +0.4 | |
| Green | Molly Scott Cato | 494 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Socialist Labour | Miss Patricia Ann Bowen | 275 | 0.7 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 607 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 38,587 | 69.5 | +1.7 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jacqueline Rita Lawrence | 15,206 | 41.3 | −6.9 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Crabb | 12,260 | 33.3 | +5.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | David Rhys Sinnett | 4,658 | 12.7 | +6.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Alexander James Dauncey | 3,882 | 10.6 | −2.5 | |
| Socialist Labour | Miss Patricia Ann Bowen | 452 | 1.2 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Hugh William Jones | 319 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,946 | 8.0 | |||
| Turnout | 36,777 | 67.8 | −10.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jacqueline Rita Lawrence | 20,477 | 48.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Robert Buckland | 11,741 | 27.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jeffrey Clarke | 5,527 | 13.0 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Alun Lloyd Jones | 2,683 | 6.3 | N/A | |
| Referendum | David Berry | 1,574 | 3.7 | N/A | |
| Green | Molly Scott Cato | 401 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,736 | 20.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,403 | 78.3 | N/A | ||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- ↑ "Pembrokeshire results". Election Results. Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ total electorate 57,371 email from Pembrokeshire County Council 14Jul15
- ↑ Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire County Council - candidates Preseli Pembrokeshire
- ↑ http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/preselipembrokeshire/
- ↑ Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire County Council - candidates Preseli Pembrokeshire
- ↑ Preseli Pembrokeshire BBC Election - Preseli Pembrokeshire