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Five constituencies cover Dyfed, also used for elections to the National Assembly for Wales. The current boundaries have been effective since the 2007 Welsh Assembly election and the 2010 United Kingdom general election.[1][n 1]

Dyfed is one of the eight preserved counties of Wales, consisting of the principal areas of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. These principal areas are also known as counties.

For Welsh Assembly elections, constituencies are grouped into additional member electoral regions.

Westminster boundaries

From 2010

Constituency Boundaries
1. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Westminster)
Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed 2010
Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed 2010
2. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Westminster)
3. Ceredigion CC (Westminster)
4. Llanelli CC (Westminster)
5. Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Westminster)
Constituency Electorate Majority Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map reference above
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Westminster) 55,976 3,908 bgcolor=Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color|  Jonathan Edwards bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color|  David Darkin 1
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Westminster) 58,565 3,110 bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color|  Simon Hart bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color|  Marc Tierney 2
Ceredigion CC (Westminster) 54,262 104 bgcolor=Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color|  Ben Lake bgcolor=Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color|  Mark Williams 3
Llanelli CC (Westminster) 59,434 12,024 bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color|  Nia Griffith bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color|  Stephen Davies 4
Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Westminster) 58,554 314 bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color|  Stephen Crabb bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color|  Philippa Thompson 5

1997 to 2010

Constituency Boundaries
1. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Westminster)
Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed pre-2010
Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed pre-2010
2. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Westminster)
3. Ceredigion CC (Westminster)
4. Llanelli CC (Westminster)
5. Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Westminster)

Changes proposed for 2022

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for Wales proposed changes to almost all the existing Welsh Westminster constituencies, giving their proposals official names in either English or Wales and offering an alternative in the other language.[2]

Assembly boundaries

From 2007

Constituency Assembly region Constituency boundaries
1. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Assembly) Mid and West Wales
Assembly constituencies in Dyfed 2007
Assembly constituencies in Dyfed 2007
2. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)
3. Ceredigion CC (Assembly)
4. Llanelli CC (Assembly)
5. Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)

The Mid and West Wales region also includes two Powys constituencies and one Gwynedd constituency.

1999 to 2007

Constituency Assembly region Constituency boundaries
1. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Assembly) Mid and West Wales
Assembly constituencies in Dyfed pre-2007
Assembly constituencies in Dyfed pre-2007
2. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)
3. Ceredigion CC (Assembly)
4. Llanelli CC (Assembly)
5. Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)

Historical representation by party

1832 to 1885

  Conservative   Liberal   Whig

Constituency 1832 1835 1837 38 1841 42 1847 49 1852 54 55 1857 1859 61 64 1865 66 1868 1874 76 78 1880 82
Cardigan colspan="7" bgcolor="Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" |P. Pryse colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color"|Loveden bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|J. Davies bgcolor="Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" |E. Pryse colspan="5" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |--> bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |T. Lloyd colspan="5" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |D. Davies
Cardiganshire colspan="9" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |W. E. Powell colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|Vaughan colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |W. T. Powell colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |T. Lloyd bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Richards colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |T. E. Lloyd colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |L. Pugh
Haverfordwest Philipps W. Scourfield Philipps Evans colspan="9" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|J. Scourfield colspan="6" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Edwardes
Pembroke colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |H. Owen bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|Graham colspan="9" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |J. Owen colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|H. Owen jnr bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |Meyrick colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Reed colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Allen
Pembrokeshire colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |J. Owen colspan="9" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |J. Campbell colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |Phillips bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|Bowen colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |J. Scourfield colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|Bowen colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |W. Davies
Carmarthen bgcolor=Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color|Yelverton bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color|Lewis colspan="10" bgcolor="Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" |D. Morris colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |--> colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|W. Morris bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Cowell-Stepney bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |Nevill bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|Cowell-Stepney colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|Williams bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|Jenkins
Carmarthenshire colspan="8" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |Rice-Trevor colspan="9" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |D. Jones1 bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Sartoris colspan="5" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |F. Campbell
bgcolor=Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color|Adams bgcolor=Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color|Hamlyn-Williams colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |John Jones of Ystrad colspan="6" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|D. A. Davies bgcolor="Template:Whigs (British political party)/meta/color" |D. Pugh1 colspan="5" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |--> colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |John Jones of Llandovery colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Powell

1elected at a by-election the same year as a general election

1885 to 1918

  Conservative   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

Constituency 1885 1886 89 90 1892 1895 98 1900 1906 08 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 12
Cardiganshire bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |D. Davies colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Rowlands colspan="8" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Vaughan-Davies
Carmarthen District bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Jenkins colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Cowell-Stepney bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Jones colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Unionist Party/meta/color" |Jenkins bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Davies colspan="5" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Williams
Carmarthenshire East colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Pugh colspan="9" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|Thomas bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|Towyn Jones
Carmarthenshire West colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Powell colspan="9" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|Morgan colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Hinds
Pembroke and Haverfordwest District bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |H. Allen colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |Mayne bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |C. Allen colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |Laurie colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Philipps colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Guest
Pembrokeshire colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |W. Davies colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Rees Davies colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|Philipps colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|Roch

1918 to 1983

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative   Democratic   Independent   Independent Liberal   Independent Liberals (1931)   Labour   Liberal   Plaid Cymru

Constituency 1918 21 1922 1923 24 1924 26 28 1929 1931 32 1935 36 41 1945 50 51 55 57 59 1964 1966 66 68 69 1970 Feb 74 Oct 74 1979
Cardiganshire bgcolor="Template:Coalition Liberal/meta/color" |Vaughan-Davies colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Coalition Liberal/meta/color"|E. Evans colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Independent Liberal/meta/color" |Morris colspan="5" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |--> colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|O. Evans colspan="7" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Bowen colspan="5" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |Morgan colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Howells
Carmarthen colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Coalition Liberal/meta/color" |Hinds bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Ellis-Griffith colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|Mond bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|--> bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|W. Jones bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color|Hopkin colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |R. Evans colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |Hopkin bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|Hughes colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Morris colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|M. Lloyd-George colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color"|G. Evans colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |G. Jones bgcolor="Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color" |G. Evans bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |Thomas
Llanelli colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Coalition Liberal/meta/color" |Towyn Jones colspan="10" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |Williams colspan="13" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|Griffiths colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |Davies
Pembrokeshire colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Coalition Liberal/meta/color" |E. Jones bgcolor="Template:National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)/meta/color" |G. Lloyd-George colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |--> colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |Price bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |G. Lloyd-George colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Independent Liberal/meta/color"|--> colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"|--> colspan="8" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |Donnelly bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"|--> bgcolor="Template:Democratic Party (UK, 1969)/meta/color"|--> colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |Edwards

1983 to present

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Democrats   Plaid Cymru

Constituency 1983 1987 88 1992 1997 00 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017
Carmarthen / Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (1997) bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color|R. Thomas colspan="5" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |A. Williams colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color" |Price colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color" |J. Edwards
Ceredigion and Pembroke North / Ceredigion (1997) colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" |Howells bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color"|--> colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color" |Dafis colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color"|S. Thomas colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" |M. Williams bgcolor="Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color"|Lake
Llanelli colspan="7" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |Davies colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |Griffith
Pembrokeshire / Preseli Pembrokeshire (1997) bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color|N. Edwards colspan="2" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |Bennett bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color|Ainger colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |Lawrence colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |Crabb
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire colspan="4" bgcolor="Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |Ainger colspan="3" bgcolor="Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" |Hart

See also

Notes and references

References
  1. ^ The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006, OPSI website
  2. ^ Final Recommendations 2018 Boundary Commission for Wales]
Notes
  1. ^ They are all county constituencies (CCs) of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster)
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