Mid and West Wales (Senedd electoral region)
| Welsh Assembly electoral region | |
|---|---|
| |
| Mid and West Wales shown within Wales | |
| Created 1999 | |
| Current representation | |
| Plaid Cymru | 4 AMs |
| Conservative | 3 AMs |
| Labour | 3 AMs |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 AM |
| UKIP | 1 AM |
| Constituencies 1. Brecon and Radnorshire 2. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 3. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 4. Ceredigion 5. Dwyfor Meirionnydd 6. Llanelli 7. Montgomeryshire 8. Preseli Pembrokeshire | |
| Preserved counties Dyfed Gwynedd (part) Powys | |
Mid and West Wales is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of eight constituencies. The region elects twelve members, eight directly elected constituency members and four additional members. The electoral region was first used in the 1999 Welsh Assembly election, when the National Assembly for Wales was created.
Each constituency elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up Assembly Members, to create a degree of proportional representation. The additional member seats are allocated from closed lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
County and Westminster boundaries
As created in 1999, the region covered the whole of the preserved county of Dyfed, most of the preserved county of Powys and parts of the preserved counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd. Other parts of Powys, Clwyd and Gwynedd were within the North Wales electoral region.
For the 2007 Welsh Assembly election, however boundaries changed, and the region now covers all of the preserved county of Dyfed, all of the preserved county of Powys and part of the preserved county of Gwynedd. The rest of Gwynedd is in the North Wales region.
The constituencies have the names and boundaries of constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). For Westminster election purposes, however, there are no electoral regions, and constituency boundary changes became effective for the 2010 United Kingdom general election.
Electoral region profile
The region is geographically the largest of the five electoral regions in Wales, being larger in area than the other four regions combined. It consists almost entirely of sparsely populated rural areas, with the exception of the mining town of Llanelli in the south. The Welsh language is widely spoken.
Constituencies
Assembly members
Constituency AMs
Regional list AMs
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| Term | Election | AM | AM | AM | AM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999 | bgcolor="Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color" rowspan="4"| | Nick Bourne (Con) |
bgcolor="Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color" rowspan="3"| | Glyn Davies (Con) |
bgcolor="Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color" rowspan="2"| | Alun Michael (Lab) |
bgcolor="Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color" rowspan="6"| | Cynog Dafis (PC) |
| 2000[2] | Delyth Evans (Lab) | ||||||||
| 2nd | 2003 | bgcolor="Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color"| | Lisa Francis (Con) |
Helen Mary Jones (PC) | |||||
| 3rd | 2007 | bgcolor="Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color" rowspan="3"| | Alun Davies (Lab) |
bgcolor="Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color" rowspan="3"| | Joyce Watson (Lab) |
Nerys Evans (PC) | |||
| 4th | 2011 | bgcolor="Template:Welsh Liberal Democrats/meta/color"| | William Powell (LD) |
Rebecca Evans (Lab) |
Simon Thomas (PC) | ||||
| 5th | 2016 | bgcolor="Template:UK Independence Party/meta/color"| | Neil Hamilton (UKIP) |
Eluned Morgan (Lab) | |||||
2016 Welsh Assembly election additional members
| Party | Constituency Seats | List Votes (vote %) | D'Hondt Entitlement | Additional Members Elected | Total Members Elected | Deviation from D'Hondt Entitlement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color| | [[Plaid Cymru|Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/shortname]] | 3 | 56,754 (26.3%) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Conservative Party|Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | 3 | 44,461 (20.6%) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color| | [[Welsh Labour|Template:Welsh Labour/meta/shortname]] | 1 | 41,975 (19.4%) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/color| | [[UK Independence Party|Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 25,042 (11.6%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Liberal Democrats/meta/color| | [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Template:Welsh Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] | 1 | 23,554 (10.9%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party/meta/color| | [[Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party|Template:Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 10,707 (5.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color| | [[Wales Green Party|Template:Wales Green Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 8,222 (3.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Independent (politics)/meta/color| | People First | 0 | 1,496 (0.7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Christian Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Christian Party|Template:Welsh Christian Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 1,103 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Official Monster Raving Loony Party/meta/color| | [[Official Monster Raving Loony Party|Template:Official Monster Raving Loony Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 1,071 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Independent (politics)/meta/color| | [[Independent (politics)|Template:Independent (politics)/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 1,032 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Communist Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Communist Party|Template:Welsh Communist Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 423 (0.2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regional AMs elected 2016
| Party | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:UK Independence Party/meta/color| | [[UK Independence Party|Template:UK Independence Party/meta/shortname]] | Neil Hamilton |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color| | [[Welsh Labour|Template:Welsh Labour/meta/shortname]] | Joyce Watson |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color| | [[Plaid Cymru|Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/shortname]] | Simon Thomas |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color| | [[Welsh Labour|Template:Welsh Labour/meta/shortname]] | Eluned Morgan |
2011 Welsh Assembly election additional members
| Party | Constituency Seats | List Votes (vote %) | D'Hondt Entitlement | Additional Members Elected | Total Members Elected | Deviation from D'Hondt Entitlement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color| | [[Plaid Cymru|Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/shortname]] | 3 | 56,384 (26.7%) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Conservative Party|Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | 3 | 52,905 (25.1%) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color| | [[Welsh Labour|Template:Welsh Labour/meta/shortname]] | 1 | 47,348 (22.5%) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Liberal Democrats/meta/color| | [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Template:Welsh Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] | 1 | 26,847 (12.7%) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/color| | [[UK Independence Party|Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 9,711 (4.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color| | [[Wales Green Party|Template:Wales Green Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 8,660 (4.1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Socialist Labour Party (UK)/meta/color| | [[Socialist Labour Party (UK)|Template:Socialist Labour Party (UK)/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 3,951 (1.9%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:British National Party/meta/color| | [[British National Party|Template:British National Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 2,821 (1.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Christian Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Christian Party|Template:Welsh Christian Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 1,630 (0.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Communist Party of Britain/meta/color| | [[Communist Party of Britain|Template:Communist Party of Britain/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 595 (0.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regional AMs elected 2011
| Party | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color| | [[Welsh Labour|Template:Welsh Labour/meta/shortname]] | Rebecca Evans |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color| | [[Welsh Labour|Template:Welsh Labour/meta/shortname]] | Joyce Watson |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Liberal Democrats/meta/color| | [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/shortname]] | William Powell |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color| | [[Plaid Cymru|Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/shortname]] | Simon Thomas |
2007 Welsh Assembly election additional members
Regional AMs elected 2007
| Party | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Conservative Party|Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | Nick Bourne |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color| | [[Welsh Labour|Template:Welsh Labour/meta/shortname]] | Alun Davies |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color| | [[Plaid Cymru|Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/shortname]] | Nerys Evans |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color| | [[Welsh Labour|Template:Welsh Labour/meta/shortname]] | Joyce Watson |
2003 Welsh Assembly election additional members[4]
| Party | Constituency Seats | List Votes (vote %) | D'Hondt Entitlement | Additional Members Elected | Total Members Elected | Deviation from D'Hondt Entitlement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color| | [[Plaid Cymru|Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/shortname]] | 3 | 51,874 (28.16%) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color| | [[Welsh Labour|Template:Welsh Labour/meta/shortname]] | 3 | 46,451 (25.22%) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Conservative Party|Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 35,566 (19.31%) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Liberal Democrats/meta/color| | [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Template:Welsh Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] | 2 | 30,177 (16.38%) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color| | [[Green Party of England and Wales|Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 7,794 (4.23%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/color| | [[UK Independence Party|Template:United Kingdom Independence Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 5,945 (3.23%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid & West Wales Pensioners | 0 | 3,968 (2.15%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cymru Annibynnol | 0 | 1,324 (0.72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vote No 2 Stop the War | 0 | 716 (0.39%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:ProLife Alliance/meta/color| | [[ProLife Alliance|Template:ProLife Alliance/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 383 (0.21%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regional AMs elected 2007
| Party | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Conservative Party|Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | Nick Bourne |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Conservative Party|Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | Glyn Davies |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color| | [[Plaid Cymru|Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/shortname]] | Helen Mary Jones |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Conservative Party|Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | Lisa Francis |
1999 Welsh Assembly election additional members[4]
| Party | Constituency Seats | List Votes (vote %) | D'Hondt Entitlement | Additional Members Elected | Total Members Elected | Deviation from D'Hondt Entitlement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color| | [[Plaid Cymru|Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/shortname]] | 4 | 84,554 (38.55%) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color| | [[Welsh Labour|Template:Welsh Labour/meta/shortname]] | 2 | 53,842 (24.55%) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Conservative Party|Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 36,622 (16.70%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Liberal Democrats/meta/color| | [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Template:Welsh Liberal Democrats/meta/shortname]] | 2 | 31,683 (14.44%) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color| | [[Green Party of England and Wales|Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 7,718 (3.52%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Socialist Labour Party (UK)/meta/color| | [[Socialist Labour Party (UK)|Template:Socialist Labour Party (UK)/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 3,019 (1.38%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | [[Independent (politician)|Template:Independent (politician)/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 1,214 (0.55%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Natural Law Party/meta/color| | [[Natural Law Party|Template:Natural Law Party/meta/shortname]] | 0 | 705 (0.32%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regional AMs elected 1999
| Party | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Conservative Party|Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | Nick Bourne[5] |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Labour/meta/color| | [[Welsh Labour|Template:Welsh Labour/meta/shortname]] | Alun Michael[5] (Michael resigned in May of 2000 and was replaced by Delyth Evans.)[6] |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/color| | [[Plaid Cymru|Template:Plaid Cymru/meta/shortname]] | Cynog Dafis[5] |
| style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/color| | [[Welsh Conservative Party|Template:Welsh Conservative Party/meta/shortname]] | Glyn Davies[5] |
Former Constituencies
1999 to 2007
| Constituency | Preserved counties |
|---|---|
| Brecon and Radnorshire | Entirely within Powys |
| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Entirely within Dyfed |
| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | |
| Ceredigion | |
| Llanelli | |
| Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Partly Clwyd, partly Gwynedd |
| Montgomeryshire | Entirely within Powys |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | Entirely within Dyfed |
Notes
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-37661776
- ^ Alun Michael resigned in May 2000 and was replaced by Delyth Evans.
- ^ BBC Election results
- ^ a b http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ass/constit/wr1.htm
- ^ a b c d Staff reporter (1999). "Constituencies & Regions: Mid and West Wales". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
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