Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy in Wales for the 2005 general election
Preserved countyClwyd, Gwynedd
Major settlementsBlaenau Ffestiniog, Dolgellau, Llanrwst
1983–2010
SeatsOne
Created fromMerioneth, Conway and Denbigh[1]
Replaced byAberconwy,
Dwyfor Meirionnydd

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 now represents Dwyfor Meirionnydd in the National Assembly for Wales and is its former Presiding Officer. The constituency was represented at its abolition by Elfyn Llwyd, also of Plaid Cymru.

ElectionMember[2]Party
1983 Dafydd Elis Thomas Plaid Cymru
1992 Elfyn Llwyd Plaid Cymru
2010 constituency abolished: see Aberconwy and Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Elections
Election results since 1900

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1983: Meirionnydd Nant Conwy[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Elis-Thomas 9,709 39.2
Conservative David Lloyd 7,066 28.5
SDP David Roberts 4,254 17.2
Labour Glyn Williams 3,735 15.1
Majority 2,643 10.7
Turnout 24,764 81.3
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
General election 1987: Meirionnydd Nant Conwy[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Dafydd Elis-Thomas 10,392 40.0 +0.8
Conservative Dennis Jones 7,366 28.4 −0.1
Labour Hugh Roberts 4,397 16.9 +1.8
SDP David Roberts 3,814 14.7 −2.5
Majority 3,026 11.7 +1.0
Turnout 25,969 80.6 −0.7
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1992: Meirionnydd Nant Conwy[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Elfyn Llwyd 11,608 44.0 +4.0
Conservative Gwyn Lewis 6,995 26.5 −1.9
Labour Rhys Williams 4,978 18.8 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Ruth Parry 2,358 8.9 −5.8
Green William Pritchard 471 1.8 New
Majority 4,613 17.5 +5.8
Turnout 26,410 81.5 +0.9
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +2.9
General election 1997: Meirionnydd Nant Conwy[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Elfyn Llwyd 12,465 50.7 +6.7
Labour Hefin E. Rees 5,660 23.0 +4.2
Conservative Jeremy Quin 3,922 16.0 −10.5
Liberal Democrats Robina L. Feeley 1,719 7.0 −1.9
Referendum Phillip H. Hodge 809 3.3 New
Majority 6,805 27.7 +10.2
Turnout 24,575 76.0 -5.5
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2001: Meirionnydd Nant Conwy[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Elfyn Llwyd 10,459 49.6 −1.1
Labour Denise Idris Jones 4,775 22.7 −0.3
Conservative Lisa Francis 3,962 18.8 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Dafydd Raw-Rees 1,872 8.9 +1.9
Majority 5,684 26.9 -0.8
Turnout 21,068 63.9 −12.1
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
General election 2005: Meirionnydd Nant Conwy[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Elfyn Llwyd 10,597 51.3 +1.7
Labour Rhodri Jones 3,983 19.3 −3.4
Conservative Dan Munford 3,402 16.5 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Adrian Fawcett 2,192 10.6 +1.7
UKIP Francis Wykes 466 2.3 New
Majority 6,614 32.0 +5.1
Turnout 20,640 61.7 −2.2
Plaid Cymru hold Swing +2.6

See also

Notes and references
  1. "'Meirionnydd Nant Conwy', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
  3. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  5. "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  7. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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