Montgomeryshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | Powys |
Electorate | 48,910 (December 2010) [1] |
Major settlements | Newtown, Welshpool |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1542 |
Member of Parliament | Craig Williams ( Welsh Conservatives) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Montgomery |
Overlaps | |
Senedd | Montgomeryshire, Mid and West Wales |
Montgomeryshire ( Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is a constituency [n 1] in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Created in 1542, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP), traditionally known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election. Since 2019, Craig Williams has served as the MP for Montgomeryshire, when he succeeded fellow Conservative Glyn Davies.
The Montgomeryshire Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).
The seat is based on the ancient county of Montgomeryshire, in the principal area of Powys. One of Britain's most rural and isolated constituencies, Montgomeryshire elected Liberal or Liberal-affiliated candidates from 1880, until a Conservative victory in the 1979 general election. In the 1983 general election it was the only seat in England and Wales where a sitting Conservative MP was unseated, while nationally the party's seat majority increased. However, in 2010, the Conservatives won and held the seat in 2015 and 2017, with an increased majority. The seat was officially known as Montgomery before 1997. It is the only seat in Wales never to have elected a Labour MP. [2]
Until 1918 this seat, in common with many others, contained an enclaved seat, which comprised the boroughs of Montgomery, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Newtown and Welshpool. This seat survived the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 which abolished many similar seats. The seat was finally abolished in 1918 and absorbed into the wider Montgomery seat, where it remains.
The constituency is set to be abolished, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the next United Kingdom general election. The entire constituency would form part of Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr. [3]
Under proposed constituency boundary changes announced in September 2016, ahead of the next general election, the seat was to be partitioned, the northern half including Welshpool to be merged with Clwyd South to form a new seat of South Clwyd and North Montgomeryshire; most of the southern including Newtown was to be merged with the Brecon and Radnor seat to form a seat renamed as Brecon, Radnor and Montgomery, [4] and the wards of Llanidloes and Blaen Hafren merged into the Ceredigion constituency which would form part of a new seat called Ceredigion and North Pembrokeshire. [5] However, the general elections of 2017 and 2019 were fought on existing boundaries.
Parliament | Member |
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1542 | James Leche [6] |
1545 | Humphrey Lloyd [6] |
1547 | Humphrey Lloyd [6] |
1553 (Mar) | Edward Herbert [6] |
1553 (Oct) | Edward Herbert [6] |
1554 (Apr) | Edward Herbert [6] |
1554 (Nov) | Edward Herbert [6] |
1555 | Not known |
1558 | Edward Herbert [6] |
1559 (Jan) | Edward Herbert I [7] |
1562–1563 | Edward Herbert I [7] |
1571 | Edward Herbert I [7] |
1572 | John Price [7] |
1584 (Oct) | Richard Herbert [7] |
1586 (Oct) | Oliver Lloyd [7] |
1588 (Oct) | Edward Herbert I [7] |
1593 | Reginald Williams [7] |
1597 (Sep) | William Herbert [7] |
1601 (Oct) | Edward Herbert [7] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 1,110 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 1,110 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | 703 | 70.0 | N/A | |
Whig | Joseph Hayes Lyon | 302 | 30.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 401 | 40.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,005 | c. 90.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | c. 1,110 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,525 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,737 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,819 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,936 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,214 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,986 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,872 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,723 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | 1,269 | 57.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Sudeley Hanbury-Tracy [12] | 959 | 43.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 310 | 14.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,228 | 83.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,675 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,339 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,810 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,014 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 2,232 | 52.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | 2,041 | 47.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 191 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,273 | 80.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,291 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 4,044 | 54.4 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | 3,389 | 45.6 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 655 | 8.8 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,433 | 83.8 | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,870 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 3,799 | 54.1 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | Devereux Herbert Mytton [14] | 3,220 | 45.9 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 579 | 8.2 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,019 | 79.1 | -4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 8,870 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 3,662 | 56.3 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Devereux Herbert Mytton [14] | 2,847 | 43.7 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 815 | 12.6 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,509 | 73.3 | -5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,880 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Humphreys-Owen | 3,440 | 51.7 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Watkin Williams-Wynn | 3,215 | 48.3 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 225 | 3.4 | -9.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,655 | 82.2 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,092 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Humphreys-Owen | 3,442 | 50.2 | -6.1 | |
Conservative | Watkin Williams-Wynn | 3,415 | 49.8 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 27 | 0.4 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,857 | 85.8 | +12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,989 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Humphreys-Owen | 3,482 | 52.0 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Watkin Williams-Wynn | 3,218 | 48.0 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 264 | 4.0 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,700 | 84.6 | -1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,915 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | 4,369 | 61.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Arthur Williams-Wynn | 2,697 | 38.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,672 | 23.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,066 | 89.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,928 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,928 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 24,949 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 23,802 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 24,126 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | 14,942 | 77.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Arthur Davies | 4,384 | 22.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,558 | 54.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,326 | 79.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 24,338 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 12,779 | 46.5 | -30.8 | |
Unionist | John Murray Naylor | 10,651 | 38.7 | N/A | |
Labour | John Evans | 4,069 | 14.8 | -7.9 | |
Majority | 2,128 | 7.8 | -46.8 | ||
Turnout | 27,499 | 88.3 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 31,142 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -11.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Clement Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 30,120 | ||||
National Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Clement Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 30,943 | ||||
National Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 14,018 | 56.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Philip Owen | 10,895 | 43.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,123 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,913 | 77.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 32,180 | ||||
Liberal gain from National Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 14,401 | 50.0 | -6.3 | |
Conservative | Harry West | 7,621 | 26.5 | -17.2 | |
Labour | John David Williams | 6,760 | 23.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,780 | 23.5 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 28,782 | 88.9 | +11.5 | ||
Registered electors | 32,372 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 17,075 | 68.5 | +18.5 | |
Labour | David Caradog Jones | 7,854 | 31.5 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 9,221 | 37.0 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 24,929 | 76.9 | -12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 32,423 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 16,021 | 68.0 | -0.5 | |
Labour | David Caradog Jones | 7,521 | 32.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 8,500 | 36.0 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 23,542 | 73.6 | -3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 31,983 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 10,970 | 42.0 | -26.0 | |
Conservative | Frank Leslie Morgan | 8,176 | 31.3 | N/A | |
Labour | David Caradog Jones | 6,950 | 26.6 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 2,794 | 10.7 | -25.3 | ||
Turnout | 26,096 | 83.8 | +10.2 | ||
Registered electors | 31,152 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 13,181 | 51.3 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Robert H. Dawson | 5,632 | 21.9 | -9.4 | |
Labour | Tudor Davies | 5,299 | 20.6 | -6.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Ffowc Elis | 1,594 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,549 | 29.4 | +18.7 | ||
Turnout | 25,706 | 85.1 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 30,202 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,738 | 42.3 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Jerry Wiggin | 6,768 | 26.7 | -4.6 | |
Labour | Gwyn M. Evans | 5,696 | 22.5 | -4.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Ffowc Elis | 2,167 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,970 | 15.6 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 25,369 | 84.1 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 30,155 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,278 | 41.5 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | Jerry Wiggin | 6,784 | 27.4 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Gwyn M. Evans | 5,891 | 23.8 | +1.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Trefor Edwards | 1,841 | 7.4 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 3,494 | 14.1 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 24,794 | 82.8 | -1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 29,951 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,202 | 38.4 | -3.1 | |
Conservative | Delwyn Williams | 7,891 | 29.7 | +2.3 | |
Labour | David W. Thomas | 5,335 | 20.1 | -3.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Edward Millward | 3,145 | 11.8 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 2,311 | 8.7 | -5.4 | ||
Turnout | 26,573 | 82.3 | -0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 32,304 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 12,495 | 45.4 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | W R C Williams-Wynne | 7,844 | 28.5 | -1.2 | |
Labour | P W Harries | 4,888 | 17.8 | -2.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | A P Jones | 2,274 | 8.3 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 4,651 | 16.9 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 27,501 | 82.6 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 33,303 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 11,280 | 43.1 | -2.3 | |
Conservative | W R C Williams-Wynne | 7,421 | 28.4 | -0.1 | |
Labour | P W Harries | 5,031 | 19.2 | +1.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | A P Jones | 2,440 | 9.3 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 3,859 | 14.7 | -2.2 | ||
Turnout | 26,172 | 77.9 | -4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 33,583 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Delwyn Williams | 11,751 | 40.3 | +11.9 | |
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,158 | 34.9 | −8.2 | |
Labour | J Price | 4,751 | 16.3 | −2.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Carl Clowes | 2,474 | 8.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 1,593 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,134 | 81.4 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 35,786 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alex Carlile | 12,863 | 43.3 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Delwyn Williams | 12,195 | 41.1 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Joe Wilson | 2,550 | 8.6 | −7.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Carl Clowes | 1,585 | 5.3 | −3.2 | |
Independent | David Rowlands | 487 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 668 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,680 | 79.2 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 37,474 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
In 1983 this was Labour's worst performance in Wales and the only seat where Labour won less than 12.5% and lost their £150 deposit. The threshold for retaining deposits was lowered to 5% in 1985.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alex Carlile | 14,729 | 46.6 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | David Evans | 12,171 | 38.5 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Edward Llewellyn-Jones | 3,304 | 10.5 | +1.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Carl Clowes | 1,412 | 4.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 2,558 | 8.1 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 31,616 | 79.4 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 39,808 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alex Carlile | 16,031 | 48.5 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Jeannie France-Hayhurst | 10,822 | 32.7 | −5.8 | |
Labour | Stephen Wood | 4,115 | 12.4 | +1.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Hugh Parsons | 1,581 | 4.8 | +0.3 | |
Green | Patrick Adams | 508 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,209 | 15.8 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 33,057 | 79.9 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 41,386 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 14,647 | 45.9 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 8,344 | 26.1 | −6.6 | |
Labour | Angharad Davies | 6,109 | 19.1 | +6.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Helen Mary Jones | 1,608 | 5.0 | +0.2 | |
Referendum | John Bufton | 879 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Green | Susan Walker | 338 | 1.1 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 6,303 | 19.8 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 31,925 | 74.7 | −5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 60,873 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 14,319 | 49.4 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | David Jones | 8,085 | 27.9 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Paul Davies | 3,443 | 11.9 | −7.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | David Senior | 1,969 | 6.8 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | David Rowlands | 786 | 2.7 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Ruth Davies | 210 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Reginald Taylor | 171 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,234 | 21.5 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 28,983 | 65.5 | −9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 62,200 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 15,419 | 51.2 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Simon Baynes | 8,246 | 27.4 | −0.5 | |
Labour | David Tinline | 3,454 | 11.5 | −0.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ellen ap Gwynn | 2,078 | 6.9 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | Clive Easton | 900 | 3.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 7,173 | 23.8 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 30,097 | 64.4 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 46,766 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 13,976 | 41.3 | +13.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 12,792 | 37.8 | −13.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Heledd Fychan | 2,802 | 8.3 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Nick Colbourne | 2,407 | 7.1 | −5.2 | |
UKIP | David W. L. Rowlands | 1,128 | 3.3 | +0.4 | |
National Front | Milton Ellis | 384 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Bruce Lawson | 324 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,184 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,813 | 69.4 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 48,730 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +13.2 |
note: The David Rowlands who stood here is different from the David Rowlands who stood in Newport East at this election for UKIP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 15,204 | 45.0 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds [35] | 9,879 | 29.3 | −8.5 | |
UKIP | Des Parkinson [36] | 3,769 | 11.2 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Martyn Singleton [37] | 1,900 | 5.6 | −1.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ann Griffith [38] | 1,745 | 5.2 | −3.1 | |
Green | Richard Chaloner | 1,260 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,325 | 15.7 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 33,757 | 69.3 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 48,690 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 18,075 | 51.8 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds | 8,790 | 25.2 | −4.1 | |
Labour | Iwan Wyn Jones | 5,542 | 15.9 | +10.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Aled Morgan Hughes | 1,960 | 5.6 | +0.4 | |
Green | Richard Chaloner | 524 | 1.5 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 9,285 | 26.6 | +10.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,891 | 70.1 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 50,755 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Craig Williams | 20,020 | 58.5 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kishan Devani | 7,882 | 23.0 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Kait Duerden | 5,585 | 16.3 | +0.4 | |
Gwlad Gwlad | Gwyn Evans | 727 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 213 | ||||
Majority | 12,138 | 35.5 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,214 | 69.8 | −0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 48,997 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.4 |
Of the 213 rejected ballots:
Montgomeryshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | Powys |
Electorate | 48,910 (December 2010) [1] |
Major settlements | Newtown, Welshpool |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1542 |
Member of Parliament | Craig Williams ( Welsh Conservatives) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Montgomery |
Overlaps | |
Senedd | Montgomeryshire, Mid and West Wales |
Montgomeryshire ( Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) is a constituency [n 1] in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Created in 1542, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP), traditionally known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election. Since 2019, Craig Williams has served as the MP for Montgomeryshire, when he succeeded fellow Conservative Glyn Davies.
The Montgomeryshire Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).
The seat is based on the ancient county of Montgomeryshire, in the principal area of Powys. One of Britain's most rural and isolated constituencies, Montgomeryshire elected Liberal or Liberal-affiliated candidates from 1880, until a Conservative victory in the 1979 general election. In the 1983 general election it was the only seat in England and Wales where a sitting Conservative MP was unseated, while nationally the party's seat majority increased. However, in 2010, the Conservatives won and held the seat in 2015 and 2017, with an increased majority. The seat was officially known as Montgomery before 1997. It is the only seat in Wales never to have elected a Labour MP. [2]
Until 1918 this seat, in common with many others, contained an enclaved seat, which comprised the boroughs of Montgomery, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Newtown and Welshpool. This seat survived the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 which abolished many similar seats. The seat was finally abolished in 1918 and absorbed into the wider Montgomery seat, where it remains.
The constituency is set to be abolished, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the next United Kingdom general election. The entire constituency would form part of Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr. [3]
Under proposed constituency boundary changes announced in September 2016, ahead of the next general election, the seat was to be partitioned, the northern half including Welshpool to be merged with Clwyd South to form a new seat of South Clwyd and North Montgomeryshire; most of the southern including Newtown was to be merged with the Brecon and Radnor seat to form a seat renamed as Brecon, Radnor and Montgomery, [4] and the wards of Llanidloes and Blaen Hafren merged into the Ceredigion constituency which would form part of a new seat called Ceredigion and North Pembrokeshire. [5] However, the general elections of 2017 and 2019 were fought on existing boundaries.
Parliament | Member |
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1542 | James Leche [6] |
1545 | Humphrey Lloyd [6] |
1547 | Humphrey Lloyd [6] |
1553 (Mar) | Edward Herbert [6] |
1553 (Oct) | Edward Herbert [6] |
1554 (Apr) | Edward Herbert [6] |
1554 (Nov) | Edward Herbert [6] |
1555 | Not known |
1558 | Edward Herbert [6] |
1559 (Jan) | Edward Herbert I [7] |
1562–1563 | Edward Herbert I [7] |
1571 | Edward Herbert I [7] |
1572 | John Price [7] |
1584 (Oct) | Richard Herbert [7] |
1586 (Oct) | Oliver Lloyd [7] |
1588 (Oct) | Edward Herbert I [7] |
1593 | Reginald Williams [7] |
1597 (Sep) | William Herbert [7] |
1601 (Oct) | Edward Herbert [7] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 1,110 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | c. 1,110 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | 703 | 70.0 | N/A | |
Whig | Joseph Hayes Lyon | 302 | 30.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 401 | 40.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,005 | c. 90.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | c. 1,110 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,525 | ||||
Tory hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,737 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,819 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,936 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,214 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,986 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,872 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Watkin Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,723 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | 1,269 | 57.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | Sudeley Hanbury-Tracy [12] | 959 | 43.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 310 | 14.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,228 | 83.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,675 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,339 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,810 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 5,014 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 2,232 | 52.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | 2,041 | 47.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 191 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,273 | 80.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 5,291 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 4,044 | 54.4 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Charles Williams-Wynn | 3,389 | 45.6 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 655 | 8.8 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 7,433 | 83.8 | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 8,870 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 3,799 | 54.1 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | Devereux Herbert Mytton [14] | 3,220 | 45.9 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 579 | 8.2 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,019 | 79.1 | -4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 8,870 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stuart Rendel | 3,662 | 56.3 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Devereux Herbert Mytton [14] | 2,847 | 43.7 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 815 | 12.6 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,509 | 73.3 | -5.8 | ||
Registered electors | 8,880 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Humphreys-Owen | 3,440 | 51.7 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Watkin Williams-Wynn | 3,215 | 48.3 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 225 | 3.4 | -9.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,655 | 82.2 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 8,092 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Humphreys-Owen | 3,442 | 50.2 | -6.1 | |
Conservative | Watkin Williams-Wynn | 3,415 | 49.8 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 27 | 0.4 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,857 | 85.8 | +12.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,989 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Arthur Humphreys-Owen | 3,482 | 52.0 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Watkin Williams-Wynn | 3,218 | 48.0 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 264 | 4.0 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,700 | 84.6 | -1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 7,915 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | 4,369 | 61.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Arthur Williams-Wynn | 2,697 | 38.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,672 | 23.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,066 | 89.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,928 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 7,928 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 24,949 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 23,802 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 24,126 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Davies | 14,942 | 77.3 | N/A | |
Labour | Arthur Davies | 4,384 | 22.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,558 | 54.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,326 | 79.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 24,338 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 12,779 | 46.5 | -30.8 | |
Unionist | John Murray Naylor | 10,651 | 38.7 | N/A | |
Labour | John Evans | 4,069 | 14.8 | -7.9 | |
Majority | 2,128 | 7.8 | -46.8 | ||
Turnout | 27,499 | 88.3 | +8.9 | ||
Registered electors | 31,142 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -11.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Clement Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 30,120 | ||||
National Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Liberal | Clement Davies | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 30,943 | ||||
National Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 14,018 | 56.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Philip Owen | 10,895 | 43.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,123 | 13.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,913 | 77.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 32,180 | ||||
Liberal gain from National Liberal | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 14,401 | 50.0 | -6.3 | |
Conservative | Harry West | 7,621 | 26.5 | -17.2 | |
Labour | John David Williams | 6,760 | 23.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,780 | 23.5 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 28,782 | 88.9 | +11.5 | ||
Registered electors | 32,372 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 17,075 | 68.5 | +18.5 | |
Labour | David Caradog Jones | 7,854 | 31.5 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 9,221 | 37.0 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 24,929 | 76.9 | -12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 32,423 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 16,021 | 68.0 | -0.5 | |
Labour | David Caradog Jones | 7,521 | 32.0 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 8,500 | 36.0 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 23,542 | 73.6 | -3.3 | ||
Registered electors | 31,983 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clement Davies | 10,970 | 42.0 | -26.0 | |
Conservative | Frank Leslie Morgan | 8,176 | 31.3 | N/A | |
Labour | David Caradog Jones | 6,950 | 26.6 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 2,794 | 10.7 | -25.3 | ||
Turnout | 26,096 | 83.8 | +10.2 | ||
Registered electors | 31,152 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 13,181 | 51.3 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Robert H. Dawson | 5,632 | 21.9 | -9.4 | |
Labour | Tudor Davies | 5,299 | 20.6 | -6.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Ffowc Elis | 1,594 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,549 | 29.4 | +18.7 | ||
Turnout | 25,706 | 85.1 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 30,202 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,738 | 42.3 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Jerry Wiggin | 6,768 | 26.7 | -4.6 | |
Labour | Gwyn M. Evans | 5,696 | 22.5 | -4.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Islwyn Ffowc Elis | 2,167 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,970 | 15.6 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 25,369 | 84.1 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 30,155 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,278 | 41.5 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | Jerry Wiggin | 6,784 | 27.4 | +0.7 | |
Labour | Gwyn M. Evans | 5,891 | 23.8 | +1.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Trefor Edwards | 1,841 | 7.4 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 3,494 | 14.1 | -1.5 | ||
Turnout | 24,794 | 82.8 | -1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 29,951 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,202 | 38.4 | -3.1 | |
Conservative | Delwyn Williams | 7,891 | 29.7 | +2.3 | |
Labour | David W. Thomas | 5,335 | 20.1 | -3.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Edward Millward | 3,145 | 11.8 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 2,311 | 8.7 | -5.4 | ||
Turnout | 26,573 | 82.3 | -0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 32,304 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 12,495 | 45.4 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | W R C Williams-Wynne | 7,844 | 28.5 | -1.2 | |
Labour | P W Harries | 4,888 | 17.8 | -2.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | A P Jones | 2,274 | 8.3 | -3.5 | |
Majority | 4,651 | 16.9 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 27,501 | 82.6 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 33,303 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 11,280 | 43.1 | -2.3 | |
Conservative | W R C Williams-Wynne | 7,421 | 28.4 | -0.1 | |
Labour | P W Harries | 5,031 | 19.2 | +1.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | A P Jones | 2,440 | 9.3 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 3,859 | 14.7 | -2.2 | ||
Turnout | 26,172 | 77.9 | -4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 33,583 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Delwyn Williams | 11,751 | 40.3 | +11.9 | |
Liberal | Emlyn Hooson | 10,158 | 34.9 | −8.2 | |
Labour | J Price | 4,751 | 16.3 | −2.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Carl Clowes | 2,474 | 8.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 1,593 | 5.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,134 | 81.4 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 35,786 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alex Carlile | 12,863 | 43.3 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Delwyn Williams | 12,195 | 41.1 | +0.8 | |
Labour | Joe Wilson | 2,550 | 8.6 | −7.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Carl Clowes | 1,585 | 5.3 | −3.2 | |
Independent | David Rowlands | 487 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 668 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,680 | 79.2 | −2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 37,474 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
In 1983 this was Labour's worst performance in Wales and the only seat where Labour won less than 12.5% and lost their £150 deposit. The threshold for retaining deposits was lowered to 5% in 1985.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alex Carlile | 14,729 | 46.6 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | David Evans | 12,171 | 38.5 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Edward Llewellyn-Jones | 3,304 | 10.5 | +1.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Carl Clowes | 1,412 | 4.5 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 2,558 | 8.1 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 31,616 | 79.4 | +0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 39,808 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alex Carlile | 16,031 | 48.5 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Jeannie France-Hayhurst | 10,822 | 32.7 | −5.8 | |
Labour | Stephen Wood | 4,115 | 12.4 | +1.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Hugh Parsons | 1,581 | 4.8 | +0.3 | |
Green | Patrick Adams | 508 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,209 | 15.8 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 33,057 | 79.9 | +0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 41,386 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 14,647 | 45.9 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 8,344 | 26.1 | −6.6 | |
Labour | Angharad Davies | 6,109 | 19.1 | +6.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | Helen Mary Jones | 1,608 | 5.0 | +0.2 | |
Referendum | John Bufton | 879 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Green | Susan Walker | 338 | 1.1 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 6,303 | 19.8 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 31,925 | 74.7 | −5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 60,873 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 14,319 | 49.4 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | David Jones | 8,085 | 27.9 | +1.8 | |
Labour | Paul Davies | 3,443 | 11.9 | −7.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | David Senior | 1,969 | 6.8 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | David Rowlands | 786 | 2.7 | N/A | |
ProLife Alliance | Ruth Davies | 210 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Independent | Reginald Taylor | 171 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,234 | 21.5 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 28,983 | 65.5 | −9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 62,200 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 15,419 | 51.2 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Simon Baynes | 8,246 | 27.4 | −0.5 | |
Labour | David Tinline | 3,454 | 11.5 | −0.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ellen ap Gwynn | 2,078 | 6.9 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | Clive Easton | 900 | 3.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 7,173 | 23.8 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 30,097 | 64.4 | −1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 46,766 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 13,976 | 41.3 | +13.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lembit Öpik | 12,792 | 37.8 | −13.4 | |
Plaid Cymru | Heledd Fychan | 2,802 | 8.3 | +1.3 | |
Labour | Nick Colbourne | 2,407 | 7.1 | −5.2 | |
UKIP | David W. L. Rowlands | 1,128 | 3.3 | +0.4 | |
National Front | Milton Ellis | 384 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Bruce Lawson | 324 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,184 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33,813 | 69.4 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 48,730 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +13.2 |
note: The David Rowlands who stood here is different from the David Rowlands who stood in Newport East at this election for UKIP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 15,204 | 45.0 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds [35] | 9,879 | 29.3 | −8.5 | |
UKIP | Des Parkinson [36] | 3,769 | 11.2 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Martyn Singleton [37] | 1,900 | 5.6 | −1.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ann Griffith [38] | 1,745 | 5.2 | −3.1 | |
Green | Richard Chaloner | 1,260 | 3.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,325 | 15.7 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 33,757 | 69.3 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 48,690 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Glyn Davies | 18,075 | 51.8 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds | 8,790 | 25.2 | −4.1 | |
Labour | Iwan Wyn Jones | 5,542 | 15.9 | +10.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | Aled Morgan Hughes | 1,960 | 5.6 | +0.4 | |
Green | Richard Chaloner | 524 | 1.5 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 9,285 | 26.6 | +10.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,891 | 70.1 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 50,755 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Craig Williams | 20,020 | 58.5 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kishan Devani | 7,882 | 23.0 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Kait Duerden | 5,585 | 16.3 | +0.4 | |
Gwlad Gwlad | Gwyn Evans | 727 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 213 | ||||
Majority | 12,138 | 35.5 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,214 | 69.8 | −0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 48,997 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.4 |
Of the 213 rejected ballots: