Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr | |
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county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Steve Witherden ( Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from |
Montgomeryshire Clwyd South |
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr ( Welsh: Maldwyn a Glyndŵr) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
The constituency name refers to the former county of Montgomeryshire and the former district of Glyndŵr. Upon its abolition, the predecessor seat, Montgomeryshire, was the only one in Wales never to elect a member of the Labour Party, but at the 2024 election Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr elected Steve Witherden, making him the first Labour MP ever to represent the former Montgomeryshire area in the House of Commons.
The constituency comprises the following areas: [1] [2]
The official spelling of the constituency, in English and Welsh, uses the spelling 'Glyndŵr' with a circumflex over the "w". [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Witherden | 12,709 | 29.4 | +4.6 | |
Reform UK | Oliver Lewis | 8,894 | 20.6 | +19.2 | |
Conservative | Craig Williams [a] | 7,775 | 18 | -35.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glyn Preston | 6,470 | 15 | -1.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Elwyn Vaughan | 5,667 | 13.1 | +11.1 | |
Green | Jeremy Brignell-Thorp | 1,744 | 4 | +4 | |
Rejected ballots | |||||
Majority | 3,815 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 43,259 | 58 | -10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 74,039 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
On 25 June the Conservative Party withdrew support for their candidate, [5] but it was quickly confirmed on behalf of the returning officer that his name and party designation had to remain on the ballot paper. [6] On 20 June a YouGov poll had predicted Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr would be the only seat in Wales to be won by the Conservatives, by a narrow margin. [7]
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr | |
---|---|
county constituency for the House of Commons | |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Steve Witherden ( Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from |
Montgomeryshire Clwyd South |
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr ( Welsh: Maldwyn a Glyndŵr) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
The constituency name refers to the former county of Montgomeryshire and the former district of Glyndŵr. Upon its abolition, the predecessor seat, Montgomeryshire, was the only one in Wales never to elect a member of the Labour Party, but at the 2024 election Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr elected Steve Witherden, making him the first Labour MP ever to represent the former Montgomeryshire area in the House of Commons.
The constituency comprises the following areas: [1] [2]
The official spelling of the constituency, in English and Welsh, uses the spelling 'Glyndŵr' with a circumflex over the "w". [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Witherden | 12,709 | 29.4 | +4.6 | |
Reform UK | Oliver Lewis | 8,894 | 20.6 | +19.2 | |
Conservative | Craig Williams [a] | 7,775 | 18 | -35.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Glyn Preston | 6,470 | 15 | -1.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Elwyn Vaughan | 5,667 | 13.1 | +11.1 | |
Green | Jeremy Brignell-Thorp | 1,744 | 4 | +4 | |
Rejected ballots | |||||
Majority | 3,815 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 43,259 | 58 | -10.6 | ||
Registered electors | 74,039 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
On 25 June the Conservative Party withdrew support for their candidate, [5] but it was quickly confirmed on behalf of the returning officer that his name and party designation had to remain on the ballot paper. [6] On 20 June a YouGov poll had predicted Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr would be the only seat in Wales to be won by the Conservatives, by a narrow margin. [7]