Clwyd (constituency)
| Clwyd | |
|---|---|
| County multi-member constituency for the Senedd | |
 Boundary of Clwyd in Wales | |
| Principal areas | |
| Preserved county | |
| Population | 198,297 (2024)[1] |
| Major settlements | Colwyn Bay, Denbigh, Holywell, Llangollen, Mold, Rhyl, Ruthin, Prestatyn, St Asaph |
| Current County multi-member constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 6 |
| Created from |
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Clwyd (from River Clwyd; ⓘ) is a six-member constituency of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) used in the 2026 Senedd election. It covers western Flintshire, the east and north of Denbighshire, the area around Colwyn Bay and Abergele in Conwy County Borough, and the area around Trevor in Wrexham County Borough.
It was proposed following the 2026 review of Senedd constituencies, and is a pairing of the two UK Parliament constituencies of Clwyd East and Clwyd North. It has a Welsh-only name.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses western Flintshire, including Mold and Holywell, and the west and north of Denbighshire including Rhyl, Prestatyn, St Asaph, Denbigh, Ruthin, and Llangollen. It also includes Abergele, Colwyn Bay, and Rhos-on-Sea from Conwy County Borough, and the far south-east includes the village of Trevor in Wrexham County Borough.
A Senedd constituency comprising the boundaries of the UK Parliament constituencies of Clwyd East and Clwyd North, has been proposed by the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru for the 2026 election to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Senedd Cymru). It was initially proposed in September 2024,[2] but was unchanged in the December proposals as most other constituencies adopted Welsh-only names.[3] The name and boundaries were confirmed in the commission's final recommendations in March 2025.[4] When announcing their candidates, Reform UK used "Clwyd East, Clwyd North" instead, using the English names for the pair of UK Parliament constituencies that form it.[5]
The constituency was established in 2026, following the passing of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024. The act legislates electoral reform of the Senedd to create 16 larger "super constituencies", pairing the 32 UK Parliament constituencies in Wales, and using a new fully proportional voting system, with each constituency electing six Members of the Senedd (MSs) rather than one previously.[2]
Members of the Senedd
| Term | Election | Distribution | MS | MS | MS | MS | MS | MS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 2026 |
|
Adrian Mason (Ref) |
Llyr Gruffydd (PC) |
Darren Millar (Con) |
Louise Emery (Ref) |
Becca Martin (PC) |
Thomas Montgomery (Ref) | |||||||||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Adrian Mason (E)[6] Louise Emery (E) Thomas Montgomery (E) David Smith Kristian Salkeld Tony Thomas |
25,741 | 32.3 | +31.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Llŷr Gruffydd (E) Becca Martin (E) Oliver Bradley-Hughes Paul Penlington Delyth Jones Abdul Khan |
22,583 | 28.3 | +12.6 | |
| Conservative | Darren Millar (E) Gareth Davies Gareth Ffowcs Williams Justine Marie Evans Sylvia Hughes Damon Richards-Gwilliam Mike Gebreyohanes |
16,193 | 20.3 | −15.1 | |
| Labour | Hannah Blythyn[7] Carolyn Thomas Crispin Jones Ellen Jones Rajeev Metri Catherine Claydon Arran Fearn Cheryl Williams |
8,314 | 10.4 | −24.6 | |
| Green | Martyn Hogg Carly Murdoch-Dyson Lucy Sutton Karl McNaughton David Blainey Cheryl Buxton-Sait |
4,219 | 5.3 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Wilkins[8] Bobby Feeley Nanette Davies Simon Croft Jason Higgins Keith Kirwan |
2,355 | 3.0 | −0.4 | |
| Heritage | Robert Redhead | 352 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 3,158 | 4.0 | New | ||
| Turnout | 79,757 | 51.3 | +4.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 155,536 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| 2021 notional result [a] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | Seats | |
| Conservative | 28,672 | 39.3 | 3 | |
| Labour | 28,263 | 38.7 | 2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 9,775 | 13.4 | 1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,684 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| UKIP | 1,157 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Reform UK | 1,067 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Independent | 529 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Abolish | 486 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Gwlad | 324 | 0.4 | 0 | |
Notes
- ↑ Estimate of the 2021 Senedd election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2026 boundary review were in place
References
- ↑ "Data for the Senedd Cymru constituency areas: 2026". gov.wales. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- 1 2 Hayward, Will (2 September 2024). "The full details of Wales' 16 new constituencies for Senedd elections". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ "Proposed Senedd constituency names divides opinion". ITV News. 17 December 2024.
- ↑ Price, Emily (11 March 2025). "New Senedd 'super constituencies' confirmed". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ↑ Mosalski, Ruth (25 March 2026). "Reform UK got the names of all the new Senedd constituencies wrong". Wales Online. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ John, Lucy (25 March 2026). "Reform Wales publishes full list of candidates for the Welsh Senedd election". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ Green, Daniel (2 December 2025). "Senedd elections 2026: Who are Welsh Labour's candidates?". LabourList. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "Clwyd". Welsh Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 7 January 2025.