Gwynedd Maldwyn
| Gwynedd Maldwyn | |
|---|---|
| County multi-member constituency for the Senedd | |
 Boundary of Gwynedd Maldwyn in Wales | |
| Principal areas | |
| Preserved county | |
| Population | 195,838 (2024)[1] |
| Major settlements | Bala, Caernarfon, Chirk, Machynlleth, Newtown, Porthmadog, Ruabon, Welshpool |
| Current County multi-member constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 6 |
| Created from |
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Gwynedd Maldwyn (Welsh for 'Gwynedd [and] Montgomeryshire'; ⓘ) is a six-member constituency of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) used in the 2026 Senedd election. It is located in North and Mid Wales, and covers western and southern Gwynedd, southern Denbighshire, northern Powys, and the south-west of Wrexham County Borough.
It was proposed following the 2026 review of Senedd constituencies, and is a pairing of the two UK Parliament constituencies Dwyfor Meirionnydd and Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr. It has a Welsh-only name.
Boundaries
The constituency includes Gwynedd with the exception of the area around Bangor and Bethesda in the north; the area around Corwen in southern Denbighshire; northern Powys, including Llanidloes and Newtown; and the south-west of Wrexham County Borough including Rhostyllen.
A Senedd constituency comprising the boundaries of the UK Parliament constituencies of Dwyfor Meirionnydd and Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr, 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 using the name Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr in September 2024,[2] but was renamed to Gwynedd Maldwyn in December proposals with most constituencies using Welsh-only names.[3] The Welsh-only name and boundaries were confirmed in the commission's final recommendations in March 2025.[4] When announcing their candidates, Reform UK used "Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr" 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 |
|
Siân Gwenllian (PC) |
Andrew Griffin (Ref) |
Mabon ap Gwynfor (PC) |
Beca Brown (PC) |
Claire Johnson-Wood (Ref) |
Elwyn Vaughan (PC) | ||||||||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Siân Gwenllian (E) [6] Mabon ap Gwynfor (E) Beca Brown (E) Elwyn Vaughan (E) Elin Hywel Donna O'Brien Victoria Evans Elfed ap Elwyn |
36,087 | 44.2 | +10.6 | |
| Reform | Andrew Griffin (E)[7] Claire Johnson-Wood (E) Karl Lewis Phillip Robinson Mark Blake Richard Pendry |
22,667 | 27.7 | +26.7 | |
| Conservative | Aled Davies Henrietta Hensher Peter Lewington Hedd Thomas Daniel Spilsbury Roger Cracknell |
5,650 | 6.9 | −18.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Glyn Preston[8] Steve Churchman Richard Church Pete Roberts Carol Robinson Chris Lloyd |
4,554 | 5.6 | −0.6 | |
| Labour | Ian Parry[9] Dawn McGuinness Steffan Chambers Dana Davies Mathew Norman Morgan Peters |
4,466 | 5.5 | −16.7 | |
| Green | Nathan Jarvis[10] Nicole Wait Sue MacFarlane Sian Thomas Curtis Wilford Ed Mason |
4,090 | 5.0 | +0.9 | |
| Independent | Russell George[11] | 2,862 | 3.5 | New | |
| Gwlad | Jeremy Davies[12] | 767 | 0.9 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | Monty Kennard[13] | 307 | 0.4 | New | |
| Heritage | Mattie Ginsberg[14] | 240 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 13,420 | 16.5 | +10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 81,690 | 52.5 | +2.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 155,719 | ||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
| 2021 notional result [a] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | Seats | |
| Plaid Cymru | 26,224 | 35.3 | 3 | |
| Conservative | 21,370 | 28.8 | 2 | |
| Labour | 15,719 | 21.2 | 1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,880 | 7.9 | 0 | |
| Reform UK | 1,609 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Propel | 1,314 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Llais Gwynedd | 1,136 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Abolish | 310 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| UKIP | 271 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| Gwlad | 157 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| Freedom Alliance | 152 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| Independent | 48 | 0.1 | 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.
- ↑ "Candidates - Plaid Cymru". Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ John, Lucy (25 March 2026). "Reform Wales publishes full list of candidates for the Welsh Senedd election". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ "Gwynedd Maldwyn". Welsh Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ Green, Daniel (2 December 2025). "Senedd elections 2026: Who are Welsh Labour's candidates?". LabourList. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "Senedd election: Gwynedd Maldwyn - Statement of persons and parties nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Pair who were kicked out of Senedd parties run for re-election". Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jeremy to fight Gwynedd Maldwyn". Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ Kennard, Monty. "Monty Kennard - Independent Candidate for Gwynedd Maldwyn". Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ↑ "Everything you need to know in Powys for the Senedd election". Retrieved 11 April 2026.