Preseli Pembrokeshire (Senedd constituency)

Preseli Pembrokeshire
*Preseli Sir Benfro*
Preseli Pembrokeshire; Preseli Sir Benfro
Senedd county constituency; for the Senedd
	Preseli Pembrokeshire shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created	1999
Party	Conservative
MS	Paul Davies
Preserved county	Dyfed

Coordinates: 51°56′28″N 4°57′40″W / 51.941°N 4.961°W / 51.941; -4.961

Preseli Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Preseli Sir Benfro) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Boundaries[]

1999 to 2007[]

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Preseli Pembrokeshire Westminster constituency. It is a Dyfed constituency, one of five constituencies covering, and entirely within, the preserved county of Dyfed.

The other four Dyfed constituencies are Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Ceredigion and Llanelli. They are all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The region consisted of the eight constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.

From 2007[]

Boundaries changed at the 2007 Assembly election. Preseli Pembrokeshire remained one of five Dyfed constituencies and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales region. However, boundaries within Dyfed have changed to realign them with local government ward boundaries and to reduce disparities in the sizes of constituency electorates, and the boundaries of the region will change, to align them with the boundaries of preserved counties.

The other four Dyfed constituencies remain Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Ceredigion and Llanelli. They are all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The region consists of the constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Llanelli, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.

For Westminster purposes, the same new constituency boundaries became effective for the National General Election in 2010.

Voting[]

In general elections for the National Assembly for Wales, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Assembly Members and Members of the Senedd[]

	Member	Party
1999	Richard Edwards	Labour
2003	Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey	Labour
2007	Paul Davies	Conservative

Elections[]

Elections in the 2020s[]

2021 Senedd election: Preseli Pembrokeshire^[1]
Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Davies^[a]	12,295	39.0	0.2	10,631	33.77
	Labour	Jackie Jones	10,895	34.6	9.3	10,421	33.10
	Plaid Cymru	Cris Tomos	6,135	19.5	5.6	5,684	18.05
	Reform UK	William Dennison	1,239	3.9	New	426	1.35	New
	Liberal Democrats	Tina Roberts	952	3.0	2.9	763	2.42
	Abolish the Welsh Assembly					1,072	3.40
	Communist					74	0.24
	Christian					172	0.55
	Green					1,329	4.22
	Gwlad					122	0.39	New
	Freedom Alliance					153	0.49	New
	Propel					71	0.23	New
	TUSC					32	0.10
	UKIP					534	1.70
Majority			1,400	4.4	9.2
Turnout			31,516
	Conservative hold		Swing
show Notes ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

Elections in the 2010s[]

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Preseli Pembrokeshire^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Davies	11,123	39.2	-3.2
	Labour	Dan Lodge	7,193	25.3	-9.1
	Plaid Cymru	John Osmond	3,957	13.9	-1.6
	UKIP	Howard Lillyman	3,286	8.4	New
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Kilmister	1,677	5.9	-1.8
	Green	Frances Bryant	1,161	4.1	New
Majority			3,930	13.6	+5.6
Turnout			28,937	50.3	+3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Preseli Pembrokeshire^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Davies	11,541	42.4	+3.8
	Labour	Terry Mills	9,366	34.4	+7.0
	Plaid Cymru	Rhys Sinnett	4,226	15.5	−9.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Kilmister	2,085	7.7	−1.5
Majority			2,175	8.0	−3.2
Turnout			27,218	47.0	−3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	−1.6

Elections in the 2000s[]

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Preseli Pembrokeshire^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul Davies	11,086	38.6	+9.1
	Labour	Tamsin Dunwoody	7,881	27.4	−7.9
	Plaid Cymru	John Osmond	7,101	24.7	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hywel Davies	2,652	9.2	−3.1
Majority			3,205	11.2	N/A
Turnout			28,720	50.9	+9.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.5

Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Preseli Pembrokeshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tamsin Dunwoody	8,067	35.3	+0.9
	Conservative	Paul Windsor Davies	6,741	29.5	+6.9
	Plaid Cymru	Sion T. Jobbins	5,227	22.9	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael I. Warden	2,799	12.3	+0.8
Majority			1,326	5.8	-4.3
Turnout			22,834	41.4	−12.2
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.0

Elections in the 1990s[]

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Preseli Pembrokeshire^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Edwards	9,997	34.4	*N/A*
	Plaid Cymru	Conrad L. Bryant	7,239	24.9	N/A
	Conservative	Felix F.E. Aubel	6,585	22.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David G.B. Lloyd	3,338	11.5	N/A
	Independent	Alwyn C. Luke	1,944	6.7	N/A
Majority			2,758	9.5	N/A
Turnout			29,103	53.6	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

References[]

^ [1] Preseli Pembrokeshire Statement of Persons Nominated
^ "Wales elections > Preseli Pembrokeshire". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
^ "Wales elections > Preseli Pembrokeshire". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
^ Election results – 2007 Archived 9 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly for Wales
^ "Wales elections > Preseli Pembrokeshire". BBC News. 6 May 1999. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

[fn1-2] Incumbent member for this constituency

[1] [1] Preseli Pembrokeshire Statement of Persons Nominated

[3] "Wales elections > Preseli Pembrokeshire". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

[4] "Wales elections > Preseli Pembrokeshire". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[5] Election results – 2007 Archived 9 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly for Wales

[6] "Wales elections > Preseli Pembrokeshire". BBC News. 6 May 1999. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

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hide v t Electoral regions and constituencies of the Senedd
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North Wales	Aberconwy Alyn and Deeside Arfon Clwyd South Clwyd West Delyn Vale of Clwyd Wrexham Ynys Môn
South Wales Central	Cardiff Central Cardiff North Cardiff South and Penarth Cardiff West Cynon Valley Pontypridd Rhondda Vale of Glamorgan
South Wales East	Blaenau Gwent Caerphilly Islwyn Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Monmouth Newport East Newport West Torfaen
South Wales West	Aberavon Bridgend Gower Neath Ogmore Swansea East Swansea West

Preseli Pembrokeshire Preseli Sir Benfro
Senedd county constituency for the Senedd

Preseli Pembrokeshire shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created	1999
Party	Conservative
MS	Paul Davies
Preserved county	Dyfed