Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire County constituency |
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| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire shown within Wales | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Nicholas Ainger |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Preserved county: | Dyfed |
| EP constituency: | Wales |
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro in Welsh) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
The Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
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[edit] Boundaries
This seat was for the 1997 election, a merger of the southern part of the the Conservative/Labour marginal Pembrokeshire constituency and the western part of the Labour/Plaid Cymru seat of Carmarthen. Main population areas in the seat include Tenby, Saundersfoot and Dylan Thomas' homestead of Laugharne.
[edit] Profile
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire is a marginal seat between the Labour Party and the Conservatives.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1997 – present: Nick Ainger, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Nicholas Ainger | 13,953 | 36.9 | -4.7 | |
| Conservative | David Morris | 12,043 | 31.8 | +2.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Dixon | 5,582 | 14.7 | -4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Allen | 5,399 | 14.3 | +5.5 | |
| UK Independence | Josie MacDonald | 545 | 1.4 | -0.1 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Alex Daszak | 237 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Independent (politician) | Nick Turner | 104 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 1,910 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 37,863 | 67.3 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.6 | |||
| General Election 2001: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Nicholas Ainger | 15,349 | 41.6 | -7.6 | |
| Conservative | Robert Wilson | 10,811 | 29.3 | +2.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Llyr Griffiths | 6,893 | 18.7 | +6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Jeremy | 3,248 | 8.8 | +0.6 | |
| UK Independence | Ian Phillips | 537 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Direct Customer Service Party | Nick Turner | 78 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,538 | 12.3 | |||
| Turnout | 36,916 | 65.3 | -11.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Nicholas Ainger | 20,956 | 49.1 | +10.6 | |
| Conservative | O Williams | 11,335 | 26.6 | -8.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | D Llewellyn | 5,402 | 12.7 | -2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | K Evans | 3,516 | 8.2 | -2.6 | |
| Referendum Party | J A Poirrier | 1,432 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 9,621 | 22.5 | |||
| Turnout | 76.5 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in Wales | |
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| Labour |
Aberavon | Alyn and Deeside | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff North | Cardiff South and Penarth | Cardiff West | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Clwyd South | Conwy | Cynon Valley | Delyn | Gower | Islwyn | Llanelli | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Neath | Newport East | Newport West | Ogmore | Pontypridd | Rhondda | Swansea East | Swansea West | Torfaen | Vale of Clwyd | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham | Ynys Môn |
| Liberal Democrat |
Brecon and Radnorshire | Cardiff Central | Ceredigion | Montgomeryshire |
| Conservative | |
| Plaid Cymru |
Caernarfon | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |
| Independent | |
| Wales European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (1) | Plaid Cymru (1) | |
