Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)

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Meirionnydd Nant Conwy County constituency
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy shown within Wales
Created:	1983
MP:	Elfyn Llwyd
Party:	Plaid Cymru
Type:	House of Commons
Preserved county:	Clwyd, Gwynedd
EP constituency:	Wales

Meirionnydd Nant Conwy is a constituency represented in 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 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.

Contents 1 Boundaries 1.1 Boundary review 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 5 See also

[edit] Boundaries

It consists of Merionethshire and part of the Conwy valley.

[edit] Boundary review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Wales, the Boundary Commission for Wales has created the constituency of Dwyfor Meirionnydd to be fought at the next UK general election in 2009 or 2010.

[edit] History

It has the lowest population of any constituency in Wales, and also has the highest proportion of Welsh-speaking voters. Following the Welsh Boundary Commission's report, this seat is to be abolished for the next General Election, to be replaced in part by Aberconwy and part by Dwyfor Meirionnydd.

[edit] Members of Parliament

From 1983 to 1992, the parliamentary constituency was represented by Dafydd Elis-Thomas who now represents Meirionnydd Nant Conwy in the National Assembly for Wales. It is currently represented by Elfyn Llwyd, retaining the seat for Plaid Cymru.

• Constituency created (1983)
• 1983 — 1992: Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Plaid Cymru
• 1992 — present: Elfyn Llwyd, Plaid Cymru

[edit] Elections

General Election 2005: Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Elfyn Llwyd	10,597	51.3	+1.7
	Labour	Rhodri Jones	3,983	19.3	-3.4
	Conservative	Dan Munford	3,402	16.5	-2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Fawcett	2,192	10.6	+1.7
	UK Independence	Francis Wykes	466	2.3	+2.3
Majority			6,614	32.0
Turnout			20,640	61.7	-2.2
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing	+2.6

General Election 2001: Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Elfyn Llwyd	10,459	49.6	-1.1
	Labour	Denise Jones	4,775	22.7	-0.4
	Conservative	Lisa Francis	3,962	18.8	+2.8
	Liberal Democrat	Dafydd Raw-Rees	1,872	8.9	+1.9
Majority			5,684	26.9
Turnout			21,068	63.9	-12.1
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gwynedd

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