Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Senedd constituency)

Not to be confused with Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency).

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyConservative Party
MSSamuel Kurtz
Preserved countyDyfed

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. In addition, 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

Map
Map of current boundaries

1999 to 2007

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

The other four Dyfed constituencies were Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Ceredigion, Llanelli and Preseli Pembrokeshire. They were 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.

Since 2007

The constituency includes the whole of 22 Carmarthenshire communities (Abernant; Bronwydd; Carmarthen; Cilymaenllwyd; Cynwyl Elfed; Eglwyscummin; Henllanfallteg; Laugharne Township; Llanboidy; Llanddowror; Llangain; Llangynin; Llangynog; Llanpumsaint; Llansteffan; Llanwinio; Meidrim; Newchurch and Merthyr; Pendine; St Clears; Trelech; Whitland), the whole of 24 Pembrokeshire communities (Amroth; Angle; Carew; Cosheston; East Williamston; Hundleton; Jeffreyston; Kilgetty/Begelly; Lampeter Velfrey; Lamphey; Llanddewi Velfrey; Llawhaden; Manorbier; Martletwy; Narberth; Pembroke; Pembroke Dock; Penally; St Florence; St Mary Out Liberty; Saundersfoot; Stackpole and Castlemartin; Templeton; and Tenby), also the eastern part of the Pembrokeshire community of Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech.

Boundaries changed for the 2007 Assembly election. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire remained one of five Dyfed constituencies and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales region. However, boundaries within Dyfed 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 changed, to align them with the boundaries of preserved counties.

The other four Dyfed constituencies are, again, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Ceredigion, Llanelli and Preseli Pembrokeshire, 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 2010 United Kingdom general election.

Voting

In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd 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

Election Member Party Image
1999 Christine Gwyther Labour
2007 Angela Burns Conservative
2021 Samuel Kurtz

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire[1]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[2]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Kurtz 11,240 35.5 +0.1 10,463 33.1 +4.6
Labour Riaz Hassan 10,304 32.6 +8.7 10,190 32.2 +8.0
Plaid Cymru Cefin Campbell 6,615 20.9 +2.2 6,362 20.1 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Alistair Cameron 1,224 3.9 +1.5 726 2.3 -0.6
UKIP Paul Dowson 982 3.1 -8.2 678 2.1 -10.9
Independent Jon Harvey 866 2.7 New N/A N/A N/A
Reform UK Peter Prosser 424 1.3 New 289 0.9 New
Green 1,245 3.9 +0.9
Abolish 1,044 3.3 -1.8
Christian 207 0.7 New
Gwlad 124 0.4 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 111 0.4 New
Propel 91 0.3 New
Communist 77 0.2 0.0
TUSC 26 0.1 New
Majority 936 2.9 −8.6
Turnout 31,655 56.35[3] +5.1
Conservative hold Swing
Notes

Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Party Candidate Constituency[4] Regional[5]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Burns 10,355 35.4 −0.5 8,035 28.5 -3.9
Labour Marc Tierney 6,982 23.9 −6.6 6,805 24.2 -3.4
Plaid Cymru Simon Thomas 5,459 18.7 −11.0 5,902 21.0 -3.8
UKIP Allan Brookes 3,300 11.3 New 3,657 13.0 +8.9
Independent Chris Overton 1,638 5.6 New
Green Valerie Bradley 804 2.7 New 837 3.0 -0.1
Liberal Democrats Alistair Cameron 699 2.4 −1.5 808 2.9 -0.9
Abolish 1,439 5.1 New
People First (Wales) 120 0.4 New
Association of Welsh Independents 194 0.7 New
Welsh Christian 191 0.7 -0.2
Monster Raving Loony 126 0.4 New
Communist 52 0.2 0.0
Majority 3,373 11.5 +6.1
Turnout 29,217 51.2 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing +3.1
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire[6]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[7]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Burns 10,095 35.9 +5.8 9,113 32.4 +3.9
Labour Christine Gwyther 8,591 30.5 +0.8 7,769 27.6 +2.4
Plaid Cymru Nerys Evans 8,373 29.7 +0.5 6,975 24.8 -1.6
Liberal Democrats Selwyn Runnett 1,097 3.9 −2.4 1,076 3.8 -1.9
UKIP 1,161 4.1 +0.4
Green 874 3.1 -0.6
Socialist Labour 540 1.9 +0.8
BNP 355 1.3 -1.6
Welsh Christian 257 0.9 +0.3
Communist 45 0.2 -0.1
Majority 1,504 5.4 +5.0
Turnout 28,156 48.1 −1.6
Conservative hold Swing +2.5

Regional ballots rejected: 192[8]

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[9]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Burns 8,590 30.1 +9.8 8,135 28.5 +7.2
Labour Christine Gwyther 8,492 29.7 −5.1 7,182 25.2 -6.0
Plaid Cymru John Dixon 8,340 29.2 −4.0 7,538 26.4 -0.3
Liberal Democrats John Gossage 1,806 6.3 −2.9 1,638 5.7 -3.7
Independent Malcolm Carver 1,340 4.7 New
Green 1,061 3.7 -0.3
UKIP 1,053 3.7 +0.8
BNP 824 2.9 New
Socialist Labour 308 1.1 New
Gwynoro Jones - Independent politician 245 0.9 New
Welsh Christian 183 0.6 New
Caroline Evans - Independent politician 154 0.5 New
Communist 79 0.3 New
Veritas 67 0.2 New
CPA 63 0.2 New
Majority 98 0.4 N/A
Turnout 28,568 49.7 +7.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[10]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Gwyther 8,384 35.0 −0.1 7,451 31.2 +0.8
Plaid Cymru Llyr Huws Gruffydd 7,869 32.8 +3.0 6,427 26.9 -6.0
Conservative David N. Thomas 4,917 20.5 +2.5 5,094 21.3 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Mary K. Megarry 2,222 9.3 +2.6 2,240 9.4 +0.5
Independent Arthur R. Williams 580 2.4 New
Green 957 4.0 Unknown
UKIP 691 2.9 New
Mid and West Wales Pensioners 675 2.8 New
Cymru Annibynnol 205 0.9 New
Vote 2 Stop the War 101 0.4 New
Prolife Alliance 42 0.2 New
Majority 515 2.1 −3.2
Turnout 24,253 43.0 −7.7
Labour hold Swing −1.6

2003 Electorate: 56,403
Regional ballots rejected: 292

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Gwyther 9,891 35.1 N/A 8,536 30.4 N/A
Plaid Cymru Roy Llewelyn 8,399 29.8 N/A 9,234 32.9 N/A
Conservative David G. Edwards 5,079 18.0 N/A 6,032 21.5 N/A
Independent William E.H.V. Davies 2,090 7.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Roger H. Williams 1,875 6.7 N/A 2,510 8.9 N/A
Independent Graham T.R. Fry 815 2.9 N/A
Other list parties 1,791 6.4 N/A
Majority 1,492 5.3 N/A
Turnout 28,149 50.7 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ [1] Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Statement of Persons Nominated
  2. ^ "Senedd Cymru Elections: Mid and West Wales region - Carmarthen West and South Pembrokshire". Carmarthenshire Council. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ Hayward, Will (7 May 2021). "The voter turnout figures for every constituency in Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Wales elections > Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Wales elections > Carmarthen West & Pembrokeshire South". BBC News. 6 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

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