Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)

Map of boundaries 2010-2024

1997–2010: The Borough of Rhuddlan, the District of Glyndwr wards of Denbigh Central, Denbigh Lower, Denbigh Upper, Henllan, and Llandyrnog, and the Borough of Colwyn ward of Trefnant.

2010–2024: The Denbighshire County electoral divisions of Bodelwyddan, Denbigh Central, Denbigh Lower, Denbigh Upper/Henllan, Dyserth, Llandyrnog, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn Meliden, Prestatyn North, Prestatyn South West, Rhuddlan, Rhyl East, Rhyl South, Rhyl South East, Rhyl South West, Rhyl West, St Asaph East, St Asaph West, Trefnant, and Tremeirchion.

The constituency was created in 1997 from the seats of Clwyd North West, Clwyd South West and Delyn. It wasin the north of Wales, containing the seaside town of Prestatyn and its coastal neighbour Rhyl which is overlooked by the community of Rhuddlan. It also contained the inland towns of Denbigh, St Asaph, Bodelwyddan, Trefnant and Tremeirchion.

The seat was won by the Labour candidate in 1997, 2001, 2005 and on a marginal majority in 2010. The seat was next won by the Conservative candidate standing in 2015. The 2015 result gave the seat the 4th most marginal majority of the Conservative Party's 331 seats by percentage of majority.^[3] However, Labour regained the seat in the 2017 general election with more than half the eligible votes, the first Labour gain from the Conservatives on the night. In 2019 general election, the seat reverted to the Conservatives as the party made gains from Labour in north east Wales.^[4]

Of the 55 rejected ballots:

• 32 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.^[15]
• 23 voted for more than one candidate.^[15]

Of the 77 rejected ballots:

• 60 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.^[17]
• 16 voted for more than one candidate.^[17]
• 1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.^[17]

Of the 91 rejected ballots:

• 72 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.^[21]
• 18 voted for more than one candidate.^[21]
• 1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.^[21]

Of the 84 rejected ballots:

• 76 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.^[25]
• 8 voted for more than one candidate.^[25]

• Vale of Clwyd (Senedd constituency)
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd
• List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales

• Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
• Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
• 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
• A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
• Vale of Clwyd UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK

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