List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed

There are five constituencies covering Dyfed. They are all county constituencies (CCs) of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), and are used also for elections to the National Assembly for Wales. The current boundaries have been effective since the Welsh Assembly election, 2007 and the 2010 United Kingdom general election.[1]

Dyfed is one of the eight preserved counties of Wales, consisting of the principal areas of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. These principal areas are also known as counties.

For Welsh Assembly elections, constituencies are grouped into additional member electoral regions.

Westminster boundaries

From 2010

Constituency Boundaries
1. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Westminster)
2. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Westminster)
3. Ceredigion CC (Westminster)
4. Llanelli CC (Westminster)
5. Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Westminster)

1997 to 2010

Constituency Boundaries
1. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Westminster)
2. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Westminster)
3. Ceredigion CC (Westminster)
4. Llanelli CC (Westminster)
5. Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Westminster)

Changes proposed in 2016

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for Wales proposed changes to almost all the existing Welsh Westminster constituencies, giving some of them Welsh language names.[2]

Assembly boundaries

From 2007

Constituency Assembly region Constituency boundaries
1. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Assembly) Mid and West Wales
2. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)
3. Ceredigion CC (Assembly)
4. Llanelli CC (Assembly)
5. Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)

The Mid and West Wales region also includes two Powys constituencies and one Gwynedd constituency.

1999 to 2007

Constituency Assembly region Constituency boundaries
1. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Assembly) Mid and West Wales
2. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)
3. Ceredigion CC (Assembly)
4. Llanelli CC (Assembly)
5. Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)

Historical representation by party

1885 to 1918

Constituency 1885 1886 89 90 1892 1895 98 1900 1906 08 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 12
Cardiganshire D. Davies Rowlands Vaughan-Davies
Carmarthen District Jenkins Cowell-Stepney Jones Jenkins Davies Williams
Carmarthenshire East Pugh Thomas Towyn Jones
Carmarthenshire West Powell Morgan Hinds
Pembroke and Haverfordwest District H. Allen Mayne C. Allen Laurie Philipps Guest
Pembrokeshire W. Davies Rees Davies Philipps Roch

1918 to 1950

Constituency 1918 21 1922 1923 24 1924 26 28 1929 1931 32 1935 36 41 1945 1950 1951 1955 57 1959 1964 1966 66 68 69 1970 Feb 74 Oct 74 1979
Cardiganshire Vaughan-Davies E. Evans Morris --> O. Evans Bowen Morgan Howells
Carmarthen Hinds Ellis-Griffith Mond --> W. Jones Hopkin R. Evans Hopkin Hughes Morris M. Lloyd-George G. Evans G. Jones G. Evans Thomas
Llanelli Towyn Jones Williams Griffiths Davies
Pembrokeshire E. Jones G. Lloyd-George --> Price G. Lloyd-George Donnelly --> --> Edwards

1983 to present

Constituency 1983 1987 88 1992 1997 00 2001 2005 2010 2015
Carmarthen / Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (1997) R. Thomas A. Williams Price J. Edwards
Ceredigion and Pembroke North / Ceredigion (1997) Howells --> Dafis S. Thomas M. Williams
Llanelli Davies Griffith
Pembrokeshire / Preseli Pembrokeshire (1997) N. Edwards Bennett Ainger Lawrence Crabb
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Ainger Hart

Notes and references

  1. ↑ The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006, OPSI website
  2. ↑ Initial Proposals Report Boundary Commission for Wales
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