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| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire in Wales | |
| Preserved county | Dyfed |
| Population | 77,338 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 58,994 (December 2010)[2] |
| Major settlements | Carmarthen (part), Pembroke Dock, Tenby |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1997 |
| Member of Parliament | Simon Hart (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Pembroke, Carmarthen |
| Overlaps | |
| Senedd | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Mid and West Wales |
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro) 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 Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).
The constituency is set to be abolished, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the next United Kingdom general election. Its wards is to be split between Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) and Mid and South Pembrokeshire.[3]
Boundaries
The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the former marginal seats of Pembroke and Carmarthen. Main population areas in the seat include the towns of Carmarthen, Pembroke Dock, Pembroke and Tenby. Saundersfoot and Dylan Thomas' homestead of Laugharne are also within the constituency.
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.
Profile
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire is a marginal seat between the Labour Party and the Conservatives. The Conservatives are very strong around the more rural parts of the seat along with Pembroke, whereas Carmarthen and Pembroke Dock are more inclined to the Labour Party. Plaid Cymru is traditionally stronger in West Carmarthenshire as well as the Tenby area where several local councillors represent the party.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[4][5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nick Ainger | Labour | |
| 2010 | Simon Hart | Conservative | |
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nicholas Ainger | 20,956 | 49.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Owen Williams | 11,335 | 26.6 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Roy Llewellyn | 5,402 | 12.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Evans | 3,516 | 8.2 | N/A | |
| Referendum | Joy Poirrier | 1,432 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,621 | 22.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,641 | 76.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 55,724 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Nicholas Ainger | 15,349 | 41.6 | −7.5 | |
| Conservative | Robert Wilson | 10,811 | 29.3 | +2.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Llyr Gruffydd | 6,893 | 18.7 | +6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Jeremy | 3,248 | 8.8 | +0.6 | |
| UKIP | Ian Phillips | 537 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Direct Customer Service Party | Nicholas Turner | 78 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,538 | 12.3 | -10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 36,916 | 65.3 | −11.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,518 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 | |||
| 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 | |
| UKIP | Josie MacDonald | 545 | 1.4 | −0.1 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Alexander Daszak | 237 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nick Turner | 104 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,910 | 5.1 | -7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 37,863 | 67.3 | +2.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 56,245 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.6 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Hart | 16,649 | 41.1 | +9.8 | |
| Labour | Nicholas Ainger | 13,226 | 32.7 | -4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Gossage | 4,890 | 12.1 | -2.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Dixon | 4,232 | 10.4 | -4.3 | |
| UKIP | Raymond Clarke | 1,146 | 2.8 | +1.4 | |
| Independent | Henry Langen | 364 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,423 | 8.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 40,507 | 70.4 | +3.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 58,108 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.9 | |||