Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)

Caernarfon was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP).

Caernarfon
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Caernarfon in Wales for the 2005 general election
Preserved countyGwynedd
Major settlementsCaernarfon
19502010
SeatsOne
Replaced byArfon and Dwyfor Meirionnydd
1536–1950
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyDistrict of Boroughs constituency

The constituency was created in 1536 as a District of Boroughs, represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. The District of Boroughs was abolished in 1950, and replaced with a county constituency of the same name, which was itself abolished in 2010.

History edit

Known as Carnarvon until 1832, and then as the Carnarvon Boroughs or Carnarvon District of Boroughs from 1832 to 1950 and as Caernarvon from 1950 to 1983, it is named after Caernarfon, the main town within the constituency. Its most famous member was David Lloyd George, who was MP for 55 years. When Lloyd George became prime minister in 1916 it became the first Welsh constituency to be represented by a serving prime minister.Plaid Cymru held the seat continuously from 1974 until its abolition in 2010, longer than they have held any other seat.

Boundaries edit

The constituency names, in this section, follow the format and the spelling used by F. W. S. Craig in his British Parliamentary Election Results series. Variations may be found in other sources.

Caernarvon 1536–1832 edit

On the basis of information from several volumes of the History of Parliament, it is apparent that the history of the borough representation from Wales and Monmouthshire is more complicated than that of the English boroughs.

The Laws in Wales Act 1535 (26 Hen. 8. c. 26) provided for a single borough seat for each of 11 of the 12 Welsh counties and Monmouthshire. The legislation, which was passed in 1536 (using the modern civil year starting on 1 January), was ambiguous as to which communities were enfranchised. The county towns were awarded a seat, but this in some fashion represented all the ancient boroughs of the county, as the others were required to contribute to the member's wages. It is not clear if the burgesses of the contributing boroughs could vote. The only election under the original scheme was for the 1542 parliament. It seems that only burgesses from the county towns actually took part. The Parliament Act 1543 (35 Hen. 8. c. 11) confirmed that the contributing boroughs could send representatives to take part in the election at the county town. As far as can be told from surviving indentures of returns, the degree to which the out boroughs participated varied, but by the end of the 16th century all the seats had some participation from them at some elections at least.

The original scheme was modified by later legislation and decisions of the House of Commons, which were sometimes made with no regard to precedent or evidence: for example in 1728 it was decided that only the freemen of the borough of Montgomery could participate in the election for that seat, thus disenfranchising the freemen of Llanidloes, Welshpool and Llanfyllin.

In the case of Caernarvonshire (now Caernarfonshire), the county town was Caernarvon (now known as Caernarfon). The out boroughs were Conway (now Conwy), Criccieth (or Cricieth), Nevin (now known as Nefyn), and Pwllheli. The freemen of the five boroughs were entitled to vote. In the 1715–1754 period there were estimated to be about 1,600 freemen, of whom about 1,200 were non-resident. Later in the 18th century the estimated electorate was about 1,000 freemen.

Caernarvon Boroughs 1832–1950 edit

The Caernarvon Boroughs was a district of boroughs constituency, which grouped a number of parliamentary boroughs in Caernarvonshire into one single member constituency. The voters in each participating borough cast ballots, which were added together over the whole district to decide the result of the poll. The enfranchised communities in this district, from 1832, were the six boroughs of Caernarvon, Bangor, Conway, Criccieth, Nevin, and Pwllheli.

The exact boundaries of the parliamentary boroughs in the district were altered by the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1868, but the general nature of the constituency was unchanged. There were no further boundary changes in the 1885 redistribution of parliamentary seats.

In 1918 the constituency was redefined, to include the then local government areas of the Municipal Boroughs of Bangor, Caernarvon, Conway, and Pwllheli; the Urban Districts of Criccieth, Llandudno, Llanfairfechan and Penmaenmawr, as well as the parish of Nevin.

From 1918 to 1950 the administrative county of Caernarvonshire was divided into two seats: Caernarvon Boroughs and a Caernarvonshire county constituency. The territory of the borough seat was enclaved within the county constituency. Different local authorities, included in the borough constituency, were not necessarily adjoining.

Caernarvon 1950–1983 edit

The redistribution, which took effect in 1950, created two Caernarvonshire county divisions – Caernarvon in the south-western two thirds of the county and Conway (later spelt Conwy) in the north-eastern third. The new divisions included territory which had come from both of the two old seats.

The local authorities, whose territories were combined to form the constituency in 1950, were the Municipal Boroughs of Caernarvon, and Pwllheli; the Urban Districts of Criccieth, and Portmadoc; as well as the Rural Districts of Gwyrfai and Lleyn. This arrangement was not altered by the redistribution which took effect in February 1974, which was based on the pre-1974 local government boundaries.

From 1 April 1974, a new pattern of counties was created in Wales. This constituency became part of the county of Gwynedd.

Caernarfon from 1983 edit

In the redistribution of 1983, the spelling of the official name of the constituency was changed. The constituency boundary was unchanged, but it was redefined in terms of the local authorities created in 1974. It comprised the Borough of Arfon wards numbered 8 to 12 and 16 to 29, together with the District of Dwyfor.

In 1996 Welsh local government was again reorganised. Arfon and Dwyfor became part of a Gwynedd unitary authority.

The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1995, based on the pre-1996 local authority areas, came into effect in 1997. It defined this constituency as:-

(i) The following wards of the Borough of Arfon, namely, Bethel, Bontnewydd, Cadnant, Deiniolen, Llanberis, Llandwrog, Llanllyfni, Llanrug, Llanwnda, Menai (Caernarfon), Peb-lig, Penisarwaun, Penygroes, Seiont, Talysarn, Waunfawr and Y Felinheli; and

(ii) the District of Dwyfor.

Following radical boundary changes undertaken by the Boundary Commission for Wales, this seat was abolished in time for the general election in 2010, replaced by Arfon and part of Dwyfor Meirionnydd.

Members of Parliament 1536–2010 edit

ElectionMember[1]Party
1542John Puleston[2]
1545Robert Gruffydd[2]
1547Robert Puleston[2]
1553 (Mar)Gruffydd Davies[2]
1553 (Oct)Henry Robins[2]
1554 (Apr)Henry Robins[2]
1554 (Nov)Sir Rhys Gruffydd[2]
1555Sir Rhys Gruffydd[3]
1558Robert Gruffydd[2]
1558–9Maurice Davies[4]
1563John Harington[4]
1571John Griffith[4]
1572John Griffith[4]
1584Edward Griffith[4]
1586William Griffith I[4]
1588Robert Wynn[4]
1593Robert Griffith[4]
1597John Owen[4]
1601Nicholas Griffith[4]
1604John Griffith, died
replaced by
Clement Edmondes
1614Nicholas Griffith
1621Nicholas Griffith
1624Peter Mutton
1625Edward Littleton, sat for Leominster
replaced by
Robert Jones
1626Edward Littleton, sat for Leominster
replaced by
Robert Jones
1628Edward Littleton
1640 AprilJohn Glynne
1640 NovemberWilliam Thomas, disabled 1644
1647William Foxwist
Not represented in Parliaments of 1653, 1654 and 1656
1659Robert Williams
1660William Glynne
1661William Griffith
1679Thomas Mostyn
1685John Griffith
1689Sir Robert Owen
1698Sir John Wynn, Bt
1705Thomas Bulkeley
1708William Griffith
1713Sir Thomas Wynn, Bt
1749Sir William Wynn
1754Robert Wynne
1761Sir John Wynn, Bt
1768Glyn Wynn
1790Lord Paget
1796Hon. Edward Paget
1806Hon. Sir Charles Paget
1826Lord William PagetWhig[5]
1830William Ormsby-GoreTory[5]
1831Hon. Sir Charles PagetWhig[5]
1833Owen Jones Ellis NanneyTory[5]
1833Hon. Sir Charles PagetWhig[5]
1835Sir Love Jones-ParryWhig[5]
1837William Bulkeley HughesConservative[5]
1846Peelite[6]
1859Charles WynneConservative
1865William Bulkeley HughesLiberal
1882Love Jones-ParryLiberal
1886Edmund SwetenhamConservative
1890David Lloyd GeorgeLiberal
1916Coalition Liberal
1922National Liberal
1923Liberal
1945 By-electionSeaborne DaviesLiberal
1945David Price-WhiteConservative
1950Goronwy RobertsLabour
Feb 1974Dafydd WigleyPlaid Cymru
2001Hywel WilliamsPlaid Cymru
2010Constituency abolished: see Arfon (UK Parliament constituency)

Elections edit

Election results since 1900

Elections in the 1830s edit

General election 1830: Caernarfon[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
ToryWilliam Ormsby-GoreUnopposed
Tory gain from Whig
General election 1831: Caernarfon[5][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
WhigCharles Paget 274 50.9
ToryWilliam Ormsby-Gore26449.1
Majority101.8
Turnout538
Whig gain from Tory
General election 1832: Caernarfon[5][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigCharles Paget 410 53.0 +2.1
ToryOwen Jones Ellis Nanney36347.0−2.1
Majority476.0+4.2
Turnout77390.4
Registered electors855
Whig holdSwing+2.1
  • On petition, the election of Paget was declared void and Nanney was declared elected. The returning officer had included votes at Pwllheli which were not eligible, and these were deducted, leading to Nanney receiving 353 votes and Paget 343 votes. On a further petition, Paget was declared elected instead of Nanney.
General election 1835: Caernarfon[5][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigLove Jones-Parry 378 51.9 −1.1
ConservativeOwen Jones Ellis Nanney35048.1+1.1
Majority283.8−2.2
Turnout72879.4−11.0
Registered electors917
Whig holdSwing−1.1
General election 1837: Caernarfon[5][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Bulkeley Hughes 405 51.3 +3.2
WhigCharles Henry Paget38548.7−3.2
Majority202.4N/A
Turnout79071.9−7.5
Registered electors1,099
Conservative gain from WhigSwing+3.2

Elections in the 1840s edit

General election 1841: Caernarfon[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeWilliam Bulkeley Hughes 416 51.8 +0.5
WhigGeorge Paget[9]38748.2−0.5
Majority293.6+1.2
Turnout80378.6+6.7
Registered electors1,021
Conservative holdSwing+0.5
General election 1847: Caernarfon[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PeeliteWilliam Bulkeley HughesUnopposed
Registered electors888
Peelite gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1850s edit

General election 1852: Caernarfon[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PeeliteWilliam Bulkeley Hughes 369 57.2 N/A
RadicalRichard Davies[10][11]27642.8N/A
Majority9314.4N/A
Turnout64574.9N/A
Registered electors861
Peelite holdSwingN/A
General election 1857: Caernarfon[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PeeliteWilliam Bulkeley HughesUnopposed
Registered electors919
Peelite hold
General election 1859: Caernarfon[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeCharles Wynne 380 53.7 N/A
LiberalWilliam Bulkeley Hughes32846.3N/A
Majority527.4N/A
Turnout70876.2N/A
Registered electors929
Conservative gain from LiberalSwingN/A

Elections in the 1860s edit

General election 1865: Caernarfon[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Bulkeley HughesUnopposed
Registered electors1,070
Liberal gain from Conservative
General election 1868: Caernarfon[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Bulkeley Hughes 1,601 60.4 N/A
ConservativeThomas John Wynn, 5th Baron Newborough1,05139.6New
Majority55020.8N/A
Turnout2,65278.6N/A
Registered electors3,376
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s edit

General election 1874: Caernarfon[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Bulkeley HughesUnopposed
Registered electors3,833
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1880s edit

General election 1880: Caernarfon[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalWilliam Bulkeley HughesUnopposed
Registered electors4,157
Liberal hold

Hughes' death caused a by-election.

By-election, 30 Mar 1882: Caernarfon[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalLove Jones-Parry 2,037 77.4 N/A
Independent LiberalRobert Sorton-Parry[12]59622.6New
Majority1,44154.8N/A
Turnout2,63362.3N/A
Registered electors4,223
Liberal holdSwingN/A
General election 1885: Caernarfon[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalLove Jones-Parry 1,923 50.9 N/A
ConservativeEdmund Swetenham1,85849.1New
Majority651.8N/A
Turnout3,78184.5N/A
Registered electors4,476
Liberal holdSwingN/A
General election 1886: Caernarfon[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeEdmund Swetenham 1,820 51.9 +2.8
LiberalLove Jones-Parry1,68448.1–2.8
Majority1363.8N/A
Turnout3,50478.3–6.2
Registered electors4,476
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+2.8

Elections in the 1890s edit

By-election 1890: Caernarfon[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 1,963 50.2 +2.1
ConservativeHugh Ellis-Nanney1,94549.8–2.1
Majority180.4N/A
Turnout3,90889.5+11.2
Registered electors4,366
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+2.1
General election 1892: Caernarfon[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 2,154 52.4 +4.3
ConservativeJohn Henry Puleston1,95847.6–4.3
Majority1964.8N/A
Turnout4,11287.1+8.8
Registered electors4,723
Liberal gain from ConservativeSwing+4.3
David Lloyd George
General election 1895: Caernarfon[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 2,265 52.2 –0.2
ConservativeHugh Ellis-Nanney2,07147.8+0.2
Majority1944.4–0.4
Turnout4,33688.8+1.7
Registered electors4,881
Liberal holdSwing–0.2

Elections in the 1900s edit

General election 1900: Caernarfon[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 2,412 53.3 +1.1
ConservativeHenry Platt (banker)2,11646.7–1.1
Majority2966.6+2.2
Turnout4,52887.0–1.8
Registered electors5,202
Liberal holdSwing+1.1
David Lloyd George
General election 1906: Caernarfon[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 3,221 61.7 +8.4
ConservativeR A Naylor1,99738.3–8.4
Majority1,22423.4+16.8
Turnout5,21892.1+5.1
Registered electors5,668
Liberal holdSwing+8.4

Elections in the 1910s edit

General election January 1910: Caernarfon[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 3,183 60.2 –1.5
ConservativeHugh Corbet Vincent2,10539.8+1.5
Majority1,07820.4–3.0
Turnout5,28892.5+0.4
Liberal holdSwing–1.5
General election December 1910: Caernarfon[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 3,112 62.0 +1.8
ConservativeA L Jones1,90438.0–1.8
Majority1,20824.0+3.6
Turnout5,28887.7–4.8
Liberal holdSwing+1.8
Lloyd George
General election 1918: Caernarfon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CLiberalDavid Lloyd George13,99392.7+30.7
IndependentAustin Harrison1,0957.3New
Majority12,89885.4+61.4
Turnout15,08863.4–24.3
Liberal holdSwing+23.4
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.
Lloyd George

Elections in the 1920s edit

General election 1922: Caernarfon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National LiberalDavid Lloyd George Unopposed N/A N/A
National Liberal hold
General election 1923: Carnarvon Boroughs [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 12,499 63.1 N/A
UnionistAustin Ellis Lloyd Jones7,32336.9New
Majority5,17626.2N/A
Turnout19,82280.9N/A
Liberal holdSwingN/A
General election 1924: Caernarfon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 16,058 82.5 +19.4
LabourAlfred Zimmern3,40117.5New
Majority12,65765.0+38.8
Turnout19,45977.0–3.9
Liberal holdSwing+1.0
General election 1929: Caernarvon Boroughs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 16,647 58.0 –24.5
UnionistJohn Bowen Davies7,51426.2New
LabourThomas Ap Rhys4,53615.8–1.7
Majority9,13331.8–33.2
Turnout28,69781.8+4.8
Liberal holdSwing–25.3

Elections in the 1930s edit

General election 1931: Caernarfon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 17,101 59.3 +1.3
ConservativeF.P. Gourlay11,71440.7+14.5
Majority5,38718.6―13.2
Turnout28,81580.3―1.5
Liberal holdSwing―6.6
General election 1935: Caernarfon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalDavid Lloyd George 19,242 66.6 +7.3
ConservativeA.R.P. Du Cros9,63333.4―7.3
Majority9,60933.2+14.6
Turnout28,87377.4―2.9
Liberal holdSwing+7.3

Elections in the 1940s edit

By-election 1945: Caernarfon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalSeaborne Davies 20,754 75.2 +8.6
Plaid CymruJohn Edward Daniel6,84424.8New
Majority13,91050.4+17.2
Turnout27,59858.8―18.6
Liberal holdSwing―8.1
General election 1945: Caernarfon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDavid Price-White 11,432 32.9 ―0.5
LiberalSeaborne Davies11,09632.0―34.6
LabourElwyn Jones10,62530.6New
Plaid CymruJohn Edward Daniel1,5604.5N/A
Majority3360.9N/A
Turnout34,71373.8―3.6
Conservative gain from LiberalSwing+17.1

Elections in the 1950s edit

General election 1950: Caernarfon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGoronwy Roberts 18,369 49.1 +18.5
LiberalElwyn Rhys Thomas7,79120.9―11.1
ConservativeG. W. Williams6,31516.9―16.0
Plaid CymruJohn Jones4,88213.1+8.6
Majority10,57828.2N/A
Turnout37,35785.9+12.1
Labour gain from ConservativeSwing+17.3
General election 1951: Caernarfon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGoronwy Roberts 22,375 62.4 +13.3
ConservativeJohn E B Davies13,47937.6+20.7
Majority8,89624.8―3.4
Turnout35,85482.5―3.4
Labour holdSwing―3.7
General election 1955: Caernarfon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGoronwy Roberts 17,682 50.2 ―12.2
ConservativeO Meurig Roberts8,46124.0―13.6
Plaid CymruRobert Jones5,81516.5New
LiberalD. Geraint Williams3,2779.3New
Majority9,22126.2+1.4
Turnout35,23582.4―0.1
Labour holdSwing+0.7
General election 1959: Caernarfon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGoronwy Roberts 17,506 51.0 +0.8
ConservativeTom Hooson9,56427.8+3.8
Plaid CymruDafydd Orwig Jones7,29321.2+4.7
Majority7,94223.2―3.0
Turnout34,36383.4+1.0
Labour holdSwing―1.5

Elections in the 1960s edit

General election 1964: Caernarvon[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGoronwy Roberts 17,777 54.4 +3.4
ConservativeShelagh Roberts7,91524.2―3.6
Plaid CymruRobert E Jones6,99821.4+0.2
Majority9,86230.2+7.0
Turnout32,69080.38―3.0
Registered electors40,671
Labour holdSwing+3.5
General election 1966: Caernarvon[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGoronwy Roberts 17,650 56.11 +1.7
ConservativeRoger Prys6,97222.16―2.0
Plaid CymruHumphrey Roberts6,83421.7+0.3
Majority10,67833.9+3.7
Turnout31,45678.40―2.0
Registered electors40,121
Labour holdSwing+1.9

Elections in the 1970s edit

General election 1970: Caernarvon[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourGoronwy Roberts 13,627 40.1 ―16.0
Plaid CymruRobyn Léwis11,33133.4+11.7
ConservativeKathleen J. Smith6,81220.1―2.1
LiberalJohn A. Williams2,1956.5New
Majority2,2966.8―27.1
Turnout33,96581.7+3.3
Labour holdSwing
General election February 1974: Caernarvon[18][19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid CymruDafydd Wigley 14,103 40.5 +7.1
LabourGoronwy Roberts12,37535.6―4.5
ConservativeTristan Garel-Jones5,80316.7―3.4
LiberalGerald Hill David2,5067.2+0.7
Majority1,7284.9N/A
Turnout34,78782.4+0.7
Plaid Cymru gain from LabourSwing
General election October 1974: Caernarvon[18][20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid CymruDafydd Wigley 14,624 42.6 +2.1
LabourEmlyn Jones Sherrington11,73034.1―1.5
ConservativeRobert Lambart Harvey4,32512.6―4.1
LiberalDewi Williams3,69010.7+3.5
Majority2,8948.5+3.6
Turnout34,36980.9―1.5
Plaid Cymru holdSwing+1.7
General election 1979: Caernarvon[18][21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid CymruDafydd Wigley 17,420 49.7 +7.1
LabourThomas Merfyn Hughes8,69624.8―9.3
ConservativeJames Edward Thornton Paice6,96819.9+7.3
LiberalJohn Trevor Edwards1,9995.7―5.0
Majority8,72424.9+16.4
Turnout35,08381.5+0.6
Plaid Cymru holdSwing+8.2

Elections in the 1980s edit

General election 1983: Caernarfon[22][23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid CymruDafydd Wigley 18,308 52.7 +3.0
ConservativeDennis Jones7,31921.1+1.2
LabourBetty Williams6,73619.4―5.4
LiberalOwain Griffiths2,3566.8+1.1
Majority10,98931.6+6.7
Turnout34,71978.6―2.9
Plaid Cymru holdSwing
General election 1987: Caernarfon[24][23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid CymruDafydd Wigley 20,338 57.1 +4.4
ConservativeFelix Aubel7,52621.10.0
LabourDavid Williams5,65215.9―3.5
LiberalJohn Parsons2,1035.9―0.9
Majority12,81236.0+4.4
Turnout35,61978.0―0.6
Plaid Cymru holdSwing

Elections in the 1990s edit

General election 1992: Caernarfon[25][26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid CymruDafydd Wigley 21,439 59.0 +1.9
ConservativePeter E.H. Fowler6,96319.2―1.9
LabourSharon Mainwaring5,64115.5―0.4
Liberal DemocratsRobert W. Williams2,1015.8―0.1
Natural LawGwyndaf Evans1730.5New
Majority14,47639.8+3.8
Turnout36,31780.1+2.1
Plaid Cymru holdSwing+1.9
General election 1997: Caernarfon[27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid CymruDafydd Wigley 17,616 51.0 ―8.0
LabourEifion Wyn Williams10,16729.5+14.0
ConservativeElwyn Williams4,23012.3―6.9
Liberal DemocratsMary Macqueen1,6864.9―0.9
ReferendumClive Collins8112.4New
Majority7,44921.5―18.3
Turnout34,51073.7―6.4
Plaid Cymru holdSwing

Elections in the 2000s edit

General election 2001: Caernarfon[28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid CymruHywel Williams 12,894 44.4 ―6.6
LabourMartin Eaglestone9,38332.3+2.8
ConservativeBronwen Naish4,40315.2+2.9
Liberal DemocratsEvan Ab-Owain1,8236.3+1.4
UKIPIfor Lloyd5501.9New
Majority3,51112.1―9.6
Turnout29,05362.0―11.7
Plaid Cymru holdSwing―4.7
General election 2005: Caernarfon[29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid CymruHywel Williams 12,747 45.5 +1.1
LabourMartin Eaglestone7,53826.9―5.4
Liberal DemocratsEvan Ab-Owain3,50812.5+6.2
ConservativeGuy Opperman3,48312.4―2.8
UKIPElwyn Williams7232.6+0.7
Majority5,20918.6+6.5
Turnout27,99960.4―1.6
Plaid Cymru holdSwing+3.3

See also edit

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
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