Delyn (Senedd constituency)

Delyn is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Delyn
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Delyn shown within the North Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyLabour
MSHannah Blythyn
Preserved countyClwyd

Boundaries

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Map of current boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Delyn Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Clwyd.

As created in 1999, the North Wales region included the constituencies of Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd West, Clwyd South, Conwy, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn. For the 2007 election the region included Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn.

Voting

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In elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote is for a candidate for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote is 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

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ElectionMemberPartyPortrait
1999Alison HalfordLabour
2003Sandy Mewies
2016Hannah Blythyn

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Senedd election: Delyn[1][2]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourHannah Blythyn[a]12,84648.6+7.710,42339.6+5.0
ConservativeMark Isherwood[b]9,13534.5+9.08,64032.8+9.5
Plaid CymruPaul Rowlinson2,0977.9-1.93,05211.6±0.0
Liberal DemocratsAndrew Parkhurst1,0944.1-3.31,1054.2-1.8
UKIPMary Davies8623.3-13.15482.1-12.6
Reform UKAiden Down2971.1New2641.0New
GwladAnthony Williams1120.4New1210.5New
Abolish1,1314.3-1.5
Green7042.7+0.9
Freedom Alliance (UK)1470.6New
Communist600.2-0.1
IndependentMichelle Brown490.2New
Propel450.2New
TUSC250.1New
Majority3,71114.1-1.3
Turnout26,30346.81[3]+3.5
Labour holdSwing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
  2. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

Elections in the 2010s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Delyn[4]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[5]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourHannah Blythyn9,48040.9−5.28,00434.6-3.0
ConservativeHuw Williams5,89825.5−8.25,39923.3-6.2
UKIPNigel Williams3,79416.4New3,40314.7+9.3
Plaid CymruPaul Rowlinson2,2699.8−2.82,68111.6-1.6
Liberal DemocratsTom Rippeth1,7187.4−0.21,3906.0-0.1
Abolish1,3325.8New
Green4171.8-0.1
Association of Welsh Independents2341.0New
Monster Raving Loony1480.6New
Mark Young - Independent870.4New
Communist630.3+0.1
Majority3,58215.4+3.0
Turnout23,15943.3+0.3
Labour holdSwing+1.5
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Delyn[6]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[7]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourSandy Mewies10,69546.1+11.58,69037.6+6.7
ConservativeMatthew Wright7,81433.7+1.46,81929.5-0.4
Plaid CymruCarrie Harper2,91812.6−2.13,04413.2-5.5
Liberal DemocratsMichele Jones1,7677.6−4.71,4206.1+0.3
UKIP1,2415.4+1.3
BNP5792.5-3.2
Socialist Labour5402.3+0.8
Green4441.9-0.7
Welsh Christian2030.9±0.0
Weyman - Independent920.4New
Communist560.2-0.3
Majority2,88112.4+10.1
Turnout23,19443.0+1.9
Labour holdSwing+5.1

Regional ballots rejected: 254[8]

Elections in the 2000s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Delyn
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[9]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourSandy Mewies7,50734.6−4.06,47029.9-6.7
ConservativeAntoinette Sandbach6,99632.3+3.36,46429.9+5.0
Plaid CymruMeg Elis3,17914.7−0.74,04918.7+3.6
Liberal DemocratsIan Matthews2,66912.3−4.71,2455.8-6.9
UKIPDerek Bigg1,3186.1New8774.1+1.5
BNP1,2365.7New
Green5702.6-0.1
Socialist Labour3261.5New
Welsh Christian1890.9New
Communist1160.5New
CPA730.3New
Majority5112.3-7.2
Turnout21,66941.1+10.1
Labour holdSwing−3.7
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Delyn
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[10]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourSandy Mewies6,52038.6−6.16,18436.6
ConservativeMark Isherwood4,89629.0+7.04,20724.9
Liberal DemocratsDavid P. Lloyd2,88017.1+4.12,15112.7
Plaid CymruPaul J. Rowlinson2,58815.3−5.02,54915.1
John Marek Independent Party6613.9
Green4642.7
UKIP4452.6
ProLife Alliance930.6
Cymru Annibynnol850.5
Communist590.3
Majority1,6249.6−13.1
Turnout17,07331.4−12.8
Labour holdSwing−6.6

2003 Electorate: 54,426
Regional ballots rejected: 203

Elections in the 1990s

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Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Delyn
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourAlison Halford10,67244.7N/A9,90941.6N/A
ConservativeKaren Lumley5,25522.0N/A5,00021.0N/A
Plaid CymruMeg Elis4,83720.3N/A4,95520.8N/A
Liberal DemocratsEleanor Burnham3,08913.0N/A3,09113.0N/A
GreenUnknownUnknownN/A
Rhuddlan Debt Protest CampaignUnknownUnknownN/A
United SocialistUnknownUnknownN/A
CommunistUnknownUnknownN/A
Natural LawUnknownUnknownN/A
Above list parties8423.5N/A
Majority5,41722.7N/A
Turnout23,85344.2N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ [1] Delyn Statement of Persons Nominated
  2. ^ Regional Declaration of Results Flintshire Council
  3. ^ Hayward, Will (7 May 2021). "The voter turnout figures for every constituency in Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Delyn – Welsh Assembly Constituency – Election 2016". BBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Wales elections > Delyn". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 March 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. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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