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Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Senedd constituency)

Not to be confused with Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency).

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Welsh: Merthyr Tudful a Rhymni) 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 eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Merthyr Tudful a Rhymni
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney as one of the 40
Senedd constituencies
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyWelsh Labour
MSDawn Bowden
Electoral regionSouth Wales East

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 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Westminster constituency.

The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region are Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Islwyn, Monmouth, Newport East, Newport West and Torfaen.

Voting

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In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote 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
1999Huw LewisLabour Co-op
2016Dawn Bowden

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Senedd election: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney[1][2]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourDawn Bowden[a]13,00961.5+14.311,18152.9+6.0
Plaid CymruIan Gwynne3,69817.5-0.53,78717.9+1.4
ConservativeDonna Gavin2,66512.6+6.22,87913.6+7.2
AbolishHugh Moelwyn Hughes6563.1New8664.1+1.1
Liberal DemocratsJez Becker4202.0-3.44262.0-1.3
UKIPGeorge Alexandrov Pykov3821.8-18.94442.1-18.4
Reform UKColin Jones3241.5New2781.3New
Green5802.7+0.7
Gwlad2301.1New
No More Lockdowns1930.9New
Propel1230.6New
Communist870.4±0.0
TUSC440.2-0.2
Majority9,31144.0+14.5
Turnout21,15434.8[3]-3.7
Labour holdSwing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

Regional Ballot void votes: 162. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (58), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (104)

Elections in the 2010s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
PartyCandidateConstituency[4]Regional[5]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourDawn Bowden9,76347.2-7.19,66646.9-9.0
UKIPDavid Rowlands4,27720.7New4,23020.5+16.0
Plaid CymruBrian Thomas3,72118.0+9.23,39916.5+4.3
ConservativeElizabeth Simon1,3316.4+0.11,3406.4-1.7
Liberal DemocratsBob Griffin1,1225.4-7.46923.3-3.8
GreenJulie Colbran4692.3New4042.0-0.3
Abolish6173.0New
Monster Raving Loony1220.6New
TUSC760.4New
Communist850.4-0.2
National Front680.3New
Majority5,48625.5-11.0
Turnout20,68338.5+3.2
Labour holdSwing-13.9
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
PartyCandidateConstituency[6]Regional[7]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Labour Co-opHuw Lewis10,48354.3+17.310,77955.9+13.8
IndependentTony Rogers3,43217.8New
Liberal DemocratsAmy Kitcher2,48012.8−2.41,3747.1-6.9
Plaid CymruNoel Turner1,7018.8−3.22,36312.2-4.6
ConservativeChris O'Brien1,2246.3+0.81,5548.1+0.4
UKIP8594.5-1.2
BNP7263.8-0.6
Socialist Labour7113.7+1.7
Green4452.3±0.0
Welsh Christian3241.7+0.4
Communist1120.6±0.0
English Democrat520.3+0.1
Majority7,05136.5+14.7
Turnout19,32035.3−3.6
Labour Co-op holdSwing

Regional ballots rejected at the count: 138[8]

Elections in the 2000s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[9]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Labour Co-opHuw Lewis7,77637.0−23.58,84942.1-14.1
Liberal DemocratsAmy Kitcher3,19515.2+8.02,94614.0+5.7
IndependentClive Tovey2,62212.5New
Plaid CymruGlyndwr Jones2,51912.0−4.23,52916.8+0.7
IndependentJeff Edwards1,9159.1New
ConservativeGiles Howard1,1515.5−2.91,6127.7-0.5
IndependentJock Greer8444.0New
IndependentVivienne Elliott-Hadley8093.8New
IndependentRichard D.M. Williams1620.8New
UKIP1,1915.7+2.9
BNP9224.4+3.4
Independent - Colin Hobbs5372.6New
Green4752.3-0.1
Socialist Labour4242.0-1.3
Welsh Christian Party2751.3New
Communist1300.6New
CPA770.4New
English Democrat330.2New
Majority4,51821.8−22.5
Turnout20,99338.9+6.1
Labour Co-op holdSwing−15.8
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional[10]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Labour Co-opHuw Lewis[a]11,14860.5+16.610,31756.2+11.9
Plaid CymruAlun G. Cox2,98816.2−10.92,96516.1-18.4
ConservativeJohn L. Prosser1,5398.4+3.41,5158.2+2.3
IndependentNeil Greer1,4237.7New
Liberal DemocratsJohn A. Ault1,3247.2+0.51,5298.3-1.5
Socialist Labour5993.3+0.9
UKIP5072.8New
Green4362.4+0.4
Cymru Annibynnol2521.4New
BNP1751.0New
ProLife Alliance770.4New
Majority8,16044.3+27.5
Turnout18,42232.8−12.1
Labour Co-op holdSwing+13.8

2003 Electorate: 55,768
Regional ballots rejected: 228

Elections in the 1990s

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Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional [11]
Votes%±%Votes%±%
Labour Co-opHuw Lewis11,02443.9N/A11,07644.3N/A
Plaid CymruAlun G. Cox6,81027.1N/A8,54634.2N/A
IndependentTony Rogers3,74614.9N/A
Liberal DemocratsElwyn Jones1,6826.7N/A2,4469.8N/A
ConservativeCarole M. Hyde1,2465.0N/A1,4705.9N/A
Socialist AllianceMichael Jenkins5802.3N/A
Socialist Labour5882.4N/A
Green5122.0N/A
United Socialist2070.8N/A
Others1140.6N/A
Majority4,21416.8N/A
Turnout25,08844.9N/A
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

1999 Electorate: 55,676

Notes

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  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

References

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  1. ^ Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Statement of Persons Nominated
  2. ^ "Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney - Welsh Parliament constituency" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ Morgan, Lucy; Thomas, Gareth; Davies, Owain; Wilkes, Joe (18 May 2021). "Election 2021: how many people voted?". senedd.wales. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Wales elections > Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Wales elections > Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 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.
  11. ^ "Vote 99 Wales (Time Stub 28:13)". YouTube. BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

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