Alyn and Deeside (UK Parliament constituency)
Alyn and Deeside | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Interactive map of the constituency. | |
![]() Location of the constituency within Wales | |
Preserved county | Clwyd |
Population | 82,505 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 75,695 (March 2020)[2] |
Major settlements | Flint, Shotton, Connah's Quay, Buckley, Hawarden and Caergwrle |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Mark Tami (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Flintshire East |
Overlaps | |
Senedd | Alyn and Deeside, North Wales |
Alyn and Deeside (Welsh: Alun a Glannau Dyfrdwy) is a parliamentary constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). The constituency was created in 1983, and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post method of election.
The Alyn and Deeside Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
The constituency retained its name and gained wards, 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 2024 United Kingdom general election.[3]
Constituency profile
[edit]This Welsh seat on the English border is part of the industrial hinterland north of Wrexham and west of Chester, with large employers including Toyota, BAE and Airbus.[4] The main population areas in the current seat include Shotton, Connah's Quay, Buckley, Hawarden and Caergwrle. It was formerly known as East Flintshire until the 1983 boundary review, in which it was renamed after the Alyn and Deeside district created in 1974.
Boundaries
[edit]1983–1997: The District of Alyn and Deeside, and the Borough of Wrexham Maelor wards 13 and 14.
1997–2010: The District of Alyn and Deeside.
2010–2024: The Flintshire County electoral divisions of Aston, Broughton North East, Broughton South, Buckley Bistre East, Buckley Bistre West, Buckley Mountain, Buckley Pentrobin, Caergwrle, Connah's Quay Central, Connah's Quay Golftyn, Connah's Quay South, Connah's Quay Wepre, Ewloe, Hawarden, Higher Kinnerton, Hope, Llanfynydd, Mancot, Penyffordd, Queensferry, Saltney Mold Junction, Saltney Stonebridge, Sealand, Shotton East, Shotton Higher, Shotton West, and Treuddyn.
2024–present: From the 2024 United Kingdom general election the seat of Alyn and Deeside was expanded towards Flint as a result of the abolition of the Delyn constituency in the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. It consists of the Flintshire electoral divisions:
- Aston, Broughton North East, Broughton South, Buckley Bistre East, Buckley Bistre West, Buckley Mountain, Buckley Pentrobin, Caergwrle, Connah’s Quay Central, Connah’s Quay Golftyn, Connah's Quay South, Connah's Quay Wepre, Ewloe, Hawarden, Higher Kinnerton, Hope, Llanfynydd, Mancot, Penyffordd, Queensferry, Saltney Mold Junction, Saltney Stonebridge, Sealand, Shotton East, Shotton Higher, Shotton West, Treuddyn, Bagillt East, Bagillt West, Flint Castle, Flint Coleshill, Flint Oakenholt, and Flint Trelawny.[5]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member[6] | Party | |
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1983 | Barry Jones | Labour | |
2001 | Mark Tami | Labour |
Elections
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Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Tami | 18,395 | 42.4 | ![]() | |
Reform UK | Vicki Roskams | 9,601 | 22.1 | New | |
Conservative | Jeremy Kent | 7,892 | 18.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Marbrow | 2,065 | 4.8 | ![]() | |
Plaid Cymru | Jack Morris | 1,938 | 4.5 | ![]() | |
Green | Karl Macnaughton | 1,926 | 4.4 | New | |
Independent | Edwin Duggan | 1,575 | 3.6 | New | |
Majority | 8,794 | 11.6 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 43,392 | 57.3 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 75,790 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Tami | 18,271 | 42.5 | –9.6 | |
Conservative | Sanjoy Sen | 18,058 | 42.0 | +1.6 | |
Brexit Party | Simon Wall | 2,678 | 6.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Donna Lalek | 2,548 | 5.9 | +3.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Susan Hills | 1,453 | 3.4 | +0.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 121 | ||||
Majority | 213 | 0.5 | –11.2 | ||
Turnout | 43,008 | 68.5 | –2.5 | ||
Registered electors | 62,789 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –5.6 |
Of the 121 rejected ballots:
- 103 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[9]
- 17 voted for more than one candidate.[9]
- 1 had want of official mark.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Tami | 23,315 | 52.1 | +12.1 | |
Conservative | Laura Knightly | 18,080 | 40.4 | +8.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Jacqui Hurst | 1,171 | 2.6 | –1.3 | |
UKIP | David Griffiths | 1,117 | 2.5 | –15.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pete Williams | 1,077 | 2.4 | –1.8 | |
Rejected ballots | 84 | ||||
Majority | 5,235 | 11.7 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 44,760 | 71.0 | +4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 63,013 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 |
Of the 84 rejected ballots:
- 63 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[12]
- 17 voted for more than one candidate.[12]
- 4 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Tami | 16,540 | 40.0 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Laura Knightly | 13,197 | 31.9 | –0.4 | |
UKIP | Blair Smillie | 7,260 | 17.6 | +15.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tudor Jones | 1,733 | 4.2 | –14.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Jacqueline Hurst | 1,608 | 3.9 | ±0.0 | |
Green | Alasdair Ibbotson | 976 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 50 | ||||
Majority | 3,343 | 8.1 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 41,314 | 66.6 | +1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 62,016 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Of the 50 rejected ballots:
- 41 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[15]
- 9 voted for more than one candidate.[15]
In February 2015, the Conservative Party inadvertently leaked a list of non-target seats considered safe Labour, or where winning was considered highly unlikely,[17] which included Alyn and Deeside.[18] Independent Phil Woods announced he would stand,[19] but did not do so.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Tami | 15,804 | 39.6 | –9.2 | |
Conservative | Will Gallagher | 12,885 | 32.3 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul J. Brighton | 7,308 | 18.3 | +0.9 | |
Plaid Cymru | Maurice Jones | 1,549 | 3.9 | +0.2 | |
BNP | John Walker | 1,368 | 3.4 | N/A | |
UKIP | James Howson | 1,009 | 2.5 | –0.1 | |
Majority | 2,919 | 7.3 | –16.3 | ||
Turnout | 39,923 | 65.5 | +5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 60,931 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –8.1 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mark Tami | 17,331 | 48.8 | –3.5 | |
Conservative | Lynne Hale | 8,953 | 25.2 | –1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul J. Brighton | 6,174 | 17.4 | +4.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Richard Coombs | 1,320 | 3.7 | +0.4 | |
UKIP | Billy Crawford | 918 | 2.6 | +1.2 | |
Forward Wales | Klaus Armstrong-Braun | 378 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Independent | Judith Kilshaw | 215 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Communist | Glyn Davies | 207 | 0.6 | ±0.0 | |
Majority | 8,378 | 23.6 | –2.4 | ||
Turnout | 35,496 | 60.2 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 59,441 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Tami | 18,525 | 52.3 | –9.6 | |
Conservative | Mark Isherwood | 9,303 | 26.3 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Derek Burnham | 4,585 | 12.9 | +3.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | Richard S. Coombs | 1,182 | 3.3 | +1.5 | |
Green | Klaus Armstrong-Braun | 881 | 2.5 | N/A | |
UKIP | William Crawford | 481 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Independent | John Cooksey | 253 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Communist | Glyn Davies | 211 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 9,222 | 26.0 | –13.1 | ||
Turnout | 35,421 | 58.6 | –13.6 | ||
Registered electors | 60,478 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –6.5 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barry Jones | 25,955 | 61.9 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Timothy P. Roberts | 9,552 | 22.8 | –13.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Burnham | 4,076 | 9.7 | ±0.0 | |
Referendum | Malcolm J. D. Jones | 1,627 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Siw Hills | 738 | 1.8 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 16,403 | 39.1 | +22.9 | ||
Turnout | 41,948 | 72.2 | –7.9 | ||
Registered electors | 58,091 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +11.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Jones | 25,206 | 52.0 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Jeffrey J. Riley | 17,355 | 35.8 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert A. Britton | 4,687 | 9.7 | –5.7 | |
Plaid Cymru | John D. Rogers | 551 | 1.1 | +0.1 | |
Green | Victor J. Button | 433 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Independent | John Cooksey | 200 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,851 | 16.2 | +2.6 | ||
Turnout | 48,432 | 80.1 | –0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 60,477 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barry Jones | 22,916 | 48.6 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Twilley | 16,500 | 35.0 | –2.2 | |
SDP | Eric Owen | 7,273 | 15.4 | –6.2 | |
Plaid Cymru | John Rogers | 478 | 1.0 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 6,416 | 13.6 | +10.5 | ||
Turnout | 47,167 | 80.4 | +2.3 | ||
Registered electors | 58,764 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Jones | 17,806 | 40.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Simon Burns | 16,438 | 37.2 | N/A | |
SDP | Eric Owen | 9,535 | 21.6 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Keith Shore | 413 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,368 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,192 | 78.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 56,618 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]- Alyn and Deeside (Senedd constituency)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales
Notes
[edit]- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
[edit]- ^ "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-5286-3901-9. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
- ^ UK Polling Report http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/alynanddeeside/ Archived 10 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Final Recommendations Boundary Commission for Wales
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
- ^ "Alyn and Deeside results". 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Persons Nominated" (PDF). Flintshire County Council. Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Election Results". Flintshire County Council. Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Alyn and Deeside Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Persons Nominated" (PDF). Flintshire County Council. Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Election Results". Flintshire County Council. Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Alyn and Deeside Parliamentary constituency". Election 2017 Results. BBC. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Alyn and Deeside result". Election Results For Alyn And Deeside. Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Alyn and Deeside Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015. BBC News. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "may2015.com - may2015 Resources and Information". may2015.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "Conservative Non Target Candidates".
- ^ Porter, Gary (19 November 2014). "Connah's Quay comedy writer to stand for Alyn and Deeside in next election". Daily Post.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "BBC NEWS – Election 2010 – Alyn & Deeside". BBC News.
- ^ "Election Results". Flintshire County Council. Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Results". Flintshire County Council. Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Alyn and Deeside parliamentary constituency - Election 2005" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Results". Flintshire County Council. Flintshire County Council. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "BBC NEWS > Alyn and Deeside". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Alyn and Deeside". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
- Alyn and Deeside UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Alyn and Deeside UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK