Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)
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| The Vale of Clwyd County constituency | |
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| The Vale of Clwyd shown within Wales | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Chris Ruane |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Preserved county: | Clwyd |
| EP constituency: | Wales |
The Vale of Clwyd 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The Vale of Clwyd is located in North Wales, and includes the towns of Rhyl, Prestatyn, Denbigh and St. Asaph. It was created for the 1997 general election.
[edit] Member of Parliament
Since it was created in 1997, it has been held by Chris Ruane.
- Constituency created (1997)
| Year | Member | Party |
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| 1997 | Chris Ruane | Labour |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Vale of Clwyd | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Chris Ruane | 14,875 | 46.0 | -4.0 | |
| Conservative | Felicity Elphick | 10,206 | 31.6 | -0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Jewkes | 3,820 | 11.8 | +2.3 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Mark Jones | 2,309 | 7.1 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Mark Young | 442 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| UK Independence | Edna Khambatta | 375 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Jeff Ditchfield | 286 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 4,669 | 14.4 | |||
| Turnout | 32,313 | 62.2 | -1.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
| General Election 2001: Vale of Clwyd | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Chris Ruane | 16,179 | 50.0 | -2.7 | |
| Conservative | Brendan Murphy | 10,418 | 32.2 | +2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Rees | 3,058 | 9.5 | +0.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Williams | 2,300 | 7.1 | +1.2 | |
| UK Independence | William Campbell | 391 | 1.2 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 5,761 | 17.8 | |||
| Turnout | 32,346 | 63.6 | -11.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Vale of Clwyd | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Chris Ruane | 20,617 | 52.7 | n/a | |
| Conservative | David Edwards | 11,662 | 29.8 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Munford | 3,425 | 8.8 | n/a | |
| Plaid Cymru | Gwyneth Kensler | 2,301 | 5.9 | n/a | |
| Referendum Party | Simon Vickers | 834 | 2.1 | n/a | |
| UK Independence | Scott Cooke | 293 | 0.7 | n/a | |
| Majority | 8,995 | 22.9 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 39,132 | 74.6 | n/a | ||
| New creation: Labour win. | Swing | n/a | |||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in Wales | |
|---|---|
| Labour |
Aberavon | Alyn and Deeside | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff North | Cardiff South and Penarth | Cardiff West | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Clwyd South | Conwy | Cynon Valley | Delyn | Gower | Islwyn | Llanelli | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Neath | Newport East | Newport West | Ogmore | Pontypridd | Rhondda | Swansea East | Swansea West | Torfaen | Vale of Clwyd | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham | Ynys Môn |
| Liberal Democrat |
Brecon and Radnorshire | Cardiff Central | Ceredigion | Montgomeryshire |
| Conservative | |
| Plaid Cymru |
Caernarfon | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |
| Independent | |
| Wales European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (1) | Plaid Cymru (1) | |
