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Encyclopedia > Clwyd South (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
Clwyd South
Welsh Assembly county constituency
Clwyd South shown as one of the 40
Welsh Assembly constituencies
Created: 1999
Electoral region: North Wales
AM: Karen Sinclair
Party: Labour
Preserved county: Clwyd and Powys

Clwyd South is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member 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. The National Assembly for Wales (or NAW) (Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru) was established in 1998, following a 1997 referendum in which a small majority of voters (but not the electorate) voted in favour of the Labour Governments plans for devolution. ... A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The National Assembly for Wales (Welsh: ) is made up of 60 Assembly Members (Welsh: ). Under the Additional Member System, 40 of these Assembly Members (or AMs) are elected from single-member constituencies, on a first past the post (FPTP or single-member district plurality, SMDP) basis, the constituencies being identical... The National Assembly for Wales (Welsh: ) is made up of 60 Assembly Members (Welsh: ). Under the Additional Member System, 40 of these Assembly Members (or AMs) are elected from single-member constituencies, on a first past the post (FPTP or single-member district plurality, SMDP) basis, the constituencies being identical... North Wales is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of nine constituencies. ... The National Assembly for Wales is composed of 60 members known as AMs or assembly members (in Welsh: ACau or Aelodaur Cynulliad). ... This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. ... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... Regional proportion of Yes vote in the 1997 referendum. ... The National Assembly for Wales is composed of 60 members known as AMs or assembly members (in Welsh: ACau or Aelodaur Cynulliad). ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions were first used for the Welsh Assembly election, 1999. ... The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system in which some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ... Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is an electoral system delivering a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). ...

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Boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Clwyd South Westminster constituency. It is mostly within the preserved county of Clwyd and partly within the preserved county of Powys. For the 2007 Assembly election, however, it will become a constituency entirely within Clwyd. Part of its area will be transferred to the Montgomeryshire constituency, in Powys. Also, part of its area will be transferred to another Clwyd constituency, Clwyd West. For Westminster purposes, the same boundary changes will become effective at the next United Kingdom general election. First-Past-the-Post results Additional Members System Results ... Clwyd South (De Clwyd in Welsh) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. ... Powys is a local government principal area and a preserved county in Wales. ... The Welsh Assembly Election 2007 will be a general election to the National Assembly for Wales, to take place on Thursday 3 May, 2007. ... The next United Kingdom general election must be held on or before 3 June, 2010. ...


As created in 1999, the North Wales region includes 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 will include Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn. Alyn and Deeside is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. ... Wrexham is a constituency represented in the National Assembly for Wales. ... Aberconwy will be a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales, created for the 2007 Assembly election. ... Alyn and Deeside is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. ... Arfon will be a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales, created for the 2007 Assembly election. ... Wrexham is a constituency represented in the National Assembly for Wales. ...


For the period 1999 to 2007, the Clwyd South constituency can be described as constisting of electoral divisions as follows:

  • Within Denbighshire:
    • Corwen, Llandrillo and Llangollen
  • Within Wrexham:
    • Bronington, Brymbo, Bryn Cefn, Cefn, Chirk North, Chirk South, Coedpoeth, Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley, Esclusham, Gwenfro, Johnstown, Llangollen Rural, Marchwiel, Minera, New Broughton, Overton, Pant, Penycae, Penycae and Ruabon South, Plas Madoc, Ponciau and Ruabon

Denbighshire (Welsh: Sir Ddinbych) is a county in North Wales. ... Wrexham is a county borough in northern Wales. ...

Voting

In general elections for the National Assembly for Wales, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member 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. A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... Closed list describes the variant of party_list proportional representation where voters can (effectively) only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the (party-supplied) order in which party candidates are elected. ... The DHondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. ...


Constituency Assembly Members

Year Member Party
1999 Karen Sinclair Labour
2003 Karen Sinclair Labour

1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ...

Constituency Election results

Welsh Assembly Election, 2003: Clwyd South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Sinclair 6,814 36.5 -5.6
Plaid Cymru Dyfed Edwards 3,923 21.0 -4.2
Conservative Albert Fox 3,548 19.0 -0.1
Independent Marc Jones 2,210 11.8
Liberal Democrats Derek Burnham 1,666 8.9 -2.2
UK Independence Edwina Theunissen 501 2.7
Majority 2,891 15.5
Turnout 18,662 34.4 -5.6
Labour hold Swing
Welsh Assembly Election, 1999: Clwyd South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Sinclair 9,196 42.2
Plaid Cymru Hywel Williams 5,511 25.3
Conservative David R Jones 4,167 19.1
Liberal Democrats Derek Burnham 2,432 11.2
Independent Maurice Jones 508 2.3
Majority 3,685
Turnout 17412 34.2
Labour hold Swing

The second election to the Welsh Assembly was held on May 1, 2003. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Plaid Cymru (pronounced IPA: ) – The Party of Wales, is the principal nationalist political party in Wales. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced //) is a libertarian free market British political party. ... Men of the Colony of Queensland turning out to vote in the Australian 1899 Federation referendum. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... First-Past-the-Post results Additional Members System Results ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Plaid Cymru (pronounced IPA: ) – The Party of Wales, is the principal nationalist political party in Wales. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Men of the Colony of Queensland turning out to vote in the Australian 1899 Federation referendum. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ...

See also

North Wales is an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of nine constituencies. ...

Sources

  • The United Kingdom Parliament Library


 

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