Conwy

County constituency
Conwy shown within Wales
Created:	1983
MP:	Betty Williams
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Clwyd, Gwynedd
EP constituency:	Wales

Conwy is an electoral constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the single-member district plurality (a.k.a. first-past-the-post) system of voting. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Image File history File links ConwyParliamentaryConstituency. ... Jump to: navigation, search National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Betty Helena Williams (born 31 July 1944, Bangor) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The United Kingdom has now four bodies with members elected by constituencies: The House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Scottish Parliament The Welsh Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly The House of Commons has over 600 constituencies representing the whole of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... 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. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... Jump to: navigation, search The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Wales is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... This article is about the political process. ... The United Kingdom has now four bodies with members elected by constituencies: The House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Scottish Parliament The Welsh Assembly The Northern Ireland Assembly The House of Commons has over 600 constituencies representing the whole of the United Kingdom. ... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The First Past the Post electoral system, is a voting system for single-member districts. ... The Politics Series Politics Politics Portal Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Ideology Democracy Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Elections Elections Elections by country Elections by calendar Political parties Political party Parties by country Parties by name...

Boundaries

The constituency is, geographically, relatively small for its region, as it follows and tends to keep to the coast, taking in parts of two separate densely populated coastal conurbations.

As well as the walled castle town of Conwy from which it bears its name, the constituency mainly comprises the popular holiday resort and retail centre of Llandudno to the East, and the city of Bangor, which is home to the University of Wales, Bangor, to the West. It also includes the smaller coastal towns of Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan, as well as some sparser inland areas including former slate-quarrying communities in the Ogwen Valley. Conwy (formerly anglicised as Conway) is a town in Conwy county borough, North Wales, UK, which faces the resort of Llandudno across the Conwy Estuary. ... Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in the county borough of Conwy in North Wales. ... Places Called Bangor Bangor is the name of several places: In the United Kingdom: Bangor, a town in County Down, Northern Ireland Bangor, a city in Gwynedd, Wales (and home of the University of Wales, Bangor) Bangor-on-Dee (a. ... The University of Wales, Bangor (UWB) is a constituent institution of the University of Wales based in the small city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales, United Kingdom. ... Penmaenmawr is a town in the county borough of Conwy, traditional county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales. ... Jump to: navigation, search Llanfairfechan is a town in the county borough of Conwy, traditional county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales, lying on the north coast and the A55 road. ... Jump to: navigation, search Slate Slate is a fine-grained, homogeneous, sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed (foliated) in layers (bedded deposits). ...

The constituency, notably, does not include Colwyn Bay (or outlying Rhos-on-Sea), which forms part of a coastal conurbation (and the Conwy county borough) with Llandudno and its outlying town of Penrhyn Bay—both in the constituency; this area comes under the constituency of Clwyd West to the East. Nor does it include the town of Caernarfon—just South-West of Bangor—which is in a constituency of the same name. Colwyn Bay (Welsh: Bae Colwyn) is a town in Conwy county borough, in the traditional county of Denbighshire, North Wales. ... Rhos-on-Sea is a seaside resort in north Wales. ... Conwy is a county borough in north Wales. ... Clwyd West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Caernarfon, 2002 Caernarfon (the Welsh spelling is now normally used in preference over the Anglicised form, Caernarvon or Carnarvon) is a Royal Town in Gwynedd in north-west Wales. ... Caernarfon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

The constituency is also bordered by Meirionnydd Nant Conwy to the South, and the insular constituency of Ynys Mon to the West. Meirionnydd Nant Conwy is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ynys Môn is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Profile

Although, the constituency includes a student population from the university, most of the voters err towards the older end of the age spectrum as it is a popular retirement area. The constituency is also linguistically diverse with mainly English speakers in the East and mainly Welsh speakers in the West and inland areas. The University of Wales, Bangor (UWB) is a constituent institution of the University of Wales based in the small city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales, United Kingdom. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

Members of Parliament

The current MP is Betty Williams of the Labour Party, who has held the seat since 1997 when she gained 35.04% of the vote—a 9.4% swing from the Conservatives. She increased her share of the vote in 2001 (by 6.8%) but it was reduced in 2005 (by 4.7%). She is also the first female MP to hold the seat. The seat was previously held (since its creation in 1983) by Sir Wyn Roberts for the Conservative Party, who was first elected for Conway in 1970. MP or mp can mean any of the following: Member of Parliament Military Police Modus ponens Madhya Pradesh - a state in India Mathematical Physics Microprocessor Machine Pistol Molecular Pathology Multi-port Multi-platform Mission Possible - a Christian based childrens ministry Mission Praise - a Christian hymn book Montgomery-Pfeifer - A... Betty Helena Williams (born 31 July 1944, Bangor) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Elections

In the 2005 general election, the seat was the 81st easiest seat for the Liberal Democrats to gain, and the 153rd easiest seat for the Conservative Party to gain. The Labour did not include the seat on its list of vulnerable seats and eventually held the seat (with a reduced proportion of the vote). The governing Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, was looking to secure a third consecutive term in office and to retain a large majority. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ...

• Official declaration of result of the poll (in PDF)

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See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gwynedd