| Preseli Pembrokeshire Preseli Sir Benfro | |
|---|---|
| Seneddcounty constituency for the Senedd | |
Preseli Pembrokeshire shown within theMid and West Waleselectoral region and the region shown withinWales | |
| CurrentSeneddcounty constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Party | Conservative |
| MS | Paul Davies |
| Preserved county | Dyfed |
Preseli Pembrokeshire (Welsh:Preseli Sir Benfro) is aconstituency of theSenedd. It elects oneMember of the Senedd by thefirst past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in theMid and West Waleselectoral region, which elects fouradditional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree ofproportional representation for the region as a whole.
The constituency was created for thefirst election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of thePreseli Pembrokeshire Westminster constituency. It is aDyfed constituency, one of five constituencies covering, and entirely within, thepreserved county ofDyfed.
The other four Dyfed constituencies areCarmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire,Carmarthen East and Dinefwr,Ceredigion andLlanelli. They are all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.
The region consisted of the eight constituencies ofBrecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli,Meirionnydd Nant Conwy,Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.
Boundaries changed at the2007 Assembly election. Preseli Pembrokeshire remained one of five Dyfed constituencies and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales region. However, boundaries within Dyfed have changed to realign them with local governmentward boundaries and to reduce disparities in the sizes of constituency electorates, and the boundaries of the region changed, to align them with the boundaries of preserved counties.
The other four Dyfed constituencies remainCarmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire,Carmarthen East and Dinefwr,Ceredigion andLlanelli. They are all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.
The region consists of the constituencies ofBrecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion,Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Llanelli,Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.
For Westminster purposes, the same new constituency boundaries became effective for theNational General Election in 2010.
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 regionalclosed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by thed'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
| Election | Member | Party | Portrait | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Richard Edwards | Labour | ||
| 2003 | Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey | Labour | ||
| 2007 | Paul Davies | Conservative | ||
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Conservative | Paul Davies[a] | 12,295 | 39.0 | -0.2 | 10,631 | 33.8 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | Jackie Jones | 10,895 | 34.6 | +9.3 | 10,421 | 33.1 | +9.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Cris Tomos | 6,135 | 19.5 | +5.6 | 5,684 | 18.1 | +1.1 | |
| Reform | William Dennison | 1,239 | 3.9 | New | 426 | 1.35 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tina Roberts | 952 | 3.0 | -2.9 | 763 | 2.4 | -1.7 | |
| Green | 1,329 | 4.2 | -0.1 | |||||
| Abolish | 1,072 | 3.4 | -1.6 | |||||
| UKIP | 534 | 1.7 | -10.4 | |||||
| Christian | 172 | 0.6 | New | |||||
| Freedom Alliance (UK) | 153 | 0.5 | New | |||||
| Gwlad | 122 | 0.4 | New | |||||
| Communist | 74 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |||||
| Propel | 71 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| TUSC | 32 | 0.1 | New | |||||
| Majority | 1,400 | 4.4 | −9.5 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,516 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Constituency[2] | Regional[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Conservative | Paul Davies | 11,123 | 39.2 | -3.2 | 8,607 | 31.1 | -4.7 | |
| Labour | Dan Lodge | 7,193 | 25.3 | -9.1 | 6,547 | 23.7 | -6.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Osmond | 3,957 | 13.9 | -1.6 | 4,701 | 17.0 | +1.5 | |
| UKIP | Howard Lillyman | 3,286 | 11.6 | New | 3,351 | 12.1 | +7.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Kilmister | 1,677 | 5.9 | -1.8 | 1,131 | 4.1 | -1.3 | |
| Green | Frances Bryant | 1,161 | 4.1 | New | 1,182 | 4.3 | +0.4 | |
| Abolish | 1,385 | 5.0 | New | |||||
| People First (Wales) | 137 | 0.5 | New | |||||
| Monster Raving Loony | 132 | 0.5 | New | |||||
| Welsh Christian | 135 | 0.5 | -0.1 | |||||
| Association of Welsh Independents | 279 | 1.0 | New | |||||
| Communist | 58 | 0.2 | -0.1 | |||||
| Majority | 3,930 | 13.9 | +5.9 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,937 | 50.3 | +3.3 | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | |||||||
| Party | Candidate | Constituency[4] | Regional[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Conservative | Paul Davies | 11,541 | 42.4 | +3.8 | 9,773 | 35.8 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Terry Mills | 9,366 | 34.4 | +7.0 | 8,353 | 30.6 | +6.7 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Rhys Sinnett | 4,226 | 15.5 | −9.2 | 4,238 | 15.5 | -6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Kilmister | 2,085 | 7.7 | −1.5 | 1,462 | 5.4 | -1.2 | |
| Green | 1,074 | 3.9 | 0.0 | |||||
| UKIP | 1,142 | 4.2 | +0.6 | |||||
| Socialist Labour | 654 | 2.4 | +1.3 | |||||
| BNP | 350 | 1.3 | -1.1 | |||||
| Welsh Christian | 168 | 0.6 | +0.1 | |||||
| Communist | 76 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Majority | 2,175 | 8.0 | −3.2 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,218 | 47.0 | −3.9 | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | −1.6 | ||||||
Regional ballots rejected: 203[6]
| Party | Candidate | Constituency[7] | Regional[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Conservative | Paul Davies | 11,086 | 38.6 | +9.1 | 9,916 | 34.5 | +10.0 | |
| Labour | Tamsin Dunwoody | 7,881 | 27.4 | −7.9 | 6,863 | 23.9 | -10.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Osmond | 7,101 | 24.7 | +1.8 | 6,396 | 22.3 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hywel Davies | 2,652 | 9.2 | −3.1 | 1,895 | 6.6 | -4.2 | |
| Green | 1,113 | 3.9 | -1.0 | |||||
| UKIP | 1,024 | 3.6 | 0.0 | |||||
| BNP | 686 | 2.4 | New | |||||
| Socialist Labour | 310 | 1.1 | New | |||||
| Welsh Christian | 143 | 0.5 | New | |||||
| Gwynoro Jones - Independent | 136 | 0.5 | New | |||||
| Communist | 83 | 0.3 | New | |||||
| Caroline Evans - Independent | 60 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| CPA | 43 | 0.1 | New | |||||
| Veritas | 42 | 0.1 | New | |||||
| Majority | 3,205 | 11.2 | N/A | |||||
| Turnout | 28,720 | 50.9 | +9.5 | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | +8.5 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Labour | Tamsin Dunwoody | 8,067 | 35.3 | +0.9 | 7,781 | 34.1 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | Paul Windsor Davies | 6,741 | 29.5 | +6.9 | 5,587 | 24.5 | +1.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Sion T. Jobbins | 5,227 | 22.9 | −2.0 | 4,356 | 19.1 | -9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael I. Warden | 2,799 | 12.3 | +0.8 | 2,462 | 10.8 | +0.4 | |
| Green | 1,116 | 4.9 | Unknown | |||||
| UKIP | 813 | 3.6 | New | |||||
| Mid and West Wales Pensioners | 416 | 1.8 | New | |||||
| Cymru Annibynnol | 167 | 0.7 | New | |||||
| Vote 2 Stop the War | 94 | 0.4 | New | |||||
| Prolife Alliance | 42 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| Majority | 1,326 | 5.8 | −3.7 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,834 | 41.4 | −12.2 | |||||
| Labourhold | Swing | −3.0 | ||||||
2003 Electorate: 55,195
Regional ballots rejected: 313
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Labour | Richard Edwards | 9,997 | 34.4 | N/A | 9,057 | 31.3 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Conrad L. Bryant | 7,239 | 24.9 | N/A | 8,278 | 28.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Felix F.E. Aubel | 6,585 | 22.6 | N/A | 6,763 | 23.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | David G.B. Lloyd | 3,338 | 11.5 | N/A | 3,014 | 10.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Alwyn C. Luke | 1,944 | 6.7 | N/A | ||||
| Other list parties | 1,854 | 6.4 | N/A | |||||
| Majority | 2,758 | 9.5 | N/A | |||||
| Turnout | 29,103 | 53.6 | N/A | |||||
| Labourwin (new seat) | ||||||||