| Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
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 Location of the constituency within Wales | |
| Electorate | 74,223 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Newtown,Welshpool,Llanidloes,Chirk,Cefn Mawr,Rhosllanerchrugog,Machynlleth,Montgomery |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Steve Witherden (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Montgomeryshire Clwyd South |
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (Welsh:Maldwyn a Glyndŵr) is aconstituency of theHouse of Commons in theUK Parliament, first contested at the2024 United Kingdom general election, following the2023 review of Westminster constituencies.
The constituency name refers to the former county ofMontgomeryshire and the formerdistrict ofGlyndŵr. The official spelling of the constituency, in English and Welsh, uses the spelling 'Glyndŵr' with a circumflex over the "w".[2]
Upon its abolition, the predecessor seat,Montgomeryshire, was the only one in Wales never to elect a member of theLabour Party. At the 2024 election Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr electedSteve Witherden, the first Labour MP ever to represent the Montgomeryshire area in the House of Commons, meaning that the party has now won in every area of Wales at some point in its history.
Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:[3][2]
Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022,[4][5] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:[6]
The Powys wards comprised the former constituency ofMontgomeryshire; the Wrexham wards were previously part of the abolished constituency ofClwyd South.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steve Witherden | 12,709 | 29.4 | +4.6 | |
| Reform | Oliver Lewis | 8,894 | 20.6 | +19.2 | |
| Conservative | Craig Williams | 7,775 | 18.0 | −35.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Glyn Preston | 6,470 | 15.0 | −1.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Elwyn Vaughan | 5,667 | 13.1 | +11.1 | |
| Green | Jeremy Brignell-Thorp | 1,744 | 4.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,815 | 8.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,259 | 58.0 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
On 25 June the Conservative Party withdrew support for their candidate due to the2024 United Kingdom general election betting scandal.[8] It was confirmed on behalf of the returning officer that his name and party designation had to remain on the ballot paper, as the suspension came after nominations for the election had closed.[9][10] On 20 June aYouGov poll had predicted Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr would be the only seat in Wales to be won by the Conservatives, by a narrow margin.[11]
| 2019 notional result[a][12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 27,466 | 53.6 | |
| Labour | 12,701 | 24.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 8,595 | 16.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1,019 | 2.0 | |
| Gwlad Gwlad | 727 | 1.4 | |
| Brexit Party | 700 | 1.4 | |
| Majority | 14,765 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | 51,208 | 69.0 | |
| Electorate | 74,223 | ||