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Clwyd South (UK Parliament constituency)
Encyclopedia
Clwyd South is a constituency
of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
(Westminster
). The constituency was created in 1997, and it elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first past the post method of election.
The Clwyd South Welsh Assembly constituency
was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
and Wrexham
. Main population centres includes Rhosllanerchrugog
, Cefn-mawr, and Coedpoeth
on the outskirts of Wrexham, and Llangollen. Until the 2010 election, the constituency used to include a small part of the preserved county of Powys
. This anomaly was resolved by the Boundary Commission for Wales with the boundaries first used in 2010.
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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(Westminster
Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons...
). The constituency was created in 1997, and it elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first past the post method of election.
The Clwyd South Welsh Assembly constituency
Clwyd South (National Assembly for Wales constituency)
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...
was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
Boundaries
The constituency of Clwyd South in straddles the authorities of DenbighshireDenbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
and Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
. Main population centres includes Rhosllanerchrugog
Rhosllanerchrugog
Rhosllannerchrugog is a large village and local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.-History:...
, Cefn-mawr, and Coedpoeth
Coedpoeth
Coedpoeth is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.-History:...
on the outskirts of Wrexham, and Llangollen. Until the 2010 election, the constituency used to include a small part of the preserved county of Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
. This anomaly was resolved by the Boundary Commission for Wales with the boundaries first used in 2010.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
Martyn Jones Martyn Jones Martyn David Jones is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Clwyd South from 1987 until his retirement at the 2010 general election.-Early life:... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 2010 | Susan Jones Susan Jones Susan Elan Jones is a British Labour Party politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Clwyd South, replacing the previous Labour MP Martyn Jones on his retirement.... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
See also
- Clwyd South (Assembly constituency)
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd