Brecon and Radnorshire (Senedd constituency)
Senedd constituency (1999–2026)
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Brecon and Radnorshire (Welsh: Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed) was a constituency of the Senedd. It elected one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it was one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, which elected four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. It has been represented since May 2021 by James Evans, who elected as a Conservative, but had the whip removed in January 2026 before joining Reform UK in February 2026.
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| Brecon and Radnorshire Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed | |
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| Former Senedd county constituency for the Senedd | |
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.svg) Brecon and Radnorshire shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales | |
| Former Senedd county constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Abolished | 2026 |
| Party | Reform UK |
| MS | James Evans |
| Preserved county | Powys |
Boundaries
1999 to 2007
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Brecon and Radnorshire Westminster constituency. It was entirely within the preserved county of Powys, and one of three Powys constituencies. Also, it was one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region.
The other Powys constituencies were Montgomeryshire and Clwyd South. Montgomeryshire was also entirely within the preserved county of Powys, and within the Mid and West Wales region. Clwyd South was partly, and mostly, a Clwyd constituency, and within the North Wales electoral region.
The region consisted of the eight constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.
From 2007
Constituency boundaries changed from the 2007 Assembly election, as did regional boundaries. Brecon and Radnorshire remained a Powys constituency, however, and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region.
Brecon and Radnorshire was one of two constituencies covering Powys, both entirely within the preserved county, and both within the Mid and West Wales region. The other Powys constituency was Montgomeryshire.
The Mid and West Wales region consisted of the constituencies of Brecon 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 the 2010 United Kingdom general election and ceased to be used following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies.
Members of the Senedd
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Kirsty Williams | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2021 | James Evans | Conservative | |
Voting
In general elections for the Senedd, each voter had two votes. The first vote was used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote was used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats were allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Conservative | James Evans | 12,741 | 39.7 | +14.3 | 11,572 | 36.6 | +11.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | William Powell | 8,921 | 27.8 | –24.6 | 6,723 | 21.3 | -8.9 | |
| Labour | Gethin Jones | 4,980 | 15.5 | +6.6 | 6,217 | 19.7 | +4.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Grenville Ham | 2,075 | 6.5 | +2.6 | 2,754 | 8.7 | +1.4 | |
| Green | Emily Durrant | 1,556 | 4.8 | +2.5 | 1,807 | 5.7 | +1.9 | |
| Abolish | Claire Mills | 1,209 | 3.8 | New | 1,786 | 5.6 | -2.4 | |
| Independent | Karen Laurie-Parry | 345 | 1.1 | New | ||||
| Reform | John Muir | 213 | 0.7 | New | 202 | 0.64 | New | |
| Gwlad | Sam Holwill | 75 | 0.2 | New | 89 | 0.28 | New | |
| Christian | 141 | 0.44 | New | |||||
| Freedom Alliance (UK) | 139 | 0.4 | New | |||||
| Communist | 85 | 0.27 | New | |||||
| Propel | 57 | 0.18 | New | |||||
| TUSC | 34 | 0.11 | New | |||||
| Majority | 3,820 | 11.9 | N/A | |||||
| Turnout | 32,115 | 57.5[2] | +1.0 | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +19.5 | ||||||
Elections in the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | 15,898 | 52.4 | +9.4 | 9,069 | 30.2 | +0.9 | |
| Conservative | Gary Price | 7,728 | 25.4 | −7.9 | 7,625 | 25.4 | -7.1 | |
| Labour | Alex Thomas | 2,703 | 8.9 | −8.0 | 4,446 | 14.8 | -3.2 | |
| UKIP | Thomas Turton | 2,161 | 7.1 | New | 2,655 | 8.8 | +3.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Freddy Greaves | 1,180 | 3.9 | −2.8 | 2,181 | 7.3 | 0.0 | |
| Green | Grenville Ham | 697 | 2.3 | New | 1,145 | 3.8 | -0.6 | |
| Abolish | 2,388 | 8.0 | New | |||||
| Monster Raving Loony | 180 | 0.6 | New | |||||
| Welsh Christian | 163 | 0.5 | -0.2 | |||||
| People First (Wales) | 74 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| Association of Welsh Independents | 63 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| Communist | 41 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |||||
| Majority | 8,170 | 27.0 | +17.3 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,367 | 56.5 | +3.6 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.6 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Constituency [4] | Regional[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | 12,201 | 43.0 | −9.2 | 8,271 | 29.3 | -2.1 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Davies | 9,444 | 33.3 | −0.3 | 9,181 | 32.5 | -0.5 | |
| Labour | Chris Lloyd | 4,797 | 16.9 | +8.2 | 5,091 | 18.0 | +5.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Gary Price | 1,906 | 6.7 | +1.2 | 2,071 | 7.3 | -0.7 | |
| UKIP | 1,371 | 4.9 | +0.4 | |||||
| Green | 1,251 | 4.4 | 0.0 | |||||
| Socialist Labour | 471 | 1.7 | +0.8 | |||||
| BNP | 291 | 1.0 | -1.7 | |||||
| Welsh Christian | 193 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |||||
| Communist | 75 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Majority | 2,757 | 9.7 | −8.9 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,348 | 52.9 | +1.0 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.5 | ||||||
Regional ballots rejected: 311[6]
Elections in the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency [7] | Regional[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | 15,006 | 52.2 | +2.6 | 9,014 | 31.4 | -2.3 | |
| Conservative | Suzy Davies | 9,652 | 33.6 | +3.7 | 9,454 | 33.0 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Neil Stone | 2,514 | 8.7 | −3.0 | 3,658 | 12.8 | -3.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Arwel Lloyd | 1,576 | 5.5 | +0.5 | 2,282 | 8.0 | +1.4 | |
| UKIP | 1,296 | 4.5 | +0.4 | |||||
| Green | 1,252 | 4.4 | +0.3 | |||||
| BNP | 782 | 2.7 | New | |||||
| Socialist Labour | 270 | 0.9 | New | |||||
| Welsh Christian | 215 | 0.7 | New | |||||
| Gwynoro Jones -Independent | 136 | 0.5 | New | |||||
| Caroline Evans - Independent | 126 | 0.4 | New | |||||
| Communist | 88 | 0.3 | New | |||||
| CPA | 54 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| Veritas | 51 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| Majority | 5,354 | 18.6 | −1.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,748 | 51.9 | −1.0 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −0.6 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | 13,325 | 49.6 | +5.0 | 8,999 | 33.7 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | Nick Bourne | 8,017 | 29.9 | +5.4 | 8,453 | 31.7 | +5.8 | |
| Labour | David Rees[10] | 3,130 | 11.7 | −6.0 | 4,385 | 16.4 | -3.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Brynach Parry | 1,329 | 5.0 | −3.1 | 1,761 | 6.6 | -10.3 | |
| Green | 1,107 | 4.1 | Unknown | |||||
| UKIP | 1,156 | 4.3 | New | |||||
| Mid and West Wales Pensioners | 509 | 1.9 | New | |||||
| Cymru Annibynnol | 151 | 0.6 | New | |||||
| Vote 2 Stop the War | 113 | 0.4 | New | |||||
| ProLife Alliance | 49 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| Majority | 5,308 | 19.7 | −0.4 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,348 | 52.9 | −4.4 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.3 | ||||||
2003 Electorate: 53,739
Regional ballots rejected: 282
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | 13,022 | 44.6 | N/A | 9,309 | 32.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Nick Bourne | 7,170 | 24.5 | N/A | 7,498 | 25.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | Ian Janes | 5,165 | 17.7 | N/A | 5,667 | 19.5 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | David Petersen | 2,356 | 8.1 | N/A | 4,891 | 16.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | Michael Shaw | 1,502 | 5.1 | |||||
| Other list parties | 1,636 | 5.6 | N/A | |||||
| Majority | 5,852 | 20.1 | ||||||
| Turnout | 29,215 | 57.3 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | ||||||||