Ceredigion (Senedd constituency)

Constituency in Wales, 1999–2026 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ceredigion was a constituency of the Senedd. It elected one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It was also 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.

Created1999
Abolished2026
PartyPlaid Cymru
MSElin Jones
Quick facts Former Senedd county constituency, Created ...
Ceredigion
Former Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Ceredigion shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Former Senedd county constituency
Created1999
Abolished2026
PartyPlaid Cymru
MSElin Jones
Preserved countyDyfed
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It was represented by Plaid Cymru's Elin Jones from its creation in 1999 to its abolition in 2026, who had also been the Llywydd (Presiding Officer) of the Senedd from 2016 to 2026.

Boundaries

Map of 2007–2026 boundaries

The area of the constituency was similar to that of the county of Ceredigion.

1999 to 2007

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Ceredigion Westminster constituency. It was a Dyfed constituency, one of five constituencies that covered, and entirely within, the preserved county of Dyfed.

The other four Dyfed constituencies were Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Llanelli and Preseli Pembrokeshire. They are all within the Mid and West 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

Boundaries changed for the 2007 Assembly election. Ceredigion remained one of five Dyfed constituencies and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales region. However, boundaries within Dyfed changed, to realign them with local government ward 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 were, again, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Llanelli and Preseli Pembrokeshire. They were all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The 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.

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.

Members of the Senedd

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1999Elin JonesPlaid Cymru
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Elections

Election results since 1999 (parties who never got >5% counted as others)

Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Senedd election: Ceredigion[1]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Elin Jones[a] 16,946 55.1 +14.4 14,201 45.9 +8.7
Conservative Amanda Jenner 4,801 15.6 +8.5 5,137 16.6 +6.7
Labour Dylan Lewis-Rowlands 3,345 10.9 +4.4 4,888 15.8 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Cadan ap Tomos 3,227 10.5 -22.1 2,650 8.6 -11.8
Green Harry Hayfield 1,356 4.4 +0.3 1,795 5.8 -0.4
Reform Gethin James 775 2.5 New 392 1.3 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) Stephanie Evans 305 1.0 New 208 0.7 New
Abolish 684 2.2 -1.8
UKIP 390 1.3 -9.0
Christian 176
Gwlad 131 0.4 New
Propel 120 0.4 New
Communist 95 0.3 +0.1
TUSC 41 0.1 New
Majority 12,145 39.5 +31.4
Turnout 30,755 55.74[2] −0.4
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
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  1. [a]
    Incumbent member for this constituency
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Elections in the 2010s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Ceredigion
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[3]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Elin Jones[a] 12,014 40.7 -0.6 10,692 37.2 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Evans 9,606 32.6 -2.6 5,858 20.4 -6.4
UKIP Gethin James 2,665 9.0 New 2,973 10.3 +6.6
Conservative Felix Aubel 2,075 7.1 -2.4 2,834 9.9 -2.9
Labour Iwan Wyn Jones 1,902 6.5 -2.2 2,916 10.2 -0.3
Green Brian Williams 1,223 4.1 -1.1 1,793 6.2 -0.1
Abolish 1,146 4.0 New
Monster Raving Loony 169 0.6 New
Welsh Christian 108 0.4 -0.3
Association of Welsh Independents 91 0.3 New
People First (Wales) 89 0.3 New
Communist 58 0.2 -0.2
Majority 2,408 8.1 +2.0
Turnout 29,485 56.1 +4.2
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
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Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Ceredigion
Party Candidate Constituency [4] Regional[5]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Elin Jones[a] 12,020 41.3 -7.9 10,596 36.5 -5.1
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Evans 10,243 35.2 - 0.9 7,789 26.8 +0.9
Conservative Luke Evetts 2,755 9.5 +1.6 3,718 12.8 +0.3
Labour Richard Boudier 2,544 8.7 +3.6 3,049 10.5 +2.7
Green Chris Simpson 1,514 5.2 New 1,821 6.3 +1.7
UKIP 1,066 3.7 +1.5
Socialist Labour 376 1.3 +0.6
BNP 309 1.1 -0.7
Welsh Christian 206 0.7 -0.3
Communist 121 0.4 +0.1
Majority 1,777 6.1 −7.0
Turnout 29,076 51.9 −3.8
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
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Regional ballots rejected: 187[6]

Elections in the 2000s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Ceredigion
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[7]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Elin Jones[a] 14,818 49.2 +4.1 12,488 41.6 +2.2
Liberal Democrats John Davies 10,863 36.1 +8.5 7,769 25.9 +5.2
Conservative Trefor Jones 2,369 7.9 -3.2 3,753 12.5 -1.2
Labour Linda Grace 1,530 5.1 -7.5 2,348 7.8 -6.7
Independent (Dafydd) Emyr Morgan 528 1.8 New
Green 1,394 4.6 -0.8
UKIP 663 2.2 -1.2
BNP 550 1.8 New
Welsh Christian 286 1.0 New
Socialist Labour 210 0.7 New
Gwynoro Jones - Independent 202 0.7 New
Caroline Evans - Independent 128 0.4 New
Communist 93 0.3 New
Veritas 79 0.3 New
CPA 58 0.2 New
Majority 3,955 13.1 −4.4
Turnout 30,108 55.7 +5.7
Plaid Cymru hold Swing -2.3
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  1. [a]
    Incumbent member for this constituency
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Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Ceredigion
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[8]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Elin Jones[a] 11,883 45.1 -2.7 10,358 39.4 -14.2
Liberal Democrats John Davies 7,265 27.6 +16.4 5,437 20.7 +5.1
Labour Rhianon Passmore 3,308 12.6 -3.1 3,802 14.5 -1.1
Conservative Owen J Williams 2,923 11.1 +1.9 3,589 13.7 +1.5
UKIP Ian Sheldon 940 3.6 New 888 3.4 New
Green 1,417 5.4 +1.0
Mid and West Wales Pensioners 404 1.5 New
Cymru Annibynnol 208 0.8 New
Vote 2 Stop the War 101 0.4 New
Prolife Alliance 70 0.3 New
Majority 4,618 17.5 −14.6
Turnout 26,470 50.0 −7.8
Plaid Cymru hold Swing -9.4
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  1. [a]
    Incumbent member for this constituency
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2003 Electorate: 52,940
Regional ballots rejected: 189

Elections in the 1990s

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Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Ceredigion
Party Candidate Constituency Regional [9]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Elin Jones 15,258 47.8 N/A 17,131 53.6 N/A
Labour Maria Battle 5,009 15.7 N/A 4,978 15.6 N/A
Independent David Lloyd Evans 4,114 12.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Doiran D. Evans 3,571 11.2 N/A 3,836 12.0 N/A
Conservative Henri Lloyd Davies 2,944 9.2 N/A 3,881 12.2 N/A
Green Dave Bradney 1,002 3.1 N/A 1,406 4.4 N/A
Socialist Labour 358 1.1 N/A
Other list parties 344 1.1
Majority 10,249 32.1 N/A
Turnout 31,898 57.8 N/A
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)
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