Clwyd (constituency)

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Clwyd (from River Clwyd; listen) is a six-member constituency of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) used in the 2026 Senedd election. It covers western Flintshire, the east and north of Denbighshire, the area around Colwyn Bay and Abergele in Conwy County Borough, and the area around Trevor in Wrexham County Borough.

Principal areas
Population198,297 (2024)[1]
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Clwyd
County multi-member constituency
for the Senedd
Outline map
Boundary of Clwyd in Wales
Principal areas
Preserved county
Population198,297 (2024)[1]
Major settlementsColwyn Bay, Denbigh, Holywell, Llangollen, Mold, Rhyl, Ruthin, Prestatyn, St Asaph
Current County multi-member constituency
Created2026
Seats6
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It was proposed following the 2026 review of Senedd constituencies, and is a pairing of the two UK Parliament constituencies of Clwyd East and Clwyd North. It has a Welsh-only name.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses western Flintshire, including Mold and Holywell, and the west and north of Denbighshire including Rhyl, Prestatyn, St Asaph, Denbigh, Ruthin, and Llangollen. It also includes Abergele, Colwyn Bay, and Rhos-on-Sea from Conwy County Borough, and the far south-east includes the village of Trevor in Wrexham County Borough.

A Senedd constituency comprising the boundaries of the UK Parliament constituencies of Clwyd East and Clwyd North, has been proposed by the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru for the 2026 election to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Senedd Cymru). It was initially proposed in September 2024,[2] but was unchanged in the December proposals as most other constituencies adopted Welsh-only names.[3] The name and boundaries were confirmed in the commission's final recommendations in March 2025.[4] When announcing their candidates, Reform UK used "Clwyd East, Clwyd North" instead, using the English names for the pair of UK Parliament constituencies that form it.[5]

The constituency was established in 2026, following the passing of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024. The act legislates electoral reform of the Senedd to create 16 larger "super constituencies", pairing the 32 UK Parliament constituencies in Wales, and using a new fully proportional voting system, with each constituency electing six Members of the Senedd (MSs) rather than one previously.[2]

Members of the Senedd

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Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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2026 Senedd election: Clwyd
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Darren Millar
Gareth Davies
Gareth Ffowcs Williams
Justine Marie Evans
Sylvia Hughes
Damon Richards-Gwilliam
Mike Gebreyohanes
16,193 N/A
Green Martyn Hogg
Carly Murdoch-Dyson
Lucy Sutton
Karl McNaughton
David Blainey
Cheryl Buxton-Sait
4,219 N/A
Heritage Robert Redhead 352 N/A
Labour Hannah Blythyn[6]
Carolyn Thomas
Crispin Jones
Ellen Jones
Rajeev Metri
Catherine Claydon
Arran Fearn
Cheryl Williams
8,314 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Wilkins[7]
Bobby Feeley
Nanette Davies
Simon Croft
Jason Higgins
Keith Kirwan
2,355 N/A
Plaid Cymru Llŷr Gruffydd
Becca Martin
Oliver Bradley-Hughes
Paul Penlington
Delyth Jones
Abdul Khan
22,583 N/A
Reform Adrian Gwyn Mason[8]
Louise Emery
Thomas Montgomery
David Smith
Kristian Salkeld
Tony Thomas
25,741 N/A
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
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2021 notional result [a]
Party Vote % Seats
Conservative28,67239.33
Labour28,26338.72
Plaid Cymru9,77513.41
Liberal Democrats2,6843.70
UKIP1,1571.60
Reform UK1,0671.50
Independent5290.70
Abolish4860.70
Gwlad3240.40
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Notes

  1. Estimate of the 2021 Senedd election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2026 boundary review were in place

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