Mid and South Pembrokeshire
UK Parliament constituency (since 2024)
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Mid and South Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Canol a De Sir Benfro) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Henry Tufnell of the Labour Party.
Electorate76,820 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlementsHaverfordwest, Tenby, Milford Haven, Pembroke, St. David's
SeatsOne
| Mid and South Pembrokeshire | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the House of Commons | |
  Interactive map of the constituency. | |
Location of the constituency within Wales | |
| Electorate | 76,820 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Haverfordwest, Tenby, Milford Haven, Pembroke, St. David's |
| Current constituency | |
| Member of Parliament | Henry Tufnell (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
Boundaries
Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following wards of the County of Pembrokeshire, as they existed on 1 December 2020:[2]
- Amroth; Burton; Camrose; Carew; East Williamston; Haverfordwest: Castle; Haverfordwest: Garth; Haverfordwest: Portfield; Haverfordwest: Prendergast; Haverfordwest: Priory; Hundleton; Johnston; Kilgetty/Begelly; Lampeter Velfrey; Lamphey; Letterston; Llangwm; Manorbier; Martletwy; Merlin’s Bridge; Milford: Central; Milford: East; Milford: Hakin; Milford: Hubberston; Milford: North; Milford: West; Narberth; Narberth Rural; Neyland: East; Neyland: West; Pembroke Dock: Central; Pembroke Dock: Llanion; Pembroke Dock: Market; Pembroke Dock: Pennar; Pembroke: Monkton; Pembroke: St. Mary North; Pembroke: St. Mary South; Pembroke: St. Michael; Penally; Rudbaxton; St. David’s; St. Ishmael’s; Saundersfoot; Solva; Tenby: North; Tenby: South; The Havens; Wiston.
Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022,[3] the constituency now comprises the following areas in Pembrokeshire from the 2024 general election:[4]
- Part of the former Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency:
- The wards of Amroth and Saundersfoot North, Carew and Jeffreyston, East Williamston, Hundleton, Kilgetty and Begelly, Lampeter Velfrey, Lamphey, Manorbier and Penally, Martletwy (most), Narberth Urban, Narberth Rural, Pembroke Dock Bufferland, Pembroke Dock Bush, Pembroke Dock Central, Pembroke Dock Market, Pembroke Dock Pennar, Pembroke Monkton and St Mary South, Pembroke St Mary North, Pembroke St Michael, Saundersfoot South, St Florence and St Mary Out Liberty, Tenby North, and Tenby South (34,332 electors in total)[5]
- Part of the former Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency:
- The wards of Burton, Camrose, Haverfordwest Castle, Haverfordwest Garth, Haverfordwest Portfield, Haverfordwest Prendergast, Haverfordwest Priory, Johnston, Letterston, Llangwm, Martletwy (the remaining 345 electors), Merlin's Bridge, Milford Central, Milford East, Milford Hakin, Milford Hubberston, Milford North, Milford West, Neyland East, Neyland West, Rudbaxton and Spittal, Solva, St David's, St Ishmael's, The Havens, and Wiston (most) (42,446 electors in total)[5]
Members of Parliament
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Henry Tufnell | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Henry Tufnell | 16,505 | 35.4 | −1.8 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Crabb | 14,627 | 31.4 | −21.5 | |
| Reform | Stuart Marchant | 7,828 | 16.8 | N/A | |
| Plaid Cymru | Cris Tomos | 2,962 | 6.4 | +1.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Cameron | 2,372 | 5.1 | +0.5 | |
| Green | James Purchase | 1,654 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Vusi Siphika | 427 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Women's Equality | Hanna Andersen | 254 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 147[n 1] | 0.3 | |||
| Majority | 1,878 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,629 | 59.2 | −12.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 79,031 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [n 2] [9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 29,072 | 52.9 | |
| Labour | 20,451 | 37.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2,917 | 5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,531 | 4.6 | |
| Majority | 8,621 | 15.7 | |
| Turnout | 54,971 | 71.6 | |
| Electorate | 76,820 | ||
Notes
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place