Mid and West Wales (Senedd electoral region)
Senedd electoral region (1999–2026)
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Mid and West Wales (Welsh: Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru) was an electoral region of the Senedd, consisting of eight constituencies. The region elected twelve members, eight directly elected constituency members and four additional members. The electoral region was first used in the 1999 Welsh Assembly election, when the National Assembly for Wales was created.
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| Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru (Welsh) | |||||||
| Former Multi-member electoral region for the Senedd | |||||||
Map of Mid and West Wales, with constituencies numbered alphabetically. Inset within Wales shown to the left with the four regional seats.
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| Created | 1999 (amended in 2007) | ||||||
| Abolished | 2026 | ||||||
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Each constituency elected one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post electoral system, and the region as a whole elected four additional or top-up Members of the Senedd, to create a degree of proportional representation. The additional member seats were allocated from closed lists by the D'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
County and Westminster boundaries
As created in 1999, the region covered the whole of the preserved county of Dyfed, most of the preserved county of Powys and parts of the preserved counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd. Other parts of Powys, Clwyd and Gwynedd were within the North Wales electoral region.
However, boundaries changed for the 2007 Welsh Assembly election and the region later covered all of the preserved county of Dyfed, all of the preserved county of Powys and part of the preserved county of Gwynedd. The rest of Gwynedd was in the North Wales region.
The constituencies had the names and boundaries of constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). For Westminster election purposes, however, there are no electoral regions, and constituency boundary changes became effective for the 2010 United Kingdom general election.
Electoral region profile
The region was geographically the largest of the five electoral regions in Wales, being larger in area than the other four regions combined. It consisted almost entirely of sparsely populated rural areas, with the exception of the tinplate- and steel-producing town of Llanelli in the south.[1] The Welsh language was widely spoken across its area.
Constituencies
| Constituency | 2021 result | Preserved county | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brecon and Radnorshire | James Evans Conservative |
Entirely within Powys | |
| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Adam Price Plaid Cymru |
Entirely within Dyfed | |
| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Samuel Kurtz Conservative | ||
| Ceredigion | Elin Jones Plaid Cymru | ||
| Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Mabon ap Gwynfor Plaid Cymru |
Entirely within Gwynedd | |
| Llanelli | Lee Waters Labour |
Entirely within Dyfed | |
| Montgomeryshire | Russell George Conservative |
Entirely within Powys | |
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | Paul Davies Conservative |
Entirely within Dyfed | |
Former constituencies
1999 to 2007
| Constituency | Preserved counties |
|---|---|
| 1. Brecon and Radnorshire | Entirely within Powys |
| 2. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Entirely within Dyfed |
| 3. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | |
| 4. Ceredigion | |
| 5. Llanelli | |
| 6. Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Partly Clwyd, partly Gwynedd |
| 7. Montgomeryshire | Entirely within Powys |
| 8. Preseli Pembrokeshire | Entirely within Dyfed |
Assembly members and Members of the Senedd
Constituency MSs
Regional list MSs
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| Term | Election | AM | AM | AM | AM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999 | Nick Bourne (Con) |
Glyn Davies (Con) |
Alun Michael (Lab) |
Cynog Dafis (PC) | ||||
| 2000[3] | Delyth Evans (Lab) | ||||||||
| 2nd | 2003 | Lisa Francis (Con) |
Helen Mary Jones (PC) | ||||||
| 3rd | 2007 | Alun Davies (Lab) |
Joyce Watson (Lab) |
Nerys Evans (PC) | |||||
| 4th | 2011 | William Powell (LD) |
Rebecca Evans (Lab) |
Simon Thomas (PC) | |||||
| 5th | 2016 | Neil Hamilton (UKIP) |
Eluned Morgan (Lab) | ||||||
| 2018[4] | Helen Mary Jones (PC) | ||||||||
| 6th | 2021 | Jane Dodds (LD) |
Cefin Campbell (PC) | ||||||
2021 Senedd election
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Cefin Campbell, Helen Mary Jones, Elwyn Vaughan, Cris Tomos, Grenville Ham, Elin Tracy Jones, Angharad Shaw, Mabon ap Gwynfor, Elin Jones, Adam Price | 65,460 | 27.5 |  1.2 | |
| Conservative | Tomos Davies, Amanda Jenner, Elizabeth Lesnianski, Aled Davies, Charles Evans, Rachel Buckler, Brian Murphy | 63,827 | 26.8 | 6.2 | |
| Labour | Eluned Morgan, Joyce Watson, Helen Taylor, Ben Gwalchmai | 61,733 | 25.9 | 6.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds, William Powell, Alistair Cameron, Stephen Churchman, Cadan ap Tomos, Alison Alexander | 16,181 | 6.8 |  4.1 | |
| Green | Emily Durrant, Tomos Barlow, Peter (Harry) Hayfield, Marc Pearton-Scale | 10,545 | 4.4 | 0.6 | |
| Abolish | Claire Mills, Ray Wood, Jeremy Pugh, Benjamin Pugh, Bryan Craven, Sara Canning | 8,073 | 3.4 | 1.6 | |
| UKIP | Jonathon Riley, Howard Lillyman, Paul Dowson, Kenneth Rees | 3,731 | 1.6 | 10.0 | |
| Reform | Gethin James, Roger Lewis, Louise Hughes, Peter Prosser, Gareth Beer | 2,582 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Propel | Dylan Bullard, Gretta Marshall, Peter Read, Sara Thomas | 1,428 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Christian | Jeffrey Green, Barbara Hill, Louise Wynne Jones, Sue Green | 1,366 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |
| Gwlad | Siân Caiach, Gwyn Wigley Evans, Dennis Morris, Samuel Holwill | 1,303 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Freedom Alliance | Michelle Murray, Jason Smith, Darryl Bickler | 1,181 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Communist | Claudia Cannon, Catrin Ashton, Graham Morgan, David Wood | 589 | 0.2 |  0.0 | |
| TUSC | Carys Phillips | 257 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
2021 Senedd election additional members
| Party | Constituency seats |
List votes (vote %) |
D'Hondt entitlement |
Additional Members elected |
Total Members elected |
Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 65,460 (27.5%) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Conservative | 4 | 63,827 (26.8%) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Labour | 1 | 61,733 (25.9%) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 16,181 (6.8%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Green | 0 | 10,545 (4.4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abolish | 0 | 8,073 (3.4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 3,731 (1.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reform | 0 | 2,582 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Propel | 0 | 1,428 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Welsh Christian | 0 | 1,366 (0.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gwlad | 0 | 1,303 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | 1,181 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist | 0 | 589 (0.2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TUSC | 0 | 257 (0.1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Regional MSs elected 2021
D'Hondt count
| Seat # | Party | Votes | Member | ||||
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| Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | |||
| – | Plaid Cymru | 65460 | Constituency seat 1 | ||||
| – | Conservative | 63827 | Constituency seat 1 | ||||
| – | Labour | 61733 | Constituency seat 1 | ||||
| – | Plaid Cymru | 32730 | Constituency seat 2 | ||||
| – | Conservative | 31914 | Constituency seat 2 | ||||
| 1 | Labour | 30866 | Eluned Morgan | ||||
| – | Plaid Cymru | 21820 | Constituency seat 3 | ||||
| – | Conservative | 21276 | Constituency seat 3 | ||||
| 2 | Labour | 20578 | Joyce Watson | ||||
| 3 | Plaid Cymru | 16365 | Cefin Campbell | ||||
| 4 | Liberal Democrats | 16181 | Jane Dodds | ||||
| – | Conservative | 15957 | Constituency seat 4 | ||||
| 5 | Labour | 15433 | Helen Taylor | ||||
| 6 | Plaid Cymru | 13092 | Helen Mary Jones | ||||
| 7 | Conservative | 12765 | Tomos Davies | ||||
| 8 | Labour | 12347 | Ben Gwalchmai | ||||
2016 Welsh Assembly election additional members
| Party | Constituency seats |
List votes (vote %) |
D'Hondt entitlement |
Additional Members elected |
Total Members elected |
Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 56,754 (26.3%) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Conservative | 3 | 44,461 (20.6%) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Labour | 1 | 41,975 (19.4%) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 25,042 (11.6%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 23,554 (10.9%) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Abolish | 0 | 10,707 (5.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 0 | 8,222 (3.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| People First | 0 | 1,496 (0.7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Welsh Christian | 0 | 1,103 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 1,071 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1,032 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Welsh Communist Party | 0 | 423 (0.2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Regional AMs elected 2016
2011 Welsh Assembly election additional members
| Party | Constituency seats |
List votes (vote %) |
D'Hondt entitlement |
Additional Members elected |
Total Members elected |
Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 56,384 (26.7%) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Conservative | 3 | 52,905 (25.1%) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Labour | 1 | 47,348 (22.5%) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 26,847 (12.7%) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 9,711 (4.6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 0 | 8,660 (4.1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 3,951 (1.9%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| BNP | 0 | 2,821 (1.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Welsh Christian | 0 | 1,630 (0.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist | 0 | 595 (0.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Regional AMs elected 2011
2007 Welsh Assembly election additional members
| Party | Constituency seats |
List votes (vote %) |
D'Hondt entitlement |
Additional Members elected |
Total Members elected |
Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 67,258 (31.0%) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Conservative | 2 | 49,606 (22.9%) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Labour | 0 | 39,979 (18.4%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 28,790 (13.3%) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Green | 0 | 8,768 (4.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 8,191 (3.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| BNP | 0 | 6,389 (2.9%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 2,196 (1.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent (Gwynoro Jones) | 0 | 1,598 (0.7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Welsh Christian | 0 | 1,493 (0.7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent (Caroline Evans) | 0 | 1,108 (0.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist | 0 | 666 (0.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Veritas | 0 | 502 (0.2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CPA | 0 | 413 (0.2%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Regional AMs elected 2007
2003 Welsh Assembly election additional members
| Party[6] | Constituency seats |
List votes (vote %) |
D'Hondt entitlement |
Additional Members elected |
Total Members elected |
Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 51,874 (28.16%) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Labour | 3 | 46,451 (25.22%) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Conservative | 0 | 35,566 (19.31%) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 30,177 (16.38%) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Green | 0 | 7,794 (4.23%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 5,945 (3.23%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mid & West Wales Pensioners | 0 | 3,968 (2.15%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cymru Annibynnol | 0 | 1,324 (0.72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vote No 2 Stop the War | 0 | 716 (0.39%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ProLife Alliance | 0 | 383 (0.21%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Regional AMs elected 2003
1999 Welsh Assembly election additional members
| Party[6] | Constituency seats |
List votes (vote %) |
D'Hondt entitlement |
Additional Members elected |
Total Members elected |
Deviation from D'Hondt entitlement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 84,554 (38.55%) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Labour | 2 | 53,842 (24.55%) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Conservative | 0 | 36,622 (16.70%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 31,683 (14.44%) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Green | 0 | 7,718 (3.52%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 3,019 (1.38%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 0 | 1,214 (0.55%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Natural Law | 0 | 705 (0.32%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Regional AMs elected 1999
| Party | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nick Bourne[7] | |
| Labour | Alun Michael[7] (Michael resigned in May of 2000 and was replaced by Delyth Evans.)[8] | |
| Plaid Cymru | Cynog Dafis[7] | |
| Conservative | Glyn Davies[7] | |