Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency)
















































Llanelli

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map
Boundary of Llanelli in Wales.

Preserved county Dyfed
Electorate 59,266 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements
Llanelli, Burry Port, Llangennech
Current constituency
Created 1918
Member of parliament
Nia Griffith (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from East Carmarthenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly Mid and West Wales
European Parliament constituency Wales

Llanelli is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1918 to 1970 the official spelling of the constituency name was Llanelly. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.


The Llanelli Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Members of Parliament


  • 3 History


  • 4 Elections


    • 4.1 Elections in the 2010s


    • 4.2 Elections in the 2000s


    • 4.3 Elections in the 1990s


    • 4.4 Elections in the 1980s


    • 4.5 Elections in the 1970s


    • 4.6 Elections in the 1960s


    • 4.7 Elections in the 1950s


    • 4.8 Elections in the 1940s


    • 4.9 Elections in the 1930s


    • 4.10 Elections in the 1920s


    • 4.11 Elections in the 1910s




  • 5 See also


  • 6 Notes and references


  • 7 Further reading


  • 8 External links





Boundaries


1918
The constituency was established in 1918, as a division of Carmarthenshire, located in the south east of the county. This area had, until 1918, been the southern part of the constituency of East Carmarthenshire.


It consisted of the then local authority areas of the Municipal Borough of Llanelly; the Urban Districts of Ammanford, Burry Port and Cwmamman; the Rural Districts of Lanelly and part of Llandilofawr (namely the civil parishes of Betws, Llandybie and Quarter Bach, and Ward I of the civil parish of Llandilo Rural)[2]


The division bordered Carmarthen to the west and north, Brecon and Radnor to the north east, Neath to the east, Gower to the south east and the sea to the south.


1950
In the next redistribution of constituencies in Wales, which took effect in 1950, the northern boundary of the constituency was slightly altered. Llanelly no longer bordered Brecon and Radnor and Gower was extended north and took over the part of the 1918 Neath constituency that had previously adjoined Carmarthenshire. The constituency area continued to include the same local authorities as in 1918 (apart from a spelling change to Llandilo for the part RDC included):[3]



  • The borough of Llanelly;

  • The urban districts of Ammanford, Burry Port and Cwmamman;

  • The rural district of Llanelly and the parish of Bettws in the rural district of Llandilo.


At the 1970 general election the official spelling of the constituency name was altered to Llanelli.[4] This followed the change in name of both the borough and rural district in 1966.[5][6][7]


1974
The constituency appears to have been unchanged by the redistribution. The local authorities remained the same (apart from spelling changes):



  • The borough of Llanelli;

  • the urban districts of Ammanford, Burry Port and Cwmamman;

  • the rural district of Llanelli and the parish of Bettws in the rural district of Llandeilo.[8]


The substantial local government changes which took effect in 1974 did not affect this redistribution as it used the boundaries as they existed in November 1970 to construct parliamentary constituencies.[8]


1983
The redistribution altered the constituency by 8.4%. 96.2% of the new constituency had been in the old one. 3.8% of the electors came from the former Carmarthen constituency.


The area now formed part of the new county of Dyfed. The district level local government units contained in the constituency were the Borough of Llanelli and Wards 2–6 and 9 of the Borough of Dinefwr.


1997
In this redistribution the constituency was reduced so that it covered the same area as the Borough of Llanelli.


2010
After the United Kingdom general election, in May 2010, the constituency has comprised the Carmarthenshire County electoral divisions of Bigyn, Burry Port, Bynea, Dafen, Elli, Felinfoel, Glanymor, Glyn, Hendy, Hengoed, Kidwelly, Llangennech, Llannon, Lliedi, Llwynhendy, Pembrey, Pontyberem, Swiss Valley, Trimsaran, Tycroes and Tyisha.


The constituency includes the whole of 9 Carmarthenshire communities (Kidwelly; Llanedi; Llanelli; Llanelli Rural; Llangennech; Llannon; Pembrey and Burry Port Town; Pontyberem; and Trimsaran).



Members of Parliament






































Election Member[9]
Party

1918 Josiah Towyn Jones
Coalition Liberal

1922 John Henry Williams
Labour

1936 by-election Jim Griffiths
Labour

1970 Denzil Davies
Labour

2005 Nia Griffith
Labour


History


Llanelli has traditionally been an ultra-safe Labour seat, with a Labour MP representing the constituency since 1922. It was represented by one-time deputy leader of the Labour Party, Jim Griffiths, from 1936 until his retirement in 1970. In recent years however Labour's majority has been somewhat eroded by Plaid Cymru, who as of 2016 have won the equivalent seat in the Welsh Assembly in two of the five Assembly elections to date. At the 2015 General Election, however, the Labour majority increased once again.



Elections



Elections in the 2010s















































































United Kingdom General Election 2017: Llanelli
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Nia Griffith

21,568

53.5

+12.1


Conservative
Stephen Davies
9,544
23.7
+9.3


Plaid Cymru
Mari Arthur
7,351
18.2
-4.7


UKIP
Kenneth Rees
1,331
3.3
-13.0


Liberal Democrat
Rory Daniels
548
1.4
-0.6
Majority
12,024
29.8
+11.4

Turnout
40,342
67
+2.5

Registered electors
60,185




Labour hold

Swing
+1.4







































































































United Kingdom General Election 2015: Llanelli[10][11][12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Nia Griffith[13]

15,948

41.3

−1.1


Plaid Cymru
Vaughan Williams[14]
8,853
23.0
−7.0


UKIP
Kenneth Rees
6,269
16.3
+13.5


Conservative
Selaine Saxby[15]
5,534
14.3
0.0


Liberal Democrat
Cen Phillips[16]
751
1.9
−8.5


Green
Guy Smith
689
1.8

N/A

People First
Siân Caiach[17]
407
1.1

N/A


TUSC
Scott Jones
123
0.3

N/A
Majority
7,095
18.4
+5.9

Turnout
38,574
64.5
-2.8

Registered electors
59,314




Labour hold

Swing
+2.9















































































United Kingdom General Election 2010: Llanelli[18][19]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Nia Griffith

15,916

42.5

−4.5


Plaid Cymru
Myfanwy Davies
11,215
29.9
+3.5


Conservative

Christopher Salmon
5,381
14.4
+0.7


Liberal Democrat
Myrddin Edwards
3,902
10.4
−2.5


UKIP
Andrew Marshall
1,047
2.8

N/A
Majority
4,701
12.5
-8.0

Turnout
37,461
67.3
+3.4

Registered electors
55,637




Labour hold

Swing
−4.0



Elections in the 2000s







































































United Kingdom General Election 2005: Llanelli[20]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Nia Griffith

16,592

46.9

−1.7


Plaid Cymru
Neil Baker
9,358
26.5
−4.4


Conservative
Adrian Phillips
4,844
13.7
+4.2


Liberal Democrat
Ken Rees
4,550
12.9
+4.4
Majority
7,234
20.5
+2.8

Turnout
35,344
63.5
+1.2

Registered electors
55,280




Labour hold

Swing
+1.4























































































United Kingdom General Election 2001: Llanelli[21]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Denzil Davies

17,586

48.6

−9.3


Plaid Cymru
Dyfan Jones
11,183
30.9
+11.9


Conservative
Simon Hayes
3,442
9.5
−2.6


Liberal Democrat
Ken Rees
3,065
8.5
−0.7


Green
Jan Cliff
515
1.4

N/A


Socialist Labour
John Willock
407
1.1
−0.7
Majority
6,403
17.7
-21.2

Turnout
36,198
62.3
−8.4

Registered electors
58,148




Labour hold

Swing
-10.6



Elections in the 1990s















































































United Kingdom General Election 1997: Llanelli[22]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Denzil Davies

28,851

57.9

+2.9


Plaid Cymru

Marc Phillips
7,812
19.0
+3.4


Conservative
Andrew Hayes
5,003
12.1
−4.8


Liberal Democrat
Nick Burree
3,788
9.2
−3.5


Socialist Labour
John Willock
757
1.8

N/A
Majority
16,039
38.9
+0.9

Turnout
41,211
70.7
−7.1

Registered electors
58,293




Labour hold

Swing
−0.1







































































United Kingdom General Election 1992: Llanelli[23][24]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Denzil Davies

27,802

55.0

−4.2


Conservative
Graham L. Down
8,532
16.9
−0.3


Plaid Cymru

Marc Phillips
7,878
15.6
+5.4


Liberal Democrat
Keith L. Evans
6,404
12.7
−0.8
Majority
19,270
38.0
−4.0

Turnout
50,616
77.8
−0.3

Registered electors
65,058




Labour hold

Swing
−2.0



Elections in the 1980s







































































United Kingdom General Election 1987: Llanelli[25]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Denzil Davies

29,506

59.2

+11.0


Conservative
Philip Circus
8,571
17.2
−2.8


SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)
Martyn Shrewsbury
6,714
13.5
−5.4


Plaid Cymru
Adrian Price
5,088
10.2
−2.0
Majority
20,935
42.0
+13.7

Turnout
49,879
78.1
+2.7

Registered electors
63,845




Labour hold

Swing
















































































United Kingdom General Election 1983: Llanelli[26]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Denzil Davies

23,207

48.2

−11.3


Conservative
N. Kennedy
9,601
20.0
−0.5


SDP–Liberal Alliance (Liberal)
K.D. Rees
9,076
18.9
+7.4


Plaid Cymru

Hywel Teifi Edwards
5,880
12.2
+4.8


Communist
Robert E Hitchon
371
0.8
−0.4
Majority
13,606
28.3
−10.7

Turnout
48,135
75.4
−4.0

Registered electors
63,826




Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1970s















































































United Kingdom General Election 1979: Llanelli
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Denzil Davies

30,416

59.5

+0.1


Conservative
G D J Richards
10,471
20.5
+8.1


Liberal
K D Rees
5,856
11.5
-3.0


Plaid Cymru
H Roberts
3,793
7.4
-6.3


Communist
Robert E Hitchon
617
1.2
N/A
Majority
19,945
39.0
-6.0

Turnout
51,153
79.4
+2.6

Registered electors
64,429




Labour hold

Swing








































































United Kingdom General Election October 1974: Llanelli
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Denzil Davies

29,474

59.4

+2.6


Liberal
E J Evans
7,173
14.5
+0.2


Plaid Cymru
R Williams
6,797
13.7
+1.7


Conservative
G Richards
6,141
12.4
-2.6
Majority
22,301
45.0
-1.0

Turnout
49,585
76.9
-0.4

Registered electors
64,495




Labour hold

Swing
















































































United Kingdom General Election February 1974: Llanelli
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Denzil Davies

28,941

57.8

-5.0


Conservative
G Richards
7,496
15.0
+3.4


Liberal
E J Evans
7,140
14.3
+6.6


Plaid Cymru
R Williams
6,060
12.0
-4.8


Communist
Robert E Hitchon
507
1.0
-0.2
Majority
23,011
46.0
-10.3

Turnout
50,144
77.3
+1.1

Registered electors
64,076




Labour hold

Swing
















































































United Kingdom General Election 1970: Llanelli
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Denzil Davies

31,398

62.8

-8.6


Plaid Cymru

Carwyn James
8,387
16.8
+5.9


Conservative
Mary A Jones
5,777
11.6
-3.6


Liberal
Donald Lewis
3,834
7.7

N/A


Communist
Robert E Hitchon
603
1.2
-1.4
Majority
23,011
46.0
-10.3

Turnout
49,999
77.3
+1.1

Registered electors
64,650




Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1960s







































































United Kingdom General Election 1966: Llanelly
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Jim Griffiths

33,674

71.4

+5.9


Conservative
Jeremy C Peel
7,143
15.2
+2.4


Plaid Cymru

Pennar Davies
5,132
10.9
+3.9


Communist
Robert E Hitchon
1,211
2.6
+0.4
Majority
26,531
56.3
+3.2

Turnout
47,160
76.2
-3.2

Registered electors
61,868




Labour hold

Swing
















































































United Kingdom General Election 1964: Llanelly
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Jim Griffiths

32,546

65.9

+0.8


Conservative
Philip A Maybury
6,300
12.8
-6.7


Liberal
Esyr G Lewis
6,031
12.2

N/A


Plaid Cymru

Pennar Davies
3,469
7.0
-6.8


Communist
Robert E Hitchon
1,061
2.2

N/A
Majority
26,246
53.1
+5.9

Turnout
59,407
79.4
-1.7

Registered electors
62,235




Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1950s































































United Kingdom General Election 1959: Llanelly
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Jim Griffiths

34,625

66.7

+0.1


Conservative
Henry Gardner
10,128
19.5
-0.7


Plaid Cymru

David Eirwyn Morgan
7,176
13.8
+1.3
Majority
24,497
47.2
-4.6

Turnout
51,929
81.1
-0.5

Registered electors
64,048




Labour hold

Swing
































































United Kingdom General Election 1955: Llanelly
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Jim Griffiths

34,021

66.6

-5.9


Conservative

Trevor Skeet
10,640
20.8
+0.2


Plaid Cymru

David Eirwyn Morgan
6,398
12.5
+5.6
Majority
23,381
45.8
-6.0

Turnout
51,059
78.7
-2.9

Registered electors
64,858




Labour hold

Swing
































































United Kingdom General Election 1951: Llanelly
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Jim Griffiths

39,731

72.5

+1.7


Conservative
Henry Gardner
11,315
20.6
+9.1


Plaid Cymru

David Eirwyn Morgan
3,765
6.9
+3.1
Majority
28,416
51.8
-5.2

Turnout
54,811
81.6
+0.7

Registered electors
67,157




Labour hold

Swing








































































United Kingdom General Election 1950: Llanelly
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Jim Griffiths

39,326

70.8

-10.3


Liberal

Huw Thomas
7,700
13.9

N/A


Conservative
D. P. Owen
6,362
11.5
-7.4


Plaid Cymru

David Eirwyn Morgan
2,134
3.8

N/A
Majority
31,626
57.0
-5.1

Turnout
55,522
80.9
+6.0

Registered electors
68,655




Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1940s























































United Kingdom General Election 1945: Llanelly
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Jim Griffiths

44,514

81.1

N/A


Conservative
G O George
10,397
18.9

N/A
Majority
34,117
62.2

N/A

Turnout
54,911
74.9

N/A

Registered electors
73,728




Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1930s























































Llanelli by-election, 1936
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Jim Griffiths
32,188
66.8

N/A


Liberal National

William Albert Jenkins
15,967
33.3

N/A
Majority
16,221
33.5

N/A

Turnout
48,155
68.4

N/A

Registered electors
70,380




Labour hold

Swing































United Kingdom General Election 1935: Llanelly
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

John Williams

Unopposed

Registered electors
70,380




Labour hold






















































United Kingdom General Election 1931: Llanelly
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

John Williams

34,196

65.3

+5.2


Conservative
Frank J Rees
18,163
34.7
+26.5
Majority
16,033
30.6
+2.6

Turnout
52,359
78.1
-1.0

Registered electors
67,047




Labour hold

Swing




Elections in the 1920s































































United Kingdom General Election 1929: Llanelly[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

John Williams

28,595

55.4

+2.5


Liberal

Richard Thomas Evans
19,075
36.9
-10.2


Unionist
James Purdon Lewes Thomas
3,969
7.7

N/A
Majority
9,520
18.5
+12.7

Turnout
51,639
79.1
+3.4

Registered electors
65,255




Labour hold

Swing
+6.3























































United Kingdom General Election 1924: Llanelly[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

John Williams

20,516

52.9

-2.8


Liberal

Richard Thomas Evans
18,259
47.1
+16.8
Majority
2,259
5.8
-18.2

Turnout
38,775
75.7
-1.8

Registered electors
51,213




Labour hold

Swing
































































United Kingdom General Election 1923: Llanelly [27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

John Williams

21,603

55.1

-3.6


Liberal

Richard Thomas Evans
11,765
30.7
-10.4


Unionist

Lionel Beaumont-Thomas
5,442
14.2

N/A
Majority
9,298
24.4
+5.8

Turnout
38,810
76.8
-3.5

Registered electors
49,825




Labour hold

Swing
























































United Kingdom General Election 1922: Llanelly [27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

John Williams

23,213

59.3

+12.4


National Liberal

George Clark Williams
15,947
40.7
-12.4
Majority
7,266
18.6

N/A

Turnout
39,160
80.3
+11.4

Registered electors
49,795




Labour gain from National Liberal

Swing
+12.4



Elections in the 1910s




Jones





















































United Kingdom General Election 1918: Llanelly[27]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±

C

Liberal

Josiah Towyn Jones

16,344

53.1

N/A


Labour

John Williams
14,409
46.9

N/A
Majority
1,935
6.3

N/A

Turnout
30,753
68.9

N/A

Registered electors
30,753




Liberal win (new seat)

C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.


See also



  • Llanelli (Assembly constituency)

  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed

  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Wales



Notes and references





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  2. ^ Representation of the People Act 1918, Ninth Schedule, Part II, Parliamentary Counties: Wales and Monmouthshire.


  3. ^ Schedule 1, Representation of the People Act 1948 c.65


  4. ^ "Over 1,800 candidates for 630 seats in Commons". The Times. 9 June 1970. p. 10.


  5. ^ The borough was renamed on 4 March 1966 and the rural district on 3 May 1966 Census of England and Wales 1961. County Report: Carmarthenshire. HMSO.


  6. ^ "No. 43915". The London Gazette. 4 March 1966. p. 2444.


  7. ^ Llanelli is the spelling Craig uses in his compilation of results from 1950–1973, despite the entry in his book on parliamentary boundaries for the 1950 redistribution following the statute in using Llanelly


  8. ^ ab The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1970 (1970/1675)


  9. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)


  10. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


  11. ^ "Llanelli result". The Newsroom. Carmarthenshire County Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.


  12. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000045


  13. ^ http://niagriffith.org.uk/about/


  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2014-10-24.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  15. ^ http://www.selainesaxby.com/llanelli/4585476005


  16. ^ http://www.welshlibdems.wales/cen_phillips


  17. ^ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/maverick-independent-sian-caiach-contest-8386444


  18. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


  19. ^ [1] BBC News – Llanelli


  20. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  21. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  22. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  23. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  24. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.


  25. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  26. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  27. ^ abcde British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig




Further reading




  • Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885–1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1972)


  • British Parliamentary Constituencies: A Statistical Compendium, by Ivor Crewe and Anthony Fox (Faber and Faber 1984)



External links




  • Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)


  • Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)


  • 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report


  • A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)



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