Ceredigion Preseli is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election. It was created following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
| Ceredigion Preseli | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the House of Commons | |
  Interactive map of the constituency. | |
 Location of the constituency within Wales | |
| Electorate | 74,063 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Aberaeron, Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Fishguard, Lampeter. |
| Current constituency | |
| Member of Parliament | Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Ceredigion, Preseli Pembrokeshire. |
Contents
editThe constituency comprises the following areas:[2][3]
- All of Ceredigion (to be abolished)
- Part of Preseli Pembrokeshire (to be abolished)
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ben Lake | Plaid Cymru | |
Election results
editElections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Ben Lake | 21,738 | 46.9 | +15.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Williams | 6,949 | 15.0 | +0.4 | |
| Labour Co-op | Jackie Jones | 5,386 | 11.6 | −9.2 | |
| Reform UK | Karl Robert Pollard | 5,374 | 11.6 | +7.6 | |
| Conservative | Aled Thomas | 4,763 | 10.3 | −18.0 | |
| Green | Tomos Barlow | 1,864 | 4.0 | +2.7 | |
| Workers Party | Taghrid Al-Mawed | 228 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,789 | 31.9 | +29.1 | ||
| Turnout | 46,302 | 61.2 | −8.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,690 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-5286-3901-9. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals | Boundary Commission for Wales". Boundary Commission for Wales. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Ceredigion Preseli". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary Election: Ceredigion Preseli Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Ceredigion County Council. 2024-06-07.
External links
edit- Ceredigion Preseli UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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