Vale of Clwyd (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Vale of Clwyd (Assembly constituency).

Vale of Clwyd
County constituency for the House of Commons
120px Boundary of Vale of Clwyd in Wales.
Preserved county	Clwyd
Electorate	56,585 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Rhyl, Prestatyn, Denbigh
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	James Davies (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Clwyd North West, Delyn, Clwyd South West
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly	North Wales
European Parliament constituency	Wales

The Vale of Clwyd (Welsh: Dyffryn Clwyd) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

The Vale of Clwyd Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.

Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1997 from the seats of Clwyd North West, Clwyd South West and Delyn. It is located in north Wales, and includes the towns of Rhyl, Prestatyn, Denbigh and St. Asaph.

In the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which reported in time for the 2010 general election, the Boundary Commission for Wales formed Vale of Clwyd from the following electoral wards:

• Bodelwyddan, Denbigh Central, Denbigh Lower, Denbigh Lower Eastern Central, Denbigh Upper/Henllan, Dyserth, Llandyrnog, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn Meliden,Prestatyn North, Prestatyn South West, Rhuddlan, Rhyl East, Rhyl South, Rhyl South East, Rhyl South West, Rhyl West, St. Asaph East, St. Asaph West, Trefnant and Tremeirchion

Member of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1997	Chris Ruane	Labour
	2015	James Davies	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Vale of Clwyd

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Davies	13,760	39.0	+3.8
	Labour	Chris Ruane	13,523	38.4	−3.9
	UKIP	Paul Davies-Cooke	4,577	13.0	+11.5
	Plaid Cymru	Mair Rowlands	2,486	7.1	+1.2
	Liberal Democrat	Gwyn Williams	915	2.6	−10.0
Majority			237	0.7
Turnout			35,261	62.4	−1.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+3.9

General Election 2010: Vale of Clwyd

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Ruane	15,017	42.3	−3.6
	Conservative	Matt Wright	12,508	35.2	+3.5
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Penlington	4,472	12.6	+0.7
	Plaid Cymru	Caryl Wyn-Jones	2,068	5.8	−1.4
	BNP	Ian Si’Ree	827	2.3	N/A
	UKIP	Tom Turner	515	1.4	+0.3
	Alliance for Green Socialism	Mike Butler	127	0.4	N/A
Majority			2,509	7.1
Turnout			35,534	63.7	−2.1
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.6

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Vale of Clwyd

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Ruane	14,875	46.0	−4.0
	Conservative	Felicity Elphick	10,206	31.6	−0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Jewkes	3,820	11.8	+2.3
	Plaid Cymru	Mark Jones	2,309	7.1	0.0
	Independent	Mark Young	442	1.4	N/A
	UKIP	Edna Khambatta	375	1.2	0.0
	Legalise Cannabis	Jeff Ditchfield	286	0.9	N/A
Majority			4,669	14.4
Turnout			32,313	62.2	−1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	−1.7

General Election 2001: Vale of Clwyd

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Ruane	16,179	50.0	−2.7
	Conservative	Brendan Murphy	10,418	32.2	+2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Rees	3,058	9.5	+0.7
	Plaid Cymru	John Williams	2,300	7.1	+1.2
	UKIP	William Campbell	391	1.2	+0.5
Majority			5,761	17.8
Turnout			32,346	63.6	−11.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Vale of Clwyd

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Ruane	20,617	52.7	N/A
	Conservative	David Edwards	11,662	29.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Daniel Munford	3,425	8.8	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Gwyneth Kensler	2,301	5.9	N/A
	Referendum	Simon Vickers	834	2.1	N/A
	UKIP	Scott Cooke	293	0.7	N/A
Majority			8,995	22.9	N/A
Turnout			39,132	74.6	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• Vale of Clwyd (Assembly constituency)
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd