Vale of Clwyd (Senedd constituency)
# Vale of Clwyd (Senedd constituency)

The Vale of Clwyd (Welsh: Dyffryn Clwyd) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

## Boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Vale of Clwyd Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Clwyd. From the 2007 Assembly election, the constituency has included an area currently within the Clwyd West constituency. For Westminster purposes, the same boundary change became effective for the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

When created in 1999, the North Wales region included the constituencies of Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn.

Since the 2007 Assembly election, the region includes Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Conwy, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn.

## Voting

In elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

## Members of the Senedd

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Portrait |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 1999–2021 | Ann Jones | Labour | |
| | 2021–present | Gareth Davies | Conservative | |

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Vale of Clwyd :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gareth Davies | 10,792 | 41.4 | +5.0 | 9,747 | 38.1 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Jason McLellan | 10,426 | 40.0 | +0.5 | 9,777 | 38.2 | +5.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Glenn Swingler | 2,972 | 11.4 | +2.7 | 3,417 | 13.3 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Davies | 782 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 620 | 2.4 | +0.1 |
| | Reform UK | Peter Dain | 552 | 2.1 | New | 340 | 1.3 | New |
| | Independent | David Thomas | 529 | 2.0 | New | | | |
| | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | 794 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 608 | 2.4 | +0.7 |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 131 | 0.5 | New |
| | Independent | Michelle Brown | Michelle Brown | Michelle Brown | Michelle Brown | 65 | 0.3 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 60 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | 36 | 0.1 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 16 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 366 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,053 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
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### Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Vale of Clwyd :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Jones | 9,560 | 39.5 | −11.2 | 7,986 | 33.2 | -6.7 |
| | Conservative | Sam Rowlands | 8,792 | 36.4 | +3.1 | 7,024 | 29.2 | -0.6 |
| | UKIP | Paul Davies-Cooke | 2,975 | 12.3 | New | 2,991 | 12.5 | +7.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Mair Rowlands | 2,098 | 8.7 | −2.6 | 3,157 | 13.1 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gwyn Williams | 758 | 3.1 | −1.6 | 562 | 2.3 | -1.4 |
| | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | 939 | 3.9 | New |
| | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | 400 | 1.7 | New |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 397 | 1.7 | +0.1 |
| | Mark Young - Independent | Mark Young - Independent | Mark Young - Independent | Mark Young - Independent | Mark Young - Independent | 382 | 1.6 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | 132 | 0.5 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 52 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 768 | 3.1 | -14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,183 | 42.9 | +1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.1 | |

Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Vale of Clwyd :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Jones | 11,691 | 50.7 | +14.3 | 9,148 | 39.9 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Ian Gunning | 7,680 | 33.3 | −2.7 | 6,847 | 29.8 | -3.0 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Alun Jones | 2,597 | 11.3 | −6.1 | 3,015 | 13.1 | -4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Prydderch | 1,088 | 4.7 | −5.5 | 854 | 3.7 | -3.9 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,203 | 5.2 | +2.1 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 648 | 2.8 | +1.9 |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 530 | 2.3 | -2.5 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 378 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 183 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| | Weyman - Independent | Weyman - Independent | Weyman - Independent | Weyman - Independent | Weyman - Independent | 99 | 0.4 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 45 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,011 | 17.4 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,056 | 41.0 | +0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.5 | |

Regional ballots rejected: 186

### Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Vale of Clwyd :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Jones | 8,104 | 36.4 | −9.8 | 6,539 | 29.5 | -10.5 |
| | Conservative | Matthew G. Wright | 8,012 | 36.0 | +5.3 | 7,269 | 32.8 | +4.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Mark Jones | 3,884 | 17.4 | +3.3 | 3,892 | 17.6 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Young | 2,275 | 10.2 | +1.1 | 1,682 | 7.6 | -1.7 |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 1,061 | 4.8 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 676 | 3.1 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 508 | 2.3 | ±0.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 204 | 0.9 | New |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 164 | 0.7 | New |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 89 | 0.4 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 68 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 0.4 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,275 | 40.3 | +3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.5 | |

Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Vale of Clwyd :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Jones | 8,256 | 46.2 | +8.6 | 7,175 | 40.0 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Darren Millar | 5,487 | 30.7 | +8.1 | 5,122 | 28.5 | +4.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Malcolm W. Evans | 2,516 | 14.1 | −5.2 | 2,674 | 14.9 | -9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robina L. Feeley | 1,630 | 9.1 | +2.9 | 1,664 | 9.3 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 410 | 2.3 | Unknown |
| | John Marek Independent Party | John Marek Independent Party | John Marek Independent Party | John Marek Independent Party | John Marek Independent Party | 394 | 2.2 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 363 | 2.0 | New |
| | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | 80 | 0.4 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 53 | 0.3 | Unknown |
| | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | 19 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,769 | 15.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,889 | 36.5 | −7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

2003 Electorate: 49,319 Regional ballots rejected: 534

### Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Vale of Clwyd :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Jones | 8,359 | 37.6 | N/A | 8,111 | 36.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robert Salisbury | 5,018 | 22.6 | N/A | 5,292 | 23.9 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru | Sion Brynach | 4,295 | 19.3 | N/A | 5,295 | 23.9 | N/A |
| | Ind Dem | Gwynn A. Clague | 1,908 | 8.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phill Lloyd | 1,376 | 6.2 | N/A | 2,046 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | David I. Roberts | 661 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | David A.P. Pennant | 586 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| | Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign | Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign | Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign | Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign | Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| | United Socialist | United Socialist | United Socialist | United Socialist | United Socialist | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Natural Law | Natural Law | Natural Law | Natural Law | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| | Above list parties | Above list parties | Above list parties | Above list parties | Above list parties | 1,406 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,341 | 15.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,203 | 43.5 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
