Alyn and Deeside
Alun a Glannau Dyfrdwy
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Alyn and Deeside shown within the North Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyLabour
MSJack Sargeant
Preserved countyClwyd

Alyn and Deeside (Welsh: Alun a Glannau Dyfrdwy) 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.

The constituency has been represented by Jack Sargeant since February 2018.

Boundaries

Map
Map of current boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Alyn and Deeside Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Clwyd. For the 2007 Assembly election, there were minor changes to the constituency's boundaries. For Westminster purposes, the same boundary changes became effective at the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

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

Since the 2007 election, the region includes Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn (Anglesey).

History

The constituency has been held by Labour since its creation. The assembly member Carl Sargeant served as Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children from 19 May 2016 until his resignation on 3 November 2017 following his suspension from the Labour Party due to "shocking and distressing" allegations about his personal behaviour.[1] The seat was vacant following his death by suicide on 7 November 2017 and remained vacant until the by-election in the constituency took place on 6 February 2018, which was won by Carl's son Jack Sargeant for the Labour Party.

Voting

In general 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.

Assembly Members and Members of the Senedd

Election Member Party Portrait
1999 Tom Middlehurst Labour
2003 Carl Sargeant
2018 Jack Sargeant

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Alyn and Deeside[2]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Sargeant[a] 12,622 48.8 +3.1 10,658 41.2 +2.5
Conservative Abigail Mainon 8,244 31.9 +10.9 8,259 32.0 +9.9
Plaid Cymru Jack Morris 1,886 7.3 -1.7 2,247 8.7 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Twells 1,584 6.1 +1.6 1,309 5.1 +1.8
UKIP Felix Aubel 898 3.5 -13.9 615 2.4 -13.7
Reform UK Richard Purviss 401 1.6 New 297 1.1 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) Lien Davies 208 0.8 New 176 0.7 New
Abolish 1,168 4.5 -1.1
Green 766 3.0 +0.9
Gwlad 101 0.4 New
Independent Michelle Brown 82 0.3 New
Communist 81 0.3 -0.2
Propel 60 0.2 New
TUSC 28 0.1 New
Majority 4,378 16.9 -7.8
Turnout 25,843 39.22[3] +4.2
Labour hold Swing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

Elections in the 2010s

A by-election took place on 6 February 2018, following the death of incumbent AM Carl Sargeant.[4][5]

By-election 2018: Alyn and Deeside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Sargeant 11,267 60.7 +15.0
Conservative Sarah Atherton 4,722 25.4 +4.4
Liberal Democrats Donna Lalek 1,176 6.3 +1.8
Plaid Cymru Carrie Harper 1,059 5.7 -3.3
Green Duncan Rees 353 1.9 -0.5
Majority 6,545 35.3 +10.6
Turnout 18,577 29.1 -5.9
Labour hold Swing +5.3
Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Alyn and Deeside[6]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[7]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Sargeant 9,922 45.7 −6.9 8,413 38.7 -4.1
Conservative Mike Gibbs 4,558 21.0 -7.1 4,797 22.1 -4.3
UKIP Michelle Brown 3,765 17.4 New 3,496 16.1 +10.1
Plaid Cymru Jacqueline Hurst 1,944 9.0 +1.5 2,006 9.2 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Williams 980 4.5 −3.1 719 3.3 -2.4
Green Martin Bennewith 527 2.4 New 447 2.1 -0.1
Abolish 1,211 5.6 New
Monster Raving Loony 253 1.2 New
Association of Welsh Independents 181 0.8 New
Communist 111 0.5 +0.2
Mark Young - Independent 101 0.5 New
Majority 5,364 24.7 +0.2
Turnout 21,696 35.0 -2.0
Labour hold Swing +0.1
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Alyn and Deeside[8]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[9]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Sargeant 11,978 52.6 +13.7 9,749 42.8 +6.9
Conservative John Bell 6,397 28.1 +5.2 6,018 26.4 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Williams 1,725 7.6 −2.3 1,290 5.7 -5.0
Plaid Cymru Shane Brennan 1,710 7.5 +0.9 2,042 9.0 +0.8
BNP Michael Whitby 959 4.2 New 866 3.8 -3.3
UKIP 1,366 6.0 -0.1
Socialist Labour 591 2.6 +0.9
Green 497 2.2 -0.5
Welsh Christian 168 0.7 ±0.0
Weyman - Independent 119 0.5 New
Communist 64 0.3 -0.2
Majority 5,581 24.5 +8.5
Turnout 22,769 37.0 +1.5
Labour hold Swing +4.3

Regional ballots rejected: 226[10]

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Alyn and Deeside
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[11]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Sargeant 8,196 38.9 −7.8 7,535 35.9 -4.4
Conservative Will Gallagher 4,834 22.9 −0.6 5,475 26.1 +3.5
Independent Dennis Hutchinson 3,241 15.4 New
Liberal Democrats Paul J. Brighton 2,091 9.9 -6.8 2,238 10.7 -2.6
Plaid Cymru Dafydd M. Passe 1,398 6.6 -1.1 1,714 8.2 -2.5
UKIP William Crawford 1,335 6.3 +0.8 1,285 6.1 +2.3
BNP 1,498 7.1 New
Green 576 2.7 -1.0
Socialist Labour 350 1.7 New
Welsh Christian 144 0.7 New
Communist 113 0.5 New
CPA 45 0.2 New
Majority 3,362 16.0 -7.2
Turnout 21,095 35.5 +10.6
Labour hold Swing −3.6
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Alyn and Deeside
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[12]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Sargeant 7,036 46.7 −4.7 6,062 40.3
Conservative Matthew G. Wright 3,533 23.5 +5.6 3,397 22.6
Liberal Democrats Paul J. Brighton 2,509 16.7 +6.8 1,993 13.3
Plaid Cymru Richard S. Coombs 1,160 7.7 −4.4 1,610 10.7
UKIP William Crawford 826 5.5 New 573 3.8
Green 556 3.7
John Marek Independent Party 656 4.4
Cymru Annibynnol 65 0.4
Communist 89 0.6
ProLife Alliance 26 0.2
Majority 3,503 23.2 −10.3
Turnout 15,064 24.9 −7.2
Labour hold Swing

2003 Electorate: 60,518
Regional ballots rejected: 120

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Alyn and Deeside
Party Candidate Constituency[13] Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Middlehurst 9,772 51.4 N/A 9,315 49.1 N/A
Conservative Neil Formstone 3,413 17.9 N/A 4,114 21.7 N/A
Plaid Cymru Ann Owen 2,304 12.1 N/A 2,572 13.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jeff Clarke 1,879 9.9 N/A 2,083 11.0 N/A
Independent John Cooksey 1,333 7.0 N/A
Communist Glyn Davies 329 1.7 N/A 119 0.6 N/A
Green Unknown
Natural Law Unknown
Socialist Alliance Unknown
Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign Unknown
Above list parties 764 4.0 N/A
Majority 6,359 33.5 N/A
Turnout 19,030 32.1 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ Peck, Tom (3 November 2017). "Welsh government minister resigns after being suspended over 'shocking and distressing' allegations". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ [1] Alyn and Deeside Statement of Persons Nominated
  3. ^ Hayward, Will (7 May 2021). "The voter turnout figures for every constituency in Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Sacked Labour minister dies". 7 November 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Carl Sargeant death: Alyn and Deeside by-election set for February". BBC News. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Wrexham– Welsh Assembly Constituency – Election 2016". BBC News. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Wales elections > Alyn and Deeside". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  11. ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Wales elections > Alyn and Deeside". BBC News. 6 May 1999. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

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