Montgomeryshire
Sir Drefaldwyn
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Montgomeryshire shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyConservative
MSRussell George
Preserved countyPowys

Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn) 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 eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Boundaries

Map
Map of current boundaries

1999 to 2007

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Montgomeryshire Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Powys, and one of three Powys constituencies. Also, it is one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The other Powys constituencies are Brecon and Radnorshire and Clwyd South. Brecon and Radnorshire is also entirely within the preserved county of Powys, and within the Mid and West Wales region. Clwyd South is mostly a Clwyd constituency, and within the North Wales electoral region.

The region consists of the eight constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.

From 2007

Constituency and regional boundaries changed for the 2007 Assembly election. Montgomeryshire remained a Powys constituency, however, and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

Montgomeryshire is one of two constituencies covering Powys, both entirely within the preserved county, and both within the Mid and West Wales region. The other Powys constituency is Brecon and Radnorshire.

The Mid and West Wales region consists of the constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Llanelli, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.

For Westminster purposes, the same new constituency boundaries became effective for the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

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 Mick Bates Liberal Democrat
2010 Independent
2011 Russell George Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Montgomeryshire[1]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell George[a] 12,013 48.1 +6.3 9,344 37.6 +5.6
Plaid Cymru Elwyn Vaughan 4,485 17.9 +7.7 4,112 16.5 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Alison Alexander 4,207 16.8 -10.9 3,398 13.7 -6.5
Labour Kait Duerden 3,576 14.3 +8.4 4,305 17.3 +8.4
Reform UK Oliver Lewis 549 2.2 New 254 1.02 New
Gwlad Gwyn Evans 157 0.6 New 93 0.37 New
Green 1,155 4.6 -0.5
Abolish 1,379 5.6 -2.6
UKIP 456 1.8 -9.8
Christian 134 0.5 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 118 0.47 New
Propel 50 0.2 New
Communist 40 0.2 0.0
TUSC 26 0.11 New
Majority 7,528 30.2 +16.1
Turnout 24,987
Conservative hold Swing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Montgomeryshire
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[2]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell George 9,875 41.8 -1.9 7,483 32.0 -5.0
Liberal Democrats Jane Dodds 6,536 27.7 -5.9 4,742 20.2 -3.8
UKIP Des Parkinson 2,458 10.4 New 2,718 11.6 +4.6
Plaid Cymru Aled Morgan Hughes 2,410 10.2 -1.1 2,856 12.2 -0.3
Labour Martyn Singelton 1,389 5.9 -5.5 2,080 8.9 -2.0
Green Richard Chaloner 932 3.9 New 1,185 5.1 +0.6
Abolish 1,915 8.2 New
Monster Raving Loony 110 0.5 New
Welsh Christian 108 0.5 -0.2
Association of Welsh Independents 91 0.4 New
People First (Wales) 86 0.4 New
Communist 45 0.2 -0.1
Majority 3,339 14.1 +4.0
Turnout 23,600 48.5 +1.3
Conservative hold Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Montgomeryshire
Party Candidate Constituency [3] Regional[4]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell George 10,026 43.7 +13.5 8,478 37.0 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Wyn Williams 7,702 33.6 −5.4 5,501 24.0 +1.0
Labour Nick Colbourne 2,609 11.4 +4.5 2,489 10.9 +2.8
Plaid Cymru David Senior 2,596 11.3 −2.5 2,865 12.5 -3.6
UKIP 1,600 7.0 -1.3
Green 1,033 4.5 -0.4
Socialist Labour 344 1.5 +0.9
BNP 367 1.6 -2.9
Welsh Christian 161 0.7 0.0
Communist 67 0.3 -0.1
Majority 2,324 10.1 N/A
Turnout 22,933 47.2 +1.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +9.5

Regional ballots rejected: 270[5]

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Montgomeryshire
Party Candidate Constituency [6] Regional[7]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mick Bates 8,704 39.0 −0.7 5,111 23.0 -9.1
Conservative Dan Munford 6,725 30.2 +1.6 7,191 32.4 +4.8
Plaid Cymru David Thomas 3,076 13.8 +2.5 3,519 15.9 +2.6
UKIP Charles Lawson 2,251 10.1 +7.7 1,842 8.3 +2.3
Labour Rachel Maycock 1,544 6.9 −4.1 1,790 8.1 -4.8
Green 1,083 4.9 +0.6
BNP 1,080 4.5 New
Welsh Christian 164 0.7 New
Socialist Labour 123 0.6 New
Gwynoro Jones - Independent 91 0.4 New
Caroline Evans - Independent 92 0.4 New
Communist 86 0.4 New
Veritas 54 0.2 New
CPA 46 0.2 New
Majority 1,979 8.8 −5.4
Turnout 22,300 46.1 +3.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −1.3
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Montgomeryshire
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[8]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mick Bates 7,869 40.4 −8.0 6,211 32.1 -2.9
Conservative Glyn Davies 5,572 28.6 +5.9 5,344 27.6 +5.1
Labour Rina J. Clarke 2,039 10.5 −1.8 2,497 12.9 -1.7
Plaid Cymru David H. Senior 1,918 9.8 −6.8 2,574 13.3 -10.0
UKIP David W.L. Rowlands 1,107 5.7 New 1,164 6.0 New
Green 835 4.3 +0.4
Mid and West Wales Pensioners 470 2.4 New
Cymru Annibynnol 164 0.8 New
Vote 2 Stop the War 81 0.4 New
ProLife Alliance 32 0.1 New
Majority 2,297 11.8 -12.9
Turnout 19,490 42.7 −6.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −7.0

2003 Electorate: 45,598
Regional ballots rejected: 250

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Montgomeryshire[9]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional [10]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mick Bates 10,374 48.4 N/A 7,486 35.0 N/A
Conservative Glyn Davies 4,870 22.7 N/A 4,813 22.5 N/A
Plaid Cymru David H. Senior 3,554 16.6 N/A 4,770 22.3 N/A
Labour Chris S. Hewitt 2,638 12.3 N/A 3,182 14.6 N/A
Green 827 3.9 N/A
Socialist Labour 209 1.0 N/A
Other list parties 145 0.7
Majority 5,504 25.7 N/A
Turnout 21,436 49.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Montgomeryshire Statement of Persons Nominated
  2. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Wales elections > Montgomeryshire". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. ^ Election results – 2007 Archived 9 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly for Wales
  7. ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Wales elections > Montgomeryshire". BBC News.
  10. ^ "Vote 99 Wales (Time Stub 01:08:20)". YouTube. BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

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