Preseli Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Preseli Pembrokeshire
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Preseli Pembrokeshire in Wales.
Preserved county	Dyfed
Electorate	58,343 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Fishguard
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Stephen Crabb (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Ceredigion and Pembroke North, Pembroke
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly	Mid and West Wales
European Parliament constituency	Wales

Preseli Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Preseli Sir Benfro) 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 Preseli Pembrokeshire Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.

The present MP, since 2005, is the Conservative Stephen Crabb, who has been Secretary Of State for Work and Pensions since March 2016, The seat was a Labour-Conservative marginal from its creation in 1997 until the 2010 general election.

Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Ceredigion and Pembroke North and Pembroke. It comprises the north and west coasts of Pembrokeshire and areas inland. It is the most westerly constituency in Wales. Much of the coastal area is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

On its creation in 1997, its boundaries were co-terminous with the then District of Preseli Pembrokeshire. Since the 2006 boundary review of Welsh parliamentary constituencies, which took effect at the 2010 general election, it consists of the Pembrokeshire County electoral divisions of: Burton; Camrose; Cilgerran; Clydau; Crymych; Dinas Cross; Fishguard North East; Fishguard North West; Goodwick; Haverfordwest Castle; Haverfordwest Garth; Haverfordwest Portfield; Haverfordwest Prendergast; Haverfordwest Priory; Johnston; Letterston; Llangwm; Llanrhian; Maenclochog; Merlin’s Bridge; Milford Central; Milford East; Milford Hakin; Milford Hubberston; Milford North; Milford West; Newport; Neyland East; Neyland West; Rudbaxton; St David's; St Dogmaels; St Ishmael's; Scleddau; Solva; The Havens; and Wiston.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[2]	Party
	1997	Jackie Lawrence	Labour
	2005	Stephen Crabb	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Preseli Pembrokeshire ^{[3] [4][5][6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Crabb	16,383	40.4	−2.4
	Labour	Paul Miller	11,414	28.1	−3.0
	UKIP	Howard Lillyman	4,257	10.5	+8.2
	Independent	Chris Overton	3,729	9.2	+9.2
	Plaid Cymru	John Osmond	2,518	6.2	−3.0
	Green	Frances Bryant	1,452	3.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Nick Tregoning	780	1.9	−12.6
	The New Society of Worth	Rodney Maile	23	0.1	n/a
Majority			4,969	12.3	+0.7
Turnout			40,556	70.7	+1.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.3

General Election 2010: Preseli Pembrokeshire^[7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Crabb	16,994	42.8	+6.4
	Labour	Mari Rees	12,339	31.2	−3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Nick Tregoning	5,759	14.5	+1.5
	Plaid Cymru	Henry Jones-Davies	3,654	9.2	−3.3
	UKIP	Richard Lawson	906	2.3	+1.0
Majority			4,605	11.6
Turnout			39,602	69.0	−1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.0

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Preseli Pembrokeshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Stephen Crabb	14,106	36.6	+3.3
	Labour	Sue Hayman	13,499	35.0	−6.3
	Liberal Democrat	Dewi Smith	4,963	12.9	+2.3
	Plaid Cymru	Matt Mathias	4,752	12.3	−0.4
	UKIP	James Carver	498	1.3	+0.4
	Green	Molly Scott Cato	494	1.3	+1.3
	Socialist Labour	Miss Patricia Ann Bowen	275	0.7	−0.5
Majority			607	1.6
Turnout			38,587	69.5	+1.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+4.8

General Election 2001: Preseli Pembrokeshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jacqueline Rita Lawrence	15,206	41.3	−6.9
	Conservative	Stephen Crabb	12,260	33.3	+5.6
	Plaid Cymru	David Rhys Sinnett	4,658	12.7	+6.3
	Liberal Democrat	Alexander James Dauncey	3,882	10.6	−2.5
	Socialist Labour	Miss Patricia Ann Bowen	452	1.2	N/A
	UKIP	Hugh William Jones	319	0.9	N/A
Majority			2,946	8.0
Turnout			36,777	67.8	−10.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Preseli Pembrokeshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jacqueline Rita Lawrence	20,477	48.3	N/A
	Conservative	Robert Buckland	11,741	27.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Jeffrey Clarke	5,527	13.0	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Alun Lloyd Jones	2,683	6.3	N/A
	Referendum	David Berry	1,574	3.7	N/A
	Green	Molly Scott Cato	401	0.9	N/A
Majority			8,736	20.6	N/A
Turnout			42,403	78.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• Preseli Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency)
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed

Notes and references

1. "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
3. "Pembrokeshire results". Election Results. Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
4. total electorate 57,371 email from Pembrokeshire County Council 14Jul15
5. Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire County Council - candidates Preseli Pembrokeshire
6. http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/preselipembrokeshire/
7. Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire County Council - candidates Preseli Pembrokeshire
8. Preseli Pembrokeshire BBC Election - Preseli Pembrokeshire