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Mid and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Mid and South Pembrokeshire
constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Map
Interactive map of the constituency.
Map of constituency
Location of the constituency within Wales
Electorate76,820 (March 2020)[1]
Current constituency
Member of ParliamentHenry Tufnell (Labour)
SeatsOne

Mid and South Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Canol a De Sir Benfro) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election. It was created following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.

Contents[edit]

The constituency comprises the following areas in Pembrokeshire:[2][3]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Henry Tufnell Labour

Elections[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

General election 2024: Mid and South Pembrokeshire[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Tufnell 16,505 35.4 −1.8
Conservative Stephen Crabb 14,627 31.4 −21.5
Reform UK Stuart Marchant 7,828 16.8 New
Plaid Cymru Cris Tomos 2,962 6.4 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Alistair Cameron 2,372 5.1 +0.5
Green James Purchase 1,654 3.5 +3.5
Independent Vusi Siphika 427 0.9 N/A
Women's Equality Hanna Andersen 254 0.5 New
Rejected ballots 147[n 1] 0.3
Majority 1,878 4.0 N/A
Turnout 46,629 59.2 −12.6
Registered electors 79,031
Labour win (new seat)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Of the 147 rejected ballots in the 2024 election:
    • 119 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[7]
    • 28 voted for more than one candidate.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-5286-3901-9. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals | Boundary Commission for Wales". Boundary Commission for Wales. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  3. ^ "New Seat Details - Pembrokeshire Mid and South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  4. ^ a b "New Seat Details - Pembrokeshire Mid and South". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  5. ^ "United Kingdom Parliamentary Election 4th July 2024 for the Mid and South Pembrokeshire Constituency Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Pembrokeshire County Council. 2024-06-07.
  6. ^ "Mid and South Pembrokeshire results". BBC. 2024-07-05.
  7. ^ a b "Elections and Voting". Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 18 November 2019.

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