Ceredigion (Senedd constituency)

Constituency of the Senedd

Not to be confused with Ceredigion (UK Parliament constituency).

Ceredigion

Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd

Ceredigion shown within the Mid and West Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales

Current Senedd county constituency
Created| 1999
Party| Plaid Cymru
MS| Elin Jones
Preserved county| Dyfed

Ceredigion is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is also 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.

It has been represented since its creation in 1999 by Plaid Cymru's Elin Jones, who has also been the Llywydd (Presiding Officer) of the Senedd since 2016.

## Boundaries

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Map of current boundaries

The area of the constituency is similar to that of the county of Ceredigion.

### 1999 to 2007

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The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Ceredigion Westminster constituency. It is a Dyfed constituency, one of five constituencies covering, and entirely within, the preserved county of Dyfed.

The other four Dyfed constituencies are Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Llanelli and Preseli Pembrokeshire. They are all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The region consisted 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

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Boundaries changed for the 2007 Assembly election. Ceredigion remained one of five Dyfed constituencies and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales region. However, boundaries within Dyfed changed, to realign them with local government ward boundaries and to reduce disparities in the sizes of constituency electorates, and the boundaries of the region changed, to align them with the boundaries of preserved counties.

The other four Dyfed constituencies are, again, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Llanelli and Preseli Pembrokeshire. They are all within the Mid and West Wales electoral region.

The 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

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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.

## Members of the Senedd

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Election | Member | Party | Portrait

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| 1999 | Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru |

## Elections

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### Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Senedd election: Ceredigion[1] Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | Regional

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Plaid Cymru | Elin Jones[a] | 16,946 | 55.1 | +14.4 | 14,201 | 45.9 | +8.7
| Conservative | Amanda Jenner  | 4,801  | 15.6  | +8.5  | 5,137  | 16.6  | +6.7
| Labour | Dylan Lewis-Rowlands  | 3,345  | 10.9  | +4.4  | 4,888  | 15.8  | +5.6
| Liberal Democrats | Cadan ap Tomos  | 3,227  | 10.5  | -22.1  | 2,650  | 8.6  | -11.8
| Green | Harry Hayfield  | 1,356  | 4.4  | +0.3  | 1,795  | 5.8  | -0.4
| Reform UK | Gethin James  | 775  | 2.5  | New | 392  | 1.3  | New
| Freedom Alliance (UK)  | Stephanie Evans  | 305  | 1.0  | New | 208  | 0.7  | New
| Abolish | 684  | 2.2  | -1.8
| UKIP | 390  | 1.3  | -9.0
| Christian | 176  |  |
| Gwlad | 131  | 0.4  | New
| Propel | 120  | 0.4  | New
| Communist | 95  | 0.3  | +0.1
| TUSC | 41  | 0.1  | New
Majority | 12,145  | 39.5  | +31.4
Turnout | 30,755  | 55.74[2] | −0.4
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |  |

Notes

1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

### Elections in the 2010s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Ceredigion  Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | Regional[3]

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Plaid Cymru | Elin Jones[a] | 12,014 | 40.7 | -0.6 | 10,692 | 37.2 | +0.7
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Evans  | 9,606  | 32.6  | -2.6  | 5,858  | 20.4  | -6.4
| UKIP | Gethin James  | 2,665  | 9.0  | New | 2,973  | 10.3  | +6.6
| Conservative | Felix Aubel  | 2,075  | 7.1  | -2.4  | 2,834  | 9.9  | -2.9
| Labour | Iwan Wyn Jones  | 1,902  | 6.5  | -2.2  | 2,916  | 10.2  | -0.3
| Green | Brian Williams  | 1,223  | 4.1  | -1.1  | 1,793  | 6.2  | -0.1
| Abolish | 1,146  | 4.0  | New
| Monster Raving Loony | 169  | 0.6  | New
| Welsh Christian | 108  | 0.4  | -0.3
| Association of Welsh Independents  | 91  | 0.3  | New
| People First (Wales)  | 89  | 0.3  | New
| Communist | 58  | 0.2  | -0.2
Majority | 2,408  | 8.1  | +2.0
Turnout | 29,485  | 56.1  | +4.2
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |  |
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Ceredigion  Party  | Candidate  | Constituency [4] | Regional[5]

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Plaid Cymru | Elin Jones[a] | 12,020 | 41.3 | -7.9 | 10,596 | 36.5 | -5.1
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Evans  | 10,243  | 35.2  | \- 0.9  | 7,789  | 26.8  | +0.9
| Conservative | Luke Evetts  | 2,755  | 9.5  | +1.6  | 3,718  | 12.8  | +0.3
| Labour | Richard Boudier  | 2,544  | 8.7  | +3.6  | 3,049  | 10.5  | +2.7
| Green | Chris Simpson  | 1,514  | 5.2  | New | 1,821  | 6.3  | +1.7
| UKIP | 1,066  | 3.7  | +1.5
| Socialist Labour | 376  | 1.3  | +0.6
| BNP | 309  | 1.1  | -0.7
| Welsh Christian | 206  | 0.7  | -0.3
| Communist | 121  | 0.4  | +0.1
Majority | 1,777  | 6.1  | −7.0
Turnout | 29,076  | 51.9  | −3.8
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing |  |

Regional ballots rejected: 187[6]

### Elections in the 2000s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Ceredigion  Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | Regional[7]

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Plaid Cymru | Elin Jones[a] | 14,818 | 49.2 | +4.1 | 12,488 | 41.6 | +2.2
| Liberal Democrats | John Davies  | 10,863  | 36.1  | +8.5  | 7,769  | 25.9  | +5.2
| Conservative | Trefor Jones  | 2,369  | 7.9  | -3.2  | 3,753  | 12.5  | -1.2
| Labour | Linda Grace  | 1,530  | 5.1  | -7.5  | 2,348  | 7.8  | -6.7
| Independent | (Dafydd) Emyr Morgan  | 528  | 1.8  | New
| Green | 1,394  | 4.6  | -0.8
| UKIP | 663  | 2.2  | -1.2
| BNP | 550  | 1.8  | New
| Welsh Christian | 286  | 1.0  | New
| Socialist Labour | 210  | 0.7  | New
| Gwynoro Jones \- Independent  | 202  | 0.7  | New
| Caroline Evans - Independent  | 128  | 0.4  | New
| Communist | 93  | 0.3  | New
| Veritas | 79  | 0.3  | New
| CPA | 58  | 0.2  | New
Majority | 3,955  | 13.1  | −4.4
Turnout | 30,108  | 55.7  | +5.7
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -2.3  |

Notes

1. ^ a b c Incumbent member for this constituency

Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Ceredigion  Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | Regional[8]

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Plaid Cymru | Elin Jones[a] | 11,883 | 45.1 | -2.7 | 10,358 | 39.4 | -14.2
| Liberal Democrats | John Davies  | 7,265  | 27.6  | +16.4  | 5,437  | 20.7  | +5.1
| Labour | Rhianon Passmore | 3,308  | 12.6  | -3.1  | 3,802  | 14.5  | -1.1
| Conservative | Owen J Williams  | 2,923  | 11.1  | +1.9  | 3,589  | 13.7  | +1.5
| UKIP | Ian Sheldon  | 940  | 3.6  | New | 888  | 3.4  | New
| Green | 1,417  | 5.4  | +1.0
| Mid and West Wales Pensioners  | 404  | 1.5  | New
| Cymru Annibynnol  | 208  | 0.8  | New
| Vote 2 Stop the War  | 101  | 0.4  | New
| Prolife Alliance | 70  | 0.3  | New
Majority | 4,618  | 17.5  | −14.6
Turnout | 26,470  | 50.0  | −7.8
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | -9.4  |

Notes

1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

2003 Electorate: 52,940
Regional ballots rejected: 189

### Elections in the 1990s

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Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Ceredigion  Party  | Candidate  | Constituency  | Regional [9]

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Votes  | %  | ±% | Votes  | %  | ±%
| Plaid Cymru | Elin Jones | 15,258 | 47.8 | N/A | 17,131 | 53.6 | N/A
| Labour | Maria Battle  | 5,009  | 15.7  | N/A | 4,978  | 15.6  | N/A
| Independent | David Lloyd Evans  | 4,114  | 12.9  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Doiran D. Evans  | 3,571  | 11.2  | N/A | 3,836  | 12.0  | N/A
| Conservative | Henri Lloyd Davies  | 2,944  | 9.2  | N/A | 3,881  | 12.2  | N/A
| Green | Dave Bradney  | 1,002  | 3.1  | N/A | 1,406  | 4.4  | N/A
| Socialist Labour | 358  | 1.1  | N/A
| Other list parties  | 344  | 1.1  |
Majority | 10,249  | 32.1  | N/A
Turnout | 31,898  | 57.8  | N/A
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

## References

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1. ^ "Ceredigion Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Ceredigion County Council. 9 April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
2. ^ Hayward, Will (7 May 2021). "The voter turnout figures for every constituency in Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
3. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
4. ^ "Wales elections > Ceredigion". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
5. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
6. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115\. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
9. ^ "Vote 99 Wales (Time Stub 01:07:47)". YouTube. BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

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Electoral regions and constituencies of the Senedd

Mid and West Wales|

* Brecon and Radnorshire
* Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
* Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
* Ceredigion
* Dwyfor Meirionnydd
* Llanelli
* Montgomeryshire
* Preseli Pembrokeshire

North Wales|

* Aberconwy
* Alyn and Deeside
* Arfon
* Clwyd South
* Clwyd West
* Delyn
* Vale of Clwyd
* Wrexham
* Ynys Môn

South Wales Central|

* Cardiff Central
* Cardiff North
* Cardiff South and Penarth
* Cardiff West
* Cynon Valley
* Pontypridd
* Rhondda
* Vale of Glamorgan

South Wales East|

* Blaenau Gwent
* Caerphilly
* Islwyn
* Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
* Monmouth
* Newport East
* Newport West
* Torfaen

South Wales West|

* Aberavon
* Bridgend
* Gower
* Neath
* Ogmore
* Swansea East
* Swansea West

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