Llanelli (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards

For other uses, see Llanelli (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Llanelli (Senedd constituency).

Llanelli

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Llanelli in Wales

Preserved county| Dyfed
Electorate| 69,895 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlements| Llanelli, Burry Port, Llangennech
Current constituency
Created| 1918
Member of Parliament| Nia Griffith (Labour)
Seats| One
Created from| East Carmarthenshire
Overlaps
Senedd| Llanelli, Mid and West Wales

Llanelli is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[n 1] From 1918 to 1970 the official spelling of the constituency name was Llanelly. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It has been represented since 2005 by Nia Griffith of the Labour Party.

The Llanelli Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).

The constituency retained its name and gained wards, as part of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 general election.[2]

## Boundaries

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1918–1950: The constituency was established in 1918, as a division of Carmarthenshire, located in the south east of the county. This area had, until 1918, been the southern part of the constituency of East Carmarthenshire.

It consisted of the then local authority areas of the Municipal Borough of Llanelly; the Urban Districts of Ammanford, Burry Port and Cwmamman; the Rural Districts of Lanelly and part of Llandilofawr (namely the civil parishes of Betws, Llandybie and Quarter Bach, and Ward I of the civil parish of Llandilo Rural)[3]

The division bordered Carmarthen to the west and north, Brecon and Radnor to the north east, Neath to the east, Gower to the south east and the sea to the south.

1950–1974: In the next redistribution of constituencies in Wales, which took effect in 1950, the northern boundary of the constituency was slightly altered. Llanelly no longer bordered Brecon and Radnor and Gower was extended north and took over the part of the 1918 Neath constituency that had previously adjoined Carmarthenshire. The constituency area continued to include the same local authorities as in 1918 (apart from a spelling change to Llandilo for the part RDC included):[4]

* The borough of Llanelly;
* The urban districts of Ammanford, Burry Port and Cwmamman;
* The rural district of Llanelly and the parish of Bettws in the rural district of Llandilo.

At the 1970 general election the official spelling of the constituency name was altered to Llanelli.[5] This followed the change in name of both the borough and rural district in 1966.[6][7][8]

1974–1983: The constituency appears to have been unchanged by the redistribution. The local authorities remained the same (apart from spelling changes):

* The borough of Llanelli;
* the urban districts of Ammanford, Burry Port and Cwmamman;
* the rural district of Llanelli and the parish of Bettws in the rural district of Llandeilo.[9]

The substantial local government changes which took effect in 1974 did not affect this redistribution as it used the boundaries as they existed in November 1970 to construct parliamentary constituencies.[9]

1983–1997: The redistribution altered the constituency by 8.4%. 96.2% of the new constituency had been in the old one. 3.8% of the electors came from the former Carmarthen constituency.

The area now formed part of the new county of Dyfed. The district level local government units contained in the constituency were the Borough of Llanelli and Wards 2–6 and 9 of the Borough of Dinefwr.

1997–2010: In this redistribution the constituency was reduced so that it covered the same area as the Borough of Llanelli.

2010–2024: With effect from the United Kingdom general election in May 2010, the constituency comprised the Carmarthenshire County electoral wards of Bigyn, Burry Port, Bynea, Dafen, Elli, Felinfoel, Glanymor, Glyn, Hendy, Hengoed, Kidwelly, Llangennech, Llannon, Lliedi, Llwynhendy, Pembrey, Pontyberem, Swiss Valley, Trimsaran, Tycroes, and Tyisha.

The constituency included the whole of 9 Carmarthenshire communities (Kidwelly; Llanedi; Llanelli; Llanelli Rural; Llangennech; Llannon; Pembrey and Burry Port Town; Pontyberem; and Trimsaran).

Interactive map of current boundaries

2024–present: Under the 2023 review, drawn up in accordance with the ward structure in existence on 1 December 2020, the constituency was defined as comprising the wards above, plus Gorslas, Llangyndeyrn and St.Ishmael, transferred from the abolished constituency of Carmarthen East and Dinefwr.

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022,[10] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the County of Carmarthenshire from the 2024 general election:[11]

* Bigyn, Burry Port, Bynea, Dafen and Felinfoel, Elli, Glanymor, Glyn, Gorlas, Hendy, Hengoed, Kidwelly and St. Ishmael, Llangennech, Llangyndeyrn, Llannon, Lliedi, Llwynhendy, Pembrey, Pontyberem, Swiss Valley, Trimsaran, Tycroes, and Tyisha.

## History

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Llanelli has traditionally been an ultra-safe Labour seat, with a Labour MP representing the constituency since 1922. It was represented by one-time deputy leader of the Labour Party, Jim Griffiths, from 1936 until his retirement in 1970. In recent years however Labour's majority had been somewhat eroded by Plaid Cymru, who as of 2021 have won the equivalent seat in the Senedd in two of the six Senedd elections to date. At the 2015 general election, however, the Labour majority increased once again and in 2017 it increased further to nearly 30% with the Conservatives replacing Plaid Cymru in second place. At the 2019 general election, there was a swing of 8.8% from Labour to Conservative but the latter's vote collapsed in 2024, allowing Reform UK to take second place and reducing Labour's majority to 1,504 (3.7%).

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member[12] | Party

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| 1918 | Josiah Towyn Jones | Coalition Liberal
| 1922 | John Henry Williams | Labour
| 1936 by-election | Jim Griffiths | Labour
| 1970 | Denzil Davies | Labour
| 2005 | Nia Griffith | Labour

## Elections

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Llanelli election results

### Elections in the 1910s

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Jones General election 1918: Llanelly[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Liberal | Josiah Towyn Jones | 16,344 | 53.1 | N/A
| Labour | John Williams | 14,409  | 46.9  | N/A
Majority | 1,935  | 6.2  | N/A
Turnout | 30,753  | 68.9  | N/A
Registered electors | 30,753  |  |
| Liberal win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1922: Llanelly[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Williams | 23,213  | 59.3  | +12.4
| National Liberal | George Clark Williams | 15,947  | 40.7  | −12.4
Majority | 7,266  | 18.6  | N/A
Turnout | 39,160  | 80.3  | +11.4
Registered electors | 49,795  |  |
| Labour gain from National Liberal | Swing | +12.4  |
General election 1923: Llanelly[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Williams | 21,603  | 55.1  | −4.2
| Liberal | Richard Thomas Evans | 11,765  | 30.7  | −10.0
| Unionist | Lionel Beaumont-Thomas | 5,442  | 14.2  | N/A
Majority | 9,298  | 24.4  | +5.8
Turnout | 38,810  | 76.8  | −3.5
Registered electors | 49,825  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1924: Llanelly[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Williams | 20,516  | 52.9  | −2.8
| Liberal | Richard Thomas Evans | 18,259  | 47.1  | +16.4
Majority | 2,259  | 5.8  | −18.6
Turnout | 38,775  | 75.7  | −1.8
Registered electors | 51,213  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1929: Llanelly[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Williams | 28,595  | 55.4  | +2.5
| Liberal | Richard Thomas Evans | 19,075  | 36.9  | −10.2
| Unionist | James Purdon Lewes Thomas | 3,969  | 7.7  | N/A
Majority | 9,520  | 18.5  | +12.7
Turnout | 51,639  | 79.1  | +3.4
Registered electors | 65,255  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.3  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1931: Llanelly[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Williams | 34,196  | 65.3  | +9.9
| Conservative | Frank J. Rees  | 18,163  | 34.7  | +27.0
Majority | 16,033  | 30.6  | +12.1
Turnout | 52,359  | 78.1  | −1.0
Registered electors | 67,047  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1935: Llanelly[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Williams | Unopposed
Registered electors | 70,380  |  |
| Labour hold
1936 Llanelli by-election[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Griffiths | 32,188  | 66.8  | N/A
| National Liberal | William Albert Jenkins | 15,967  | 33.3  | N/A
Majority | 16,221  | 33.5  | N/A
Turnout | 48,155  | 68.4  | N/A
Registered electors | 70,380  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Llanelly[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Griffiths | 44,514  | 81.1  | N/A
| Conservative | G O George  | 10,397  | 18.9  | N/A
Majority | 34,117  | 62.2  | N/A
Turnout | 54,911  | 74.9  | N/A
Registered electors | 73,728  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Llanelly[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Griffiths | 39,326  | 70.8  | −10.3
| Liberal | Huw Thomas | 7,700  | 13.9  | N/A
| Conservative | D P Owen  | 6,362  | 11.5  | −7.4
| Plaid Cymru | David Eirwyn Morgan | 2,134  | 3.8  | N/A
Majority | 31,626  | 56.9  | −5.3
Turnout | 55,522  | 80.9  | +6.0
Registered electors | 68,655  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Llanelly[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Griffiths | 39,731  | 72.5  | +1.7
| Conservative | Henry Gardner  | 11,315  | 20.6  | +9.1
| Plaid Cymru | David Eirwyn Morgan | 3,765  | 6.9  | +3.1
Majority | 28,416  | 51.9  | −5.0
Turnout | 54,811  | 81.6  | +0.7
Registered electors | 67,157  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Llanelly[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Griffiths | 34,021  | 66.6  | −5.9
| Conservative | Trevor Skeet | 10,640  | 20.8  | +0.2
| Plaid Cymru | David Eirwyn Morgan | 6,398  | 12.5  | +5.6
Majority | 23,381  | 45.8  | −6.1
Turnout | 51,059  | 78.7  | −2.9
Registered electors | 64,858  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1959: Llanelly[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Griffiths | 34,625  | 66.7  | +0.1
| Conservative | Henry Gardner  | 10,128  | 19.5  | −0.7
| Plaid Cymru | David Eirwyn Morgan | 7,176  | 13.8  | +1.3
Majority | 24,497  | 47.2  | −4.6
Turnout | 51,929  | 81.1  | +2.4
Registered electors | 64,048  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Llanelly[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Griffiths | 32,546  | 65.9  | +0.8
| Conservative | Philip A. Maybury  | 6,300  | 12.8  | −6.7
| Liberal | Esyr G. Lewis  | 6,031  | 12.2  | N/A
| Plaid Cymru | Pennar Davies | 3,469  | 7.0  | −6.8
| Communist | Robert E. Hitchon  | 1,061  | 2.2  | N/A
Majority | 26,246  | 53.1  | +5.9
Turnout | 49,407  | 79.4  | −1.7
Registered electors | 62,235  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1966: Llanelly[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jim Griffiths | 33,674  | 71.4  | +5.5
| Conservative | Jeremy C. Peel  | 7,143  | 15.2  | +2.4
| Plaid Cymru | Pennar Davies | 5,132  | 10.9  | +3.9
| Communist | Robert E. Hitchon  | 1,211  | 2.6  | +0.4
Majority | 26,531  | 56.2  | +3.1
Turnout | 47,160  | 76.2  | −3.2
Registered electors | 61,868  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Llanelli[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denzil Davies | 31,398  | 62.8  | −8.6
| Plaid Cymru | Carwyn James | 8,387  | 16.8  | +5.9
| Conservative | Mary A. Jones  | 5,777  | 11.6  | −3.6
| Liberal | Donald Lewis  | 3,834  | 7.7  | N/A
| Communist | Robert E. Hitchon  | 603  | 1.2  | −1.4
Majority | 23,011  | 46.0  | −10.2
Turnout | 49,999  | 77.3  | +1.1
Registered electors | 64,650  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Llanelli[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denzil Davies | 28,941  | 57.8  | −5.0
| Conservative | G Richards  | 7,496  | 15.0  | +3.4
| Liberal | E J Evans  | 7,140  | 14.3  | +6.6
| Plaid Cymru | R Williams  | 6,060  | 12.0  | −4.8
| Communist | Robert E. Hitchon  | 507  | 1.0  | −0.2
Majority | 23,011  | 46.0  | ±0.0
Turnout | 50,144  | 77.3  | ±0.0
Registered electors | 64,076  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Llanelli[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denzil Davies | 29,474  | 59.4  | +2.6
| Liberal | Michael Willis Gimblett  | 7,173  | 14.5  | +0.2
| Plaid Cymru | R Williams  | 6,797  | 13.7  | +1.7
| Conservative | G Richards  | 6,141  | 12.4  | −2.6
Majority | 22,301  | 45.0  | −1.0
Turnout | 49,585  | 76.9  | −0.4
Registered electors | 64,495  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1979: Llanelli[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denzil Davies | 30,416  | 59.5  | +0.1
| Conservative | G D J Richards  | 10,471  | 20.5  | +8.1
| Liberal | Kenneth Rees  | 5,856  | 11.5  | −3.0
| Plaid Cymru | H Roberts  | 3,793  | 7.4  | −6.3
| Communist | Robert E. Hitchon  | 617  | 1.2  | N/A
Majority | 19,945  | 39.0  | −6.0
Turnout | 51,153  | 79.4  | +2.5
Registered electors | 64,429  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1983: Llanelli[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denzil Davies | 23,207  | 48.2  | −11.3
| Conservative | Nicholas Kennedy  | 9,601  | 20.0  | −0.5
| Alliance (Liberal)  | Kenneth Rees  | 9,076  | 18.9  | +7.4
| Plaid Cymru | Hywel Teifi Edwards | 5,880  | 12.2  | +4.8
| Communist | Robert E. Hitchon  | 371  | 0.8  | −0.4
Majority | 13,606  | 28.3  | −10.7
Turnout | 48,135  | 75.4  | −4.0
Registered electors | 63,826  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1987: Llanelli[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denzil Davies | 29,506  | 59.2  | +11.0
| Conservative | Philip Circus  | 8,571  | 17.2  | −2.8
| Alliance (Liberal)  | Martyn Shrewsbury  | 6,714  | 13.5  | −5.4
| Plaid Cymru | Adrian Price  | 5,088  | 10.2  | −2.0
Majority | 20,935  | 42.0  | +13.7
Turnout | 49,879  | 78.1  | +2.7
Registered electors | 63,845  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1992: Llanelli[20][21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denzil Davies | 27,802  | 55.0  | −4.2
| Conservative | Graham L. Down  | 8,532  | 16.9  | −0.3
| Plaid Cymru | Marc Phillips | 7,878  | 15.6  | +5.4
| Liberal Democrats | Keith L. Evans  | 6,404  | 12.7  | −0.8
Majority | 19,270  | 38.1  | −3.9
Turnout | 50,616  | 77.8  | −0.3
Registered electors | 65,058  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.0  |
General election 1997: Llanelli[22][23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denzil Davies | 28,851  | 57.9  | +2.9
| Plaid Cymru | Marc Phillips | 7,812  | 19.0  | +3.4
| Conservative | Andrew Hayes  | 5,003  | 12.1  | −4.8
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Burree  | 3,788  | 9.2  | −3.5
| Socialist Labour | John Willock  | 757  | 1.8  | N/A
Majority | 21,039  | 38.9  | +0.9
Turnout | 41,211  | 70.7  | −7.1
Registered electors | 58,293  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | −0.1  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2001: Llanelli[24][25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denzil Davies | 17,586  | 48.6  | −9.3
| Plaid Cymru | Dyfan Jones  | 11,183  | 30.9  | +11.9
| Conservative | Simon Hayes  | 3,442  | 9.5  | −2.6
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Rees  | 3,065  | 8.5  | −0.7
| Green | Jan Cliff  | 515  | 1.4  | N/A
| Socialist Labour | John Willock  | 407  | 1.1  | −0.7
Majority | 6,403  | 17.7  | −21.2
Turnout | 36,198  | 62.3  | −8.4
Registered electors | 58,148  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | -10.6  |
General election 2005: Llanelli[26][27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Nia Griffith | 16,592  | 46.9  | −1.7
| Plaid Cymru | Neil Baker  | 9,358  | 26.5  | −4.4
| Conservative | Adrian Phillips  | 4,844  | 13.7  | +4.2
| Liberal Democrats | Ken Rees  | 4,550  | 12.9  | +4.4
Majority | 7,234  | 20.4  | +2.7
Turnout | 35,344  | 63.5  | +1.2
Registered electors | 55,280  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.4  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2010: Llanelli[28][29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Nia Griffith | 15,916  | 42.5  | −4.4
| Plaid Cymru | Myfanwy Davies  | 11,215  | 29.9  | +3.4
| Conservative | Christopher Salmon | 5,381  | 14.4  | +0.7
| Liberal Democrats | Myrddin Edwards  | 3,902  | 10.4  | −2.5
| UKIP | Andrew Marshall  | 1,047  | 2.8  | N/A
Majority | 4,701  | 12.6  | −7.8
Turnout | 37,461  | 67.3  | +3.8
Registered electors | 55,637  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | −4.0  |
General election 2015: Llanelli[30][31][32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Nia Griffith[33] | 15,948  | 41.3  | −1.2
| Plaid Cymru | Vaughan Williams[34] | 8,853  | 23.0  | −6.9
| UKIP | Kenneth Rees  | 6,269  | 16.3  | +13.5
| Conservative | Selaine Saxby[35] | 5,534  | 14.3  | −0.1
| Liberal Democrats | Cen Phillips[36] | 751  | 1.9  | −8.5
| Green | Guy Smith  | 689  | 1.8  | N/A
| People First  | Siân Caiach[37] | 407  | 1.1  | N/A
| TUSC | Scott Jones  | 123  | 0.3  | N/A
Majority | 7,095  | 18.3  | +5.7
Turnout | 38,574  | 64.5  | −2.8
Registered electors | 59,314  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.9  |
General election 2017: Llanelli[38][39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Nia Griffith | 21,568  | 53.5  | +12.2
| Conservative | Stephen Davies  | 9,544  | 23.7  | +9.4
| Plaid Cymru | Mari Arthur  | 7,351  | 18.2  | −4.8
| UKIP | Kenneth Rees  | 1,331  | 3.3  | −13.0
| Liberal Democrats | Rory Daniels  | 548  | 1.4  | −0.5
Majority | 12,024  | 29.8  | +11.5
Turnout | 40,342  | 67.0  | +2.5
Registered electors | 60,185  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.4  |
General election 2019: Llanelli[40][41] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Nia Griffith | 16,125  | 42.2  | −11.3
| Conservative | Tamara Reay  | 11,455  | 30.0  | +6.3
| Plaid Cymru | Mari Arthur  | 7,048  | 18.4  | +0.2
| Brexit Party | Susan Boucher  | 3,605  | 9.4  | N/A
Rejected ballots  | 152  |  |
Majority | 4,670  | 12.2  | −17.6
Turnout | 38,233  | 63.2  | −3.8
Registered electors | 60,513  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | -8.8  |

Of the 152 rejected ballots:

* 135 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[41]
* 17 voted for more than one candidate.[41]

2019 notional result [n 2] [42]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Labour | 17,256 | 39.3
| Conservative | 13,463 | 30.7
| Plaid Cymru | 9,280 | 21.1
| Brexit Party | 3,893 | 8.9
Majority | 3,793  | 8.6
Turnout | 43,892  | 62.8
Electorate | 69,895

### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Llanelli[43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Nia Griffith | 12,751  | 31.3  | −8.0
| Reform UK | Gareth Beer  | 11,247  | 27.6  | +18.7
| Plaid Cymru | Rhodri Davies  | 9,511  | 23.3  | +2.2
| Conservative | Charlie Evans  | 4,275  | 10.5  | −20.2
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Passmore  | 1,254  | 3.1  | N/A
| Green | Karen Laurence  | 1,106  | 2.7  | N/A
| UKIP | Stan Robinson  | 600  | 1.5  | N/A
Majority | 1,504  | 3.7  | −7.5
Turnout | 40,744  | 57.0  | −5.8
Registered electors | 71,536  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing | −13.4  |

## See also

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* Llanelli (Senedd constituency)
* List of parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed
* List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales

## Notes

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1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. ^ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place

## References

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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.
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## Further reading

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* Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885–1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1972)
* British Parliamentary Constituencies: A Statistical Compendium, by Ivor Crewe and Anthony Fox (Faber and Faber 1984)
* Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

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* Politics Resources (election results from 1922 onwards)
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* Llanelli UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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