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Wrexham (Assembly Constituency)
, constituency_type = Senedd county constituency , parl_name=Senedd, image = , image2 = , caption2 = Wrexham shown within the North Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales , year = 1999 , member_label = MS , member = Lesley Griffiths , party_label = Party , party = Labour , parts_label = Preserved county , parts = Clwyd Wrexham ( cy, Wrecsam) 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 nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Boundaries The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Wrexham Westminster constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senedd
The Senedd (; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees certain taxes and scrutinises the Welsh Government. It is a bilingual institution, with both Welsh and English being the official languages of its business. From its creation in May 1999 until May 2020, the Senedd was known as the National Assembly for Wales ( cy, Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru, lang, link=no). The Senedd comprises 60 members who are known as Members of the Senedd (), abbreviated as "MS" (). Since 2011, members are elected for a five-year term of office under an additional member system, in which 40 MSs represent smaller geographical divisions known as "constituencies" and are elected by first-past-the-post voting, and 20 MSs represent five "electoral regions" using the D'Hondt method of proportional representation. Typically, the largest party in the Senedd forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrexham (UK Parliament Constituency)
Wrexham (Welsh (language), Welsh: ''Wrecsam'') is a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency centred on the city of Wrexham in the preserved county of Clwyd, Wales in the United Kingdom. It was created in 1918, and is represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament from December 2019 by Sarah Atherton of the Welsh Conservatives, Conservative Party. History ;Summary of results Welsh Labour, Labour won the seat in all general elections from 1935 United Kingdom general election, 1935 until 2019 United Kingdom general election, 2019, when Welsh Conservatives, Conservative Sarah Atherton became the first woman elected to represent Wrexham. Tom Ellis (politician), Tom Ellis, first elected in 1970 United Kingdom general election, 1970, defected in 1981 to the newly founded Social Democratic Party (UK), Social Democratic Party. In 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983, he unsucces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acton, Wrexham
Acton ( cy, Gwaunyterfyn) is a suburb and community in Wrexham, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It spans the north-eastern part of Wrexham. The area is largely residential and at its centre, lies Acton Park ( cy, Parc Gwaunyterfyn / Parc Acton), the location of the former Acton Hall. History and geography The name 'Acton' is thought to have been a corruption of 'Oak Town'. The English name is at odds with the field names making up the demesne land of the former Acton Park estate which were overwhelmingly Welsh in origin e.g. 'Cae Clomendu' (pigeon house field). The area is known in Welsh as 'Gwaunyterfyn' (boundary meadow or moor). Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor granted land in this area to the monks of Valle Crucis Abbey in 1202 and the charters of Valle Crucis for 1200 and 1222 mention abbey lands at 'Actun'. A 1289 survey of Wrexham townships includes 'Actone vachan' (Acton Fechan - 103 statute acres) and 'Acton vaur' (Acton Fawr - 953 statute acres). By the late 16th century, much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the county of Denbighshire, and later the county of Clwyd in 1974, it has been the principal settlement of Wrexham County Borough since 1996. Wrexham has historically been one of the primary settlements of Wales. At the 2011 Census, it had an urban population of 61,603 as part of the wider Wrexham built-up area which made it Wales's fourth largest urban conurbation and the largest in north Wales. The city comprises the local government communities of Acton, Caia Park, Offa and Rhosddu. Wrexham's built-up area extends further into villages like Bradley, Brymbo, Brynteg, Gwersyllt, New Broughton, Pentre Broughton and Rhostyllen. Wrexham was likely founded prior to the 11th century and developed in the Middle Ages as a regional centre for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arfon (National Assembly For Wales Constituency)
Arfon is a constituency of the Senedd. It was created for the former Assembly's 2007 election. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Boundaries The constituency has the boundaries of the Arfon Westminster constituency, entirely within the preserved county of Gwynedd, which will come into use, also, for the 2010 United Kingdom general election. The new constituency merged areas currently within the Caernarfon constituency and the Conwy constituency. The Caernarfon constituency was entirely within the preserved county of Gwynedd. The Conwy constituency was partly a Gwynedd constituency and partly within the preserved county of Clwyd. The North Wales region was created for the first Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberconwy (National Assembly For Wales Constituency)
Aberconwy is a constituency of the Senedd. First created for the former Assembly's 2007 election. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. History Since its creation, this seat has been a three-way marginal constituency between the Conservatives, Labour and Plaid Cymru. Plaid won this seat in the 2007 election but since then the Conservatives have narrowly held the constituency. Boundaries The constituency has the same boundary as the Aberconwy Westminster constituency, which came into use for the 2010 United Kingdom general election. It was created in 2007 and merges into one constituency areas formerly within the Conwy and Meirionnydd Nant Conwy constituencies. Conwy was a constituency within the Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 National Assembly For Wales Election
The 2007 National Assembly for Wales election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Senedd, National Assembly for Wales. It was the third general election. On the same day local elections in England and Scotland, as well as the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, Scottish Parliament election took place. This election was preceded by the 2003 National Assembly for Wales election, previous Assembly election in 2003. The election saw Plaid Cymru make gains at the expense of Welsh Labour Party, Labour, although Labour remain the largest party in the Assembly, as they have since it began. Plaid stated they would make a referendum on devolving further powers to the National Assembly a condition for a coalition. Wales reported that senior civil servants before the election were preparing for three possible coalition administrations: Labour/Liberal Democrat, Labour/Plaid Cymru or Plaid Cymru/Liberal Democrat/Conservative. Discussions between Plaid Cymru, the Conservativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ynys Môn (National Assembly For Wales Constituency)
Ynys Môn may refer to: * Anglesey ( cy, Ynys Môn, links=no), an island of north-west Wales in the Irish Sea ** Ynys Môn (UK Parliament constituency), the island's House of Commons electoral seat ** Ynys Môn (Senedd constituency), its coterminous seat in the Welsh Parliament or Senedd Cymru ** Isle of Anglesey County Council, the local government authority for the island See also * Mon (other) Mon, MON or Mon. may refer to: Places * Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar * Mon, India, a town in Nagaland * Mon district, Nagaland * Mon, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Mon, Switzerland, a village in the Canton of Grisons * ... * Anglesey (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vale Of Clwyd (National Assembly For Wales Constituency)
, constituency_type = Senedd county constituency , parl_name=Senedd, image = , image2 = , caption2 = The Vale of Clwyd shown within the North Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales , year = 1999 , member_label = MS , member = Gareth Davies , party_label = Party , party = Conservative , parts_label = Preserved county , parts = Clwyd The Vale of Clwyd ( cy, Dyffryn Clwyd) 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 nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Boundaries The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delyn (National Assembly For Wales Constituency)
Delyn 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 nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Boundaries The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Delyn Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Clwyd. As created in 1999, the North Wales region included the constituencies of Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd West, Clwyd South, Conwy, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn. For the 2007 election the region included Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn. Voting In elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conwy (National Assembly For Wales Constituency)
Conwy was a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales from 1999 to 2007. It elected one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. It was also one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elected four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Boundaries The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Conwy Westminster constituency. It was partly within the preserved county of Clwyd and partly within the preserved county of Gwynedd. The other eight constituencies of the region were Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn. The Conwy constituency was replaced for the 2007 Assembly election. Its area became partly within the Arfon constituency, and partly within the Aberconwy constituency. Arfon i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clwyd South (National Assembly For Wales Constituency)
, constituency_type = Senedd county constituency , parl_name=Senedd, image = , image2 = , caption2 = Clwyd South shown within the North Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales , year = 1999 , member_label = MS , member = Ken Skates , party_label = Party , party = Labour , parts_label = Preserved county , parts = Clwyd and Powys Clwyd South ( cy, De Clwyd) 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 nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. Boundaries The constituency was created for the first election to the then Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Clwyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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