Clwyd South ( cy, De Clwyd) is a

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of the

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of the

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(

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). The constituency was created in 1997, and it elects one

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(MP) by the

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method of election. The Clwyd South Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).

Boundaries

The constituency straddles the authorities of

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...

and the borough of

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 count ...

. Main population centres includes the suburbs of

Ruabon Ruabon ( cy, Rhiwabon ) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The name comes from ''Rhiw Fabon'', ''rhiw'' being the Welsh word for "slope" or "hillside" and ''Fabon'' being a mutation from St Mabon, the original church ...

Chirk Chirk ( cy, Y Waun) is a town and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, south of Wrexham, between it and Oswestry. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,468. Historically in the traditional county of Denbighshire, and later Clw ...

Rhosllannerchrugog RhosllanerchrugogDavies, Jenkins and Baines (eds) ''The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales'', 2008, p.752 (also spelled Rhosllannerchrugog, or simply Rhos) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It lies within the histo ...

Cefn Mawr Cefn Mawr () is a village in the community of Cefn within Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Its name translates as "big ridge".Mills, D. ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', OUP, p.104 The population in 2001 was 6,669, increasing to 7,051 i ...

and

Coedpoeth Coedpoeth () is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The built-up area with Minera had a population of 5,723 in the 2011 census. Locality Coedpoeth is on a hill between the Clywedog and Gwenfro valleys, surrounded by cou ...

to the south of the city of

, in addition to Llangollen and Corwen further up the Dee valley to the west. Until the 2010 election, the constituency used to include a small part of the preserved county of

Powys Powys (; ) is a county and preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. Geog ...

. This anomaly was resolved by the

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with the boundaries first used in

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. The constituency comprises the following electoral wards: *From Wrexham: Overton, Bronington, Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley, Chirk North, Gwenfro, Johnstown, Llangollen Rural, Marchwiel, Penycae, Penycae and Ruabon South, Plas Madoc, Ponciau, Ruabon, Bryn Cefn, Minera, Brymbo, Coedpoeth, Cefn, Chirk South, Esclusham, New Broughton, Pant *From Denbighshire: Corwen, Llangollen, Llandrillo

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 2000s

Of the 298 rejected ballots: *273 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. *16 voted for more than one candidate. *8 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified. *1 had want of official mark.

Elections in the 2010s

Of the 55 rejected ballots: *39 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. *15 voted for more than one candidate. *1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified. Of the 56 rejected ballots: *38 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. *18 voted for more than one candidate. Of the 110 rejected ballots: *92 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. *18 voted for more than one candidate.

References

External links

Politics Resources
(Election results from 1922 onwards)

(Election results from 1955 onwards)
2017 Election
House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
A Vision Of Britain Through Time
(Constituency elector numbers) {{DEFAULTSORT:Clwyd South (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in North Wales Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997