Delyn is a

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represented in the

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of the

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since 2019 by Rob Roberts, who was elected as a

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, but currently sits as an

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following sexual harassment allegations. The Delyn Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).

Constituency profile

The seat comprises the mostly industrial

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communities of

Mostyn Mostyn is a village and community in Flintshire, Wales, and electoral ward lying on the estuary of the River Dee, located near the town of Holywell. It has a privately owned port that has in the past had a colliery and ironworks and was invo ...

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, Northop and Holywell. Residents are slightly less affluent than the UK average.

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Borough of Delyn, and the Borough of Rhuddlan wards of Meliden, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn North, and Prestatyn South West. 1997–2010: The Borough of Delyn. 2010–present: The

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electoral divisions of Argoed, Bagillt East, Bagillt West, Brynford, Caerwys, Cilcain, Ffynnongroyw, Flint Castle, Flint Coleshill, Flint Oakenholt, Flint Trelawney, Greenfield, Gronant, Gwernaffield, Gwernymynydd, Halkyn, Holywell Central, Holywell East, Holywell West, Leeswood, Mold Broncoed, Mold East, Mold South, Mold West, Mostyn, New Brighton, Northop, Northop Hall, Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor, and Whitford.

History

The Delyn constituency was created in 1983 from the seats of Flintshire West and Flintshire East. It is normally inclined to elect Labour MPs, although the

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won the seat in their 1983 and 1987 landslide elections, and regained it in 2019 when they won their biggest national majority since the 1980s. From 1983 to 1997, the constituency included Tory-leaning

Prestatyn Prestatyn is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Historically a part of Flintshire, it is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. Prestatyn has a population of 19,085, History Prehistory There is evidence that ...

, which was then transferred to the Vale of Clwyd seat.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 2010s

Of the 75 rejected ballots: *54 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. *20 voted for more than one candidate. *1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified. Of the 69 rejected ballots: *48 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for. *19 voted for more than one candidate. *2 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified. Of the 105 rejected ballots: *87 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:Delyn (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in North Wales Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983