Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire County constituency

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire shown within Wales
Created:	1997
MP:	Nicholas Ainger
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Preserved county:	Dyfed
EP constituency:	Wales

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro in Welsh) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

1 Boundaries
2 Members of Parliament
3 Election results
4 See also

[edit] Boundaries

This seat was created in time for the 1997 election, a merger of the Conservative/Labour marginal of South Pembrokeshire and the Labour/Plaid Cymru seat of Carmarthen West. Main population areas in the seat include Tenby, Saundersfoot and Dylan Thomas' homestead of Laugharne.

[edit] Members of Parliament

1997 – present: Nick Ainger, Labour

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nicholas Ainger	13,953	36.9	-4.7
	Conservative	David Morris	12,043	31.8	+2.5
	Plaid Cymru	John Dixon	5,582	14.7	-4.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Allen	5,399	14.3	+5.5
	UK Independence	Josie MacDonald	545	1.4	-0.1
	Legalise Cannabis	Alex Daszak	237	0.6	+0.6
	Independent (politician)	Nick Turner	104	0.3	+0.3
Majority			1,910	5.0
Turnout			37,863	67.3	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.6

General Election 2001: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nicholas Ainger	15,349	41.6	-7.6
	Conservative	Robert Wilson	10,811	29.3	+2.7
	Plaid Cymru	Llyr Griffiths	6,893	18.7	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	William Jeremy	3,248	8.8	+0.6
	UK Independence	Ian Phillips	537	1.5	N/A
	Direct Customer Service Party	Nick Turner	78	0.2	N/A
Majority			4,538	12.3
Turnout			36,916	65.3	-11.2
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1997: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nicholas Ainger	20,956	49.1	+10.6
	Conservative	O Williams	11,335	26.6	-8.9
	Plaid Cymru	D Llewellyn	5,402	12.7	-2.4
	Liberal Democrats	K Evans	3,516	8.2	-2.6
	Referendum Party	J A Poirrier	1,432	3.4
Majority			9,621	22.5
Turnout				76.5
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed

Constituencies in Wales
Labour	Aberavon \| Alyn and Deeside \| Bridgend \| Caerphilly \| Cardiff North \| Cardiff South and Penarth \| Cardiff West \| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire \| Clwyd South \| Conwy \| Cynon Valley \| Delyn \| Gower \| Islwyn \| Llanelli \| Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney \| Neath \| Newport East \| Newport West \| Ogmore \| Pontypridd \| Rhondda \| Swansea East \| Swansea West \| Torfaen \| Vale of Clwyd \| Vale of Glamorgan \| Wrexham \| Ynys Môn
Liberal Democrat	Brecon and Radnorshire \| Cardiff Central \| Ceredigion \| Montgomeryshire
Conservative	Clwyd West \| Monmouth \| Preseli Pembrokeshire
Plaid Cymru	Caernarfon \| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr \| Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Independent	Blaenau Gwent
Wales European constituency: Labour (2) \| Conservative (1) \| Plaid Cymru (1)