Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)

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Delyn
County constituency
Delyn shown within Wales
Created: 1983
MP: David Hanson
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
Preserved county: Clwyd
EP constituency: Wales

Delyn is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the 1983 General Election. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

The Delyn Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.

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[edit] Boundaries

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[edit] Profile

Delyn is normally inclined to elect Labour MPs, although the Conservatives won the seat in their 1983 and 1987 landslides.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Delyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hanson 15,540 45.7 -5.8
Conservative John Bell 8,896 26.2 -0.4
Liberal Democrat Tudor Jones 6,089 17.9 +2.5
Plaid Cymru Phil Thomas 2,524 7.4 +0.9
UK Independence May Eluned Crawford 533 1.6 +1.6
Independent Nigel Williams 422 1.2 +1.2
Majority 6,644 19.5
Turnout 34,004 64.4 +1.1
Labour hold Swing -2.7
General Election 2001: Delyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hanson 17,825 51.5 -5.7
Conservative Paul Brierley 9,220 26.6 +0.6
Liberal Democrat Tudor Jones 5,329 15.4 +5.2
Plaid Cymru Paul Rowlinson 2,262 6.5 +2.7
Majority 8,605 24.9
Turnout 34,636 63.3 -12.6
Labour hold Swing

[edit] See also

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Constituencies in Wales
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Liberal Democrat
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Independent
Wales European constituency: Labour (2) · Conservative (1) · Plaid Cymru (1)
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