Post by Lord Twaddleford on Apr 10, 2020 9:56:32 GMT
Clwyd West covers the eastern half of Conwy CBC authority and central Denbighshire. Like its neighbour, Aberconwy, this constituency is a coastal seat with a substantial rural hinterland where the vast majority of the population live somewhere along the coast. The principal settlements are the Bay of Colwyn area, which covers the towns of Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea, and Old Colwyn, and the Abergele/Towyn & Kinmel Bay conurbation, both of which are coastal resort towns in Conwy CBC; further inland the largest settlement is the town of Ruthin, in the Denbighshire part of the seat.
The population demographics for this seat point to significant English retiree population, with the inland rural communities such as Llansannan, Cerrigydrudion, and Llangernyw being more Welsh speaking.
The economy is dominated by tourism & hospitality along the coast, and pastoral agriculture in the rural areas.
As with all Welsh seats, Clwyd West exists in two different legislative bodies: the parliament in Westminster and the Welsh Assembly. This constituency has existed since 1997, with minor boundary changes taking place in 2007/2010 for the Welsh Assembly and Westiminster Parliament, respectively. Initially won by Labour during their landslide years in both legislative bodies, this seat has since drifted into the Conservative column, albeit still remaining something of a marginal.
The Westminster seat has had two MPs during the course of its existence:
The Assembly seat has also had just two occupants:
The population demographics for this seat point to significant English retiree population, with the inland rural communities such as Llansannan, Cerrigydrudion, and Llangernyw being more Welsh speaking.
The economy is dominated by tourism & hospitality along the coast, and pastoral agriculture in the rural areas.
As with all Welsh seats, Clwyd West exists in two different legislative bodies: the parliament in Westminster and the Welsh Assembly. This constituency has existed since 1997, with minor boundary changes taking place in 2007/2010 for the Welsh Assembly and Westiminster Parliament, respectively. Initially won by Labour during their landslide years in both legislative bodies, this seat has since drifted into the Conservative column, albeit still remaining something of a marginal.
The Westminster seat has had two MPs during the course of its existence:
- Gareth Thomas, Labour (1997-2005)
- David Jones, Conservative (2005-pres), served briefly as Welsh Secretary (2012-2014)
The Assembly seat has also had just two occupants:
- Alun Pugh, Labour (1999-2007), served in the Welsh government as Deputy Minister for Economic Development (2000-2003) and as Culture Minister (2003-2007)
- Darren Millar, Conservative (2007-pres), previously served on the Conwy CBC for Towyn division
