Delyn (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Delyn (Assembly constituency).

Coordinates: 53°15′07″N 3°11′35″W / 53.252°N 3.193°W / 53.252; -3.193

Delyn
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Delyn in Wales.
Preserved county	Clwyd
Electorate	54,405 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Mold, Flint, Holywell
Current constituency
Created	1983 (1983)
Member of Parliament	David Hanson (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Flintshire West, Flintshire East
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly	North Wales
European Parliament 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.

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses the towns of Mostyn, Flint, Mold, Northop and Holywell.

History

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 Conservatives won the seat in the 1983 and 1987 landslide elections. At the time, the constituency included Conservative-inclined Prestatyn which has since been transferred to the Vale of Clwyd seat.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[2]	Party
	1983	Keith Raffan	Conservative
	1992	David Hanson	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Delyn [3][4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hanson	15,083	40.8	-4.9
	Conservative	Antoinette Sandbach	12,811	34.6	+8.5
	Liberal Democrat	Bill Brereton	5,747	15.5	-2.4
	Plaid Cymru	Peter Ryder	1,844	5.0	-2.4
	BNP	Jennifer Matthys	844	2.3	+2.3
	UKIP	Andrew Haigh	655	1.8	+0.2
Majority			2,272	6.1
Turnout			36,984	69.2	+5.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.7

Elections in the 2000s

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
	UKIP	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

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Delyn[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Hanson	24,979	45.0	+5.9
	Conservative	Mike J. Whitby	22,940	41.3	−0.1
	Liberal Democrat	Ray C. Dodd	6,208	11.2	−5.8
	Plaid Cymru	Ashley J. Drake	1,414	2.5	−0.0
Majority			2,039	3.7	+1.3
Turnout			55,541	83.4	+1.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.0

See also

• Delyn (Assembly constituency)
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd

Notes and references

1. ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=14666. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
3. ^ Delyn Cyngor Sir Y Fflint Flintshire County Council - candidates Delyn
4. ^ Delyn BBC Election - Delyn
5. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.