Clwyd East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Clwyd East
constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of the constituency.
Location of the constituency within Wales
Preserved county	Clwyd
Electorate	76,395 (March 2020)^[1]
Major settlements	Llangollen, Mold, Prestatyn, Ruthin, Holywell
Current constituency
Member of Parliament	Becky Gittins (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd.

Clwyd East (Welsh: Dwyrain Clwyd) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.

The constituency will comprise the following areas:^[2]^[3]

In Denbighshire: Dyserth, Llandyrnog, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn Meliden, Prestatyn North, Prestatyn South West, Tremeirchion, Llanarmon-yn-Ial/Llandegla, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd/Llangynhafal, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd/Gwyddelwern, Llangollen, and Ruthin;
In Flintshire: Argoed, Brynford, Caerwys, Cilcain, Ffynnongroyw, 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;
In Wrexham: Llangollen Rural^[4]

Election results

General election 2024: Clwyd East^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Becky Gittins	18,484	38.7	+0.8
	Conservative	James Davies	13,862	29.0	−18.9
	Reform UK	Kirsty Walmsley	7,626	15.9	+11.8
	Plaid Cymru	Paul Penlington	3,733	7.8	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Alec Dauncey	1,859	3.9	−1.4
	Green	Lee Lavery	1,659	3.5	N/A
	Independent	Rob Roberts	599	1.3	N/A
Majority			4,622	9.7	N/A
Turnout			47,822	62.4	N/A
Registered electors			76,150
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

^ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-5286-3901-9. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals | Boundary Commission for Wales". Boundary Commission for Wales. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
^ "New Seat Details - Clwyd East". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^ Final Recommendations Boundary Commission for Wales
^ "Clwyd East results - General election 2024". BBC News. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

v t e UK Parliament constituencies in Wales (32)
Labour (27)	Aberafan Maesteg Alyn and Deeside Bangor Aberconwy Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff East Cardiff North Cardiff South and Penarth Cardiff West Clwyd East Clwyd North Gower Llanelli Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare Mid and South Pembrokeshire Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr Neath and Swansea East Newport East Newport West and Islwyn Pontypridd Rhondda and Ogmore Swansea West Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham
Plaid Cymru (4)	Caerfyrddin Ceredigion Preseli Dwyfor Meirionnydd Ynys Môn
Liberal Democrats (1)	Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

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