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Preseli Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

UK Parliament constituency (1997–2024)

Summary

UK Parliament constituency (1997–2024)

Field	Value
name	Preseli Pembrokeshire
parliament	uk
map1	PreseliPembrokeshire2007
map_entity	Wales
year	1997
abolished	2024
type	County
elects_howmany	One
previous	Ceredigion and Pembroke North, Pembroke
next	Ceredigion Preseli, Mid and South Pembrokeshire
electorate	58,343 (December 2010){{cite web
url	http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=14666	title=Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view	date=1 December 2010	work=2011 Electorate Figures	publisher=StatsWales	access-date=13 March 2011}}
region	Wales
county	Dyfed
european	Wales
towns	Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Fishguard, St Davids.
national	Preseli Pembrokeshire, Mid and West Wales

url=http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=14666|title=Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view|date=1 December 2010|work=2011 Electorate Figures|publisher=StatsWales|access-date=13 March 2011}}

Preseli Pembrokeshire () was a seat and constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The Preseli Pembrokeshire Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.

Its last MP, who held the seat since 2005, was the Conservative Stephen Crabb, who was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Work and Pensions Secretary) from March to July 2016. The seat was held by Labour's candidate from its creation in 1997 until 2005. The Labour and Conservative parties have won at least 27.7% of the vote apiece since its 1997 creation, with the next-placed parties having reached a maximum of 14.5% of the vote to date in a generally broad field.

The seat attracted five candidates in 2010, eight in 2015 (an election in which five of the deposits were refunded and three lost) and seven in 2017. At the 2017 election, Crabb's majority was the 27th closest out of the 650 Commons seats, 0.8% or 314 votes. In 2019, there were four candidates; Crabb retained the seat with an increased majority.

The constituency was abolished as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 United Kingdom general election. Its wards were split between Ceredigion Preseli and Mid and South Pembrokeshire.

Constituency profile

The seat was predominantly rural with both Welsh and English speaking areas. Milford Haven has a significant port and oil industry, and tourism is also a key sector due to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The seat was less affluent than the UK average.

Boundaries

The constituency was created in 1997 from parts of the seats of Ceredigion and Pembroke North and Pembroke. It comprises the north and west coasts of Pembrokeshire and areas inland, including the Preseli Hills in the north of the county. It was the most westerly constituency in Wales. Much of the coastal area was in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

On its creation in 1997, its boundaries were co-terminous with the then District of Preseli Pembrokeshire. Since the 2006 boundary review of Welsh parliamentary constituencies, which took effect at the 2010 general election, it consists of the Pembrokeshire County electoral divisions of: Burton; Camrose; Cilgerran; Clydau; Crymych; Dinas Cross; Fishguard North East; Fishguard North West; Goodwick; Haverfordwest Castle; Haverfordwest Garth; Haverfordwest Portfield; Haverfordwest Prendergast; Haverfordwest Priory; Johnston; Letterston; Llangwm; Llanrhian; Maenclochog; Merlin's Bridge; Milford Central; Milford East; Milford Hakin; Milford Hubberston; Milford North; Milford West; Newport; Neyland East; Neyland West; Rudbaxton; St David's; St Dogmaels; St Ishmael's; Scleddau; Solva; The Havens; and Wiston.

Members of Parliament

Election	Candidate	Party
Welsh Labour}}"		1997	Jackie Lawrence
Welsh Conservatives}}"		2005	Stephen Crabb
	2024	Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

|reg. electors = 54,150

Elections in the 2000s

|reg. electors = 54,283

|reg. electors = 55,502

Elections in the 2010s

|reg. electors = 57,400

|reg. electors = 57,291

|reg. electors = 58,555

|reg. electors = 59,586 Of the 153 rejected ballots:

119 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
34 voted for more than one candidate.

Notes

References

Library, House of Commons. (23 June 2017). "GE2017: Marginal seats and turnout".
(28 June 2023). "2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales". [[Boundary Commission for Wales]].
UK Polling Report http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/preselipembrokeshire/
Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Preseli+Pembrokeshire
"Election Data 1997". [[Electoral Calculus]].
(1 May 1997). "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Preseli Pembrokeshire". BBC News.
"Election Data 2001". [[Electoral Calculus]].
(7 June 2001). "BBC NEWS > Preseli Pembrokeshire". BBC News.
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"Preseli Pembrokeshire parliamentary constituency - Election 2005".
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[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/constituency/w25.stm Preseli Pembrokeshire] BBC Election - Preseli Pembrokeshire
"Election Data 2015". [[Electoral Calculus]].
"Pembrokeshire results". Pembrokeshire County Council.
"Preseli Pembrokeshire Parliamentary constituency". BBC.
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"Preseli Pembrokeshire parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News.
"Election-Results/General-Election-2019".

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