Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency)

History

;Summary of results Labour won the seat in all general elections from 1935 until 2019, when Conservative Sarah Atherton became the first woman elected to represent Wrexham. This result was reversed in 2024 when Andrew Ranger regained the seat for Labour.

Tom Ellis, first elected in 1970, defected in 1981 to the newly founded Social Democratic Party. In 1983, he unsuccessfully stood for Clwyd South West instead.

;Turnout Turnout has ranged between 57.5% in 2024 and 87.3% in 1950.

Boundaries

Until 1885, Wrexham was part of the Denbighshire parliamentary constituency, which elected one Member of Parliament until the Reform Act 1832 increased this to two members. In 1885 the Denbighshire constituency was split — the area covered today became part of East Denbighshire constituency.

In 1918 the Wrexham constituency was created, electing one Member of Parliament.

1918–1949: The Municipal Borough of Wrexham, and the Rural District of Wrexham, and part of Chirk.

1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Wrexham, and part of the Rural Districts of Ceiriog, and Wrexham.

1983–1997: The Borough of Wrexham Maelor wards Nos. 1 to 12, 23 to 25 and 28 to 36.

*For the 1983 general election, major boundary reorganisation saw large areas removed from the Wrexham constituency to form part of the new constituency of Clwyd South West.*1997–2010: The Borough of Wrexham Maelor wards of Acton, Borras Park, Caia Park, Garden Village, Gresford East and West, Grosvenor, Gwersyllt East and South, Gwersyllt North, Gwersyllt West, Holt, Little Acton, Llay, Maesydre, Marford and Hoseley, Offa East, Offa West, Queensway, Rhosnesni, Rossett, Stansty, and Whitegate.

Further parts included in the new constituency of Clwyd South (which replaced Clwyd South West).

2010–2024: The following County Borough of Wrexham wards: Acton, Borras Park, Brynyffynnon, Cartrefle, Erddig, Garden Village, Gresford East and West, Grosvenor, Gwersyllt East and South, Gwersyllt North, Gwersyllt West, Hermitage, Holt, Little Acton, Llay, Maesydre, Marford and Hoseley, Offa, Queensway, Rhosnesni, Rossett, Smithfield, Stansty, Whitegate, Wynnstay.

No changes to boundaries.

2024–present: Under the 2023 boundary review, drawn up in accordance with the ward structure in existence on 1 December 2020, the constituency was defined as comprising the wards above, plus Bronington, Brymbo, Bryn Cefn, Coedpoeth, Gwenfro, Marchwiel, Minera, New Broughton, and Overton, transferred from the now abolished Clwyd South constituency.

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022, the constituency now comprises the following wards of the County Borough of Wrexham from the 2024 general election:

• Acton and Maesydre; Bangor Is-y-Coed; Borras Park; Bronington and Hanmer; Brymbo; Bryn Cefn; Brynyffynnon; Cartrefle; Coedpoeth; Erddig; Garden Village; Gresford East and West; Grosvenor; Gwenfro; Gwersyllt East; Gwersyllt North; Gwersyllt South; Gwersyllt West; Hermitage; Holt; Little Acton; Llay; Marchwiel; Marford and Hoseley; Minera; New Broughton; Offa; Overton and Maelor South; Queensway; Rhosnesni; Rossett; Smithfield; Stansty; Whitegate; Wynnstay.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1910s

|reg. electors = 39,259

Elections in the 1920s

|reg. electors = 39,446

|reg. electors = 40,789

|reg. electors = 41,686

|reg. electors = 52,310

Elections in the 1930s

|reg. electors = 54,048

|reg. electors = 55,656

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

• Labour: Robert Richards
• Liberal:

|reg. electors = 62,446

Elections in the 1950s

|reg. electors = 63,455

|reg. electors = 64,736

|reg. electors = 64,788

|reg. electors = 64,788

|reg. electors = 66,150

Elections in the 1960s

|reg. electors = 66,530

|reg. electors = 66,441

Elections in the 1970s

|reg. electors = 72,814

|reg. electors = 75,492

|reg. electors = 76,106

|reg. electors = 78,771

Elections in the 1980s

|reg. electors = 60,707

|reg. electors = 62,401

Elections in the 1990s

url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2010-12-06}}}} |reg. electors = 63,720

|reg. electors = 50,741

Elections in the 2000s

|reg. electors = 50,465

|reg. electors = 48,016

Elections in the 2010s

|reg. electors = 50,872

|reg. electors = 50,992 Of the 55 rejected ballots:

• 43 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 12 voted for more than one candidate.

|reg. electors = 50,245 Of the 68 rejected ballots:

• 53 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 15 voted for more than one candidate.

|reg. electors = 49,734 Of the 70 rejected ballots:

• 57 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
• 9 voted for more than one candidate.
• 4 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.

Elections in the 2020s

|reg. electors = 70,269

Notes

References

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