# Clwyd West (Senedd constituency)

Clwyd West (Welsh: Gorllewin Clwyd) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

## Boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Clwyd West Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Clwyd. For the 2007 Assembly election part of Clwyd West was transferred to the Vale of Clwyd constituency, and Clwyd West now includes an area currently within the Clwyd South constituency. For Westminster purposes, the same boundary changes became effective for the 2010 United Kingdom general election.
As created in 1999, the North Wales region included the constituencies of Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd West, Clwyd South, Conwy, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn. After the 2007 Assembly election the region now includes Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn.

## Voting

In elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

## Assembly members and Members of the Senedd

| Election | Election | Member | Party | Portrait |
| | 1999 | Alun Pugh | Labour | |
| | 2007 | Darren Millar | Conservative | |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Clwyd West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darren Millar | 11,839 | 41.7 | +0.4 | 10,278 | 35.2 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | Joshua Hurst | 8,154 | 28.7 | +8.7 | 8,753 | 29.9 | +6.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Elin Walker-Jones | 5,609 | 19.8 | -2.2 | 6,129 | 21.0 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Wilkins | 1,158 | 4.1 | +0.9 | 1,027 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| | UKIP | Jeanie Barton | 520 | 1.8 | -9.6 | 420 | 1.4 | -11.0 |
| | Abolish | Euan McGivern | 502 | 1.8 | New | 996 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| | Reform UK | N. Clare Eno | 304 | 1.1 | New | 286 | 1.0 | New |
| | Gwlad | Rhydian Hughes | 277 | 1.0 | New | 157 | 0.5 | New |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 870 | 3.0 | +0.8 |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 142 | 0.5 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 60 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| | Independent | Michelle Brown | Michelle Brown | Michelle Brown | Michelle Brown | 51 | 0.2 | New |
| | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | 41 | 0.1 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 21 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,685 | 13.0 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,363 | 48.34 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||

### Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Clwyd West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darren Millar | 10,831 | 41.3 | −2.0 | 8,422 | 32.2 | -4.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Llyr Gruffydd | 5,768 | 22.0 | −1.0 | 5,213 | 19.9 | -2.9 |
| | Labour | Jo Thomas | 5,246 | 20.0 | −6.4 | 6,048 | 23.1 | ±0.0 |
| | UKIP | David Edwards | 2,985 | 11.4 | New | 3,232 | 12.4 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victor Babu | 831 | 3.2 | −4.1 | 969 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| | Green | Julian Mahy | 565 | 2.2 | New | 579 | 2.2 | +0.3 |
| | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | 1,090 | 4.2 | New |
| | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | 320 | 1.2 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | 128 | 0.5 | New |
| | Mark Young - Independent | Mark Young - Independent | Mark Young - Independent | Mark Young - Independent | Mark Young - Independent | 98 | 0.4 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 49 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,063 | 19.3 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,226 | 45.5 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Clwyd West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darren Millar | 10,890 | 43.3 | +9.3 | 9,194 | 36.5 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Crispin Jones | 6,642 | 26.4 | −1.5 | 5,827 | 23.1 | +0.8 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Eifion Lloyd Jones | 5,775 | 23.0 | −4.3 | 5,732 | 22.8 | -4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Cossey | 1,846 | 7.3 | +0.8 | 1,365 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,191 | 4.7 | +1.3 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 554 | 2.2 | +1.1 |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 493 | 2.0 | -1.5 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 477 | 1.9 | +0.5 |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 169 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| | Weyman - Independent | Weyman - Independent | Weyman - Independent | Weyman - Independent | Weyman - Independent | 122 | 0.5 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 63 | 0.3 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,248 | 16.9 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,153 | 43.2 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
Regional ballots rejected: 159

### Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Clwyd West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darren Millar | 8,905 | 34.0 | +1.3 | 8,765 | 33.6 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Alun Pugh | 7,309 | 27.9 | −6.9 | 5,817 | 22.3 | -7.3 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Philip Edwards | 7,162 | 27.3 | +5.9 | 7,073 | 27.1 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Croft | 1,705 | 6.5 | −1.4 | 1,646 | 6.3 | -3.1 |
| | UKIP | Warwick Nicholson | 1,124 | 4.3 | +3.0 | 888 | 3.4 | +0.4 |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 925 | 3.5 | New |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 376 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 277 | 1.1 | New |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 138 | 0.5 | New |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 134 | 0.5 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 70 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,596 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,205 | 45.7 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.1 | |
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Clwyd West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alun Pugh | 7,693 | 34.8 | +3.8 | 6,510 | 29.6 | |
| | Conservative | Brynle Williams | 7,257 | 32.8 | +4.8 | 6,869 | 31.2 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Janet Ryder | 4,715 | 21.3 | −6.0 | 4,987 | 22.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Burnham | 1,743 | 7.9 | −5.8 | 2,065 | 9.4 | |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 669 | 3.0 | |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 387 | 1.8 | |
| | John Marek Independent Party | John Marek Independent Party | John Marek Independent Party | John Marek Independent Party | John Marek Independent Party | 358 | 1.6 | |
| | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | 102 | 0.5 | |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 43 | 0.2 | |
| | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | 34 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 2.0 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,123 | 40.6 | −6.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −0.5 | |
2003 Electorate: 54,463 Regional ballots rejected: 344

### Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Clwyd West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alun Pugh | 7,824 | 31.0 | N/A | 6,894 | 27.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Rod Richards | 7,064 | 28.0 | N/A | 6,317 | 25.5 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru | Eilian S. Williams | 6,886 | 27.3 | N/A | 7,876 | 31.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robina L. Feeley | 3,462 | 13.7 | N/A | 2,823 | 11.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| | Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign | Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign | Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign | Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign | Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| | United Socialist | United Socialist | United Socialist | United Socialist | United Socialist | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Natural Law | Natural Law | Natural Law | Natural Law | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 760 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,236 | 46.9 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |