# Brecon and Radnorshire (Senedd constituency)

Brecon and Radnorshire (Welsh: Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed) 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 eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole. It is currently represented by James Evans MS, of the Conservatives who has been the MS since May 2021.

## Boundaries
### 1999 to 2007

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Brecon and Radnorshire Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Powys, and one of three Powys constituencies. Also, it is one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region.
The other Powys constituencies are Montgomeryshire and Clwyd South. Montgomeryshire is also entirely within the preserved county of Powys, and within the Mid and West Wales region. Clwyd South is partly, and mostly, a Clwyd constituency, and within the North Wales electoral region.
The region consists of the eight constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Llanelli, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.

### From 2007

Constituency boundaries changed from the 2007 Assembly election, as did regional boundaries. Brecon and Radnorshire remained a Powys constituency, however, and one of eight constituencies in the Mid and West Wales electoral region.
Brecon and Radnorshire is one of two constituencies covering Powys, both entirely within the preserved county, and both within the Mid and West Wales region. The other Powys constituency is Montgomeryshire.
The Mid and West Wales region consists of the constituencies of Brecon and Radnorshire, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Llanelli, Montgomeryshire and Preseli Pembrokeshire.
For Westminster purposes, the same new constituency boundaries became effective for the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

## Members of the Senedd

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1999 | Kirsty Williams | Liberal Democrat |
| | 2021 | James Evans | Conservative |

## Voting

In general 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.

## Elections
### Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Brecon and Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Evans | 12,741 | 39.7 | +14.3 | 11,572 | 36.6 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Powell | 8,921 | 27.8 | –24.6 | 6,723 | 21.3 | -8.9 |
| | Labour | Gethin Jones | 4,980 | 15.5 | +6.6 | 6,217 | 19.7 | +4.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Grenville Ham | 2,075 | 6.5 | +2.6 | 2,754 | 8.7 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Emily Durrant | 1,556 | 4.8 | +2.5 | 1,807 | 5.7 | +1.9 |
| | Abolish | Claire Mills | 1,209 | 3.8 | New | 1,786 | 5.6 | -2.4 |
| | Independent | Karen Laurie-Parry | 345 | 1.1 | New | | | |
| | Reform UK | John Muir | 213 | 0.7 | New | 202 | 0.64 | New |
| | Gwlad | Sam Holwill | 75 | 0.2 | New | 89 | 0.28 | New |
| | Christian | Christian | Christian | Christian | Christian | 141 | 0.44 | New |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 139 | 0.4 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 85 | 0.27 | New |
| | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | 57 | 0.18 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 34 | 0.11 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,820 | 11.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,115 | 57.5 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +19.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Brecon and Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | 15,898 | 52.4 | +9.4 | 9,069 | 30.2 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Gary Price | 7,728 | 25.4 | −7.9 | 7,625 | 25.4 | -7.1 |
| | Labour | Alex Thomas | 2,703 | 8.9 | −8.0 | 4,446 | 14.8 | -3.2 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Turton | 2,161 | 7.1 | New | 2,655 | 8.8 | +3.9 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Freddy Greaves | 1,180 | 3.9 | −2.8 | 2,181 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| | Green | Grenville Ham | 697 | 2.3 | New | 1,145 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | 2,388 | 8.0 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | 180 | 0.6 | New |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 163 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| | People First (Wales) | People First (Wales) | People First (Wales) | People First (Wales) | People First (Wales) | 74 | 0.2 | New |
| | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | Association of Welsh Independents | 63 | 0.2 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 41 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,170 | 27.0 | +17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,367 | 56.5 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.6 | |
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Brecon and Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | 12,201 | 43.0 | −9.2 | 8,271 | 29.3 | -2.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Davies | 9,444 | 33.3 | −0.3 | 9,181 | 32.5 | -0.5 |
| | Labour | Chris Lloyd | 4,797 | 16.9 | +8.2 | 5,091 | 18.0 | +5.2 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Gary Price | 1,906 | 6.7 | +1.2 | 2,071 | 7.3 | -0.7 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,371 | 4.9 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 1,251 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 471 | 1.7 | +0.8 |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 291 | 1.0 | -1.7 |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 193 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 75 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,757 | 9.7 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,348 | 52.9 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −4.5 | |
Regional ballots rejected: 311

### Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Brecon and Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | 15,006 | 52.2 | +2.6 | 9,014 | 31.4 | -2.3 |
| | Conservative | Suzy Davies | 9,652 | 33.6 | +3.7 | 9,454 | 33.0 | +1.3 |
| | Labour | Neil Stone | 2,514 | 8.7 | −3.0 | 3,658 | 12.8 | -3.6 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Arwel Lloyd | 1,576 | 5.5 | +0.5 | 2,282 | 8.0 | +1.4 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,296 | 4.5 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 1,252 | 4.4 | +0.3 |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 782 | 2.7 | New |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 270 | 0.9 | New |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 215 | 0.7 | New |
| | Gwynoro Jones -Independent | Gwynoro Jones -Independent | Gwynoro Jones -Independent | Gwynoro Jones -Independent | Gwynoro Jones -Independent | 136 | 0.5 | New |
| | Caroline Evans - Independent | Caroline Evans - Independent | Caroline Evans - Independent | Caroline Evans - Independent | Caroline Evans - Independent | 126 | 0.4 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 88 | 0.3 | New |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 54 | 0.2 | New |
| | Veritas | Veritas | Veritas | Veritas | Veritas | 51 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,354 | 18.6 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,748 | 51.9 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | −0.6 | |
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Brecon and Radnorsihire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | 13,325 | 49.6 | +5.0 | 8,999 | 33.7 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Nick Bourne | 8,017 | 29.9 | +5.4 | 8,453 | 31.7 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | David Rees | 3,130 | 11.7 | −6.0 | 4,385 | 16.4 | -3.1 |
| | Plaid Cymru | Brynach Parry | 1,329 | 5.0 | −3.1 | 1,761 | 6.6 | -10.3 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 1,107 | 4.1 | Unknown |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,156 | 4.3 | New |
| | Mid and West Wales Pensioners | Mid and West Wales Pensioners | Mid and West Wales Pensioners | Mid and West Wales Pensioners | Mid and West Wales Pensioners | 509 | 1.9 | New |
| | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | 151 | 0.6 | New |
| | Vote 2 Stop the War | Vote 2 Stop the War | Vote 2 Stop the War | Vote 2 Stop the War | Vote 2 Stop the War | 113 | 0.4 | New |
| | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | 49 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,308 | 19.7 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,348 | 52.9 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.3 | |
2003 Electorate: 53,739 Regional ballots rejected: 282

### Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Brecon and Radnorshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Williams | 13,022 | 44.6 | N/A | 9,309 | 32.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nick Bourne | 7,170 | 24.5 | N/A | 7,498 | 25.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ian Janes | 5,165 | 17.7 | N/A | 5,667 | 19.5 | N/A |
| | Plaid Cymru | David Petersen | 2,356 | 8.1 | N/A | 4,891 | 16.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Michael Shaw | 1,502 | 5.1 |
| | Other list parties | Other list parties | Other list parties | Other list parties | Other list parties | 1,636 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,852 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,215 | 57.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |