Alyn and Deeside (Senedd Cymru constituency)

Alyn and Deeside (Welsh: Alun a Glannau Dyfrdwy) 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.

Not to be confused with Alyn and Deeside (UK Parliament constituency).

Alyn and Deeside
National Assembly for Wales county constituency
Alyn and Deeside shown within the North Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current National Assembly for Wales county constituency
Created	1999
AM	Jack Sargeant (Labour)
Preserved county	Clwyd

The constituency has been represented by Jack Sargeant since February 2018.

Boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Alyn and Deeside Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Clwyd. For the 2007 Assembly election, there were minor changes to the constituency's boundaries. For Westminster purposes, the same boundary changes became effective at the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

As created in 1999, the North Wales region includes the constituencies of Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd West, Clwyd South, Conwy, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn (Anglesey). From the 2007 election the region includes Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn (Anglesey).

History

The constituency has been held by Labour since its creation. The assembly member Carl Sargeant served as Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children 19 May 2016 until his resignation on 3 November 2017 following his suspension from the Labour Party due to "shocking and distressing" allegations about his personal behaviour.[1] The seat was vacant following his death by suicide on 7 November 2017 and remained vacant until the by-election in the constituency took place on 6 February 2018, which was won by Carl's son Jack Sargeant for the Labour Party.

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.

Assembly Members and Members of the Senedd

Election		Member	Party	Portrait
	1999	Tom Middlehurst	Labour
	2003	Carl Sargeant	Labour
	2018	Jack Sargeant	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

A by-election took place on 6 February 2018, following the death of incumbent AM Carl Sargeant.[2][3]

By-election 2018: Alyn and Deeside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jack Sargeant	11,267	60.7	15.0
	Conservative	Sarah Atherton	4,722	25.4	4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Donna Lalek	1,176	6.3	1.8
	Plaid Cymru	Carrie Harper	1,059	5.7	3.3
	Green	Duncan Rees	353	1.9	0.5
Majority			6,545	35.3	10.6
Turnout				29.1	5.9
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Alyn and Deeside[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Carl Sargeant	9,922	45.7	−6.9
	Conservative	Mike Gibbs	4,558	21.0	−7.1
	UKIP	Michelle Brown	3,765	17.4	+17.4
	Plaid Cymru	Jacqueline Hurst	1,944	9.0	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Williams	980	4.5	−3.1
	Green	Martin Bennewith	527	2.4	+2.4
Majority			5,364	24.7	+0.2
Turnout			21,696	35.0	−2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Alyn and Deeside[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Carl Sargeant	11,978	52.6	+13.8
	Conservative	John Bell	6,397	28.1	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Williams	1,725	7.6	−2.3
	Plaid Cymru	Shane Brennan	1,710	7.5	+0.9
	BNP	Michael Whitby	959	4.2	N/A
Majority			5,581	24.5	+8.6
Turnout			22,769	37	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.3

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Alyn and Deeside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Carl Sargeant	8,196	38.9	−7.8
	Conservative	Will Gallagher	4,834	22.9	−0.6
	Independent	Dennis Hutchinson	3,241	15.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Paul J. Brighton	2,091	9.9	−6.8
	Plaid Cymru	Dafydd M. Passe	1,398	6.6	−1.1
	UKIP	William Crawford	1,335	6.3	+0.8
Majority			3,362	15.9	-7.4
Turnout			21,095	35.5	+10.6
	Labour hold		Swing	−3.6

Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Alyn and Deeside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Carl Sargeant	7,036	46.7	−4.6
	Conservative	Matthew G. Wright	3,533	23.5	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul J. Brighton	2,509	16.7	+6.8
	Plaid Cymru	Richard S. Coombs	1,160	7.7	−4.4
	UKIP	William Crawford	826	5.5	N/A
Majority			3,503	23.3	−10.2
Turnout			15,064	24.9	−7.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Alyn and Deeside[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tom Middlehurst	9,772	51.4	N/A
	Conservative	Neil Formstone	3,413	17.9	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	Ann Owen	2,304	12.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Jeff Clarke	1,879	9.9	N/A
	Independent	John Cooksey	1,333	7.0	N/A
	Communist	Glyn Davies	329	1.7	N/A
Majority			6,359	33.5	N/A
Turnout			19,030	32.1	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

1. Peck, Tom (3 November 2017). "Welsh government minister resigns after being suspended over 'shocking and distressing' allegations". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
2. "Sacked Labour minister dies". 7 November 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
3. "Carl Sargeant death: Alyn and Deeside by-election set for February". BBC News. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
4. ganlyniadau Etholiad Cymru 2016
5. "Wales elections > Alyn and Deeside". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
6. "Wales elections > Alyn and Deeside". BBC News. 6 May 1999. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

See also

• North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)
• National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions