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Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

Every general election in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr since 1997 (until 2019). Latest: Jonathan Edwards, Plaid Cymru, majority 1,809.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jonathan Edwards Elected sitting MPPlaid Cymru15,93938.9%
Havard HughesConservative14,13034.5%
Maria CarrollLabour8,62221.0%
Pete ProsserBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		2,3115.6%
Valid votes41,002
Majority1,8094.4%

PC hold Turnout 71.4% of 57,419 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1997200120052010201520172019Plaid Cymru, 1997: 34.6%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 42.4%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 45.9%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 35.6%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 38.4%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 39.3%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 38.9%Labour, 1997: 42.9%Labour, 2001: 35.6%Labour, 2005: 28.3%Labour, 2010: 26.5%Labour, 2015: 24.2%Labour, 2017: 29.8%Labour, 2019: 21.0%Conservative, 1997: 12.0%Conservative, 2001: 12.9%Conservative, 2005: 13.7%Conservative, 2010: 22.4%Conservative, 2015: 21.2%Conservative, 2017: 26.3%Conservative, 2019: 34.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 7.6%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 7.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 9.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 12.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 11.1%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.4%
Vote share in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr at each general election PC Lab Con LD UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019PC Jonathan EdwardsCon1,8094.471.4%PC hold
2017PC Jonathan EdwardsLab3,9089.573.3%PC hold
2015PC Jonathan EdwardsLab5,59914.270.7%PC hold
2010PC Jonathan EdwardsLab3,4819.272.6%PC hold
2005PCLab6,71817.571.7%
2001PCLab2,5906.870.4%PC gain from Lab
1997LabPC3,4508.378.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Carmarthen East and Dinefwr?

Jonathan Edwards (Plaid Cymru) won Carmarthen East and Dinefwr at the 2019 general election with a majority of 1,809.

Which parties have won Carmarthen East and Dinefwr?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1997: Plaid Cymru 6, Labour 1.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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