Clwyd North

Clwyd North (Welsh: Gogledd Clwyd) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 general election, following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Gill German of the Labour Party.

Clwyd North
constituency for the House of Commons
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Location of the constituency within Wales
Electorate	76,150 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlements	Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Abergele, St. Asaph, Denbigh
Current constituency
Member of Parliament	Gill German (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Clwyd West, Vale of Clwyd

Boundaries

Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:^[2][3]

• The County Borough of Conwy wards of: Abergele Pensarn, Colwyn, Eirias, Gele, Glyn, Kinmel Bay, Llanddulas, Llandrillo yn Rhos, Llysfaen, Mochdre, Pentre Mawr, Rhiw, and Towyn.

• The County of Denbighshire wards: Bodelwyddan, Denbigh Central, Denbigh Lower, Denbigh Upper/ Henllan, Rhuddlan, Rhyl East, Rhyl South, Rhyl South East, Rhyl South West, Rhyl West, St. Asaph East, St. Asaph West, and Trefnant.

Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022,^[4][5] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:^[6]

• The County Borough of Conwy wards of: Colwyn, Eirias, Gele and Llanddulas, Glyn, Kinmel Bay, Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, Llysfaen, Mochdre, Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr, Rhiw, and Towyn.

• The County of Denbighshire wards: Bodelwyddan, Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan, Denbigh Lower, Rhuddlan, Rhyl East, Rhyl South, Rhyl South West, Rhyl Trellewelyn, Rhyl Tŷ Newydd, Rhyl West, St. Asaph East, St. Asaph West, and Trefnant.

The parts in Conwy were previously part of the abolished constituency of Clwyd West, and the parts in Denbighshire were previously part of the abolished constituency of Vale of Clwyd.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[7]	Party
	2024	Gill German	Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Clwyd North^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gill German	14,794	35.5	−4.8
	Conservative	Darren Millar	13,598	32.7	−13.1
	Reform	Jamie Orange	7,000	16.8	+14.9
	Plaid Cymru	Paul Rowlinson	3,159	7.6	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Wilkins	1,685	4.0	−0.9
	Green	Martyn Hogg	1,391	3.3	N/A
Majority			1,196	2.8	N/A
Turnout			41,627	55.5	−11.9
Registered electors			75,027
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [a] [9]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	23,479	45.8
	Labour	20,645	40.3
	Plaid Cymru	3,713	7.2
	Liberal Democrats	2,501	4.9
	Brexit Party	951	1.9
Majority		2,834	5.5
Turnout		51,289	67.4
Electorate		76,150

Notes

1. Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place