Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 52°50′56″N 3°58′59″W / 52.849°N 3.983°W / 52.849; -3.983
| Dwyfor Meirionnydd | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Dwyfor Meirionnydd in Wales for the 2010 general election. |
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| Preserved county | Gwynedd |
| Electorate | 45,006 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Porthmadog, Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 (2010) |
| Member of Parliament | Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Caernarfon and Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | Mid and West Wales |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). The seat was created by the Welsh Boundary Commission for the 2010 general election, and replaced the old north Wales seat of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy. Dwyfor Meirionnydd is bordered to the north by Arfon and Aberconwy. The same boundaries were used for the Dwyfor Meirionnydd Welsh Assembly constituency in the 2007 Welsh Assembly election.
This is the safest of Plaid Cymru's three seats, with the nearest challenger in 2010 having obtained just over half the number of votes received by Elfyn Llwyd.
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