Election 97

Clwyd West


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Rod Richards
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 13,070 (32.5%)
Labour 97 14,918 (37.1%)
LibDem 97 5,151 (12.8%)
Nationalist 97 5,421 (13.5%)
Other 97 1,697 ( 4.2%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 53,467
Turnout 97 40,257 (75.3%)



1992 MP Rod Richards
Old constituency name Clwyd North West
Majority 92 7,313 (17.6%)
Conservative 92 20,132 (48.5%)
Labour 92 12,819 (30.9%)
LibDem 92 6,526 (15.7%)
Nationalist 92 1,906 ( 4.6%)
Other 92 151 ( 0.4%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 53,827
Turnout 92 41,534 (77.2%)
Clwyd West



Tory change -16.0%
Labour change +6.2%
Lib Dem change -2.9%
Nationalist change +8.9%
Other change +3.9%
Electorate change -0.7%
Turnout Change -1.9%
Robert Waller wrote

The new seat of Clwyd West embraces coastal retirement resorts such as Colwyn Bay and Abergele, and extends inland through rural areas to also include the small and more industrial town of Ruthin. The more elderly electorate on the coast predominate, with a clear preference for the Conservatives. The Tories will expect to hold this seat, but a 6 or 7 per cent swing would put Labour perilously close to winning.


Super Profiles

1,450 4.76 9.03 53
8,930 29.33 11.17 263
1,936 6.36 11.25 57
2,445 8.03 14.70 55
0 0.00 10.45 0
3,787 12.44 2.81 442
5,318 17.47 8.01 218
4,603 15.12 15.25 99
733 2.41 7.13 34
1,029 3.38 10.17 33