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Vale of Clwyd
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NEW SEAT
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11,662
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20,617
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3,425
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2,301
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293
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NEW SEAT
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19,118
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16,941
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5,435
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2,095
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123
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Conservative
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In the major boundary changes in North East Wales consequent upon the Boundary Commission's award of an extra constituency to the (former) county of Clwyd, two seats have been created, both of which are largely based on the former Clwyd NW. That division returned Rod Richards with the largest Conservative majority in Wales, over 6,000, in 1992. Now the Tories have a chance of winning both Clwyd West, based on Colwyn Bay and Abergele, and this new seat of Vale of Clwyd.
As the name implies, Vale of Clwyd is situated on the low-lying land around the River Clwyd as it flows into the Irish Sea. The main centres of population are the seaside resorts of Rhyl and Prestatyn, and inland the little cathedral city of St Asaph, Rhuddlan with its castle, and the old county town of Denbigh.
In England, this would be a safe Conservative seat; but the Tories have never done as well in Wales, and it would come as no surprise at all if Labour were to win the inaugural contest in Vale of Clwyd.
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2,245
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7.58
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9.03
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84
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5,141
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17.37
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11.17
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155
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3,168
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10.70
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11.25
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95
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1,080
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3.65
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14.70
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25
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178
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0.60
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10.45
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6
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422
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1.43
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2.81
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51
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7,621
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25.74
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8.01
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321
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6,115
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20.66
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15.25
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135
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1,189
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4.02
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7.13
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56
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1,845
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6.23
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10.17
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61
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