| Dwyfor Meirionnydd County constituency |
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| Dwyfor Meirionnydd shown within Wales | |
| Created: | in time for 2009 or 2010 election |
| MP: | [[]] |
| Party: | [[]] |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Preserved county: | Gwynedd |
| EP constituency: | Wales |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. Brief history and overview Prior to the mid-19th century Politics in the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. History Gwynedd was an independent kingdom from the end of the Roman period until the 13th Century when it was conquered and subjugated by England The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Wales is a Constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 4 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional representation A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories
Following their review into parliamentary representation in Wales, the Boundary Commission for Wales has created this new constituency, bordered to the north by Arfon. Arfon will be a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( Westminster)
Boundaries
The electoral wards used to create the new Dwyfor Meirionnydd seat are as follows. They are entirely within the preserved county of Gwynedd.
- Aberdaron, Aberdyfi, Abererch, Abermaw, Abersoch, Bala, Botwnnog, Bowydd and Rhiw, Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd, Bryn-crug/Llanfihangel, Clynnog, Corris/Mawddwy, Criccieth, Diffwys and Maenofferen, Dolbenmaen, Dolgellau North, Dolgellau South, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Efail-newydd/Buan, Harlech, Llanaelhaearn, Llanbedr, Llanbedrog, Llandderfel, Llanengan, Llangelynin, Llanuwchllyn, Llanystumdwy, Morfa Nefyn, Nefyn, Penrhyndeudraeth, Porthmadog East, Porthmadog West, Porthmadog-Tremadog, Pwllheli North, Pwllheli South, Teigl, Trawsfynydd, Tudweiliog, and Tywyn. Aberdaron is a small former fishing Village at the tip of Wales 's northern peninsula the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd. Aberdyfi (Mouth of the River Dyfi or Aberdovey (the Anglicised spelling is still in common use is a Village on the Estuary of the River Abererch is a Village in the Welsh principal area of Gwynedd. Barmouth ( Welsh: Abermaw (formal Y Bermo ( Colloquial) is a Town in the County of Gwynedd, north-western Abersoch is a large Village in the parish of Llanengan Gwynedd, Wales. Bala (more correctly Y Bala) is a Market town in Gwynedd, North Wales, and formerly an Urban district of the old County Llanelltyd is a small Village in Gwynedd, to the north of Dolgellau. Clynnog Fawr, often simply called "Clynnog" is a Village on the north coast of the Llŷn peninsula in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. King George's Fields SH7507 195jpg|240px|right|thumb|The entrance to King George's Field next door to the junior school]] Corris is a Village in the south of Dolgellau (pronounced /dɔl'gɛɬaɨ/ occasionally /-gɛɬi/ is a Market town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, Harlech (pronounced ˈharlɛx is a Town and Seaside resort in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on Tremadog Bay, and within Llanbedr is a Village in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd, Wales. The village originally grew around the slate Quarrying Llanbedrog is a Village on the Llŷn peninsula in Wales, situated on the south side of the Peninsula on the A499 road between Llanengan is a small Village 1¼ Miles or 2 Km south west of Abersoch in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. For the ancient church of the same name near Fairbourne in the neighbouring county of Gwynedd see Llangelynnin Gwynedd. Llanuwchllyn is a Village in Gwynedd, North Wales, near the southern end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid Llanystumdwy is small Village on the Llŷn Peninsula in north Wales, although it is not regarded as being part of Llŷn but belonging instead to the local Morfa Nefyn is a small Village located on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales. Nefyn is a small Town on the north-west coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, with a Population of around Penrhyndeudraeth ( peninsula with two beaches in Welsh) is a Village in Gwynedd, Wales. Porthmadog, ˌpɒrθˈmædɒg and known locally as Port, is a small Coastal Town in the Dwyfor locality within Gwynedd in North Tremadog (sometimes known as Tremadoc) is a Village on the outskirts of Porthmadog, in Gwynedd, north west Wales. Pwllheli is the main Market town of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. Trawsfynydd ( Welsh: "across mountain") is a Village in North Wales, adjacent to the A470 north of Dolgellau Tudweiliog is a small predominantly Welsh -speaking Village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in north-west Wales. Tywyn (formerly Towyn) is a Town and Seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd (formerly Merioneth:
Election results
The new seat of Dwyfor Meirionnydd will be fought for the first time at the UK general election of 2009 or 2010.
See also
- Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gwynedd