Preserved county Dyfed Electorate 54,557 (December 2010) Created from Carmarthen, Llanelli Member of parliament Jonathan Edwards Party Plaid Cymru Replaced by Carmarthen, Llanelli | Population 71,046 (2011 census) Created 1997 Welsh Assembly Mid and West Wales Number of members 1 Major settlements Ammanford, Llandovery | |
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Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Welsh:Dwyrain Caerfyrddyn a Dinefwr) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1997 mostly from the former seat of Carmarthen. The current MP is Plaid Cymru's Jonathan Edwards.
The Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
Boundaries
The existing constituency is within the Carmarthenshire authority area, with Llanybydder, Llandovery and Llanfihangel-ar-Arth in the north, Llanfihangel-uwch-Gwili, Llanegwad, and Llandeilo in the central area, and Ammanford and Glanamman in the south.
Boundary changes for the 2010 general election introduced minor alterations, with the areas around Hermon and Llanpumsaint removed to the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency. These changes came into effect in 2007 for the National Assembly for Wales.
The constituency includes the whole of 41 Carmarthenshire communities (Abergwili; Ammanford; Betws; Cenarth; Cilycwm; Cwmamman; Cynwyl Gaeo; Dyffryn Cennen; Gorslas; Llanarthney; Llanddarog; Llanddeusant; Llandeilo; Llandovery; Llandybie; Llandyfaelog; Llanegwad; Llanfair-ar-y-bryn; Llanfihangel Aberbythych; Llanfihangel-ar-Arth; Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn; Llanfynydd; Llangadog; Llangathen; Llangeler; Llangunnor; Llangyndeyrn; Llanllawddog; Llanllwni; Llansadwrn; Llansawel; Llanwrda; Llanybydder; Llanycrwys; Manordeilo and Salem; Myddfai; Newcastle Emlyn; Pencarreg; Quarter Bach; St Ishmael; Talley).