Preserved county Clwyd Created 1983 European Parliament constituency Wales Number of members 1 | Electorate 54,405 (December 2010) Welsh Assembly North Wales Member of parliament David Hanson Major settlements Mold, Flint, Holywell | |
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Created from Flintshire West, Flintshire East Replaced by West Flintshire, East Flintshire | ||
Delyn is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the 1983 General Election. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Contents
The Delyn Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
Boundaries
1983-1997: The Borough of Delyn, and the Borough of Rhuddlan wards of Meliden, Prestatyn Central, Prestatyn East, Prestatyn North, and Prestatyn South West.
1997-2010: The Borough of Delyn.
2010-present: The Flintshire electoral divisions of Argoed, Bagillt East, Bagillt West, Brynford, Caerwys, Cilcain, Ffynnongroyw, Flint Castle, Flint Coleshill, Flint Oakenholt, Flint Trelawney, Greenfield, Gronant, Gwernaffield, Gwernymynydd, Halkyn, Holywell Central, Holywell East, Holywell West, Leeswood, Mold Broncoed, Mold East, Mold South, Mold West, Mostyn, New Brighton, Northop, Northop Hall, Trelawnyd and Gwaenysgor, and Whitford.
The constituency encompasses the communities of Mostyn, Flint, Mold, Northop and Holywell.
History
Delyn constituency was created in 1983 from the seats of Flintshire West and Flintshire East. It is normally inclined to elect Labour MPs, although the Conservatives won the seat in their 1983 and 1987 landslide elections. From 1983 to 1997, the constituency included Tory-leaning Prestatyn, which was then transferred to the Vale of Clwyd seat.