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Mapping the election - see party vote share by constituency across Wales
Result:
LAB HOLD
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Party
LAB Welsh Labour |
Candidates Ken Skates | Votes 7,862 | 35.5% | Net percentage change in seats −6.9 |
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Party
CON Welsh Conservative |
Candidates Simon Baynes | Votes 4,846 | 21.9% | Net percentage change in seats −7.3 |
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Party
PC Plaid Cymru |
Candidates Mabon ap Gwynfor | Votes 3,861 | 17.4% | Net percentage change in seats −1.1 |
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Party
UKIP UKIP Wales |
Candidates Mandy Jones | Votes 2,827 | 12.8% | Net percentage change in seats +12.8 |
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Party
LD Welsh Liberal Democrat |
Candidates Aled Roberts | Votes 2,289 | 10.3% | Net percentage change in seats +0.5 |
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Party
GRN Wales Green Party |
Candidates Duncan Rees | Votes 474 | 2.1% | Net percentage change in seats +2.1 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Welsh Labour Majority
3,016Turnout
40.9%Constituency Profile
The seat takes in the fringes of the town of Wrexham and the rugged landscape of the Berwyn range.
Famous for its annual international music eisteddfod, the town of Llangollen, on banks of the River Dee, is in Clwyd South. The seat has a population of 72,373 - smaller than the average Welsh constituency of 76,900. At £511 a week, the average full-time salary here is lower than the Wales-wide average of £551. This has been a Labour-held seat in Parliament and in the Welsh Assembly since it came into existence in 1997. In the 2011 Assembly election Ken Skates increased the party's majority to 2,659.