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January 19th, 2012
Emlyn may become part of enlarged Ceredigion Parliamentary Constituency
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The Boundary Commision for Wales has proposed that The Cenarth Ward of Carmarthenshire County Council should become part of an enlarged Ceredigion Parliamentary constituency for the 2015 general election. The new ”Ceredigion and North Pembrokeshire Constituency” would also incorporate parts of North Pembrokeshire, creating an elongated coastal constituency stretching 70 miles from Borth in the North, to Goodwick in the south.
The Boundary Commision report states;
6.17 It is proposed that a county constituency is created from:
1. the existing Ceredigion CC;
2. the County of Carmarthenshire electoral division of Cenarth (1,705); and,
3. the County of Pembrokeshire electoral divisions of Cilgerran (1,577), Clydau (1,170), Crymych (1,936), Dinas Cross (1,322), Fishguard North East (1,481), Fishguard North West (1,206), Goodwick (1,512), Maenclochog (2,408), Newport (942), Scleddau (1,153) and St. Dogmaels (1,755). This constituency would have 74,173 electors which is 3.2% below the UKEQ of 76,641 electors per constituency. The suggested name for the constituency is Ceredigion and North Pembrokeshire.
6.18 The existing constituency of Ceredigion would require a significant number of additional electors to form a constituency within the statutory range. The Commission considered several options and decided that it was most appropriate to continue the constituency along the coast and the A487 into the Unitary Authority of Pembrokeshire to include parts of the existing constituency of Preseli Pembrokeshire. The proposed new constituency extends as far along the coast as Fishguard and the surrounding electoral divisions and inland as far as Llandysilio and surrounding electoral divisions.
6.19 Wherever possible the Commission has attempted to keep to a minimum the crossing of Unitary Authority boundaries or existing constituency boundaries. However, in this case, in order to fall within the statutory electorate range and in order to assist in creating suitable constituencies in the surrounding areas, the Commission has decided to include the electoral division of Cenarth in the proposed new constituency of Ceredigion and North Pembrokeshire. This electoral division includes Newcastle Emlyn which has very close links with the settlement of Adpar in the adjoining electoral division of Llandyfriog.
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The Welsh Assembly constituency boundaries will be unaffected by these proposed changes, resulting in North Carmarthenshire residents voting in different constituencies for each election. County Council elections would also be unaffected by the changes.