Fflint Wrecsam
| Fflint Wrecsam | |
|---|---|
| County multi-member constituency for the Senedd | |
Boundary of Fflint Wrecsam in Wales | |
| Principal areas | |
| Preserved county | |
| Population | 204,672 (2024)[1] |
| Major settlements | Buckley, Connah's Quay, Flint, Overton, Shotton, Wrexham |
| Current County multi-member constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 6 |
| Created from |
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Fflint Wrecsam (Welsh for 'Flint [and] Wrexham'; ⓘ) is a six-member constituency of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) used in the 2026 Senedd election. It covers eastern Flintshire and the north and east of Wrexham County Borough, both in North Wales.
It was proposed following the 2026 review of Senedd constituencies, and is a pairing of the two UK Parliament constituencies of Alyn and Deeside and Wrexham. It has a Welsh-only name.
Boundaries
The constituency covers eastern Flintshire, including Flint and Connah's Quay. It also includes the north and east of Wrexham County Borough, including Wrexham itself.
A Senedd constituency comprising the boundaries of the UK Parliament constituencies of Alyn and Deeside and Wrexham, has been proposed by the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru for the 2026 election to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Senedd Cymru). It was initially proposed using the English name Alyn, Deeside and Wrexham in September 2024,[2] but was renamed to Fflint Wrecsam in December proposals with most constituencies using Welsh-only names.[3] The Welsh-only name and boundaries were confirmed in the commission's final recommendations in March 2025.[4] When announcing their candidates, Reform UK used "Alyn and Deeside, Wrexham" instead, using the English names for the pair of UK Parliament constituencies that form it.[5]
The constituency was established in 2026, following the passing of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024. The act legislates electoral reform of the Senedd to create 16 larger "super constituencies", pairing the 32 UK Parliament constituencies in Wales, and using a new fully proportional voting system, with each constituency electing six Members of the Senedd (MSs) rather than one previously.[2]
Members of the Senedd
| Term | Election | Distribution | MS | MS | MS | MS | MS | MS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 2026 |
|
Cristiana Emsley (Ref) |
Carrie Harper (PC) |
Nigel Williams (Ref) |
Marc Jones (PC) |
Sam Rowlands (Con) |
Ken Skates (Lab) | ||||||||||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Cristiana Emsley [E) Nigel Williams (E) William Paul Ashton Helen Brown Michael Budden David William Vernon |
25,349 | 36.2 | 35.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Carrie Harper (E) Marc Jones (E) Kayleigh Unitt[7] Dean Davies Annette Davies Andy Gallanders |
18,440 | 26.3 | 11.4 | |
| Conservative | Sam Rowlands (E) Jeremy Kent James Ecroyd Kathy Cracknell Alex Rooney Lewis Norton |
9,017 | 12.9 | 19.3 | |
| Labour | Ken Skates (E)[8] Jack Sargeant Corin Jarvis Norma Ann Davies George Stephen Thomas Tracey Jane Sutton-Postlewaite |
8,555 | 12.2 | 24.6 | |
| Green | Lee Lavery Seki Tabasuares Graham Bannister-Kelly Suzanne Glascott Kathryn Price Helen Mitchell |
5,138 | 7.3 | 4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Sly[9] Richard Marbrow Heather Prydderch Lionel Prouve Carole O'Toole Graham Kelly Mike Edwards |
2,647 | 3.8 | 0.3 | |
| Independent | Andrew Williams[a] | 429 | 0.6 | New | |
| Heritage | Kristina Renshaw | 256 | 0.4 | New | |
| SDP | Daniel McNay | 165 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 6,909 | 9.9 | New | ||
| Turnout | 70,167 | 45.5 | 4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 153,885 | ||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| 2021 notional result [b] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | Seats | |
| Labour | 28,153 | 43.9 | 3 | |
| Conservative | 20,410 | 31.9 | 2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 8,807 | 13.7 | 1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,878 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| UKIP | 1,680 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Abolish | 1,025 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Reform UK | 765 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Freedom Alliance | 208 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Gwlad | 136 | 0.2 | 0 | |
Notes
- ^ was a member of Reform UK on registration of candidacy date
- ^ Estimate of the 2021 Senedd election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2026 boundary review were in place
References
- ^ "Data for the Senedd Cymru constituency areas: 2026". gov.wales. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ^ a b Hayward, Will (2 September 2024). "The full details of Wales' 16 new constituencies for Senedd elections". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Proposed Senedd constituency names divides opinion". ITV News. 17 December 2024.
- ^ Price, Emily (11 March 2025). "New Senedd 'super constituencies' confirmed". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ Mosalski, Ruth (25 March 2026). "Reform UK got the names of all the new Senedd constituencies wrong". Wales Online. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ "Fflint Wrecsam - Welsh Parliament constituency - BBC News". BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ^ Doyle, Alec (20 May 2025). "Social media star among Wrexham Plaid Cymru trio standing for Senedd". The Leader. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ^ Green, Daniel (2 December 2025). "Senedd elections 2026: Who are Welsh Labour's candidates?". LabourList. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Fflint Wrecsam". Welsh Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 6 January 2026.