| Ceredigion Penfro | |
|---|---|
| County multi-member constituency for the Senedd | |
 Boundary of Ceredigion Penfro in Wales | |
| Principal areas | |
| Preserved county | |
| Population | 198,360 (2024)[1] |
| Major settlements | Aberystwyth, Cardigan, Fishguard, Haverfordwest, Lampeter, Milford Haven, Pembroke, St Davids |
| Current County multi-member constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 6 |
| Created from |
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Ceredigion Penfro (Welsh for 'Ceredigion [and] Pembroke'; ) is a six-member constituency of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) used in the 2026 Senedd election. It covers the counties Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire in West Wales.
It was proposed following the 2026 review of Senedd constituencies, and is a pairing of the two UK Parliament constituencies of Ceredigion Preseli and Mid and South Pembrokeshire. Like all constituencies resulting from the 2026 review, it has a Welsh-only name.[2]
Boundaries
A Senedd constituency comprising the boundaries of the UK Parliament constituencies of Ceredigion Preseli and Mid and South Pembrokeshire, 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 Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire in September 2024,[3] but was renamed Ceredigion Penfro in December proposals with most constituencies using Welsh-only names.[4] The Welsh-only name and boundaries were confirmed in the commission's final recommendations in March 2025.[5] When announcing their candidates, Reform UK used "Ceredigion Preseli, Mid and South Pembrokeshire" instead, using the English names for the pair of UK Parliament constituencies that form it.[6]
It encompasses the entire principal areas (counties) of Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire in West Wales. 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.[3]
Members of the Senedd
| Term | Election | Distribution | MS | MS | MS | MS | MS | MS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 2026 |
|
Elin Jones (PC) |
Claire Archibald (Ref) |
Kerry Ferguson (PC) |
Paul Davies (Con) |
Paul Marr (Ref) |
Anna Nicholl (PC) | |||||||||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Elin Jones (E) Kerry Ferguson (E) Anna Nicholl (E) Cris Tomos Colin Nosworthy Clive Davies Owain Jones Matt Adams |
31,943 | 35.8 | +8.9 | |
| Reform | Claire Archibald (E)[7] Paul Marr (E) Michael Allen Elisa Randall Peter John Bernard Holton |
23,003 | 25.8 | +24.6 | |
| Conservative | Paul Davies (E) Samuel Kurtz Claire George Brian Murphy Gill Evans Claire Jones[8] |
14,789 | 16.6 | −11.8 | |
| Labour | Eluned Morgan[9][10] Marc Tierney Joshua Phillips Margaret Greenaway Tansaim Hussain-Gul Luke Davies-Jones Peter Huw Jenkins |
6,495 | 7.3 | −19.6 | |
| Green | Amy Nicholass Tomass Jerminovics James Purchase Morgan Phillips Rosie O'Toole Kezia Hine[11] |
6,324 | 7.1 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Jervis[12] Alistair Cameron Tom Hughes Lee Herring Andrew Lye Maggie Robinson |
4,613 | 5.2 | +0.3 | |
| Gwlad | Gwyn Wigley Evans | 802 | 0.9 | +0.5 | |
| Heritage | Elizabeth Davies | 442 | 0.5 | New | |
| Independent | Aaron Carey | 368 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | George Chadzy | 286 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Paul Dowson | 88 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,940 | ||||
| Turnout | 89,153 | 56 | +4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 159,063 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
| Plaid Cymru win (new seat) | |||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| 2021 notional result [a] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | Seats | |
| Plaid Cymru | 27,004 | 33.3 | 2 | |
| Conservative | 23,761 | 29.3 | 2 | |
| Labour | 20,350 | 25.1 | 2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,905 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Reform UK | 2,265 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Green | 1,356 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| UKIP | 582 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Independent | 514 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| Freedom Alliance | 305 | 0.4 | 0 | |
Notes
- 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.
- "New constituencies for the 2026 Senedd election announced". Senedd Cymru. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- 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.
- "Reform UK publishes full list of candidates for Wales' Senedd elections". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- "Paul Davies selected as lead Conservative candidate for Ceredigion Penfro". Pembrokeshire Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- "First minister to fight new seat at next election". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- Green, Daniel (2 December 2025). "Senedd elections 2026: Who are Welsh Labour's candidates?". LabourList. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- "Green Party announces Ceredigion Penfro Senedd candidates". Pembrokeshire Herald. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- "Ceredigion Penfro". Welsh Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 7 January 2025.