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  Type County
  Entity Wales
  DivisionType Preserved County
  Division Clwyd
  Year 1997
  MP Chris Ruane
  Party Labour
  EP Wales


The Vale of Clwyd is a Constituency of the House Of Commons of the Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It elects one Member Of Parliament (MP) by the First Past The Post system of election.


BOUNDARIES

The Vale of Clwyd is located in North Wales , and includes the towns of Rhyl , Prestatyn , Denbigh and St. Asaph . It was created for the 1997 General Election .



MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

Since it was created in 1997, it has been held by Chris Ruane .



ELECTION RESULTS



  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Chris Ruane
  votes 14,875
  percentage 460
  change -40


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Felicity Elphick
  votes 10,206
  percentage 316
  change -06


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Elizabeth Jewkes
  votes 3,820
  percentage 118
  change +23


  party Plaid Cymru
  candidate Mark Jones
  votes 2,309
  percentage 71
  change 00


  party Independent (politician)
  candidate Mark Young
  votes 442
  percentage 14
  change +14


  party United Kingdom Independence Party
  candidate Edna Khambatta
  votes 375
  percentage 12
  change 00


  party Legalise Cannabis Alliance
  candidate Jeff Ditchfield
  votes 286
  percentage 09
  change +09


  votes 4,669
  percentage 144


  votes 32,313
  percentage 622
  change -14


  winner Labour Party (UK)
  swing -17




  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Chris Ruane
  votes 16,179
  percentage 500
  change -27


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Brendan Murphy
  votes 10,418
  percentage 322
  change +24


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Graham Rees
  votes 3,058
  percentage 95
  change +07


  party Plaid Cymru
  candidate John Williams
  votes 2,300
  percentage 71
  change +12


  party United Kingdom Independence Party
  candidate William Campbell
  votes 391
  percentage 12
  change +05


  votes 5,761
  percentage 178


  votes 32,346
  percentage 636
  change -110


  winner Labour Party (UK)




  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Chris Ruane
  votes 20,617
  percentage 527
  change n/a


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate David Edwards
  votes 11,662
  percentage 298
  change n/a


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Daniel Munford
  votes 3,425
  percentage 88
  change n/a


  party Plaid Cymru
  candidate Gwyneth Kensler
  votes 2,301
  percentage 59
  change n/a


  party Referendum Party
  candidate Simon Vickers
  votes 834
  percentage 21
  change n/a


  party United Kingdom Independence Party
  candidate Scott Cooke
  votes 293
  percentage 07
  change n/a


  votes 8,995
  percentage 229
  change n/a


  votes 39,132
  percentage 746
  change n/a


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