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Llanelli is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Nia Griffith of the Labour party.
The Llanelli constituency has a total population of 81,536, of which 64,047 are eligible (18+) to vote (78.6%).
Llanelli ranks 188th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 530th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Nia Rhiannon Griffith (born 4 December 1956) is a Welsh Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli since 2005.
She previously held the position of Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, having been appointed to the post by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on 13 September 2015 and having resigned on 27 June 2016. On 6 October 2016, Jeremy Corbyn appointed Griffith as Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, replacing Clive Lewis.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nia_Griffith
MP DETAILS | |
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Address | Nia Griffith MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
Political Party | Labour |
Email Address | niagriffith@llanellilabour.org.uk |
Constituency | Llanelli |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 04/12/1956 |
Website | Website |
Twitter Profile | |
Facebook Page | |
Party Page | Website |
Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
14.3% | 41.3% | 1.9% | 1.8 % | 16.3% |
Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Llanelli constituency in 2015 was 65.00%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
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Cen Phillips | Liberal Democrat | Male | 10 February 1971 (53) | - | - |
Guy Smith | Green | Male | 24 June 1958 (66) | - | - |
Ken Rees | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
Nia Griffith | Labour | Female | 04 December 1956 (68) | - | http://niagriffith.org.uk/ |
Scott Jones | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Male | - | - | http://rocknrollsocialist.com/ |
Selaine Saxby | Conservative | Female | - | - | http://www.selainesaxby.com/llanelli/4585476005 |
Sian Caiach | People First - Gwerin Gyntaf | Female | 08 September 1957 (67) | - | http://www.peoplefirstwales.org.uk/ |
Vaughan Williams | Plaid Cymru | Male | - | - | http://vaughanwilliamsllanelli.blogspot.co.uk/ |
14.36% | 42.49% | 10.42% | % | 29.94% | % | % | 2.79% |
Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
Party | Votes | Share |
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Conservative | 5,381 | 14.4% |
Labour | 15,916 | 42.5% |
Liberal-Democrat | 3,902 | 10.4% |
Plaid-Cymru | 11,215 | 29.9% |
UK-Independence-Party | 1,047 | 2.8% |
Electorate | 55,637 |
Votes | 37,461 |
Turnout | 67.3% |
Conservative | Salmon, Christopher |
Labour | Griffith, Nia |
Liberal Democrat | Edwards, Myrddin |
UKIP | Marshall, Andrew |
Plaid Cymru | Davies, Myfanwy |
Election turnout for the Llanelli constituency in 2010 was 67.3%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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