Clwyd West | ProjectParly

Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£18,527

2011

£23,075

2021

+£4,548

£ change

+24.5%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £23,844 Real change: −£769

Election history

CON David Jones Hold

2019-12-12

Majority 6,747 Turnout 69.7% Votes 40,203

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ David Jones	CON	20,403	50.8%	+2.7pp
Joanne Thomas	LAB	13,656	34.0%	-5.6pp
Elfed Williams		3,907	9.7%	+0.1pp
David Wilkins	LD	2,237	5.6%	+2.9pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ David Jones	CON	19,541	48.1%	+4.8pp
Gareth Thomas	LAB	16,104	39.6%	+14.0pp
Dilwyn Roberts		3,918	9.6%	-2.6pp
Victor Babu	LD	1,091	2.7%	-1.0pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ David Jones	CON	16,463	43.3%	+1.8pp
Gareth Thomas	LAB	9,733	25.6%	+0.9pp
Warwick Nicholson		4,988	13.1%	+10.9pp
Marc Jones		4,651	12.2%	-3.2pp
Sarah Lesiter-Burgess	LD	1,387	3.7%	-11.6pp
Bob English		612	1.6%	—
Rory Jepson		194	0.5%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ David Jones	CON	15,833	41.5%	+5.4pp
Donna Hutton	LAB	9,414	24.7%	-11.3pp
Llyr Huws Gruffydd		5,864	15.4%	+4.5pp
Michele Jones	LD	5,801	15.2%	+1.9pp
Warwick Nicholson		864	2.3%	+0.8pp
David Griffiths		239	0.6%	—
Joe Blakesley		96	0.3%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.6% ▼1.3pp

Asian or Asian British

1.3% ▲1.0pp

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.7% ▲0.3pp

Other ethnic group

0.3% ▼0.1pp

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.2% ▲0.1pp

📊 Age

45 to 64

28.5%

65 and over

23.9%

Under 18

19.7%

30 to 44

16.3%

18 to 29

11.6%

⛪ Religion

Christian

65.2% ▼13.0pp

No religion

25.5% ▲12.3pp

Not answered

7.7% ▲0.0pp

Muslim

0.6% ▲0.3pp

Other religion

0.4% ▲0.2pp

Buddhist

0.3% ▲0.1pp

Hindu

0.2% ▲0.1pp

Jewish

0.0% ▼0.1pp

Sikh

0.0% ▲0.0pp

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

25.9% ▲7.6pp

No qualifications

25.5% ▼5.6pp

Level 2 qualifications

16.1% ▼5.4pp

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

12.6% ▼2.6pp

Level 3 qualifications

11.5% ▲5.4pp

Other qualifications

4.5% ▼3.1pp

Apprenticeship

3.8%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

71.0% ▼4.5pp

Private renters

16.2% ▲4.1pp

Social renters

11.2% ▼0.4pp

Rent free

1.7% ▼0.5pp

🌍 Ethnicity

White

98.9%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.4%

Other ethnic group

0.4%

Asian or Asian British

0.3%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.1%

⛪ Religion

Christian

78.2%

No religion

13.3%

Not answered

7.7%

Other religion

0.2%

Muslim

0.2%

Buddhist

0.2%

Jewish

0.1%

Hindu

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

31.2%

Level 2 qualifications

21.4%

Level 4 qualifications or above

18.4%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

15.2%

Other qualifications

7.6%

Level 3 qualifications

6.1%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

75.5%

Private renters

12.1%

Social renters

11.6%

Rent free

2.1%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.3%	—	-0.1pp	—	—
Asian or Asian British	0.3%	1.3%	—	+1.0pp	—	—
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.1%	0.2%	—	+0.1pp	—	—
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.4%	0.7%	—	+0.3pp	—	—
White	98.9%	97.6%	—	-1.3pp	—	—

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%	—	+0.1pp	—	—
Christian	78.2%	65.2%	—	-13.0pp	—	—
Hindu	0.1%	0.2%	—	+0.1pp	—	—
Jewish	0.1%	0.0%	—	-0.1pp	—	—
Muslim	0.2%	0.6%	—	+0.3pp	—	—
Sikh	0.0%	0.0%	—	0.0pp	—	—
No religion	13.3%	25.5%	—	+12.3pp	—	—
Other religion	0.2%	0.4%	—	+0.2pp	—	—
Not answered	7.7%	7.7%	—	0.0pp	—	—

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	3.8%	—	—	—	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	18.4%	25.9%	—	+7.6pp	—	—
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	15.2%	12.6%	—	-2.6pp	—	—
Level 2 qualifications	21.4%	16.1%	—	-5.4pp	—	—
Level 3 qualifications	6.1%	11.5%	—	+5.4pp	—	—
No qualifications	31.2%	25.5%	—	-5.6pp	—	—
Other qualifications	7.6%	4.5%	—	-3.1pp	—	—

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	75.5%	71.0%	—	-4.5pp	—	—
Private renters	12.1%	16.2%	—	+4.1pp	—	—
Rent free	2.1%	1.7%	—	-0.5pp	—	—
Social renters	11.6%	11.2%	—	-0.4pp	—	—

Previous MPs

2

MP	Party	From	To
Mr David Jones	CON	2005-05-05	2024-05-30
Gareth Thomas	LAB	1997-05-01	2005-05-05