Dwyfor Meirionnydd: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Dwyfor Meirionnydd is represented in the House of Commons by Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru). Liz Saville Roberts took the seat for Plaid Cymru in July 2024 with 21,788 votes (53.9%), ahead of Joanna Stallard (Labour) on 5,912. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 55.3% (40,395 of 73,040); the winning margin was 15,876 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Dwyfor Meirionnydd apart: the 3rd lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (36.9 per sq km), and the 38th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£32,710 a year).
Full-time employees living in Dwyfor Meirionnydd had median pay of £32,710 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £32,436. A year before, the residents' median was £30,107. The residents' figure ranks 38th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Dwyfor Meirionnydd had an estimated population of 96,120 in mid-2024, against 96,487 in 2014 (ONS). The estimate peaked at 97,944 in 2011. There were more residents aged 65 and over (25,128) than children under 16 (15,292).
Homes in Dwyfor Meirionnydd sold for a median £195,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 32% on £148,000 ten years before. It ranks 86th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,187 recorded sales.
5,840 business sites were registered in Dwyfor Meirionnydd in March 2026 (5,755 a year before), and employed 39,000 people in 2024.
78.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±4.9 points). The economically inactive share was 19.7%.
4,144 children in Dwyfor Meirionnydd were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 27.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 23.1% in 2024/25, from 20.1% in 2021/22.
Census 2021: 42,488 households, 36.9 people per square kilometre, 24.2% of workers based at home, 28.7% of adults retired.
1,510 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64. That is up from 1,360 twelve months before.
MP
Liz Saville Roberts, Plaid Cymru
- MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Liz Saville Roberts on this site
In Parliament
What Liz Saville Roberts said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 15 September 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 340 spoken contributions by Liz Saville Roberts since 4 July 2024.
I recently attended a veterans breakfast at HMP Berwyn, the huge prison that serves north Wales and much of north-west England.
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I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and my role as the chair of the justice unions all-party parliamentary group.
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My understanding is that North Wales fire and rescue service commissioned the provision of military aid to the civil authorities, and the Welsh Government backed it up.
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The right hon. Member is very kind in giving way. Military assistance to the civil authorities was not available for the wildfires on the Rhinogydd, which burned for two weeks and were so substantial that they could be seen from space. Does the right hon.
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I speak as the chair of the new justice unions all-party parliamentary group, which hears from six trade unions representing workers across prisons, probation, policing and the courts.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Saville Roberts | Plaid Cymru | 21,788 | 53.9% | +8.2 |
| Joanna Stallard | Labour | 5,912 | 14.6% | −8.2 |
| Lucy Murphy | Reform UK | 4,857 | 12.0% | +7.0 |
| Tomos Day | Conservative | 4,712 | 11.7% | −14.5 |
| Karl Drinkwater | Green Party | 1,448 | 3.6% | |
| Phoebe Jenkins | Liberal Democrat | 1,381 | 3.4% | +3.3 |
| Joan Ginsberg | Heritage Party | 297 | 0.7% |
Result summary as published: PC hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Plaid Cymru 53.9% | Labour 14.6% | 15,876 | 55.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Plaid Cymru 45.8% | Conservative 26.2% | 9,880 | 69.7% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Dwyfor Meirionnydd covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Gwynedd W06000002
- Denbighshire W06000004
Who has power over Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Every body that makes decisions for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd this page: Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd?
UK Parliament lists Liz Saville Roberts, Plaid Cymru, as the Member of Parliament for Dwyfor Meirionnydd since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Dwyfor Meirionnydd?
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) won with 21,788 votes, a majority of 15,876, on a turnout of 55.3% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Dwyfor Meirionnydd?
2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,510 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Dwyfor Meirionnydd?
The median price paid was £195,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Dwyfor Meirionnydd?
Median full-time pay of residents was £32,710 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Dwyfor Meirionnydd live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,144 (27.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Dwyfor Meirionnydd?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 96,120 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.