Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | Dyfed |
Electorate | 72,683 (March 2020)[1] |
Major settlements | Carmarthen, Ammanford, Llandeilo |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Ann Davies (Plaid Cymru) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Carmarthen East & Dinefwr and Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire |
1918–1997 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | West Carmarthenshire, East Carmarthenshire and Carmarthen Boroughs |
Replaced by | Carmarthen East & Dinefwr and Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire |
Caerfyrddin (Welsh: [kairˈvərðɪn]), also known as Carmarthen, is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
It previously existed between 1918 and 1997 under the English version of the name, Carmarthen. Prior to this a "Carmarthen Boroughs" existed from 1832 to 1918, as well as two county constituencies, of East Carmarthenshire and West Carmarthenshire.
Between 1997 and 2024 the county was divided between Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency and Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire.