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Letter from Dennis Roberts, January 2010:
The Director General for the Office for National Statistics has been asked to reply to your question asking how many electors there were in each ward in (a) Vale of Clwyd and (b) Bristol South constituency in each year since 1980. I am replying in his absence. (312893)
Table 1 shows the number of people who were registered to vote in parliamentary elections for each ward in the Vale of Clwyd constituency from 1997 to 2006. Table 2 shows the number of people who were registered to vote in parliamentary elections for each ward in the Bristol South constituency from 1988 to 2008.
ONS does not publish ward level figures on parliamentary electors. Data have been provided by the Boundary Commissions for England and for Wales, who collate this information for their own purposes. The Vale of Clwyd constituency did not exist prior to 1997. It was proposed by the Boundary Commission for Wales’s Fourth Periodic Review in 1995 and came into effect with the General Election of May 1997. The number of people registered to vote in parliamentary elections for each ward is not collated prior to 1988 for wards in England. The latest available figures are for 2006 for wards in Wales and 2008 for wards in England.
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Vale of Clwyd2 52,348 51,326 50,612 51,153 51,320 49,111 50,535 52,232 53,091 54,706 Bodelwyddan 1,402 1,397 1,335 1,410 1,417 1,387 1,391 1,415 1,523 1,540 Denbigh Central 1,329 1,309 1,275 1,299 1,262 1,164 1,301 1,310 1,310 1,348 Denbigh Lower 3,187 3,140 3,162 3,108 3,201 3,211 3,231 3,325 3,373 3,407 Denbigh Upper/Henllan 2,467 2,489 2,431 2,420 2,385 2,275 2,368 2,376 2,416 2,499 Dyserth 1,846 1,848 1,809 1,894 1,902 1,741 1,766 1,815 1,867 1,931 Llandyrnog 976 1,013 991 1,019 1,010 1,034 1,049 1,064 1,066 1,082 Meliden 1,553 2,685 2,635 2,670 2,659 2,550 2,598 2,664 2,666 2,759 Prestatyn Central 2,681 2,983 2,937 3,001 3,013 2,883 2,881 3,006 3,073 3,173 Prestatyn East 3,010 1,544 1,451 1,498 1,507 1,444 1,481 1,518 1,538 1,560 Prestatyn North 4,114 3,955 3,980 3,988 4,004 3,896 4,141 4,408 4,495 4,655 Prestatyn South West 2,551 2,489 2,493 2,518 2,481 2,502 2,556 2,638 2,625 2,735 Rhuddlan 3,210 3,130 3,127 3,156 3,202 2,679 2,724 2,760 2,808 2,916 Rhyl East 3,677 3,578 3,502 3,590 3,595 3,486 3,552 3,620 3,735 3,737 Rhyl South 3,002 3,013 3,030 2,996 2,995 2,895 2,943 3,005 3,013 3,082 Rhyl South East 4,989 4,963 4,880 5,094 5,192 5,208 5,511 5,672 5,707 5,915 Rhyl South West 3,699 3,708 3,662 3,664 3,607 3,205 3,433 3,534 3,567 3,573 Rhyl West 3,428 3,078 3,000 2,750 2,761 2,464 2,457 2,777 2,960 3,317 St. Asaph East 1,307 1,301 1,295 1,320 1,329 1,313 1,319 1,320 1,323 1,369 St. Asaph West 1,248 1,153 1,116 1,201 1,178 1,155 1,179 1,282 1,288 1,322 Trefnant 1,489 1,402 1,375 1,409 1,444 1,420 1,440 1,486 1,502 1,524 Tremeirchion 1,183 1,148 1,126 1,148 1,176 1,199 1,214 1,237 1,236 1,262 1 These figures refer to the number of people who would have been entitled to vote if an election had been held on 1 December. 2 The Vale of Clwyd constituency was proposed by the Boundary Commission for Wales’ Fourth Periodic Review in 1995 and came into effect with the General Election of May 1997. Prior to that date the wards were divided between the then existing parliamentary constituencies of Clwyd North West constituency, Clwyd South West constituency and Delyn constituency. Sources: Office for National Statistics Boundary Commission for Wales
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Bristol South 67,872 65,981 65,026 65,387 64,810 63,790 63,517 63,017 63,028 72,834 72,812 Bedminster 9,036 8,941 8,841 8,782 8,670 8,530 8,529 8,481 8,481 8,517 8,584 Bishopsworth 7,937 7,700 7,578 7,519 7,474 7,439 7,325 7,186 7,138 7,108 7,072 Filwood 7,505 7,078 6,958 7,134 7,076 6,829 6,884 6,787 6,756 6,593 6,568 Hartcliffe 8,697 8,473 8,350 8,282 8,277 8,236 8,125 7,929 7,756 7,608 7,544 Hengrove3 — — — — — — — — — 9,909 9,969 Knowle 7,899 7,671 7,565 7,667 7,541 7,495 7,362 7,281 7,291 7,301 7,347 Southville 8,135 7,951 7,745 7,896 7,720 7,445 7,600 7,719 7,920 8,170 8,094 Whitchurch Park 8,573 8,317 8,224 8,237 8,266 8,196 7,967 7,945 7,870 7,771 7,760 Windmill Hill 10,090 9,850 9,765 9,870 9,786 9,620 9,725 9,689 9,816 9,857 9,874
1999 2000 20012 20012 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Bristol South 73,189 72,934 72,960 72,992 71,048 71,055 71,458 71,885 73,548 74,127 74,725 Bedminster 8,641 8,581 8,608 8,632 8,479 8,442 8,530 8,520 8,703 9,038 9,390 Bishopsworth 8,574 8,473 8,500 8,431 8,372 8,398 8,418 8,437 8,621 8,583 8,693 Filwood 7,984 8,013 7,950 7,931 7,657 7,660 7,663 7,627 7,992 7,990 7,978 Hartcliffe 8,169 8,164 8,219 8,243 8,020 7,993 8,027 8,150 8,255 8,371 8,379 Hengrove3 8,830 8,840 8,794 8,852 8,750 8,763 8,837 8,821 8,837 8,805 8,841 Knowle 5,777 5,783 5,757 5,744 5,717 5,681 5,694 5,652 5,721 5,693 5,644 Southville 8,181 8,031 8,074 8,076 7,790 7,837 7,858 8,123 8,509 8,591 8,720 Whitchurch Park 8,201 8,138 8,151 8,110 7,781 7,797 7,911 7,891 8,086 8,119 8,114 Windmill Hill 8,832 8,911 8,907 8,973 8,482 8,484 8,520 8,664 8,824 8,937 8,966 1 Figures from 1988 to 2001 refer to the number of parliamentary electors registered to vote on 16 February and from 2001 onwards, those registered to vote on 1 December. 2 Two sets of figures were produced in 2001, the first refer to 16 February, and the second to 1 December. 3 Hengrove ward forms part of Bristol South constituency from 1996 onwards. Sources: Office for National Statistics Boundary Commission for England