Wrexham (Senedd constituency) should not be confused with Wrexham (UK Parliament constituency).
| Wrexham Welsh: Wrecsam|label=none | |
| Constituency Type: | Senedd county constituency |
| Parl Name: | Senedd |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Member Label: | MS |
| Member: | Lesley Griffiths |
| Party Label: | Party |
| Party: | Labour |
| Parts Label: | Preserved county |
| Parts: | Clwyd |
Wrexham (Welsh: Wrecsam) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Wrexham Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Clwyd.
As created in 1999, the North Wales region includes the constituencies of Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd West, Clwyd South, Conwy, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn. For the 2007 Assembly election the region included Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn.
The constituency of Wrexham is divided into the electoral divisions:Acton, Borras Park, Brynyffynnon, Cartrefle, Erddig, Garden Village, Gresford East and West, Grosvenor, Gwersyllt East and South, Gwersyllt North, Gwersyllt West, Hermitage, Holt, Little Acton, Llay, Maesydre, Marford and Hoseley, Offa, Queensway, Rhosnesni, Rossett, Smithfield, Stansty, Whitegate, Wynnstay.
In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
| Election | Member | Party | Portrait | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | John Marek | Labour | 100px | ||
| 2003 | John Marek Independent Party | ||||
| 2003 | Forward Wales | ||||
| 2007 | Lesley Griffiths | Labour | 100px | ||
Regional ballots rejected: 240[1]
2003 Electorate: 50,508
Regional ballots rejected: 294