Constituency profile

Alyn and Deeside

Wales · County constituency · Flintshire borough

Sir Mark Tami MP
Sitting MP

Sir Mark Tami

Labour

First elected June 2001

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
Wales
County constituency, Flintshire council
Last 5 GE winners
LLLLL
Labour 5/5
EU referendum 2016
58.0% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +6.1pp above mean
Current outlook
Reform UK +8.4pp
Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)
WelshLeave-leaningWorking-class profile

About the Alyn and Deeside constituency

Alyn and Deeside is a county constituency in Wales, covering most or all of Flintshire. The sitting MP is Sir Mark Tami (Labour), first elected in June 2001.

At the 2024 general election, Labour won Alyn and Deeside with 42.4% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 22.1%, a majority of 8,794 votes. Turnout was 57.3%.

If a general election were held today, PollCheck's projection at the current seven-poll average has Reform UK on 31.1% and Labour on 22.7% in Alyn and Deeside, a margin of 8.4 points, a projected change from Labour since 2024. The projection updates automatically as new polls are added.

Demographically, Alyn and Deeside is a Leave-leaning area (an estimated 58.0% voted Leave in 2016). About 27.4% of residents hold a degree, 70.7% of homes are owner-occupied, and the seat has a median age of about 43 (2021 Census).

Across the most recent general elections on record here, the seat has been won by Labour each time.

Who lives in Alyn and Deeside? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
58.0%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
27.4%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
19.0%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
70.7%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
28.9%
UK average ~36%
Median age
42.7
UK median ~40
Age 65+
23.9%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
28.0%
UK average ~28%

How did Alyn and Deeside vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 8,794 votes (20.3pp) · turnout 57.3%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Alyn and Deeside

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Senedd 2026 layer

How Alyn and Deeside voted at the Senedd election (7 May 2026)

Alyn and Deeside sits almost entirely within the Senedd constituency of Fflint Wrecsam. Senedd elections use a closed-list proportional system; each Senedd seat returns six members.

Senedd constituencyShare of Alyn and DeesideWinnerRunner-upSeats (6 per constituency)
Fflint Wrecsam98%Reform UK 36.2%Plaid Cymru 26.3%2 Reform UK, 2 Plaid Cymru, 1 Conservative, 1 Labour

Senedd 2026 results from official declarations. Overlap percentages are area-based using the post-2024 Westminster boundary against the new 16-seat Senedd boundary.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Alyn and Deeside within Flintshire

The Westminster constituency of Alyn and Deeside sits entirely within Flintshire Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - English councils rotate their election cycles and Flintshire was not due to vote in 2026, so the figures below show the most recent council ward results available.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Flintshire
60 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where the council held a May 2026 election, those results are shown; otherwise we show the most recent available ward result (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024), or, where the seat was uncontested at the last election, the current sitting councillor from OpenCouncilData. The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Alyn and Deeside at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Alyn and Deeside at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Lab holdMark Tami39.6%32.3%18.3%2.5% UKIP-3.4%2,91965.5%
2015Lab holdMark Tami40.0%31.9%4.2%17.6% UKIP2.4%-3,34366.6%+1.1
2017Lab holdMark Tami52.1%40.4%2.4%2.5% UKIP--5,23571.0%+4.4
2019notionalLabour winnerMark Tami 2019 MP, pre-review boundary42.7%42.0%5.9%--9.4%41169.2%-1.8
2024Lab holdMark Tami42.4%18.2%4.8%22.1% Ref4.4%3.6%8,79457.3%-11.9

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Alyn and Deeside

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Alyn and Deeside. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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