Delightfully Democratic Delyn

"So where on earth is this place called Delyn?"

Delightful Delyn is one of the electoral constituencies in the county of Flintshire in north east Wales. Apparently, the name 'Delyn' was formed by fusing the names of the two main rivers that flow through the area - the Dee and the Alyn. (Good job they weren't called the River Shuttle and the River Wit; we'd have ended up with either Shit or Wuttle.)

However, Delyn has a double-meaning in that it also happens to be the Welsh word for Harp. This in turn happens to be, not just a musical instrument, but the name of a number of public houses in the locality. An electoral constituency named after a few local pubs, how novel!

Delyn: General Election History

2001 General Election
David Hanson, Labour: 51.5%
Paul Brierly, Conservative: 26.6%
Tudor Jones, Liberal Democrat: 15.4%
Paul Rowlinson, Plaid Cymru: 6.5%

Labour majority: 8,605
Time of declaration: June 8 2001
Turnout: 63.3 %

Winning party in previous elections
1997: Labour
1992: Labour
1987: Conservative
1983: Conservative
1979: Conservative
1974: Conservative
1966: Conservative