From May’s Assembly elections, the village of Rhewl just 1.7 miles and three minutes north of Rhuthun, finds itself in a different constituency. This has caused some consternation in the village. After all, it’s probably obvious that Rhewl is very much linked to Rhuthun.
But Rhewl’s no longer in Clwyd West; it’s been lumped with Dinbych/Denbigh, Llanelwy/St Asaph, Rhuddlan, Prestatyn and Y Rhyl in the Vale of Clwyd seat.
What the issue raises is not whether Rhewl is in the wrong constituency. If Rhewl is so inextricably linked with Rhuthun, might it be that it is Rhuthun, not Rhewl, that is the ‘wrong’ constituency?
Leaving politics aside, Rhuthun (and Rhewl) has more in common with the Vale of Clwyd and Dinbych in particular than it does with the major town in Clwyd West, Bae Colwyn Bay.
Dinbych definitely looks northward. Yet, it could be argued that Rhuthun is in a kind of geographic no-man’s-land. Its affinities are shared between Dinbych, Yr Wyddgrug/Mold, even possibly Wrecsam. It’s aspirations go even further. It’s more difficult to suggest in whose ‘catchment’ Rhuthun lies, even if once traditional travel to work patterns actually apply any more. But it certainly isn’t Bae Colwyn.
And it also seems that Bryneglwys, Gwyddelwern and Llandegla moved from Clwyd South to Clwyd West. Is it more sensible for these villages to align with Rhuthun and Bae Colwyn, or with Llangollen, Corwen and south Wrecsam?
But Rhewl’s no longer in Clwyd West; it’s been lumped with Dinbych/Denbigh, Llanelwy/St Asaph, Rhuddlan, Prestatyn and Y Rhyl in the Vale of Clwyd seat.
What the issue raises is not whether Rhewl is in the wrong constituency. If Rhewl is so inextricably linked with Rhuthun, might it be that it is Rhuthun, not Rhewl, that is the ‘wrong’ constituency?
Leaving politics aside, Rhuthun (and Rhewl) has more in common with the Vale of Clwyd and Dinbych in particular than it does with the major town in Clwyd West, Bae Colwyn Bay.
Dinbych definitely looks northward. Yet, it could be argued that Rhuthun is in a kind of geographic no-man’s-land. Its affinities are shared between Dinbych, Yr Wyddgrug/Mold, even possibly Wrecsam. It’s aspirations go even further. It’s more difficult to suggest in whose ‘catchment’ Rhuthun lies, even if once traditional travel to work patterns actually apply any more. But it certainly isn’t Bae Colwyn.
And it also seems that Bryneglwys, Gwyddelwern and Llandegla moved from Clwyd South to Clwyd West. Is it more sensible for these villages to align with Rhuthun and Bae Colwyn, or with Llangollen, Corwen and south Wrecsam?
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