Table 2: Parliamentary electors for Wrexham unitary authority 1996-2005
Ward name
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Acton
2,543
2,520
2,486
2,461
2,385
2,360
2,334
2,249
2,172
2,259
Borras Park
2,136
2,155
2,180
2,187
2,167
2,104
2,114
2,063
2,076
2,075
Bronington
2,345
2,358
2,384
2,427
2,452
2,441
2,469
2,436
2,407
2,431
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22 May 2006 : Column 1440W
Brymbo
2,055
2,059
2,042
2,070
2,025
2,011
2,019
1,987
1,997
2,026
Brynffynnon(1)
1,998
2,121
2,122
1,952
1,779
1,669
Bryn Cefn
1,456
1,471
1,489
1,480
1,469
1,468
1,477
1,456
1,415
1,431
Caia Park(2)
4,241
3,944
3,911
3,813
Cartrefle(2,3)
1,691
1,580
1,630
1,583
1,483
1,550
Cefn
3,790
3,799
3,745
3,729
3,705
3,540
3,614
3,626
3,487
3,579
Ceiriog Ganol/Ceiriog Ucha(4)
1,687
1,657
1,679
1,711
Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley(4)
1,724
1,700
1,740
1,740
1,692
1,672
Chirk North
1,775
1,794
1,822
1,874
1,874
1,888
1,867
1,855
1,844
1,835
Chirk South
1,379
1,377
1,399
1,386
1,420
1,411
1,405
1,390
1,408
1,457
Coedpoeth
3,645
3,620
3,618
3,661
3,652
3,581
3,575
3,511
3,451
3,453
Erddig(5)
1,786
1,726
1,704
1,627
1,581
1,559
Esclusham(6)
2,471
2,469
2,435
2,495
2,049
2,022
2,000
1,952
1,925
1,928
Garden Village
1,662
1,654
1,670
1,688
1,693
1,691
1,696
1,682
1,676
1,670
Gresford East and West
2,344
2,321
2,336
2,360
2,365
2,286
2,302
2,255
2,202
2,188
Grosvenor
1,666
1,835
1,799
1,799
1,727
1,810
1,861
1,708
1,629
2,016
Gwenfro
1,320
1,303
1,287
1,284
1,263
1,234
1,239
1,217
1,181
1,180
Gwersyllt East and South
3,040
3,032
3,023
3,034
3,046
3,187
3,201
3,158
3,107
3,183
Gwersyllt North
1,895
1,896
1,910
1,902
1,868
1,707
1,740
1,725
1,691
1,797
Gwersyllt West
2,267
2,257
2,270
2,302
2,296
2,258
2,240
2,218
2,124
2,192
Hermitage(5)
1,826
1,778
1,757
1,669
1,608
1,663
Holt
1,740
1,791
1,838
1,911
1,992
2,345
2,614
2,6b5
2,732
2,544
Johnstown
2,386
2,402
2,389
2,495
2,584
2,525
2,521
2,490
2,424
2,466
Little Acton
1,938
1,976
1,934
1,856
1,894
1,846
1,865
1,850
1,833
1,845
Llangollen Rural(7)
1,479
1,445
1,471
1,449
1,527
1,481
1,459
1,454
Llay
3,635
3,608
3,585
3,592
3,633
3,644
3,623
3,582
3,500
3,542
Maesydre
1,619
1,589
1,602
1,599
1,573
1,545
1,531
1,514
1,448
1,478
Marchwiel
1,799
1,794
1,807
1,801
1,851
1,860
1,870
1,828
1,814
1,846
Marford and Hoseley
1,747
1,752
1,776
1,799
1,776
1,824
1,864
1,839
1,843
1,849
Minera
1,861
1,895
1,921
1,942
1,928
1,917
1,923
1,904
1,893
1,882
New Broughton
2,246
2,233
2,273
2,342
2,501
2,463
2,474
2,410
2,383
2,495
Offa(1, 5)
1,790
1,668
1,692
1,506
1,547
1,599
Offa East(5)
4,387
4,420
4,452
4,449
Offa West(1)
2,826
2,797
2,876
2,883
Overton
2,144
2,185
2,242
2,287
2,343
2,316
2,344
2,318
2,338
2,373
Pant
1,740
1,724
1,727
1,718
1,672
1,649
1,642
1,556
1,473
1,515
Penycae(8)
2,622
2,582
2,570
2,540
1,590
1,563
1,580
1,543
1,428
1,546
Penycae and Ruabon South(8)
1,809
1,799
1,812
1,85
1,781
1,807
Plas Madoc
1,511
1,453
1,424
1,326
1,242
1,217
1,180
1,114
1,015
1,176
Ponciau(6)
3,174
3,218
3,200
3,174
3,678
3,566
3,531
3,482
3,416
3,469
Queensway(3)
3,447
3,399
3,348
3,324
1,713
1,564
1,546
1,424
1,244
1,375
Rhosnesni
2,298
2,340
2,384
2,382
2,410
2,325
2,314
2,202
2,262
2,217
Rossett
2,320
2,346
2,438
2,493
2,556
2,495
2,460
2,420
2,376
2,443
Ruabon(8)
2,636
2,618
2,684
2,668
1,730
1,846
1,873
1,820
1,776
1,877
Smithfield(2,3,9)
1,748
1,683
1,667
1,541
1,484
1,549
Stansty
1,842
1,826
1,801
1,789
1,794
1,724
1,699
1,654
1,628
1,671
Whitegate(3,9)
1,529
1,548
1,565
1,581
1,955
1,927
1,961
2,019
2,110
2,302
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22 May 2006 : Column 1442W
Wynnstay(2)
1,363
1,338
1,353
1,275
1,112
1,188
Total
95,164
95,017
96,800
97,059
97,077
96,002
96,572
94,521
92,254
94,321
Unless otherwise stated the following changes took effect on 6 May 1999: (1) Part of Offa West formed Brynffynnon and part merged to form Offa. (2) Part of Caia Park merged to form Cartrefle, part merged to form Smithfield and the rest formed Wynnstay. (3) Part of Queensway merged to form Cartrefle, part merged to form Smithfield and part merged with Whitegate. (4) Ceiriog Ganol/Ceiriog Ucha was renamed as Dyffryn Ceiriog/Ceiriog Valley. (5) Part of Offa East formed Erddig, part formed Hermitage and part merged to form Offa. (6) Part of Esclusham merged with Ponciau. (7) Wrexham unitary authority boundary was extended to include part of Llangollen Rural, formerly in Denbighshire unitary authority on1 April 1997. (8) Part of Penycae merged with part of Ruabon to form Penycae and Ruabon South. (9) Part of Whitegate merged to form Smithfield. Notes: 1. Data for years up to and including 2000 relate to 16 February, data for 2001 and subsequent years relate to 1 December. 2. Parliamentary electors are those people who are entitled to vote in parliamentary elections at Westminster and who meet the residence qualification. These include overseas voters but exclude Peers and European citizens. Source: Office for National Statistics