About Arfon
The new Arfon parliamentary constituency has been recently created by the Boundary Commission following a complete redrawing of the electoral map.The two biggest population centres are Bangor and Caernarfon.
It is a key marginal seat. Had the last election been fought on the new boundaries the seat would have been won by Welsh Labour by a small margin over Plaid Cymru. The Conservatives will get also get a strong following.
On a historical note, The Arfon division of Caernarvonshire was a former UK Parliament constituency, which existed from 1885 until 1918. Before 1885 and after 1918 the area was part of the Caernarvonshire constituency. The Liberal MP William Rathbone represented the Arfon seat until 1895, followed by fellow Liberal William Jones. Upon the death of Mr Jones, Griffith C. Rees, for the Liberal Party, was elected unopposed at the subsequent by-election.