Ceredigion (UK Parliament constituency) known as Ceredigion and Pembroke North. The constituency name was shortened to Ceredigion for the 1997 as it reverted to its former borders, having lost the part of North Pembrokeshire in boundary changes. Mark Williams, first elected in 2005, was the first non-Welsh speaking Member of Parliament elected to represent the constituency since Bowen Rowlands (MP from 1886 until 1892, who declared at a meeting in Aberystwyth when adopted as candidate that he could not speak Welsh). At the 2010 general election, he received a massive increase in his vote, polling over 50% of the votes cast and raising his
Cuisine of Ceredigion are boiled together with oatmeal to thicken and left simmering for as long as required. The leek is added 10 minutes before serving and the cawl is left to boil. Cawl is a key part of traditional Welsh cuisine and Bobby Freeman noted that it forms "an unspoken part of life" in Wales. Ceredigion is noted for dairy produce which is due to the quality of its pasture. In the past, milk would be sent daily to London to "quench the capital's thirst". As a result, Ceredigion also has an important dairy industry and, in addition to milk, is noted