abstract:The Westminster Assembly (the Westminster Assembly of Divines) was appointed by the Long Parliament to restructure the Church of England. It also included representatives of religious leaders from Scotland.
The DUP and its main coalition partner Sinn Fein have been at loggerheads in recent months over the devolution of policing and justice powers from Westminster to the Assembly in Belfast.
It used to be regarded as a safe Conservative area, but since boundaries were changed and it became Clwyd West, it has been held by Labour at both Westminster and the assembly in recent years.