List of Parliamentary constituencies in South Glamorgan

The Preserved county of South Glamorgan is divided into five Parliamentary constituencies: four Borough constituencies and one County constituency. The current boundaries have been effective since the Welsh Assembly election, 2007 and the 2010 United Kingdom general election.[1]

Constituencies

Name1997 to 2010From 2010
  1. Cardiff Central BC
  2. Cardiff North BC
  3. Cardiff South and Penarth BC
  4. Cardiff West BC
  5. Vale of Glamorgan CC*
  6. Bridgend CC (part)
  7. Pontypridd CC (part)


* Pre-2010: a small part lay in Mid Glamorgan and
a part of Ogmore constituency, too small to show,
was within South Glamorgan.

The Vale of Glamorgan constituency was formed out of the Barry constituency in 1983, with Penarth supplementing abolished Cardiff South to become Cardiff South and Penarth.

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrat


Constituency Electorate Majority Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map reference above
Cardiff Central BC 59,288 17,196   Jo Stevens   Gregory Stafford 1
Cardiff North BC 67,221 4,174   Anna McMorrin   Craig Williams 2
Cardiff South and Penarth BC 76,499 14,864   Stephen Doughty   Bill Rees 3
Cardiff West BC 67,775 12,551   Kevin Brennan   Matt Smith 4
Vale of Glamorgan CC 73,959 2,190   Alun Cairns   Camilla Beaven 5

Changes proposed for 2022

As part of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies the Boundary Commission for Wales proposed changes to almost all the existing Welsh Westminster constituencies, giving their proposals official names in either English or Wales and offering an alternative in the other language.[2]

  • Cynon Valley and Pontypridd
  • Rhondda and Llantrisant
  • Cardiff West
  • Cardiff North
  • Cardiff South and East
  • Vale of Glamorgan East
  • Bridgend and Vale of Glamorgan West
  • Ogmore and Port Talbot
  • Neath and Aberavon
  • Swansea East
  • Gower and Swansea West

See also

References

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