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Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (UK Parliament constituency)

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (Welsh: Aberhonddu, Maesyfed a Chwm Tawe) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 general election, following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies. The current MP is David Chadwick of the Liberal Democrats.

The constituency name refers to the historic counties of Breconshire and Radnorshire as well as the Swansea Valley, known as Cwm Tawe in Welsh.[2]

Boundaries

The seat covers the large rural areas of the historic counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire (currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Powys) which had previously formed the abolished Brecon and Radnorshire constituency, as well as the town of Pontardawe in Neath Port Talbot County Borough which had previously been part of the abolished Neath constituency.[3][4]

Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:[5]

  • The County Borough of Neath Port Talbot wards of: Allt-wen, Cwmllynfell, Godre’r Graig, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Lower Brynamman, Pontardawe, Rhos, Trebanos, and Ystalyfera.
  • The County of Powys wards of: Aber-craf, Beguildy, Bronllys, Builth, Bwlch, Crickhowell, Cwm-twrch, Disserth and Trecoed, Felin-fâch, Glasbury, Gwernyfed, Hay, Knighton, Llanafanfawr, Llanbadarn Fawr, Llandrindod East/Llandrindod West, Llandrindod North, Llandrindod South, Llanelwedd, Llangattock, Llangors, Llangunllo, Llangynidr, Llanwrtyd Wells, Llanyre, Maescar/Llywel, Nantmel, Old Radnor, Presteigne, Rhayader, St. David Within, St. John, St. Mary, Talgarth, Talybont-on-Usk, Tawe-Uchaf, Ynyscedwyn, Yscir, and Ystradgynlais.[6]

Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022,[7][8] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:[9]

  • The County Borough of Neath Port Talbot wards of: Allt-wen, Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera, Godre’r Graig, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman, Pontardawe, Rhos, and Trebanos.
  • The County of Powys wards of: Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais, Brecon East, Brecon West, Bronllys and Felin-fâch, Builth, Crickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower, Cwm-twrch, Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge, Glasbury, Gwernyfed, Hay, Ithon Valley, Knighton with Beguildy, Llanafanfawr with Garth, Llandrindod North, Llandrindod South, Llanelwedd, Llangattock and Llangynidr, Llangors with Bwlch, Llangunllo with Norton, Llanwrtyd Wells, Llanyre with Nantmel, Maescar and Llywel, Old Radnor, Presteigne, Rhayader, Talgarth, Talybont-on-Usk, Tawe-Uchaf, Ynyscedwyn, and Yscir with Honddu Isaf and Llanddew.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
2024 David Chadwick Liberal Democrats

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Chadwick 13,736 29.5 +0.3
Conservative Fay Jones 12,264 26.3 −20.3
Labour Matthew Dorrance 9,904 21.3 +3.8
Reform UK Adam Hill 6,567 14.1 +12.3
Plaid Cymru Emily Durrant-Munro 2,280 4.9 +1.7
Green Amerjit Rosie Kaur-Dhaliwal 1,188 2.6 +2.2
Abolish Jonathan Harrington 372 0.8 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Lady Lily the Pink 237 0.5 −0.2
Majority 1,472 3.2
Turnout 46,548 63.7 −8.8
Registered electors 73,114
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +10.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [a] [11]
Party Vote %
Conservative 24,368 46.6
Liberal Democrats 15,277 29.2
Labour 9,164 17.5
Plaid Cymru 1,692 3.2
Brexit Party 964 1,8
Other (2) 590 1.1
Green Party 221 0.4
Majority 9,091 17.4
Turnout 52,276 72.5
Electorate 72,113

Notes

  1. ^ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place

References

  1. ^ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-5286-3901-9. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Brecon and Radnorshire constituency could change in review". Brecon & Radnor Express. 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  3. ^ Dowrick, Molly (2022-10-22). "The Valleys town being dumped in a mid Wales political constituency". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  4. ^ "New Seat Details - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 4 (Wales).
  6. ^ Final Recommendations Boundary Commission for Wales
  7. ^ "The County Borough of Neath Port Talbot (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
  8. ^ "The County of Powys (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021".
  9. ^ "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  10. ^ "Election of Member of Parliament to Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe Parliamentary Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Powys County Council. 2024-06-07.
  11. ^ "Aberafan Maesteg notional election - December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.