Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (UK Parliament constituency)

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Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
constituency
for the House of Commons
BreconRadnorCwmTawe2024Constituency.svg
Boundary of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe in Wales
Major settlements Brecon, Builth Wells, Llandrindod Wells, Pontardawe, Ystradgynlais.
Current constituency
Member of Parliament None
SeatsOne
Created from Brecon and Radnorshire, Neath.

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (Welsh : Aberhonddu, Maesyfed a Chwm Tawe) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, to be first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.

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Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will comprise the following areas: [1] [2]

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General Election 2024: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Chadwick [4]
Labour Matthew Dorrance [5]
Plaid Cymru Emily Durrant-Munro [6]
Reform UK Adam Hill [7]
Conservative Fay Jones [8]
Green Amerjit Kaur-Dhaliwal [9]
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Swing

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References

  1. "2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals | Boundary Commission for Wales". Boundary Commission for Wales . Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. "New Seat Details - Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe". Electoral Calculus . Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  3. Final Recommendations Boundary Commission for Wales
  4. "David Chadwick Selected as Brecon & Radnorshire Westminster Candidate". Welsh Liberal Democrats. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  5. "Matthew Dorrance selected as Labour candidate for general election". Brecon & Radnor Express. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  6. "Emily Durrant-Munro selected as Plaid Cymru candidate". Brecon & Radnor Express. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  7. "Brecon Radnor and Cwm Tawe Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  8. "Fay Jones MP reselected by Conservatives for Powys seat". Powys County Times. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  9. "We are proud to announce our Green Party Candidate, Amerjit Kaur-Dhaliwal, standing for the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe Constituency". Facebook. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.