Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe | |
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constituency for the House of Commons | |
Major settlements | Brecon, Builth Wells, Llandrindod Wells, Pontardawe, Ystradgynlais. |
Current constituency | |
Member of Parliament | None |
Seats | One |
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.
The constituency will comprise the following areas: [1] [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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] | ||||
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