Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency)
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney | |
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constituency for the House of Commons | |
Major settlements | Ebbw Vale |
Current constituency | |
Member of Parliament | None |
Seats | One |
Created from | Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Islwyn, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. |
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney (Welsh: Blaenau Gwent a Rhymni) 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.
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency will comprise the following areas:[1][2]
- All of Blaenau Gwent (to be abolished)
- Parts of Caerphilly, Islwyn, and Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Anne Baker[3] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Jackie Charlton[4] | ||||
Conservative | Hannah Jarvis[5] | ||||
Plaid Cymru | Niamh Salkeld[6] | ||||
Labour | Nick Smith[7] | ||||
Communist | Robert Griffiths[8] | ||||
Rejected ballots | |||||
Majority | |||||
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Registered electors | |||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals | Boundary Commission for Wales". Boundary Commission for Wales. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/116746/anne-baker
- ^ https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/26868/jackie-charlton
- ^ Hannah Jarvis [@hannahhjjarvis] (May 29, 2024). "Delighted to have been selected as the @WelshConserv parliamentary candidate for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/116469/niamh-salkeld
- ^ Shipton, Martin (2023-10-13). "Motion of no confidence passed in Welsh Labour MP Nick Smith". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ https://x.com/CPBritain/status/1797367672880975961