List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Glamorgan

The Preserved county of West Glamorgan is divided into five parliamentary constituencies – two borough constituencies and three county constituencies.

Constituencies
NameCurrent boundaries
  1. Aberavon CC
  2. Gower CC
  3. Neath CC
  4. Swansea East BC
  5. Swansea West BC
Parliamentary constituencies in West Glamorgan

The current boundaries have been effective since the 2007 National Assembly for Wales election and the 2010 United Kingdom general election.[1] The only change from the previous scheme was a minute realignment of the boundary between Gower and Neath far too small to show on the map.

Constituency Electorate Majority Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Map reference above
Aberavon 50,747 10,490   Stephen Kinnock ‡   Charlotte Lang † 1
Gower 61,762 1,837   Tonia Antoniazzi ‡   Francesca O'Brien † 2
Neath 56,416 5,637   Christina Rees ‡   Jon Burns † 3
Swansea East 58,450 7,970   Carolyn Harris ‡   Denise Howard † 4
Swansea West 57,078 8,116   Geraint Davies ‡   James Price † 5

Proposed boundary changes

The Boundary Commission for Wales submitted their final proposals in respect of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies (the 2018 review) in September 2018. Although the proposals were immediately laid before Parliament they were not brought forward by the Government for approval. Accordingly, they did not come into effect for the 2019 election which took place on 12 December 2019, and which was contested using the constituency boundaries in place since 2010.

Under the terms of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, the Sixth Review was based on reducing the total number of MPs from 650 to 600 and a strict electoral parity requirement that the electorate of all constituencies should be within a range of 5% either side of the electoral quota.

On 24 March 2020, the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, Chloe Smith, issued a written statement to Parliament setting out the Government's thinking with regard to parliamentary boundaries. They propose to bring forward primary legislation to remove the statutory obligation to implement the 2018 Boundary Review recommendations, as well as set the framework for future boundary reviews in time for the next review which is due to begin in early 2021 and report no later than October 2023. It is proposed that the number of constituencies now remains at the current level of 650, rather than being reduced to 600, while retaining the requirement that the electorate should be no more than +/- 5% from the electoral quota.[2]

Historical representation by party (whole of Glamorgan)

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1832 to 1885

  Conservative   Liberal   Peelite   Radical   Whig

Constituency 1832 1835 1837 1841 1847 51 1852 52 55 1857 1859 1865 1868 1874 1880
Cardiff Boroughs Nicholl Coffin Crichton-Stuart → Reed
Glamorganshire L. W. Dillwyn Wyndham-Quin Tyler H. Vivian →
Talbot →
Merthyr Tydvil Guest Bruce → Richard
Fothergill James
Swansea Boroughs J. Vivian L. L. Dillwyn →

1885 to 1918

  Conservative   Independent Labour   Labour   Liberal   Liberal-Labour   Liberal Unionist

Constituency 1885 1886 87 88 90 1892 93 1895 1900 04 1906 09 Jan 1910 10 Dec 1910 15
Cardiff District of Boroughs Reed Maclean Reed → Guest D. Thomas Crichton-Stuart Cory
Glamorganshire, East A. Thomas A. Edwards
Glamorganshire, Mid Talbot Evans Gibbins J. Edwards
Glamorganshire, South A. Williams Wyndham-Quin Brace →
Gower Yeo Randell J. Thomas J. Williams →
Merthyr Tydfil (two MPs) Richard D. A. Thomas Rees Jones
James Morgan Hardie Stanton
Rhondda Abraham → →
Swansea District Vivian → → W. Williams Jones T. Williams
Swansea Town Dillwyn Burnie Llewellyn Newnes Mond

1918 to 1950

  Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Coalition National Democratic & Labour   Conservative   Independent Labour Party   Labour   Liberal   National Government   National Labour   National Liberal (1931-68)

Constituency 1918 19 20 21 22 1922 1923 1924 1929 31 1931 32 33 34 1935 38 39 40 42 45 1945 46
Aberavon J. Edwards MacDonald Cove
Aberdare Stanton Hall D. Thomas
Llandaff & Barry Cope Lloyd Munro Lakin Ungoed-Thomas
Caerphilly Onions M. Jones N. Edwards
Cardiff Central Gould Lougher Bennett → G. Thomas
Cardiff East Seager Lougher Webb Kinloch-Cooke Edmunds Temple-Morris Grigg Marquand
Cardiff South Cory Henderson H. Evans Henderson H. Evans Callaghan
Gower J. Williams Grenfell
Merthyr Rees Jones Wallhead → → S. Davies
Neath J. H. Edwards Jenkins D. J. Williams
Ogmore Hartshorn E. Williams J. Evans
Pontypridd Lewis T. Jones D. Davies Pearson
Rhondda East Watts-Morgan Mainwaring
Rhondda West Abraham John
Swansea East T. Williams Matthews D. Williams Mort
Swansea West Mond Samuel Runciman Samuel L. Jones P. Morris

1950 to 1983

  Conservative   Labour   Social Democratic   Speaker

Constituency 1950 1951 54 1955 1959 63 1964 1966 67 68 1970 72 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 76 1979 81 82
Aberavon Cove J. Morris
Aberdare D. Thomas Probert I. Evans
Barry D. Rees Gower
Caerphilly N. Edwards A. Evans E. Davies →
Cardiff West G. Thomas →
Cardiff North / Cardiff NW (1974) Llewellyn Box Rowlands Roberts
Cardiff SE Callaghan
Gower Grenfell I. Davies Wardell
Merthyr Tydfil S. Davies → Rowlands
Neath D. J. Williams Coleman
Ogmore Padley Powell
Pontypridd Pearson John
Rhondda East Mainwaring E. Davies
Rhondda West / Rhondda (1974) I. Thomas A. Jones
Swansea East Mort McBride Anderson
Swansea West P. Morris H. Rees A. Williams
Cardiff North Grist

1moved to Gwent 1983

1983-present

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal Democrats

Constituency 1983 84 1987 89 91 1992 1997 2001 02 2005 2010 12 2015 16 2017 2019
Aberavon Morris Francis Kinnock
Cardiff South and Penarth Callaghan Michael Doughty
Cynon Valley I. Evans Clwyd Winter
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 1 Rowlands Havard G. Jones
Neath Coleman Hain Rees
Ogmore Powell Irranca-Davies Elmore
Pontypridd John Howells O. Smith Davies-Jones
Rhondda Rogers Bryant
Swansea East Anderson James Harris
Swansea West A. Williams G. Davies
Cardiff West Terlezki Morgan Brennan
Gower Wardell Caton B. Davies Antoniazzi
Bridgend Hubbard-Miles Griffiths Moon Wallis
Cardiff Central Grist Owen Jones Willott Stevens
Cardiff North G. H. Jones Morgan J. Evans C. Williams McMorrin
Vale of Glamorgan Gower J. Smith Sweeney J. Smith Cairns

1 partly in Gwent 1997–

See also

References
  1. The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006, OPSI website
  2. "Update: Strengthening Democracy:Written statement - HCWS183". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
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