Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe () is a

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of the

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in the

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, first contested at the 2024 general election, following the

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. The current MP is David Chadwick of the Liberal Democrats. The constituency name refers to the historic counties of Breconshire and

Radnorshire Radnorshire () was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974, later becoming a Districts of Wales, district of Powys from 1974 to 1996. It covered a sparsely populat ...

as well as the Swansea Valley, known as ''Cwm Tawe'' in Welsh.

Boundaries

The seat covers the large rural areas of the historic counties of

Brecknockshire Brecknockshire ( or ), also known as the County of Brecknock, Breconshire, or the County of Brecon, was Historic counties of Wales, one of the thirteen counties of Wales that existed from 1536 until their abolishment in 1974. It was created in 1 ...

and

(currently administered as part of the unitary authority of

Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...

) which had previously formed the abolished Brecon and Radnorshire constituency, as well as the town of

Pontardawe Pontardawe () is a town and a community (Wales), community in the lower Swansea Valley (). it had a population of approximately 7,172 in the 2021 Census for Pontardawe Parish, and forms part of the county borough of Neath Port Talbot. On the opp ...

in Neath Port Talbot County Borough which had previously been part of the abolished Neath constituency. Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020: * 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. Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election: *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

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

Notes

References

External links

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe UK Parliament constituency
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK'' {{Constituencies in Wales Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Wales Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024