; ) is a proposed six-member constituency of the

Senedd The Senedd ( ; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, Its role is to scrutinise the Welsh Government and legislate on devolve ...

(Welsh Parliament; ) to be used for the 2026 Senedd election. It was proposed following the

2026 review of Senedd constituencies The 2026 review of Senedd constituencies was conducted between July 2024 and March 2025 by the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru. The Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 legislated that the 2026 Senedd election should use 16 six- ...

, and will be a pairing of the two

UK Parliament constituencies The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by ...

of Cardiff North and

Cardiff East Cardiff East () is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented by Jo St ...

. It is to have a Welsh-only name.

Boundaries

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comprising the boundaries of the

of Cardiff North and

, has been proposed by the

Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru The Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru () is a Welsh Government sponsored body, responsible for defining local government boundaries and Senedd constituency boundaries in Wales, also known as . The Commission was established originally as ...

for the 2026 election to the

(Welsh Parliament; ). It was initially proposed using the English name ''Cardiff East and North'' in September 2024. The pairing was then switched from Cardiff East to Cardiff West and renamed to ''Cardiff North-west'', and its Welsh name being in December proposals, despite most other constituencies using Welsh-only names. It was later given the Welsh-only name and its boundaries were reverted back to using Cardiff East rather than Cardiff West in the commission's final recommendations in March 2025. It encompasses parts of the principal areas (counties/county boroughs) of

Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ...

and

Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff () and Ely valleys, ...

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. The constituency is to be established by 2026, following the passing of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024. The act legislates electoral reform of the Senedd to create 16 larger "super constituencies", pairing the 32

UK Parliament constituencies in Wales Wales is divided into thirty-two constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which elect Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. At the 2024 Un ...

, and using a new fully proportional voting system, with each constituency electing six

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(MSs) rather than one previously.

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

References

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