Neath (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Neath (Senedd constituency).
Neath (Welsh: Castell-nedd) is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Christina Rees, a Labour and Co-operative MP.[n 2]
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Neath | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | West Glamorgan |
Electorate | 57,823 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Neath, Pontardawe |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918 |
Member of Parliament | Christina Rees (Labour Co-operative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Mid Glamorganshire and Gower |
Overlaps | |
Senedd | Neath, South Wales West |
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The constituency is set to be abolished, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the next United Kingdom general election. Its wards is to be split between Aberafan Maesteg, Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, and Neath and Swansea East.[2]