Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Rhondda (Senedd constituency).
Rhondda is a constituency[n 1] in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Chris Bryant of the Labour Party.[n 2]
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Rhondda | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | Mid Glamorgan |
Electorate | 50,262 (December 2019)[1] |
Major settlements | Porth, Tonypandy, Treherbert, Treorchy, Tylorstown |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1974 (1974) |
Member of Parliament | Chris Bryant (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Rhondda East and Rhondda West |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | County constituency |
Created from | Glamorganshire |
Replaced by | Rhondda East and Rhondda West |
Overlaps | |
Senedd | Rhondda, South Wales Central |
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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 UK general election. The entire constituency would form part of Rhondda and Ogmore.[2]