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date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:30:55 +0000,    group: uk.politics.electoral        back       
Welsh Boundary Changes   
The Fifth Periodical Report of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for
Wales was published earlier this month (HC 743-I and HC 743-II). I did
the following analysis of where the old constituencies went. Note that 
the 'Index of Change' is a calculation to summaries the identity between
old and new constituencies: it is calculated as the sum of the 
electors added and the electors removed from the base constituency as a
percentage of the base constituency's electorate.

To make it easier to understand, in the tables showing where the old 
and new constituency electorates went or came from, the old 
constituencies are in lower case and the new ones in all caps.

WELSH REDISTRIBUTION

Clwyd

Alyn and Deeside CC                                  60,331
  ALYN and DEESIDE CC                   60,331 100%
Clwyd South CC                                       53,860
  CLWYD SOUTH CC                        51,201 95.1
  MONTGOMERYSHIRE CC                     1,358  2.5
  CLWYD WEST CC                          1,301  2.4
Clwyd West CC                                        54,606
  CLWYD WEST CC                         54,080 99.0
  VALE of CLWYD CC                         526  1.0
Delyn CC                                             54,277
  DELYN CC                              54,277 100%
Vale of Clwyd CC                                     49,111
  VALE of CLWYD CC                      49,111 100%
Wrexham CC                                           50,890
  WREXHAM CC                            50,890 100%

Dyfed

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC                       54,086
  CARMARTHEN EAST and DINEFWR CC        52,741 97.5
  CARMARTHEN WEST and SOUTH
   PEMBROKESHIRE CC                      1,345  2.5
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC           56,391
  CARMARTHEN WEST and SOUTH
   PEMBROKESHIRE CC                     55,798 98.9
  PRESELI PEMBROKESHIRE CC                 593  1.1
Ceredigion CC                                        52,859
  CEREDIGION CC                         52,514 99.3
  PRESELI PEMBROKESHIRE CC                 345  0.7
Llanelli CC                                          57,409
  LLANELLI CC                           57,409 100%
Preseli Pembrokeshire CC                             55,063
  PRESELI PEMBROKESHIRE CC              55,063 100%

Mid Glamorgan

Bridgend CC                                          62,692
  BRIDGEND CC                           57,046 91.0
  OGMORE CC                              2,826  4.5
  VALE of GLAMORGAN CC                   2,820  4.5
Caerphilly CC                                        68,678
  CAERPHILLY CC                         64,120 93.4
  ISLWYN CC                              4,558  6.6
Cynon Valley CC                                      44,418
  CYNON VALLEY CC                       44,418 100%
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney CC                        55,476
  MERTHYR TYDFIL AND RHYMNEY CC         55,476 100%
  BLAENAU GWENT CC                           0
                                  (land with no electors)
Ogmore CC                                            51,016
  OGMORE CC                             51,016 100%
Pontypridd CC                                        62,937
  PONTYPRIDD CC                         54,122 86.0
  CARDIFF WEST BC                        4,961  7.9
  CYNON VALLEY CC                        3,854  6.1
Rhondda CC                                           50,389
  RHONDDA CC                            50,389 100%

South Glamorgan

Cardiff Central BC                                   60,864
  CARDIFF CENTRAL BC                    60,864 100%
Cardiff North BC                                     63,615
  CARDIFF NORTH BC                      63,615 100%
Cardiff South and Penarth BC                         64,566
  CARDIFF SOUTH and PENARTH BC          64,566 100%
Cardiff West BC                                      59,626
  CARDIFF WEST BC                       59,626 100%
Vale of Glamorgan CC                                 68,698
  VALE of GLAMORGAN CC                  65,409 95.2
  CARDIFF SOUTH and PENARTH BC           3,289  4.8

West Glamorgan

Aberavon CC                                          50,422
  ABERAVON CC                           50,422 100%
Gower CC                                             60,524
  GOWER CC                              60,524 100%
Neath CC                                             56,993
  NEATH CC                              56,982 100%
  GOWER CC                                  11  0.0
Swansea East BC                                      57,226
  SWANSEA EAST BC                       57,226 100%
Swansea West BC                                      58,336
  SWANSEA WEST BC                       58,336 100%

Gwent

Blaenau Gwent CC                                     53,120
  BLAENAU GWENT CC                      53,120 100%
Islwyn CC                                            51,667
  ISLWYN CC                             51,667 100%
Monmouth CC                                          62,423
  MONMOUTH CC                           62,423 100%
Newport East CC                                      56,355
  NEWPORT EAST CC                       56,355 100%
Newport West CC                                      60,882
  NEWPORT WEST CC                       60,882 100%
Torfaen CC                                           61,371
  TORFAEN CC                            61,371 100%

Gwynedd

Caernarfon CC                                        47,065
  ARFON CC                              24,994 53.1
  DWYFOR MEIRIONNYDD CC                 22,071 46.9
Conwy CC                                             55,009
  ABERCONWY CC                          37,005 67.3
  ARFON CC                              18,004 32.7
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy CC                            33,723
  DWYFOR MEIRIONNYDD CC                 26,752 79.3
  ABERCONWY CC                           6,971 20.7
Ynys Mn CC                                          49,831
  YNYS MÔN CC                           49,831 100%

Powys

Brecon and Radnorshire CC                            53,497
  BRECON and RADNORSHIRE CC             53,497 100%
Montgomeryshire CC                                   45,297
  MONTGOMERYSHIRE CC                    45,297 100%

               * * * THE NEW CONSTITUENCIES * * *

CLWYD

ABERCONWY CC                                         43,976
  Conwy CC                              37,005 84.1
  Meirionnydd Nant Conwy CC              6,971 15.9
ALYN and DEESIDE CC                                  60,331
  Alyn and Deeside CC                   60,331 100%
CLWYD SOUTH CC                                       51,201
  Clwyd South CC                        51,201 100%
CLWYD WEST CC                                        55,381
  Clwyd West CC                         54,080 97.7
  Clwyd South CC                         1,301  2.3
DELYN CC                                             54,277
  Delyn CC                              54,277 100%
VALE of CLWYD CC                                     49,637
  Vale of Clwyd CC                      49,111 98.9
  Clwyd West CC                            526  1.1
WREXHAM CC                                           50,890
  Wrexham CC                            50,890 100%

DYFED

CARMARTHEN EAST and DINEFWR CC                       52,741
  Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC        52,741 100%
CARMARTHEN WEST and SOUTH PEMBROKESHIRE CC           57,143
  Carmarthen West and South
   Pembrokeshire CC                     55,798 97.6
  Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC         1,345  2.4
CEREDIGION CC                                        52,514
  Ceredigion CC                         52,514 100%
LLANELLI CC                                          57,409
  Llanelli CC                           57,409 100%
PRESELI PEMBROKESHIRE CC                             56,001
  Preseli Pembrokeshire CC              55,063 98.3
  Carmarthen West and South
   Pembrokeshire CC                        593  1.1
  Ceredigion CC                            345  0.6

SOUTH GLAMORGAN

CARDIFF CENTRAL BC                                   60,864
  Cardiff Central BC                    60,864 100%
CARDIFF NORTH BC                                     63,615
  Cardiff North BC                      63,615 100%
CARDIFF SOUTH and PENARTH BC                         67,855
  Cardiff South and Penarth BC          64,566 95.2
  Vale of Glamorgan CC                   3,289  4.8
CARDIFF WEST BC                                      64,587
  Cardiff West BC                       59,626 92.3
  Pontypridd CC                          4,961  7.7
VALE of GLAMORGAN CC                                 68,229
  Vale of Glamorgan CC                  65,409 95.9
  Bridgend CC                            2,820  4.1

WEST GLAMORGAN

ABERAVON CC                                          50,422
  Aberavon CC                           50,422 100%
GOWER CC                                             60,535
  Gower CC                              60,524 100%
  Neath CC                                  11  0.0
NEATH CC                                             56,982
  Neath CC                              56,982 100%
SWANSEA EAST BC                                      57,226
  Swansea East BC                       57,226 100%
SWANSEA WEST BC                                      58,336
  Swansea West BC                       58,336 100%

GWENT and MID GLAMORGAN

BLAENAU GWENT CC                                     53,120
  Blaenau Gwent CC                      53,120 100%
  Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney CC              0
                                   (land with no electors)
BRIDGEND CC                                          57,046
  Bridgend CC                           57,046 100%
CAERPHILLY CC                                        64,120
  Caerphilly CC                         64,120 100%
CYNON VALLEY CC                                      48,272
  Cynon Valley CC                       44,418 92.0
  Pontypridd CC                          3,854  8.0
ISLWYN CC                                            56,225
  Islwyn CC                             51,667 91.9
  Caerphilly CC                          4,558  8.1
MERTHYR TYDFIL and RHYMNEY CC                        55,476
  Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney CC         55,476 100%
MONMOUTH CC                                          62,423
  Monmouth CC                           62,423 100%
NEWPORT EAST CC                                      56,355
  Newport East CC                       56,355 100%
NEWPORT WEST CC                                      60,882
  Newport West CC                       60,882 100%
OGMORE CC                                            53,842
  Ogmore CC                             51,016 94.8
  Bridgend CC                            2,826  5.2
PONTYPRIDD CC                                        54,122
  Pontypridd CC                         54,122 100%
RHONDDA CC                                           50,389
  Rhondda CC                            50,389 100%
TORFAEN CC                                           61,371
  Torfaen CC                            61,371 100%

GWYNEDD

ARFON CC                                             42,998
  Caernarfon CC                         24,994 58.1
  Conwy CC                              18,004 41.9
DWYFOR MEIRIONNYDD CC                                48,823
  Meirionnydd Nant Conwy CC             26,752 54.8
  Caernarfon CC                         22,071 45.2
YNYS MÔN CC                                          49,831
  Ynys Mn CC                           49,831 100%

POWYS

BRECON and RADNORSHIRE CC                            53,497
  Brecon and Radnorshire CC             53,497 100%
MONTGOMERYSHIRE CC                                   46,655
  Montgomeryshire CC                    45,297 97.1
  Clwyd South CC                         1,358  2.9

                  * * * INDEX OF CHANGE * * *

Welsh Borough Constituencies

CARDIFF
  Central                                    0
  North                                      0
  South and Penarth                        5.1
  West                                     8.3
SWANSEA
  East                                       0
  West                                       0

Welsh County Constituencies

CLWYD
  Aberconwy                               45.4
  Alyn and Deeside                           0
  Clwyd South                              4.9
  Clwyd West                               3.3
  Delyn                                      0
  Vale of Clwyd                            1.1
  Wrexham                                    0
DYFED
  Carmarthen East and Dinefwr              2.5
  Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire  3.4
  Ceredigion                                 0
  Llanelli                                   0
  Preseli Pembrokeshire                    1.7
SOUTH GLAMORGAN
  Vale of Glamorgan                        8.9
WEST GLAMORGAN
  Aberavon                                   0
  Gower                                    0.0
  Neath                                    0.0
GWENT and MID GLAMORGAN
  Blaenau Gwent                            0.0
  Bridgend                                 9.0
  Caerphilly                               6.6
  Cynon Valley                             8.7
  Islwyn                                   8.8
  Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney               0.0
  Monmouth                                   0
  Newport East                               0
  Newport West                               0
  Ogmore                                   5.5
  Pontypridd                              14.0
  Rhondda                                    0
  Torfaen                                    0
GWYNEDD
  Arfon                                   85.1
  Dwyfor Meirionnydd                      86.1
  Ynys Mn                                   0
POWYS
  Brecon and Radnorshire                     0
  Montgomeryshire                          3.0

Totals:
 17 Unchanged constituencies
 7 minor changes (Index of Change lower than 5.0)
 16 major changes

-- 
http://www.election.demon.co.uk
"We can also agree that Saddam Hussein most certainly has chemical and biolog-
ical weapons and is working towards a nuclear capability. The dossier contains
confirmation of information that we either knew or most certainly should have
been willing to assume." - Menzies Campbell, 24th September 2002.
date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:30:55 +0000   author:   David Boothroyd

Re: Welsh Boundary Changes   
In article , david@election.demon.co.uk (David Boothroyd) wrote:

> CLWYD
>   Aberconwy                               45.4

> GWYNEDD
>   Arfon                                   85.1
>   Dwyfor Meirionnydd                      86.1

Clearly the most radical changes are proposed in this area. Is there a map showing the changes online?

-- 
Cllr. Colin Rosenstiel
Cambridge                    http://www.rosenstiel.co.uk/
Cambridge Liberal Democrats: http://www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/
date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:51 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)   author:   (Colin Rosenstiel)

Re: Welsh Boundary Changes   
In article ,
 rosenstiel@cix.co.uk (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
> In article , 
> david@election.demon.co.uk (David Boothroyd) wrote:
> 
> > CLWYD
> >   Aberconwy                               45.4
> 
> > GWYNEDD
> >   Arfon                                   85.1
> >   Dwyfor Meirionnydd                      86.1
> 
> Clearly the most radical changes are proposed in this area. Is there a map 
> showing the changes online?

Yes - http://www.bcomm-wales.gov.uk/bcwengreviewareas.htm

The changes there were forced by the use of the 'preserved county of
Clwyd' which includes the Conwy council area. This splits up the Conwy
constituency. Then something had to be done about the disparity between
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy and Caernarfon.

-- 
http://www.election.demon.co.uk
"We can also agree that Saddam Hussein most certainly has chemical and biolog-
ical weapons and is working towards a nuclear capability. The dossier contains
confirmation of information that we either knew or most certainly should have
been willing to assume." - Menzies Campbell, 24th September 2002.
date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:13:17 +0000   author:   David Boothroyd

Re: Welsh Boundary Changes   
> The Fifth Periodical Report of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales was published earlier this month (HC 743-I and HC 743-II).

Presumably these can be purchased through HMSO?  Do you have any other
information, e.g. price, ISBN, etc.?
date: 29 Dec 2005 05:09:23 -0800   author:   unknown

Re: Welsh Boundary Changes   
In article ,
 ColinJGSG@aol.com wrote:
> > The Fifth Periodical Report of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for 
> > Wales was published earlier this month (HC 743-I and HC 743-II).
> 
> Presumably these can be purchased through HMSO?  Do you have any other
> information, e.g. price, ISBN, etc.?

£60 for the two volumes together. (Quite a steep rise from last time's
which only cost £18.20 in 1995) ISBN 0-10-293660-9.

As usual for Welsh reports, it's bilingual.

-- 
http://www.election.demon.co.uk
"We can also agree that Saddam Hussein most certainly has chemical and biolog-
ical weapons and is working towards a nuclear capability. The dossier contains
confirmation of information that we either knew or most certainly should have
been willing to assume." - Menzies Campbell, 24th September 2002.
date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:28:42 +0000   author:   David Boothroyd

Re: Welsh Boundary Changes   
Can the report not be downloaded? most of these type reports are
usually obtainable on the web.

On another notes has anyone made any notional calculation for the new
Arfon seat and Aberconwy seat, while I have no doubt Arfon will be
notionally PC and Aberconwy Labour the actual margins would be
interesting.


Martin
David Boothroyd wrote:
> In article ,
>  ColinJGSG@aol.com wrote:
> > > The Fifth Periodical Report of the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for
> > > Wales was published earlier this month (HC 743-I and HC 743-II).
> >
> > Presumably these can be purchased through HMSO?  Do you have any other
> > information, e.g. price, ISBN, etc.?
>
> £60 for the two volumes together. (Quite a steep rise from last time's
> which only cost £18.20 in 1995) ISBN 0-10-293660-9.
>
> As usual for Welsh reports, it's bilingual.
>
> --
> http://www.election.demon.co.uk
> "We can also agree that Saddam Hussein most certainly has chemical and biolog-
> ical weapons and is working towards a nuclear capability. The dossier contains
> confirmation of information that we either knew or most certainly should have
> been willing to assume." - Menzies Campbell, 24th September 2002.
date: 29 Dec 2005 12:20:10 -0800   author:   MJW

Re: Welsh Boundary Changes   
In article ,
 oliver_twomey@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> Thanks for this. It seems that most of the changes are minor ones
> necessitated by changes in local authority boundaries. Most of these
> are unexceptional, though the ward changes in Denbighshire produce an
> odd boundary between Vale of Clwyd and Clwyd West.
> 
> It's the fairly arbitrary decision to include the Conwy UA with the
> notional "Clwyd" that produces the main changes in North Wales

This decision was made by the colonial governor John Redwood in the
Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 which defined the 'preserved 
counties'.

-- 
http://www.election.demon.co.uk
"We can also agree that Saddam Hussein most certainly has chemical and biolog-
ical weapons and is working towards a nuclear capability. The dossier contains
confirmation of information that we either knew or most certainly should have
been willing to assume." - Menzies Campbell, 24th September 2002.
date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:41:14 +0000   author:   David Boothroyd

Re: Welsh Boundary Changes   
wrote in message 
news:1135940120.429532.11430@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...


> Since the reduction in the number of Scottish seats these are generally
> the smallest ones in the UK. If, as proposed, the Welsh Assembly gets
> similar powers to the Scottish Parliament, then presumably it would be
> necessary to reduce the number of seats here. That would be fascinating
> - it would be relatively easy to reorganise in densely populated South
> Wales, and Clwyd and Dyfed would each lose a seat, but what would
> happen in Gwynedd and Powys? With Anglesey presumably untouchable,
> would there be a cross-border seat linking Montgomery and Meirionydd?
> It would be difficult to argue for the status quo.

You could spread the Ynys Mon under-representation across the Gwynnedd and 
Clywd seats (although on my model they're already slightly above the 
electoral average), but here's how a scheme with seats close to the English 
quota might look.  Again, I've tried to respect county boundaries broadly; 
but Gwent and South Glamorgan are combined and West Glamorgan and Powys are 
combined - 32 seats:

Brecon & Neath: 69,558
Bridgend: 68,648
Cardiff Central: 71,073
Cardiff North & Caerphilly: 66,856
Cardiff South & Penarth: 71,730
Cardiff West: 70,277
Carmarthen: 66,056
Ceredigion & Pembroke North: 70,914
Clwyd & Denbigh: 75,065
Colwyn Bay & Conwy: 72,413
Ebbw Vale & Tredegar: 68,144
Flint & Deeside: 71,099
Flintshire, Prestatyn & Rhyl: 74,042
Gower: 70,637
Llanelli: 67,409
Meirionnydd & Caernarfon: 73,807
Merthyr Tydfil & Aberdare: 70,536
Monmouth: 70,819
Montgomeryshire & Radnorshire: 69,333
Newport  East: 69,848
Newport West & Newbridge: 66,452
Ogmore & Port Talbot: 66,601
Pembroke: 70,529
Pontypridd: 67,328
Rhondda: 67,417
Rhymney Valley
Swansea East & Coedffranc: 66,323
Swansea West: 65,938
Torfaen & Cwmbram: 69,616
Vale of Glamorgan: 69,765
Wrexham: 72,280
Ynys Mon with Bangor: 67,835
date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:59:22 -0000   author:   Adam Gray

Re: Welsh Boundary Changes   
Thanks for this. It seems that most of the changes are minor ones
necessitated by changes in local authority boundaries. Most of these
are unexceptional, though the ward changes in Denbighshire produce an
odd boundary between Vale of Clwyd and Clwyd West.

It's the fairly arbitrary decision to include the Conwy UA with the
notional "Clwyd" that produces the main changes in North Wales - had
Conwy been included with "Gwynedd", which makes equal sense, then those
seats would have been relatively unchanged, but the Denbighshire
portions of the current Clwyd West would have had to be divided between
Vale and Clwyd South. However, that would make the disparity in average
seat size between Gwynedd and Clwyd even more acute.

It's odd that the name of a county that no longer exists is preserved
in three cases (no other abolished county still features). Vale of
Clwyd is a fair description, Clwyd West is odder - "Colwyn and Ruthin"
might be better, though the Colwyn element is much bigger - and "Clwyd
South" is fairly meaningless as none (or almost none?) of the seat
drains into the Clwyd. "Dee Valley" would be a much better name, as
just about the only thing that links the communities in this disparate
constituency is the fact that much of it is on or near the Dee, and
almost all of it is in the catchment area.

Abolished Unitary authority names also survive. It's worthwhile when
these have historical significance, like Arfon, Dwyfor and the old
county names; but it seems lacking in imagination to preserve
artificial names like "Delyn" and "Alyn & Deeside".

Since the reduction in the number of Scottish seats these are generally
the smallest ones in the UK. If, as proposed, the Welsh Assembly gets
similar powers to the Scottish Parliament, then presumably it would be
necessary to reduce the number of seats here. That would be fascinating
- it would be relatively easy to reorganise in densely populated South
Wales, and Clwyd and Dyfed would each lose a seat, but what would
happen in Gwynedd and Powys? With Anglesey presumably untouchable,
would there be a cross-border seat linking Montgomery and Meirionydd?
It would be difficult to argue for the status quo.
date: 30 Dec 2005 02:55:20 -0800   author:   unknown

Re: Welsh Boundary Changes   
I hesitate to criticise something that's taken more time and effort
than I could spare, but here are my thoughts anyway. The map helped me
see what you were getting at. I'm commenting more on communities, as I
don't have the ward populations in front of me, so my suggestions may
be more "off quota" than yours. I'm less qualified to discuss South
Wales but the smaller areas mean you're less likely to get unwieldy
seats.

>Brecon & Neath: 69,558

I see you've kept the Builth area with Radnor, with which it has strong
ties. But it would be worth keeping a seat as historic as Brecon and
Radnor - if it is too much below quota, could it not be reuinited with
its former areas of Vaynor and Penderyn and Brynmawr? I realise this is
crossing two county boundaries and that current ward boundaries might
not allow this.

>Bridgend: 68,648

>Cardiff Central: 71,073
>Cardiff North & Caerphilly: 66,856
>Cardiff South & Penarth: 71,730
>Cardiff West: 70,277

I don't see why the City of Cardiff shouldn't have just three seats,
rather than taking two of them outside it - the odd ward could be moved
in or out as needed. However, I once proposed thios for Belfast where
it's equally logocal, but there were apparently all sorts of reasons
why this couldn't be done.

>Carmarthen: 66,056

>Ceredigion & Pembroke North: 70,914

I think it would be better to recreate the old seat, putting the St
David's area in with Fishguard, and the centre of the county, which is
in the Haverfordwest orbit, into Pembroke - that would make for a
slightly smaller seat in area, with easier communications, and also
approximate the boundary to the Landsker.

>Clwyd & Denbigh: 75,065
>Colwyn Bay & Conwy: 72,413

Hmmm - a very compact urban seat and a huge rural one with more
electors than the quota. Would it not be better to have a seat based on
the old Conwy UA, with that valley and Colwyn Bay and as much of its
hinterland as was needed - and then another based on Abergele, Denbigh
and Ruthin - the centre of the old Denbighshire has more links with
theses towns than any others. It still leaves the south of the county
in with areas with which it has little in common, save being in the old
Denbigh seat. Perhaps the compact area around Coedpoeth and Brymbo
could go into this seat, and the Ceiriog valley in with Wrexham.


>Ebbw Vale & Tredegar: 68,144

>Flint & Deeside: 71,099
>Flintshire, Prestatyn & Rhyl: 74,042

Another compact seat next to an unwieldy one. I suppose you're trying
to recreate the old East and West Flint, but even then the far south of
the county was all in East. This seat combines areas in the Wrexham
orbit with some that used to be in Abergele (CMIIR).

 Would it not be better to combine the Mold area with the Alyn and
Deeside seat which surrounds it on three sides, and has a continuous
urban area, and put Flint in with Rhyl and Prestatyn, which are nearer?

>Gower: 70,637
>Llanelli: 67,409

>Meirionnydd & Caernarfon: 73,807

Another big seat with an electorate over the quota. If Anglesey is to
remain separate, would the electorates for Arfon plus Dwyfor, and
Meirionydd plus Montgomery, be very far away from the quota?

>Merthyr Tydfil & Aberdare: 70,536
>Monmouth: 70,819
>Montgomeryshire & Radnorshire: 69,333
>Newport  East: 69,848
>Newport West & Newbridge: 66,452
>Ogmore & Port Talbot: 66,601
>Pembroke: 70,529
>Pontypridd: 67,328
>Rhondda: 67,417
>Rhymney Valley
>Swansea East & Coedffranc: 66,323
>Swansea West: 65,938
>Torfaen & Cwmbram: 69,616
>Vale of Glamorgan: 69,765
>Wrexham: 72,280
>Ynys Mon with Bangor: 67,835

I confess I though that the notional Clwyd would reduce to six seats
rather than five. Six is not a problem - the area reverts to roughly
the seats it had before 1997. Going back to five roughly recreates the
pre-1983 situation, except that the BC would not create a seat as
unwieldy as the old Denbigh nowadays.

Creating 5 seats out of 4 UAs would normally mean basing 4 seats on the
core areas of those UAs and a fifth on the surplus areas - but that
won't work here as the surplus of the most populous UA - Flintshire -
is so far away from the surplus of the rest. So I suppose Rhyl and
Prestatyn have to go back with Flintshire, separating them from their
hinterland.

By the time the next review occurs, Clwyd might have grown to be
entitled to six seats, or at least 5.5 - in which case your 8-seat
suggestion for all North Wales might be considered.
date: 2 Jan 2006 09:23:28 -0800   author:   unknown

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