List of Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Glamorgan
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The Preserved county of
Mid Glamorgan , Government= Mid Glamorgan County Council , Status= Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–) , Start= 1974 , End= 1996 , Arms= ''Coat of arms of Mid ...
is divided into 6
parliamentary constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
, one of which is shared with Gwent. The current boundaries have been effective since the 2007 National Assembly for Wales election and the 2010 United Kingdom general election.


Constituencies


Proposed boundary changes

The
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submitted their final proposals in respect of the
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(the 2018 review) in September 2018. Although the proposals were immediately laid before
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they were not brought forward by the
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for approval. Accordingly, they did not come into effect for the 2019 election which took place on 12 December 2019, and which was contested using the constituency boundaries in place since 2010. Under the terms of the
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, the Sixth Review was based on reducing the total number of MPs from 650 to 600 and a strict electoral parity requirement that the electorate of all constituencies should be within a range of 5% either side of the electoral quota. On 24 March 2020, the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office,
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, issued a written statement to Parliament setting out the Government's thinking with regard to parliamentary boundaries. They propose to bring forward primary legislation to remove the statutory obligation to implement the 2018 Boundary Review recommendations, as well as set the framework for future boundary reviews in time for the next review which is due to begin in early 2021 and report no later than October 2023. It is proposed that the number of constituencies now remains at the current level of 650, rather than being reduced to 600, while retaining the requirement that the electorate should be no more than +/- 5% from the electoral quota.


See also

* List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales *
List of parliamentary constituencies in West Glamorgan The preserved county of West Glamorgan is divided into five parliamentary constituencies – two borough constituencies and three county constituencies. Constituencies The current boundaries have been effective since the 2007 National Assembly ...
for historical representation by party for the whole of Glamorgan The implemented
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.


References

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Mid Glamorgan , Government= Mid Glamorgan County Council , Status= Non-metropolitan county (1974–1996) Preserved county (1996–) , Start= 1974 , End= 1996 , Arms= ''Coat of arms of Mid ...
Politics of Glamorgan
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