Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney () is a
constituency
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of the
House of Commons
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in the
UK Parliament
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, first contested at the
2024 general election, following the
2023 review of Westminster constituencies
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. It is currently represented by
Nick Smith of the
Labour Party, who was the MP for the predecessor constituency of
Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent (; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It borders the Local government in Wales, unitary authority areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly County Borough ...
from 2010 to 2024.
Boundaries
Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:
* The
County Borough of Blaenau Gwent.
* The
County Borough of Caerphilly wards of:
Aberbargoed;
Bargoed
Bargoed () is a town and community (Wales), community in the Rhymney Valley, Wales, one of the South Wales Valleys. It lies on the Rhymney River in the county borough of Caerphilly (county borough), Caerphilly. It straddles the Historic counties o ...
;
Darren Valley;
Gilfach; Moriah;
New Tredegar;
Pontlottyn
Pontlottyn () is a village located in the county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales. It is sited just to the south of Rhymney, and to the west of the Rhymney River.
History
Pontlottyn, initially p ...
; Twyn Carno.
Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
* The
County Borough of Blaenau Gwent.
* The
County Borough of Caerphilly wards of: Aberbargoed and Bargoed; Darren Valley; Gilfach; Moriah and Pontlottyn; New Tredegar ; Twyn Carno.
It comprises the whole of the abolished
Blaenau Gwent constituency, which was coterminous with the county borough of the same name, together with the
Rhymney valley which was previously part of the abolished
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency. Small areas also transferred from
Caerphilly
Caerphilly (, ; , ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley and separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly Mountain.
It is north of Cardiff an ...
and
Islwyn (abolished).
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Stewart Sutherland was nominated as the
Reform UK
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candidate, but withdrew prior to the close of nominations due to reposting racist content on social media.
Elections in the 2010s
Notes
References
External links
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney UK Parliament constituency(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
{{Constituencies in Wales
Parliamentary constituencies in South Wales
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024