Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency)

Caerphilly
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
Map of constituency
Location of the constituency within Wales
Preserved countyGwent
Electorate72,458 (March 2020)[1]
Major settlementsCaerphilly, Ystrad Mynach, Bargoed, Hengoed
Current constituency
Created1918
Member of ParliamentChris Evans (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromEast Glamorganshire
Overlaps
SeneddCaerphilly, South Wales East

Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) is a constituency[n 1] centred on the town of Caerphilly in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Chris Evans of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Since its creation, the constituency has always elected Labour MPs, although the predecessor constituency of East Glamorganshire, and prior to that Glamorganshire had elected Liberal MPs throughout the Victorian era.

  1. ^ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-5286-3901-9. Retrieved 13 July 2024.


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