Pontypridd (UK Parliament constituency)

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Footnotes

Prior to 2010 the Pontypridd Constituency also consisted of the Cilfynydd

Cilfynydd

Cilfynydd is a village in South Wales a mile from the South Wales Valleys town of Pontypridd, and 13 miles north of the capital city Cardiff.- History :...

, Glyncoch

Glyncoch

Glyncoch is a village to the north of Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The name Glyncoch is Welsh for 'Red glen' ....

, Creigiau

Creigiau & St. Fagans

Creigiau & St. Fagans is an electoral ward of Cardiff, Wales.The ward covers the village of St. Fagans and a part of the village of Pentyrch and the surrounding rural areas.The ward falls within the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff West...

& Pentyrch

Pentyrch

Pentyrch is a suburban community located on the western outskirts of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The village gives its name to a Cardiff local authority electoral ward, which covers the village and surrounding area.-Geography:...

Wards. The Fifth Periodic Parliamentary Boundary Review for Wales placed Cilfynydd & Glyncoch wards in the Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Cynon Valley is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

& the Creigiau & Pentyrch wards in the Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)

Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)

Cardiff West is a borough constituency in the city of Cardiff. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system...

. These changes were made & in place for the United Kingdom general election, 2010. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in June 1987 was 61,255. In 1983 the Third Periodical Boundary Review report made major changes to the constituency, removing the Cowbridge community & placing it the new Vale of Glamorgan

Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)

Vale of Glamorgan is a county constituency in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...

seat & also by removing the Llanharry & Llanharan communities to the Ogmore

Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)

Ogmore is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- Boundaries :Taking its name from the River Ogmore, the constituency is situated close to the source of the river in the Ogwr valley and excludes the village of Ogmore-by-Sea, which is the...

seat. However the Pentyrch & Creigiau communities were added to the new seat from the old Barry

Barry (UK Parliament constituency)

Barry was a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....

seat, to give a New seat with nearly 15,000 less electors. The Total Electorate for the newly reconstituted Constituency in June 1983 was 60,883. Arthur Pearson's initial selection following a closely contested process at a selection conference at Pontyclun occurred only after several rounds of voting, and he was finally chosen against the prominent local miners' agent W. H. May on 15 January 1938. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in May 1979 was 75,050, this was & still is the highest recorded electorate so far for the Pontypridd constituency in any of it's forms. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1974 was 70,200. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in February 1974 was 69,685. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in June 1970 was 65,265. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in March 1966 was 55,088. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1964 was 53,859. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1959 was 53,903. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in May 1955 was 54,214. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1951 was 54,126. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in February 1950 was 53,275. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in July 1945 was 53,346. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in November 1935 was 48,469. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1931 was 47,346. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in May 1929 was 47,860. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in October 1924 was 41,099. Enacted in the Representation of the People Act 1918

Representation of the People Act 1918

The Representation of the People Act 1918 was an Act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in the United Kingdom. It is sometimes known as the Fourth Reform Act...

& created from the old East Glamorganshire

East Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)

East Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:...

(which included Pontypridd & the Tonteg/Church Village/Llantwit Fardre areas) & South Glamorganshire

South Glamorganshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Glamorganshire was a parliamentary constituency in Glamorganshire, Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:...

(which included the Llantrisant, Tonyrefail, Pontyclun, Llanharry & Cowbridge areas) parliamentary constituencies, the Pontypridd constituency from 1918 to the 1983 UK General Election

United Kingdom general election, 1983

The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...

remained unchanged & consisted of the Cowbridge

Cowbridge

Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, approximately west of Cardiff. Cowbridge is twinned with Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique department in northwestern France.-Roman times:...

, Llantwit Major

Llantwit Major

Llantwit Major is a small coastal town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel coast. A small stream, the Afon Col-huw, runs through the town.-Local government:...

, St Athan

St Athan

St Athan is a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales.-History and amenities:The English name is a corruption of the Welsh female Saint Tathan, described by Iolo Morgannwg as the daughter of the King of Gwent. The village and parish church is dedicated to St Tathan. There are...

, Ystradowen

Ystradowen

Ystradowen is a small village in rolling rural countryside; its nearest town is Cowbridge which is approximately three miles to the south. Ystradowen is twelve miles west of Cardiff, located in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales....

, Llandow

Llandow

Llandow is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village is located south west of Cardiff.- Amenities :Within Llandow is a small medieval parish church, whose history dates back to the 11th century, with a saddleback tower dedicated to the Holy Trinity.Adjacent to the village is a...

& Bonvilston

Bonvilston

Bonvilston is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village is situated on the A48 about four miles east of Cowbridge and near the Welsh capital city of Cardiff.- History & Amenities :...

communities plus Pontypridd

Pontypridd

Pontypridd is both a community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and is situated 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff...

urban district council plus the Llantrisant

Llantrisant

Llantrisant is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the River Ely and the Afon Clun. The town's name translates as The Parish of the Three Saints. The three saints in question are St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St...

(which included Llanharry

Llanharry

Llanharry is a small village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.Historically Llanharry has been inextricably linked with iron mining as far back as the Roman period and Elizabethan era, and for a period in the 20th century it boasted the only iron mine in Wales.-Employment:Llanharry...

, Llanharan

Llanharan

Llanharan is a small village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Llanharan thrived during the British industrial revolution, with several tin and coal mines in the location providing employment to the town's residents...

, Brynna

Brynna

Brynna is a small village situated between Pencoed and Llanharan. It is located at the point where the borders of two Welsh county borough's, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Bridgend, meet....

) & Llantwit Fardre

Llantwit Fardre

Llantwit Fardre is a large village situated on the A473, Pontypridd to Bridgend , road near the Welsh towns of Pontypridd and Llantrisant. Confusingly, Llantwit Fardre is also the name of the old parish and the community area that takes in the villages of Llantwit Fardre, Tonteg and Church...

rural districts. The Total Electorate for the Constituency in December 1918 was 34,778.

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