Brecon & Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)
| Brecon and Radnorshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Brecon and Radnorshire in Wales.
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| Preserved county | Powys |
| Population | 69,197 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 53,882 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Brecon, Crickhowell, Ystradgynlais, Knighton, Llandrindod Wells |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of parliament | Christopher Davies (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from |
Breconshire Radnorshire |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | Mid and West Wales |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Coordinates: 52°05′38″N 3°22′55″W / 52.094°N 3.382°W
Brecon and Radnorshire (Welsh: Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed) is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1918, it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election; until 1997 its name was simply Brecon and Radnor.
The Brecon and Radnorshire Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
The boundaries of the constituency correspond broadly with the ancient counties of Brecknockshire and Radnorshire. Radnorshire is included in full, and the only significantly populated area from Brecknockshire not in this constituency is Brynmawr, which is in Blaenau Gwent. This is the largest constituency in England and Wales by area. No town in the constituency exceeds a population of 10,000, the largest being Ystradgynlais at roughly 9,000. Other towns in the constituency are Brecon, Knighton, Crickhowell and Llandrindod Wells. The remainder of the constituency is largely made up of small villages and land used for farming sheep: sheep outnumber humans in Powys as a whole by around ten to one.
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