Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Cynon Valley in Wales.
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| Preserved county | Mid Glamorgan |
| Electorate | 52,372 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Aberdare, Mountain Ash, Hirwaun |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of parliament | Ann Clwyd (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Aberdare and parts of Brecon and Radnor and Neath |
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| Welsh Assembly | South Wales Central |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Coordinates: 51°39′25″N 3°27′40″W / 51.657°N 3.461°W
Cynon Valley (Welsh: Cwm Cynon) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is a Labour Party stronghold.
The Cynon Valley Welsh Assembly constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999.
1983-2010: The Borough of Cynon Valley.
2010-present: The Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough electoral divisions of Aberaman North, Aberaman South, Abercynon, Aberdare East, Aberdare West/Llwydcoed, Cilfynydd, Cwmbach, Glyncoch, Hirwaun, Mountain Ash East, Mountain Ash West, Penrhiwceiber, Pen-y-waun, Rhigos, and Ynysybwl.
The constituency encompasses the towns of Aberdare, Mountain Ash, Cilfynydd, Abercynon and Hirwaun.
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