Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency)
| Rhondda | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Rhondda in Wales.
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| Preserved county | Mid Glamorgan |
| Electorate | 52,862 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Porth, Tonypandy, Treherbert, Treorchy, Tylorstown |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1974 |
| Member of parliament | Chris Bryant (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Rhondda East and Rhondda West |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Replaced by | Rhondda East and Rhondda West |
| Created from | Glamorganshire |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | South Wales Central |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Rhondda is a parliamentary constituency represented in 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. The current MP is Chris Bryant of the Labour Party, first elected at the 2001 general election.
1974-1983: The Municipal Borough of Rhondda.
1983-2010: The Borough of Rhondda.
2010–present: The Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough electoral divisions of Cwm Clydach, Cymmer, Ferndale, Llwyn-y-pia, Maerdy, Pentre, Pen-y-graig, Porth, Tonypandy, Trealaw, Treherbert, Treorchy, Tylorstown, Ynyshir, and Ystrad.
The Westminster constituency of Rhondda is based around the southern edge of the Rhondda Cynon Taf council area, with population centres including Treherbert, Maerdy, Tylorstown, Tonypandy, and Pen-y-Graig. The seat borders the constituencies of Cynon Valley, Ogmore, Pontypridd, and Aberavon.
This constituency was first created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, for the 1885 general election. For the 1918 general election it was divided into Rhondda East and Rhondda West.
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