Powys is divided into two constituencies of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, which are also used for elections to the Senedd. The current boundaries have been effective since the 2007 National Assembly for Wales election and the 2010 UK general election.The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006, OPSI website
Powys is one of the eight preserved counties of Wales, and has the name and boundaries of one of the 22 principal areas.
For Senedd elections, constituencies are grouped into additional member electoral regions, and changes to constituency boundaries mean, also, changes to regional boundaries.
Westminster boundaries
From 2024
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
2010 to 2024 Constituency Boundaries 1. Brecon and Radnorshire CC (Westminster) 2. Montgomeryshire CC (Westminster)
ConstituencyElectorateMajorityMember of ParliamentNearest oppositionMap reference aboveBrecon and Radnorshire55,4907,131 Fay Jones † Jane Dodds ¤1Montgomeryshire48,99712,138 Craig Williams † Kishan Devani ¤2
1997 to 2010 Constituency Boundaries 1. Brecon and Radnorshire CC (Westminster) 2. Montgomeryshire CC (Westminster) 3. Clwyd South CC (Westminster) (part)
The Clwyd South constituency was also partly a Clwyd constituency.
Proposed boundary changes The Boundary Commission for Wales submitted their final proposals in respect of the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies (the 2018 review) in September 2018. Although the proposals were immediately laid before Parliament they were not brought forward by the Government for approval. Accordingly, they did not come into effect for the 2019 election which took place on 12 December 2019, and which was contested using the constituency boundaries in place since 2010.
Under the terms of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, the Sixth Review was based on reducing the total number of MPs from 650 to 600 and a strict electoral parity requirement that the electorate of all constituencies should be within a range of 5% either side of the electoral quota.
On 24 March 2020, the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, Chloe Smith, issued a written statement to Parliament setting out the Government's thinking with regard to parliamentary boundaries. They propose to bring forward primary legislation to remove the statutory obligation to implement the 2018 Boundary Review recommendations, as well as set the framework for future boundary reviews in time for the next review which is due to begin in early 2021 and report no later than October 2023. It is proposed that the number of constituencies now remains at the current level of 650, rather than being reduced to 600, while retaining the requirement that the electorate should be no more than +/- 5% from the electoral quota.
Senedd boundaries
From 2007
Constituency Senedd region Constituency boundaries 1. Brecon and Radnorshire CC (Senedd) Mid and West Wales 2. Montgomeryshire CC (Senedd)
The Mid and West Wales region also includes five Dyfed constituencies and one Gwynedd constituency.
1999 to 2007
Constituency Senedd region Constituency boundaries 1. Brecon and Radnorshire CC (Senedd) Mid and West Wales 2. Montgomeryshire CC (Senedd) 3. Clwyd South CC (Senedd) (part) North Wales
Results
Westminster elections
2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 (Aug) 2019 (Dec)
Assembly/Senedd elections
2007 2011 2016 2021
Historical representation by party A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
1832 to 1859
Constituency1832331835183740184118475018525455185758Montgomery BoroughsPughEdwardsCholmondeleyPughMontgomeryshireC. Williams-WynnH. Williams-WynnRadnor BoroughsPriceT. LewisG. LewisRadnorshireT. LewisWilkinsJ. WalshBreconWatkinsC. M. MorganWatkinsC. R. MorganWatkinsBreconshireWoodBaileyG. Morgan
1859 to 1885
Constituency18596162631865661868697018747577188084Montgomery BoroughsPughWilles-JohnsonC. Hanbury-TracyF. Hanbury-TracyMontgomeryshireH. Williams-WynnC. Williams-Wynn jnrRendelRadnor BoroughsG. LewisGreen-PriceCavendishWilliamsColtman-RogersRadnorshireJ. WalshA. WalshGreen-PriceBreconWatkinsGwyn1VilliersGwynne-HolfordFlowerBreconshireG. MorganFuller-Maitland 1 original victor Pratt (Liberal) declared void on petition
1885 to 1918
Constituency18851886189294189519001906Jan 1910Dec 1910Montgomery DistrictP. Pryce-JonesHanbury-TracyP. Pryce-JonesE. Pryce-JonesReesE. Pryce-JonesMontgomeryshireRendelHumphreys-OwenDaviesRadnorshireWalshEdwardsMilbankEdwardsDillwyn-Venables-LlewellynEdwardsBreconshire Fuller-MaitlandMorleyRobinson
1918 to 1950
Constituency19181922192319241929311931193539421945MontgomeryshireD. DaviesC. Davies→→→Brecon and RadnorRobinsonJenkins→HallFreemanHallGuestJacksonWatkins
1950 to 1997
Constituency195019511955195962196419661970Feb 74Oct 7419791983851987881992MontgomeryshireC. DaviesHoosonWilliamsCarlile→Brecon and Radnor / B & R'shire ('83)WatkinsRoderickHoosonLivsey→Evans
1997 to present
Constituency1997200120052010201520171920192024Montgomeryshire / Montgomeryshire & Glyndwr (2024)ÖpikG. DaviesC. WilliamsWitherdenBrecon & Radnorshire / Brecon, Radnor & Cwm Tawe (2024)LivseyR. WilliamsC. DaviesDoddsJonesChadwick
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales
Notes and references References
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