Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous) and User:Laurel Bush/Workshop IV: Difference between pages
(Difference between pages)
Content deleted Content added
Laurel Bush (talk | contribs) |
|||
Line 1:
= Workshop links =
* [[User:Laurel Bush/Toolshed]]
* [[User:Laurel Bush/Workshop I]]
* [[User:Laurel Bush/Workshop II]]
* [[User:Laurel Bush/Workshop III]]
* [[User:Laurel Bush/Workshop IV]]
* [[User:Laurel Bush/Workshop V]]
* [[User:Laurel Bush/Workshop VI]]
----
* [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]]
* [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]]
* [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1994/Ukpga_19940039_en_1.htm Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]
----
= [[Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)]] =
'''Aberdeen South''' is a [[burgh constituency]] of the [[United Kingdom House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], and it elects one [[Member of Parliament|Member of Parliament (MP)]] by the [[first past the post]] system of election. It was first used in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1885|1985 general election]], but has undergone various boundary changes since that date.
There is also an [[Aberdeen South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South Holyrood constituency]], a constituency of the [[Scottish Parliament]]<ref>The boundaries of Holyrood constituencies remain as when the constituencies were created in 1999<br>''Holyrood'' referes to the fact that the [[Scottish Parliament Building]] is in the [[Holyrood, Edinburgh|Holyrood]] area of [[Edinburgh]]<br> See also ''[[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions]]''</ref>, created in 1999 with the boundaries of the Westminster constituency of at that time.
== Boundaries ==
=== Current ===
{| class="toccolours" style="border-collapse: collapse; float: left;" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="260"
|-
|align="center"| '''[[Council areas of Scotland|Council areas]]<br> grouped by the Fifth Review'''
|-
|align="center"| [[Image:Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City.png ]]
|-
|align="center"| '''[[Aberdeen City]] and [[Aberdeenshire]]
|}
As redifined by the Fifth Review of the [[Boundary Commission for Scotland]], and subsequently first used in the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 general election]],<ref>''[http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ Boundary Commission for Scotland website]''<br> See also ''[[List of UK Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland]]''</ref> Aberdeen South is entirely within the [[Aberdeen City council area]] and one of five constituencies covering that [[Council areas of Scotland|council area]] and the [[Aberdeenshire council area]].
To the south and west of Aberdeen South there is [[West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency)|West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine]], which is entirely within the Aberdeenshire area. To the north there is [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] which, like Aberdeen South is entirely within the Aberdeen City area. Further north there is [[Gordon (UK Parliament constituency)|Gordon]], which covers part of the Aberdeen City area and part of the Aberdeenshire area. To the north of Gordon there is [[Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency)|Banff and Buchan]] which, like West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, is entirely within the Aberdeenshire area.
=== Historic ===
==== 1885 to 1918 ====
From 1832 to 1885 there was a single [[Aberdeen (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen]] constituency. Prior to 1832, the [[burgh of Aberdeen]] had been represented as a component of the [[Aberdeen Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Burghs]] constituency.
When Aberdeen South was created by the [[Redistribution of Seats Act 1885]] and first used in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1885|1885 gnereal election]], so was Aberdeen North. Aberdeen South then consisted of the municipal wards of St Nicholas, Rosemount, Rubislaw and Ferryhill, and the 9th Parliamentary Polling District.{{fact}}
The same boundaries were used in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1886|1886 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1892|1892 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1895|1895 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1900|1900 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1906|1906 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, January 1910|January 1910 general election]] and the [[United Kingdom general election, December 1910|December 1910 general election]].
==== 1918 to 1950 ====
In 1918 constituency boundaries were redefined by the [[Representation of the People Act 1918]]. By then the [[City of Aberdeen]] had been created and, together with Aberdeen North, Aberdeen South became one of two constituencies covering the [[City status in the United Kingdom|city]] (which was one of four [[Counties of Scotland|counties of cities]] in Scotland) and entirely within the city. The new boudaries were first used in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918 general election]], and Aberdeen South then consisted of the wards of Ferryhill, Rosemount, Rubislaw, Ruthrieston and St Nicholas.<ref name="Graig">''[[Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972]]'' (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig 1972</ref>
The same boundaries were used in the [[United Kingdom general election, 1922|1922 general elecion]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1923|1923 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1924|1924 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1929|1929 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1931|1931 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1935|1935 general election]] and the [[United Kingdom general election, 1945|1945 general election]].
==== 1950 to 1983 ====
For the [[United Kingdom general election, 1950|1950 general election]] boudaries were redefined again, by the [[House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949]]. A new list of wards defined Aberdeen South - Ferryhill, Holburn, Rosemount, Rubislaw, Ruthrieston and Torry<ref name="Graig"/> - but the City of Aberdeen remained a two-constituency city, divided between Aberdeen South and Aberdeen North, with both constituencies entirely within the city.
The constituency consisted of the same wards for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1951|1951 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1955|1955 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1959|1959 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1964|1964 general election]], [[United Kingdom general election, 1966|1966 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1970|1970 general election]] and the [[United Kingdom general election, 1974|1974 general election]]. However, during this period, there may have been changes to ward boundaries leading to changes to constituency boundaries.
In 1975, throughout Scotland, under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]], counties were abolished, and the City of Aberdeen was enlarged to included areas formerly within the [[county of Aberdeen]] and the [[county of Kincardine]]. Also, the city became a district within the [[Grampian region]]. The enlarged city included areas covered by the constituencies of [[West Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Aberdeenshire]] and [[North Angus and Mearns (UK Parliament constituency)|North Angus and Mearns]].
The [[United Kingdom general election, 1979|1979 general election]] was held before a review of constituency boundaries took account of new local government boundaries.
==== 1983 to 1997 ====
<nowiki>{{section stub}}</nowiki>
The [[United Kingdom general election, 1983|1983 general election]], the [[United Kingdom general election, 1987|1987 general election]] and the [[United Kingdom general election, 19792|1992 general election]] tokk place during this period.
In 1996, under the [[Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994]], local government regions and districts were abolished and the city became one of 32 [[unitary council area|unitary]] [[council areas of Scotland]].
==== 1997 to 2005 ====
As redefined for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1997|1997 general election]] Aberdeen South was one of three constituencies covering and entirely within the Aberdeen City area, the other two being Aberdeen North and [[Aberdeen Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Central]]. Aberdeen South shared boundaries with both of the other two constituencies.
The same boundaries were used for the [[United Kingdom general election, 2001|2001 general election]].
== Notes and references ==
<references/>
= Re South Wales regions =
* [[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)]]
'''South Wales East''' is an electoral region of the [[National Assembly for Wales]], consisting of eight [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituencies]]. The electoral region was first used in 1999, when the Assembly for Wales was created.
Each constituency elects one [[Assembly Member (Welsh Assembly)|Assembly Member]] by the [[first past the post]] electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up Assembly Members, to create a degree of [[proportional representation]]. The additional member seats are allocated from [[Closed list|closed lists]] by the [[d'Hondt method]], with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
The region covers the whole of the [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]] and part of the preserved county of [[Mid Glamorgan]]. The rest of Mid Glamorgan is mostly within the [[South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales Central]] electoral region and partly within the [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales West]] region.
== Constituencies ==
The nine constituencies have the names and boundaries of constituencies of the [[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] ([[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]]):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency
! Preserved counties
|-
| [[Blaenau Gwent (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Blaenau Gwent]]
| Entirely within [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]]
|-
| [[Caerphilly (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Caerphilly]]
| Entirely within [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]]
|-
| [[Islwyn (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Islwyn]]
| Entirely within [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]]
|-
| [[Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney]]
| Partly [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]], partly [[Mid Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Monmouth (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Monmouth]]
| Entirely within [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]]
|-
| [[Newport East (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Newport East]]
| Entirely within [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]]
|-
| [[Newport West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Newport West]]
| Entirely within [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]]
|-
| [[Torfaen (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Torfaen]]
| Entirely within [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]]
|}
----
----
* [[South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)]]
'''South Wales Central''' is an electoral region of the [[National Assembly for Wales]], consisting of eight [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituencies]]. The electoral region was first used in the [[Welsh Assembly election, 1999|1999 Welsh Assembly election]], when the Assembly for Wales was created.
Each constituency elects one [[Assembly Member (Welsh Assembly)|Assembly Member]] by the [[first past the post]] electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up Assembly Members, to create a degree of [[proportional representation]]. The additional member seats are allocated from [[Closed list|closed lists]] by the [[d'Hondt method]], with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
As created in 1999, the region covers much of the [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[Mid Glamorgan]] and much of the preserved county of [[South Glamorgan]]. The rest of Mid Glamorgan is partly within the [[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East]] electoral region and partly within the [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales West]]. The rest of South Glamorgan is within the South Wales West electoral region.
As created in 1999, the region covers the whole of the [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[West Glamorgan]], part of the preserved county of [[Mid Glamorgan]] and part of the preserved county of [[South Glamorgan]].
Other parts of Mid Glamorgan are within the [[South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales Central]] and [[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East]] electoral regions, and other parts of South Glamorgan are within the South Wales Central region.
For the [[Welsh Assembly election, 2007|2007 Welsh Assembly election]], constituency boundaries will change, and so therefore will the boundaries of the region.
The region will continue, however, to cover part of Mid Glamorgan and part of South Glamorgan, with the rest of Mid Glamorgan in the South Wales Central region and the rest of South Glamorgan partly in the
and the region will cover all of the preserved county of West Glamorgan and part of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan. Other parts of Mid Glamorgan will be within the South Wales Central region and the South Wales West region.
The constituencies have the names and boundaries of constituencies of the [[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] ([[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]]). For Westmister election purposes, however, there are no electoral regions, and constituency boundary changes will become effective for the [[54th United Kingdom general election|next United Kingdom general election]].
'''South Wales Central''' is an electoral region of the [[National Assembly for Wales]], consisting of eight [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituencies]]. The electoral region was first used in 1999, when the Assembly for Wales was created.
Each constituency elects one [[Assembly Member (Welsh Assembly)|Assembly Member]] by the [[first past the post]] electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up Assembly Members, to create a degree of [[proportional representation]]. The additional member seats are allocated from [[Closed list|closed lists]] by the [[d'Hondt method]], with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
The region covers much of the [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[Mid Glamorgan]] and much of the preserved county of [[South Glamorgan]]. The rest of Mid Glamorgan is partly within the [[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East]] electoral region and partly within the [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales West]]. The rest of South Glamorgan is within the South Wales West electoral region.
== Constituencies ==
The nine constituencies have the names and boundaries of constituencies of the [[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] ([[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]]):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency
! Preserved counties
|-
| [[Cardiff Central (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cardiff Central]]
| Entirely within [[South Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Cardiff North (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cardiff North]]
| Entirely within [[South Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Cardiff South and Penarth (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cardiff South and Penarth]]
| Entirely within [[South Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Cardiff West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cardiff West]]
| Entirely within [[South Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Cynon Valley (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cynon Valley]]
| Entirely within [[Mid Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Pontypridd (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Pontypridd]]
| Partly [[Mid Glamorgan]], partly [[South Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Rhondda (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Rhondda]]
| Entirely within [[Mid Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Vale of Glamorgan (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Vale of Glamorgan]]
| Partly [[Mid Glamorgan]], partly [[South Glamorgan]]
|}
===
----
----
* [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)]]
'''South Wales West''' is an electoral region of the [[National Assembly for Wales]], consisting of seven [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituencies]]. The electoral region was first used in the [[Welsh Assembly election, 1999|1999 Welsh Assembly election]], when the Assembly for Wales was created.
Each constituency elects one [[Assembly Member (Welsh Assembly)|Assembly Member]] by the [[first past the post]] electoral system, and the region as a whole elects four additional or top-up Assembly Members, to create a degree of [[proportional representation]]. The additional member seats are allocated from [[Closed list|closed lists]] by the [[d'Hondt method]], with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
As created in 1999, the region covers the whole of the [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[West Glamorgan]], part of the preserved county of [[Mid Glamorgan]] and part of the preserved county of [[South Glamorgan]].
Other parts of Mid Glamorgan are within the [[South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales Central]] and [[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East]] electoral regions, and other parts of South Glamorgan are within the South Wales Central region.
For the [[Welsh Assembly election, 2007|2007 Welsh Assembly election]], however, boundaries will change, and the region will cover all of the preserved county of West Glamorgan and part of the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan. Other parts of Mid Glamorgan will be within the South Wales Central region and the South Wales West region.
The constituencies have the names and boundaries of constituencies of the [[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] ([[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]]). For Westmister election purposes, however, there are no electoral regions, and constituency boundary changes will become effective for the [[54th United Kingdom general election|next United Kingdom general election]].
== Constituencies ==
=== 1999 to 2007 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency
! Preserved counties
|-
| [[Aberavon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Aberavon]]
| Entirely within [[West Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Bridgend (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Bridgend]]
| Partly [[Mid Glamorgan]], partly [[South Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Gower (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Gower]]
|rowspan=2| Entirely within [[West Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Neath (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Neath]]
|-
| [[Ogmore (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Ogmore]]
| Partly [[Mid Glamorgan]], partly [[South Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Swansea East (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea East]]
|rowspan=2| Entirely within [[West Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Swansea West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea West]]
|}
=== From 2007 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency
! Preserved counties
|-
| [[Aberavon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Aberavon]]
| Entirely within [[West Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Bridgend (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Bridgend]]
| Entirely within [[Mid Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Gower (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Gower]]
|rowspan=2| Entirely within [[West Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Neath (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Neath]]
|-
| [[Ogmore (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Ogmore]]
| Entirely within [[Mid Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Swansea East (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea East]]
|rowspan=2| Entirely within [[West Glamorgan]]
|-
| [[Swansea West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea West]]
|}
= Re [[South Glamorgan constituencies]] =
= Re [[Mid Glamorgan constituencies]] =
== Westminster boundaries ==
=== Current boundaries ===
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Boundaries !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Notes
|-
| 1. [[Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridgend CC (Westminster)]] (part) ||rowspan=7| [[Image:MidGlamorganParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.png|left|Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Glamorgan]] ||rowspan=7| Bridgend, Ogmore and Pontypridd are also partly [[South Glamorgan constituencies]] <br> (three of seven constituencies covering the preserved county of [[South Glamorgan]]) <br> The area of Ogmore within South Glamorgan is too small to show on the map<br>
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney is also partly a [[Gwent constituencies|Gwent constituency]] <br> (one of eight constituencies covering the preserved county of [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]])
|-
| 2. [[Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Cynon Valley CC (Westminster)]]
|-
| 3. [[Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency)|Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney CC (Westminster)]] (part)
|-
| 4. [[Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)|Ogmore CC (Westminster)]] (most)
|-
| 5. [[Pontypridd (UK Parliament constituency)|Pontypridd CC (Westminster)]] (part)
|-
| 6. [[Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency)|Rhondda CC (Westminster)]]
|-
| 7. [[Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)|Vale of Glamorgan CC (Westminster)]] (part)
|}
=== New boundaries ===
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Boundaries !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Notes
|-
| 1. [[Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency)|Bridgend CC (Westminster)]] ||rowspan=6| [[Image:MidGlamorganParliamentaryConstituenciesProposed.png|left|Proposed Revision]] ||rowspan=6| Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney will be also partly a [[Gwent constituencies|Gwent constituency]] <br> (one of eight constituencies covering the preserved county of [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]])
|-
| 2. [[Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Cynon Valley CC(Westminster)]]
|-
| 3. [[Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency)|Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney CC(Westminster)]] (part)
|-
| 4. [[Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)|Ogmore CC(Westminster)]]
|-
| 5. [[Pontypridd (UK Parliament constituency)|Pontypridd CC (Westminster)]]
|-
| 6. [[Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency)|Rhondda CC (Westminster)]]
|}
== Assembly boundaries ==
===
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Region !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency boundaries !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Notes
|-
| 1. [[Bridgend (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Bridgend CC (Assembly)]] (part) || [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South West West]] ||rowspan=7| [[Image:MidGlamorganParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.png|left|Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Glamorgan]] ||rowspan=7| Bridgend, Ogmore and Pontypridd are also partly [[South Glamorgan constituencies]] <br> (three of seven constituencies covering the preserved county of [[South Glamorgan]] <br> The area of Ogmore within South Glamorgan is too small to show on the map <br> Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney is also partly a [[Gwent constituencies|Gwent constituency]] <br> (one of eight constituencies covering the preserved county of [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]]) <br>
The South Wales West region includes five other constituencies, <br> all entirely [[West Glamorgan constituencies]] <br>
The South Wales Central region also includes five other constituencies, <br> all entirely South Glamorgan constituencies <br>
The South Wales East region includes seven other constituencies, <br> all entirely Gwent constituencies
|-
| 2. [[Cynon Valley (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cynon Valley CC (Assembly)]] || [[South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales Central]]
|-
| 3. [[Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney CC (Assembly)]] (part) || [[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East]]
|-
| 4. [[Ogmore (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Ogmore CC (Assembly)]] (most) || [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South West West]]
|-
| 5. [[Pontypridd (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Pontypridd CC (Assembly)]] (part) ||rowspan=3| [[South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales Central]]
|-
| 6. [[Rhondda (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Rhondda CC (Assembly)]]
|-
| 7. [[Vale of Glamorgan (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Vale of Glamorgan CC (Assembly)]] (part)
|}
=== From 2007 ===
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Region !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency boundaries
|-
| 1. [[Bridgend (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Bridgend CC (Assembly)]] || [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South West West]] ||rowspan=6| [[Image:MidGlamorganParliamentaryConstituenciesProposed.png|left|Proposed Revision]]
|-
| 2. [[Cynon Valley (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cynon Valley CC (Assembly)]] || [[South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales Central]]
|-
| 3. [[Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney CC (Assembly)]] (part) || [[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East]]
|-
| 4. [[Ogmore (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Ogmore CC (Assembly)]] || [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South West West]]
|-
| 5. [[Pontypridd (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Pontypridd CC (Assembly)]] ||rowspan=3| [[South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales Central]]
|-
| 6. [[Rhondda (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Rhondda CC (Assembly)]]
|}
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney will be, also, partly a [[Gwent constituencies|Gwent constituency]], and one of eight constituencies covering the preserved county of [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]].
The South Wales West region will include five other constituencies, all entirely [[West Glamorgan constituencies]].<br>
The South Wales Central region will include six other constituencies, all entirely [[South Glamorgan constituencies]].<br>
The South Wales East region will include seven other constituencies, all entirely [[Gwent constituencies]].
= Re [[West Glamorgan constituencies]] =
There are five '''constitencies''' covering '''West Glamorgan''', three [[County constituency|county constituencies (CCs)]] and two [[Borough constituency|borough constituencies]] of the [[House of Commons (UK)|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] ([[Palace of Westminster|Westminster]]). The constituencies are used also, since the [[Welsh Assembly election, 1999|1999 Welsh Assembly election]], for elections to the [[National Assembly for Wales]].
[[West Glamorgan]] is one of the eight [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved counties]] of [[Wales]].
[[Boundary Commission for Wales]] proposals for new boundaries have been accepted,<ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20061041.htm ''The Parliamentary Constituencies and Assembly Electoral Regions (Wales) Order 2006'', OPSI website]</ref> to become effective for the [[54th United Kingdom general election|next United Kingdom general election]] and the [[Welsh Assembly election, 2007]].
Within West Glamorgan, however, there will be only a very minor change to the boundary between two constituencies, Gower and Neath.
For Welsh Assembly elections, constituencies are grouped into [[Additional member system|additional member]] [[National Assembly for Wales constituencies and regions|electoral regions]], and changes to constituency boundaries will affect, also, regional boundaries.
All five South Glamorgan constituencies are within the South Wales West region, and will remain so when new boundaries become effective.
== Westminster boundaries ==
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Boundaries
|-
| 1. [[Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberavon CC (Westminster)]] ||rowspan=5| [[Image:WestGlamorganParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.png|left|Parliamentary constituencies in West Glamorgan]]
|-
| 2. [[Gower (UK Parliament constituency)|Gower CC (Westminster)]]
|-
| 3. [[Neath (UK Parliament constituency)|Neath CC]]
|-
| 4. [[Swansea East (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea East BC (Westminster)]]
|-
| 5. [[Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea West BC (Westminster)]]
|}
The change to the boundary between Gower and Neath is too small to represent on a map at this scale.
== Assembly boundaries ==
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Region !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency boundaries
|-
| 1. [[Aberavon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Aberavon CC (Assembly)]] ||rowspan=5| [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales West]] ||rowspan=5| [[Image:WestGlamorganParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.png|left|Parliamentary constituencies in West Glamorgan]]
|-
| 2. [[Gower (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Gower CC (Assembly)]]
|-
| 3. [[Neath (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Neath CC (Assembly)]]
|-
| 4. [[Swansea East (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea East BC (Assembly)]]
|-
| 5. [[Swansea West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea West BC (Assembly)]]
|}
The change to the boundary between Gower and Neath is too small to represent on a map at this scale.
The South Wales West region includes two other constituencies. Until the 2007 Welsh Assembly election, both of these are partly [[Mid Glamorgan constituencies]] and partly [[South Glamorgan constituencies]]. (One of these, however, is almost entirely within the preserved county of [[Mid Glamorgan]], with only a very small area in the preserved county of [[South Glamorgan]].) At the election, both will become entirely Mid Glamorgan constituencies.
= Re [[Dyfed constituencies]] =
== Assembly boundaries ==
=== 1999 to 2007 ===
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Assembly region !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency boundaries
|-
| 1. [[Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Assembly)]] ||rowspan=5| [[Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]] || rowspan=5| [[Image:DyfedParliamentaryConstituenciesNumbered.png|left|Parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed]]
|-
| 2. [[Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)]]
|-
| 3. [[Ceredigion (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Ceredigion CC (Assembly)]]
|-
| 4. [[Llanelli (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Llanelli CC (Assembly)]]
|-
| 5. [[Preseli Pembrokeshire (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)]]
|}
The Mid and West Wales region includes, also, two [[List of Parliamentary constituencies in Powys|Powys constituencies]] and one [[List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gwynedd|Gwynedd constituency]].
=== From 2007 ===
{| border=1 cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|-
! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Assembly region !! bgcolor="#ff9999"| Constituency boundaries
|-
| 1. [[Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Carmarthen East and Dinefwr CC (Assembly)]] ||rowspan=5| [[Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]] || rowspan=5| [[Image:DyfedParliamentaryConstituenciesProposed.png|left|Proposed Revision]]
|-
| 2. [[Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)]]
|-
| 3. [[Ceredigion (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Ceredigion CC (Assembly)]]
|-
| 4. [[Llanelli (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Llanelli CC (Assembly)]]
|-
| 5. [[Preseli Pembrokeshire (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Preseli Pembrokeshire CC (Assembly)]]
|}
The Mid and West Wales region will include, also, two [[List of Parliamentary constituencies in Powys|Powys constituencies]] and one [[List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gwynedd|Gwynedd constituency]].
== Notes and references ==
<references/>
= North Wales boundary changes =
'''Conwy''' is a [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[National Assembly for Wales]]. It elects one [[Assembly Member]] by the [[first past the post]] method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|North Wales]] [[National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions|electoral region]], which elects four [[additional member system|additional members]], in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of [[proportional representation]] for the region as a whole.
== Boundaries ==
The constituency was created for the [[Welsh Assembly election, 1999|first election to the Assembly]], in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the [[Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)|Conwy Westminster constituency]]. It is partly within the [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[Clwyd]] and partly within the preserved county of [[Gwynedd]].
The other eight constituencies of the region are [[Alyn and Deeside (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Alyn and Deeside]], [[Caernarfon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Caernarfon]], [[Clwyd South (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Clwyd South]], [[Clwyd West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Clwyd West]], [[Delyn (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Delyn]], [[Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Meirionnydd Nant Conwy]], [[Vale of Clwyd (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]], [[Wrexham (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Wrexham]] and [[Ynys Môn (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Ynys Môn]].
The Conwy constituency will be replaced for the [[Welsh Assembly election, 2007|2007 Assembly election]]. Its area will be partly within the [[Arfon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Arfon]] constituency, and partly within the [[Aberconwy (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Aberconwy]] constituency. Arfon will be entirely within the preserved county of Clwyd and Aberconwy will be entirely within the preserved county of Gwynedd. Both of these constituencies will be in the North Wales electoral region. For Westminster purposes, the new constituency boundaries will be come effective for the [[54th United Kingdom general election|next United Kingdom general election]].
----
----
'''Clwyd South''' is a [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[National Assembly for Wales]]. It elects one [[Assembly Member (Welsh Assembly)|Assembly Member]] by the [[first past the post]] method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|North Wales]] [[National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions|electoral region]], which elects four [[additional member system|additional members]], in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of [[proportional representation]] for the region as a whole.
== Boundaries ==
The constituency was created for the [[Welsh Assembly election, 1999|first election to the Assembly]], in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the [[Clwyd South (UK Parliament constituency)|Clwyd South Westminster constituency]]. It is mostly within the [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[Clwyd]] and partly within the preserved county of [[Powys]]. For the [[Welsh Assembly election, 2007|2007 Assembly election]], it will become a constituency entirely within Clwyd. Part of its area will be transferred to the [[Montgomeryshire (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Montgomeryshire]] constituency, in Powys. Also, part of its area will be transferred to another Clwyd constituency, [[Clwyd West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Clwyd West]]. For Westminster purposes, the same boundary changes will become effective at the [[54th United Kingdom general election|next United Kingdom general election]].
As created in 1999, the North Wales region includes the constituencies of [[Alyn and Deeside (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Alyn and Deeside]], [[Caernarfon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Caernarfon]], [[Clwyd West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Clwyd West]], Clwyd South, [[Conwy (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Conwy]], [[Delyn (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Delyn]], [[Vale of Clwyd (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]], [[Wrexham (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Wrexham]] and [[Ynys Môn (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Ynys Môn]]. For the 2007 election the region will include [[Aberconwy (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Aberconwy]], [[Alyn and Deeside (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Alyn and Deeside]], [[Arfon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Arfon]], Clwyd South, [[Clwyd West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Clwyd West]], [[Delyn (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Delyn]], [[Vale of Clwyd (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]], [[Wrexham (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Wrexham]] and [[Ynys Môn (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Ynys Môn]].
= Re [[Arfon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)]] =
* [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)]]
{| class="toccolours" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 300px; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; float: right;"
|+ style="margin-left: inherit; font-size: large;" |'''Arfon'''
|-
!colspan="2" bgcolor="#efefef"|[[Welsh Assembly]] [[county constituency]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|To be created:|| 2007
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|[[Electoral region (Welsh Assembly)|Electoral region]]:|| [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|North Wales]]
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|[[Assembly Member (Welsh Assembly)|AM]]:||
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|[[List of political parties in the United Kingdom|Party]]:||
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|[[Preserved counties of Wales|Preserved county]]:|| [[Gwynedd]]
|}
'''Arfon''' will be a [[United Kingdom constituencies|constituency]] of the [[National Assembly for Wales]], created for the [[Welsh Assembly election, 2007|2007 Assembly election]]. It will elect one [[Assembly Member (Welsh Assembly)|Assembly Member]] by the [[first past the post]] method of election. Also, however, it wil be one of nine constituencies in the [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|North Wales]] [[National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions|electoral region]], which elects four [[additional member system|additional members]], in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of [[proportional representation]] for the region as a whole.
== Boundaries ==
The constituency will have the boundaries of the [[Arfon (UK Parliament constituency)|Arfon Westminster constituency]], which will come into use for the [[54th United Kingdom general election|next United Kingdom general election]]. It will be a constituency entirely within the [[Preserved counties of Wales|preserved county]] of [[Gwynedd]].
The North Wales region was created for the [[Welsh Assembly election, 1999|first Assembly election]], in 1999. For the 2007 election, however, it will have new boundaries. It will include the constituencies of [[Aberconwy (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Aberconwy]], [[Alyn and Deeside (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Alyn and Deeside]], Arfon, [[Clwyd South (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Clwyd South]], [[Clwyd West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Clwyd West]], [[Delyn (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Delyn]], [[Vale of Clwyd (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]], [[Wrexham (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Wrexham]] and [[Ynys Môn (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Ynys Môn]].
==Voting==
In [[general election]]s for the National Assembly for Wales, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional [[closed list|closed party list]] of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the [[d'Hondt method]], with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
<nowiki>[[Category:National Assembly for Wales|National Assembly for Wales]]
[[Category:Politics of Wales]]
[[Category:Elections in Wales]]</nowiki>
= Re [[Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)]] =
{|Class=wikitable
|-
! Period
! Member of Parliament
! Party
|-
| [[Scottish Parliament election, 1999|1999]] to 2001
| [[Sam Galbraith]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
| [[Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001|2001]] to 2003
| [[Brian Fitzpatrick (Scottish politician)|Brian Fitzpatrick]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
| [[Scottish Parliament election, 2003|3003]] to present
| [[Jean Turner]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|}
= Re [[Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)]] =
= Re [[Politics of Edinburgh]] =
*[[Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]] constituency was abolished and split between the original [[Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh North and Leith]] and [[Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh West]] constituencies and an entirely new constituency that was created - [[Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South West]].
*[[Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East and Musselburgh]] took in parts of the [[Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh North and Leith]] seat, with the town of [[Musselburgh]] being transferred into the [[East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)|East Lothian]] constituency, with the new seat renamed [[Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East]].
*[[Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]] constituency was also divided between the new [[Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South West]] seat and the existing [[Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]] seat.
*[[Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh North and Leith]] was increased in size by taking in parts of the old [[Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]] constituency.
*[[Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]] was expanded in size taking in elements of the old [[Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]] seat.
*[[Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South West]] was an entirely new constituency created for the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 UK general election]] taking in elements of the old [[Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]] seat, the original [[Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh West]] seat and [[Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]] seat.
*[[Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh West]] was expanded to include some parts of the defunct [[Edinburgh Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]] seat.
= Re [[City status in the United Kingdom]] =
How does this look?:
:City status in the United Kingdom is usually associated with recognition, in the form of [[letters patent]], from the [[monarch]]. Also, at present, such cities are usually [[Local government in the United Kingdom|local government]] areas, as defined under legislation which has been created during and since the late 19th century.
= Re [[Buchan]] =
<nowiki>{{otheruses}}</nowiki>
'''Buchan''' is one six [[committee area]]s of [[Aberdeenshire Council]], [[Scotland]]. The committee areas were created by the council in 1996, when the [[Aberdeenshire]] [[Council areas of Scotland|unitary council area]] was created under the [[Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994]]. The council area was formed by merging three districts of the [[Grampian]] [[Regions and districts of Scotland|region]], [[Banff and Buchan]], [[Gordon, Scotland|Gordon]] and [[Kincardine and Deeside]].
There is also a town of Buchan and an [[Earl of Buchan|Earldom of Buchan]].
The modern administrative area has a population of 39,160 (2001 census) and an area of 547 km<sup><small>2</small></sup>. It contains the towns of [[Peterhead]] & [[Fraserburgh]] and is adjacent to the [[administrative areas]] of [[Banff and Buchan]] and [[Formartine]]. [[RAF Buchan]], a radar station, is in the area.
[[Peterhead]] is the largest town in Buchan and Aberdeenshire; the principal white fish landing port in Europe; and a major oil industry service centre. Equally important is the nearby gas terminal at [[St Fergus]].
Attempts are being made to counter the negative effects of several recent key company closures and economic threats. Inland, the area is dependent upon agriculture, and many villages have seen a decline in population and services. Issues affecting Banff and Buchan also apply here, as does the future of the oil and gas industry. Part of Buchan benefits from EU aid coverage. Opportunities exist through the Buchan Local Action Plan to safeguard and enhance the economic future of Peterhead and Buchan.
The [[Formartine and Buchan Way]] runs through Buchan.
<nowiki>[[Category:Buchan| ]]
{{Aberdeenshire-geo-stub}}
[[no:Buchan]]
[[ru:Бухан]]</nowiki>
| |||