Alternatively, one can think of the constituency as being divided between a 'suburban' district in the south and communities that grew in the industrial revolution to the north; the Southern area, particularly between Church Village and Llantrisant, contains much new residential and light industrial development, and benefits from good transport links due to its proximity to the M4. This section has a growing population and is an important 'dormitory' for Cardiff. The Northern parts, particularly Tonyrefail and the northern end of Pontypridd town consists of large sections of 19th century housing and suffered high unemployment in the 1980s as the old industries closed. However, in recent years, economic recovery has been firm, especially considered with neighbouring constituencies to the north.
The Pontypridd constituency was created in its original form from parts of the old South Glamorganshire & East Glamorganshire constituencies as part of the Representation of the People Act 1918 (sometimes referred to as 'The Fourth Reform Act') which granted virtually all men over 21 the right to vote, extended voting rights to women over 30 years of age, & increased the number of the now abolished University constituencies. Part of this Act also effected a 'General Redistribution of Seats' on an 'equitable basis'.[4] It originally included the old Borough of Cowbridge, the Cowbridge Rural District (which included Ystradowen, St Athan, Llantwit Major & Llandow)[5]: map & the Urban District of Pontypridd plus the Rural District of Llantrisant & Llantwit Fardre.[6] The constituency remained unchanged from this form until the Third Periodic Parliamentary Boundary Review's proposals were implemented in 1983.[7] This removed Cowbridge Borough and the southern part of the former Cowbridge Rural District, placing them in the Vale of Glamorgan constituency, and additionally moving the communities of Llanharry, Llanharan, and Brynna (i.e. the northern part of the former Cowbridge RDC) into the Ogmore constituency. However, the communities of Creigiau and Pentyrch were added to the seat at this time.
Like many seats in South Wales, Pontypridd has been held by the Labour party for over 100 years. In all the years since the Labour Party first took the seat in the 1922 by-election, its smallest majority has been the 2,785 (7.6%) by which it held the seat over the Liberal Democrats in 2010. Generally its majorities have been considerably higher.
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Footnotesedit
a In 1983 the Third Periodical Boundary Review report made major changes to the constituency, removing the areas of the former Cowbridge Borough and the former Cowbridge Rural District from the seat & placing them in the new Vale of Glamorgan seat with the exception of the Llanharry, Llanharan and Brynna communities which were transferred to the Ogmore seat. However, the Pentyrch & Creigiau communities were added to the new seat from the old Barry seat, to give a new seat with nearly 15,000 fewer electors.
b This was and still is the largest number of electors for the Pontypridd constituency in any of its forms.
c Arthur Pearson's initial selection following a closely contested process at a selection conference at Pontyclun occurred only after several rounds of voting, and he was finally chosen against the prominent local miners' agent W. H. May on 15 January 1938.
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^ abcHouse of Commons Information Office Email Dated 18 December 2008
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^ abThe Times House of Commons Guide 1929, 1931, 1935, Politico's Publishing Page 108 1931 section
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pontypridd, parliament, constituency, confused, with, pontypridd, senedd, constituency, pontypridd, constituency, represented, house, commons, parliament, since, 2019, alex, davies, jones, labour, party, pontypriddcounty, constituencyfor, house, commonsboundar. Not to be confused with Pontypridd Senedd constituency Pontypridd p ɒ n t e ˈ p r iː d is a constituency n 1 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Alex Davies Jones of the Labour Party n 2 PontypriddCounty constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Pontypridd in WalesPreserved countyMid GlamorganElectorate61 507 April 2012 1 Major settlementsPontypridd LlantrisantCurrent constituencyCreated1918Member of ParliamentAlex Davies Jones Labour SeatsOneCreated fromSouth Glamorganshire and East GlamorganshireOverlapsSeneddPontypridd South Wales Central The constituency is to retain its name but with its boundaries altered as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the next United Kingdom general election 2 Contents 1 Boundaries 2 Members of Parliament 3 Elections 3 1 Elections in the 1910s 3 2 Elections in the 1920s 3 3 Elections in the 1930s 3 4 Elections in the 1940s 3 5 Elections in the 1950s 3 6 Elections in the 1960s 3 7 Elections in the 1970s 3 8 Elections in the 1980s 3 9 Elections in the 1990s 3 10 Elections in the 2000s 3 11 Elections in the 2010s 4 See also 5 Footnotes 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksBoundaries edit nbsp Map of current boundaries Pontypridd constituency can be split into two parts a northern part containing the town itself and a southern part focussed on Llantrisant In Pontypridd township itself the wards are Town Treforest Rhondda consisting of Hopkinstown Maesycoed Pantygraigwen Trehafod amp Pwllgwaun Graig Trallwng Rhydyfelin Central amp Ilan amp Hawthorn The Western half consists of the following wards Taffs Well Beddau Church Village Tonteg Llantwit Fardre Llantrisant Pontyclun Talbot Green Tonyrefail East and Tonyrefail West 3 Alternatively one can think of the constituency as being divided between a suburban district in the south and communities that grew in the industrial revolution to the north the Southern area particularly between Church Village and Llantrisant contains much new residential and light industrial development and benefits from good transport links due to its proximity to the M4 This section has a growing population and is an important dormitory for Cardiff The Northern parts particularly Tonyrefail and the northern end of Pontypridd town consists of large sections of 19th century housing and suffered high unemployment in the 1980s as the old industries closed However in recent years economic recovery has been firm especially considered with neighbouring constituencies to the north The Pontypridd constituency was created in its original form from parts of the old South Glamorganshire amp East Glamorganshire constituencies as part of the Representation of the People Act 1918 sometimes referred to as The Fourth Reform Act which granted virtually all men over 21 the right to vote extended voting rights to women over 30 years of age amp increased the number of the now abolished University constituencies Part of this Act also effected a General Redistribution of Seats on an equitable basis 4 It originally included the old Borough of Cowbridge the Cowbridge Rural District which included Ystradowen St Athan Llantwit Major amp Llandow 5 map amp the Urban District of Pontypridd plus the Rural District of Llantrisant amp Llantwit Fardre 6 The constituency remained unchanged from this form until the Third Periodic Parliamentary Boundary Review s proposals were implemented in 1983 7 This removed Cowbridge Borough and the southern part of the former Cowbridge Rural District placing them in the Vale of Glamorgan constituency and additionally moving the communities of Llanharry Llanharan and Brynna i e the northern part of the former Cowbridge RDC into the Ogmore constituency However the communities of Creigiau and Pentyrch were added to the seat at this time Prior to 2010 the Pontypridd Constituency also included the Cilfynydd Glyncoch Creigiau and Pentyrch Wards The Fifth Periodic Parliamentary Boundary Review for Wales placed the Cilfynydd and Glyncoch wards in the Cynon Valley UK Parliament constituency 8 and the Creigiau and Pentyrch wards in the Cardiff West UK Parliament constituency These changes were put in place for the 2010 United Kingdom general election Members of Parliament editLike many seats in South Wales Pontypridd has been held by the Labour party for over 100 years In all the years since the Labour Party first took the seat in the 1922 by election its smallest majority has been the 2 785 7 6 by which it held the seat over the Liberal Democrats in 2010 Generally its majorities have been considerably higher Election Member 9 Party 1918 Thomas Arthur Lewis Coalition Liberal 1922 by election Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones Labour 1931 by election David Lewis Davies Labour 1938 by election Arthur Pearson Labour 1970 Brynmor John Labour 1989 by election Dr Kim Howells Labour 2010 Owen Smith Labour 2019 Alex Davies Jones LabourElections editElections in the 1910s edit nbsp T A Lewis 1918 general election Pontypriddd 10 11 Party Candidate Votes C Liberal Thomas Arthur Lewis 13 327 56 1 N A Labour David Lewis Davies 10 152 42 8 N A Conservative Arthur Seaton 260 1 1 N A Majority 3 175 13 3 N A Turnout 23 739 68 3 N A Registered electors 34 778 Liberal win new seat C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government Elections in the 1920s edit 1922 Pontypridd by election 12 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Thomas Mardy Jones 16 630 57 0 14 2 C Liberal Thomas Arthur Lewis 12 550 43 0 13 1 Majority 4 080 14 0 N A Turnout 29 180 72 8 4 5 Registered electors 40 071 Labour gain from Liberal Swing C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government 1922 general election Pontypridd 12 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Thomas Mardy Jones 14 884 47 2 4 4 National Liberal Rhys Rhys Williams 8 667 27 5 28 6 Unionist J Griffith Jones 7 994 25 4 N A Majority 6 217 19 7 N A Turnout 31 545 76 8 8 5 Registered electors 41 087 Labour hold Swing 1923 general election Pontypridd 12 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Thomas Mardy Jones 16 837 54 9 7 7 Liberal Jon David Rees 13 839 45 1 17 6 Majority 2 998 9 8 9 9 Turnout 30 676 76 0 0 8 Registered electors 40 379 Labour hold Swing 6 0 1924 general election Pontypridd 13 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Thomas Mardy Jones 18 301 55 9 1 0 Conservative David J Evans 14 425 44 1 N A Majority 3 876 11 9 2 1 Turnout 32 726 79 6 3 6 Registered electors 41 099 Labour hold Swing 1 0 1929 general election Pontypridd 13 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Thomas Mardy Jones 20 835 53 1 2 8 Liberal John Victor Evans 14 421 36 8 N A Conservative May Gordon Williams 3 967 10 1 34 0 Majority 6 414 16 3 4 4 Turnout 39 223 82 0 2 4 Registered electors 47 860 Labour hold Swing 2 3 Elections in the 1930s edit 1931 Pontypridd by election 14 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Lewis Davies 20 687 59 9 6 8 Liberal Geoffrey Crawshay 8 368 24 3 12 5 Conservative David J Evans 5 489 15 9 5 8 Majority 12 319 35 6 19 3 Turnout 34 544 73 0 9 0 Registered electors 34 733 Labour hold Swing 9 7 1931 general election Pontypridd 14 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Lewis Davies 21 751 58 4 5 3 Liberal Bernard Acworth 13 937 37 4 0 6 Independent Labour Thomas Mardy Jones 1 110 3 0 N A New Party William Lowell 466 1 3 N A Majority 7 814 21 0 4 7 Turnout 37 264 78 7 3 3 Registered electors 47 346 Labour hold Swing 2 3 1935 general election Pontypridd 15 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Lewis Davies Unopposed Registered electors 48 469 Labour hold 1938 Pontypridd by election 16 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Pearsonc 22 159 59 9 N A National Liberal Juliet Rhys Williams 14 810 40 1 N A Majority 7 349 19 8 N A Turnout 36 969 69 3 N A Registered electors 36 846 Labour hold Swing N A Elections in the 1940s edit 1945 general election Pontypridd 16 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Pearson 27 823 68 6 N A Conservative Cennydd Traherne 7 260 17 9 22 2 Liberal John Ellis Williams 5 464 13 5 N A Majority 20 563 50 7 N A Turnout 40 547 76 0 N A Registered electors 53 346 Labour hold Swing 15 4 Elections in the 1950s edit 1950 general election Pontypridd 17 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Pearson 30 945 68 9 0 3 Conservative Thomas Esmor Rhys Rhys Roberts 9 049 20 2 2 3 Liberal David Irwin Charles Lewis 4 895 10 9 2 6 Majority 21 896 48 7 2 0 Turnout 44 889 84 3 8 3 Registered electors 53 275 Labour hold Swing 1 0 1951 general election Pontypridd 19 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Pearson 32 586 72 3 3 4 Conservative James Lionel Manning 12 511 27 7 7 5 Majority 20 075 44 6 4 1 Turnout 45 097 83 3 1 0 Registered electors 54 126 Labour hold Swing 2 1 1955 general election Pontypridd 20 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Pearson 28 881 71 1 1 2 Conservative Thomas Tyrrell 11 718 28 9 1 2 Majority 17 163 42 2 2 4 Turnout 40 599 74 9 8 4 Registered electors 54 214 Labour hold Swing 1 1 1959 general election Pontypridd 21 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Pearson 29 853 68 2 2 9 Conservative Brandon Rhys Williams 13 896 31 8 2 9 Majority 15 957 36 4 5 8 Turnout 43 749 81 2 6 3 Registered electors 53 903 Labour hold Swing 2 9 Elections in the 1960s edit 1964 general election Pontypridd 22 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Pearson 29 533 71 4 3 2 Conservative John Warrender 11 859 28 6 3 2 Majority 17 674 42 8 6 4 Turnout 41 392 76 9 4 3 Registered electors 53 859 Labour hold Swing 3 2 1966 general election Pontypridd 23 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Pearson 30 840 74 9 3 5 Conservative Kenneth Green Wanstall 10 325 25 1 3 5 Majority 20 515 49 8 7 0 Turnout 41 365 74 7 2 2 Registered electors 55 088 Labour hold Swing 3 6 Elections in the 1970s edit 1970 general election Pontypridd 24 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour Brynmor John 28 414 58 5 16 4 Conservative Michael Withers 8 205 16 9 8 2 Liberal Mary Murphy 6 871 14 2 N A Plaid Cymru Errol Jones 5 059 10 4 N A Majority 20 209 41 6 8 2 Turnout 48 549 74 4 0 3 Registered electors 65 265 Labour hold Swing 4 1 February 1974 general election Pontypridd 25 26 Party Candidate Votes Labour Brynmor John 28 028 52 0 6 5 Conservative Alun Jones 11 406 21 1 4 2 Liberal Mary Murphy 9 889 18 3 4 1 Plaid Cymru Richard Kemp 4 612 8 6 1 8 Majority 16 622 30 9 10 7 Turnout 53 935 77 4 3 0 Registered electors 69 685 Labour hold Swing 5 4 October 1974 general election Pontypridd 27 28 Party Candidate Votes Labour Brynmor John 29 302 56 6 4 6 Conservative Alun Jones 10 528 20 3 0 8 Liberal Mary Murphy 8 050 15 5 2 8 Plaid Cymru Richard Kemp 3 917 7 6 1 0 Majority 18 774 36 3 5 5 Turnout 51 797 73 8 3 6 Registered electors 70 200 Labour hold Swing 2 7 1979 general election Pontypridd 29 30 Party Candidate Votes Labour Brynmor John 32 801 56 0 0 6 Conservative Michael Clay 17 114 29 2 8 9 Liberal Hugh Penri Williams 6 228 10 6 4 9 Plaid Cymru Alun Roberts 2 200 3 8 3 8 National Front R G Davies 263 0 4 N A Majority 15 687 26 8 9 5 Turnout 58 606 78 1 4 3 Registered electors 75 050b Labour hold Swing 4 7 Elections in the 1980s edit 1983 general election Pontypridda 31 32 33 Party Candidate Votes Labour Brynmor John 20 188 45 6 10 4 SDP Richard Langridge 11 444 25 9 15 3 Conservative Richard Evans 10 139 22 9 6 3 Plaid Cymru Janet Davies 2 065 4 7 0 9 Green Alwyn K Jones 449 1 0 N A Majority 8 744 19 7 7 1 Turnout 44 285 72 7 5 4 Registered electors 60 883 Labour hold Swing 5 2 1987 general election Pontypridd 34 35 Party Candidate Votes Labour Brynmor John 26 422 56 3 10 7 Conservative Desmond Swayne 9 145 19 5 3 4 SDP Peter Sain Ley Berry 8 865 18 9 7 0 Plaid Cymru Delme Bowen 2 498 5 3 0 6 Majority 17 277 36 8 17 1 Turnout 46 930 76 6 3 9 Registered electors 61 255 Labour hold Swing 7 1 1989 Pontypridd by election 36 Party Candidate Votes Labour Kim Howells 20 549 53 4 2 9 Plaid Cymru Syd Morgan 9 775 25 3 20 0 Conservative Nigel Evans 5 212 13 5 6 0 SLD Tom Ellis 1 500 3 9 15 0 SDP Terry Thomas 1 199 3 1 N A Communist David Richards 239 0 6 N A Independent David Black 57 0 1 N A Majority 10 794 28 1 8 7 Turnout 38 511 62 0 14 6 Registered electors 61 193 Labour hold Swing 11 5 Elections in the 1990s edit 1992 general election Pontypridd 37 38 Party Candidate Votes Labour Kim Howells 29 722 60 8 4 5 Conservative Peter D Donnelly 9 925 20 3 0 8 Plaid Cymru Delme Bowen 4 448 9 1 3 8 Liberal Democrats Steve Belzak 4 180 8 5 10 4 Green Emma J Jackson 615 1 3 N A Majority 19 797 40 5 3 7 Turnout 48 890 79 3 2 7 Registered electors 61 685 Labour hold Swing 1 8 1997 general election Pontypridd 39 40 Party Candidate Votes Labour Kim Howells 29 290 63 9 3 1 Liberal Democrats Nigel Howells 6 161 13 4 4 9 Conservative Jonathan M Cowen 5 910 12 9 7 4 Plaid Cymru Owain Llewelyn 2 977 6 5 2 6 Referendum John Wood 874 1 9 N A Socialist Labour Peter Skelly 380 0 8 N A Communist Robert Griffiths 178 0 4 N A Natural Law Anthony G Moore 85 0 2 N A Majority 23 129 50 4 9 9 Turnout 45 855 71 4 7 9 Registered electors 64 185 Labour hold Swing 0 9 Elections in the 2000s edit 2001 general election Pontypridd 41 42 Party Candidate Votes Labour Kim Howells 22 963 59 9 4 0 Plaid Cymru Bleddyn Hancock 5 279 13 8 7 3 Conservative Prudence Dailey 5 096 13 3 0 4 Liberal Democrats Eric Brooke 4 152 10 8 2 6 UKIP Susan Warry 603 1 6 N A ProLife Alliance Joseph Biddulph 216 0 6 N A Majority 17 684 46 1 4 3 Turnout 38 309 58 0 13 4 Registered electors 71 768 Labour hold Swing 5 6 2005 general election Pontypridd 43 44 Party Candidate Votes Labour Kim Howells 20 919 52 8 7 1 Liberal Democrats Mike Powell 7 728 19 5 8 7 Conservative Quentin Edwards 5 321 13 4 0 1 Plaid Cymru Julie Richards 4 420 11 2 2 6 UKIP David Bevan 1 013 2 6 1 0 Communist Robert Griffiths 233 0 6 N A Majority 13 191 33 3 12 8 Turnout 39 634 60 9 2 9 Registered electors 64 310 Labour hold Swing 7 9 Elections in the 2010s edit 2010 general election Pontypridd 45 46 Party Candidate Votes Labour Owen Smith 14 220 38 8 15 4 Liberal Democrats Mike Powell 11 435 31 2 11 2 Conservative Lee Gonzalez 5 932 16 2 4 6 Plaid Cymru Ioan Bellin 2 673 7 3 3 7 UKIP David Bevan 1 229 3 4 0 8 Socialist Labour Simon Parsons 456 1 2 N A Christian Donald Watson 365 1 0 N A Green John Matthews 361 1 0 N A Majority 2 785 7 6 25 7 Turnout 36 671 63 0 0 2 Registered electors 58 205 Labour hold Swing 13 3 2015 general election Pontypridd 47 48 49 Party Candidate Votes Labour Owen Smith 15 554 41 1 2 3 Conservative Ann Marie Mason 6 569 17 3 1 1 UKIP Andrew Tomkinson 5 085 13 4 10 0 Liberal Democrats Mike Powell 4 904 12 9 18 3 Plaid Cymru Osian Lewis 4 348 11 5 4 2 Green Katy Clay 992 2 6 1 6 Socialist Labour Damien Biggs 332 0 9 0 3 TUSC Esther Pearson 98 0 3 N A Rejected ballots 96 Majority 8 985 23 8 16 2 Turnout 37 882 64 3 1 3 Registered electors 58 940 Labour hold Swing 0 1 Of the 96 rejected ballots 70 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for 49 26 voted for more than one candidate 49 2017 general election Pontypridd 50 51 Party Candidate Votes Labour Owen Smith 22 103 55 4 14 3 Conservative Juliette Ash 10 655 26 7 9 4 Plaid Cymru Fflur Elin 4 102 10 3 1 2 Liberal Democrats Mike Powell 1 963 4 9 8 0 UKIP Robin Hunter Clarke 1 071 2 7 10 7 Majority 11 448 28 7 4 9 Turnout 39 894 65 9 1 6 Registered electors 60 564 Labour hold Swing 2 5 2019 general election Pontypridd 52 53 54 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alex Davies Jones 17 381 44 5 10 9 Conservative Sam Trask 11 494 29 4 2 7 Plaid Cymru Fflur Elin 4 990 12 8 2 5 Brexit Party Steve Bayliss 2 917 7 5 N A Independent Mike Powell 1 792 4 6 N A Independent Sue Prior 337 0 9 N A Independent Jonathan Bishop 149 0 4 N A Majority 5 890 15 1 13 6 Turnout 39 060 64 7 1 2 Registered electors 60 327 Labour hold Swing 6 8See also editPontypridd Senedd constituency List of parliamentary constituencies in Mid Glamorgan List of parliamentary constituencies in Wales The National Library of Wales Dictionary of Welsh Biography Thomas Isaac Mardy Jones The National Library for Wales Dictionary of Welsh Biography Arthur Pearson The National Library for Wales Dictionary of Welsh Biography Brynmor John Ordnance Survey Election Maps Site Boundary Commission Map report from 1917 showing original detailed map used for Pontypridd Constituency Boundary Commission Ordnance Survey Map original used at 1955 review for the entire UK showing all constituencies highly detailedFootnotes edita In 1983 the Third Periodical Boundary Review report made major changes to the constituency removing the areas of the former Cowbridge Borough and the former Cowbridge Rural District from the seat amp placing them in the new Vale of Glamorgan seat with the exception of the Llanharry Llanharan and Brynna communities which were transferred to the Ogmore seat However the Pentyrch amp Creigiau communities were added to the new seat from the old Barry seat to give a new seat with nearly 15 000 fewer electors b This was and still is the largest number of electors for the Pontypridd constituency in any of its forms c Arthur Pearson s initial selection following a closely contested process at a selection conference at Pontyclun occurred only after several rounds of voting and he was finally chosen against the prominent local miners agent W H May on 15 January 1938 d Enacted in the Representation of the People Act 1918 amp created from the old East Glamorganshire which included Pontypridd amp the Tonteg Church Village Llantwit Fardre areas amp South Glamorganshire which included the Llantrisant Tonyrefail Pontyclun Llanharry amp Cowbridge areas parliamentary constituencies the Pontypridd constituency from 1918 to the 1983 UK General Election remained unchanged amp consisted of the Pontypridd urban district council area the Llantrisant and Llantwit Fardre Rural District Council area the Cowbridge municipal borough and the Cowbridge Rural District Council area which included the Llantwit Major St Athan Ystradowen Llandow Llanharry Llanharan and Brynna communities 5 Notes edit A borough constituency for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer As with all constituencies the constituency elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election at least every five years References edit Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council Ward figures for 2012 County Council Elections 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales PDF Boundary Commission for Wales 28 June 2023 Comisiwn Ffiniau i Gymru PDF Boundary Commission for Wales Archived from the original PDF on 11 April 2012 Retrieved 23 July 2016 The Times House of Commons Guide 1910 1911 1919 Politico s Publishing Page 8 1918 Election section a b Cowbridge RDC Guide 1949 People s Collection Wales 1949 Retrieved 15 March 2024 The Times House of Commons Guide 1950 The Times Office Printing House Square Page 55 Third Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Wales February 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