Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd
| Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd | |
|---|---|
| County multi-member constituency for the Senedd | |
 Boundary of Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd in Wales | |
| Principal areas | |
| Preserved county | |
| Population | 194,514 (2024)[1] |
| Major settlements | Brecon, Llandrindod Wells, Neath, Swansea (east), Ystradgynlais |
| Current County multi-member constituency | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Seats | 6 |
| Created from |
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Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd (Welsh for 'Brycheiniog, Tawe, [and] Neath'; ⓘ) is a six-member constituency of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) used in the 2026 Senedd election. It covers southern Powys, the north of Neath Port Talbot, and eastern Swansea.
It was proposed following the 2026 review of Senedd constituencies, and is a pairing of the two UK Parliament constituencies of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe and Neath and Swansea East. It has a Welsh-only name.
Boundaries
The constituency includes southern Powys, including Brecon, Llandridnod Wells, and Ystradgynlais. It also includes the north of Neath Port Talbot, including Neath, and the Swansea village of Clydach and the parts of the principal area east of the River Tawe, including St Thomas and Port Tennant.
A Senedd constituency comprising the boundaries of the UK Parliament constituencies of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe and Neath and Swansea East, has been proposed by the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru for the 2026 election to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Senedd Cymru). It was initially proposed using the English name Brecon, Radnor, Neath and Swansea East in September 2024,[2] but was renamed to South Powys Tawe Neath and its Welsh name being De Powys Tawe Nedd, in December proposals, despite most other constituencies using Welsh-only names.[3] It was later given the Welsh-only name Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd and its boundaries were confirmed in the commission's final recommendations in March 2025.[4] When announcing their candidates, Reform UK used "Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, Neath and Swansea East" instead, using the English names for the pair of UK Parliament constituencies that form it.[5]
The constituency was established in 2026, following the passing of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024. The act legislates electoral reform of the Senedd to create 16 larger "super constituencies", pairing the 32 UK Parliament constituencies in Wales, and using a new fully proportional voting system, with each constituency electing six Members of the Senedd (MSs) rather than one previously.[2]
Members of the Senedd
| Term | Election | Distribution | MS | MS | MS | MS | MS | MS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 2026 |
|
James Evans (Ref) |
Sioned Williams (PC) |
Iain McIntosh (Ref) |
Rebeca Phillips (PC) |
Jane Dodds (Lib Dem) |
David Mills (Ref) | |||||||||
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | James Evans (E) Iain McIntosh (E) David Mills (E) Stephanie Moira Charles Dewi Thomas Celfyn Furlong |
26,897 | 33.2 |  32.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Sioned Williams (E)[7] Beca Phillips (E) Andrew Jenkins Justin Horrell Kate Heneghan Chris Williams |
23,276 | 28.7 | 12.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Dodds (E)[8] Jackie Charlton Phoebe Jenkins Will Lloyd Peter Chapman Dylan Calved |
9,549 | 11.8 | 1.2 | |
| Labour | Mahaboob Basha[9] Alex Sims Sarah Thomas Elliot Wigfall Cyriac George Chelsea Edwards Morgan Pritchard |
7,086 | 8.7 |  24.3 | |
| Conservative | Tyler Chambers[10] Elizabeth Hill-O'Shea Jane Lyons Matthew Gilbert Hannah Jarvis Amanda Davies |
6,281 | 8.4 | 16.6 | |
| Green | Nathan Goldup-John Charlotte Ajomale-Evans Amerjit Rosie Kaur-Dhaliwal Eric Rosoman-Matthews Kathy Oakwood Imogen Elisabeth da Silva |
5,405 | 6.7 | 6.7 | |
| Independent | Beverley Baynham | 586 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |
| Welsh Christian | Jeff Green Sue Green |
456 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Independent | Dai Richards[a] | 316 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Independent | Joe Hale | 225 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Heritage | Jennifer Roberts | 275 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Gwlad | Philip Owen | 204 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 81,096 | 52.9 | 4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 153,435 | ||||
| 2021 notional result [b] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | Seats | |
| Labour | 24,443 | 33.1 | 2 | |
| Conservative | 19,190 | 26.0 | 2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 10,767 | 14.6 | 1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 9,939 | 13.5 | 1 | |
| Independent | 2,944 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Green | 2,677 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Abolish | 2,234 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Reform UK | 717 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Propel | 436 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| UKIP | 278 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| Gwlad | 160 | 0.2 | 0 | |
Notes
- ↑ was a member of Restore Britain on registration of candidacy date. Also has previously been a member of Heritage Party, Advance UK and Reform UK
- ↑ Estimate of the 2021 Senedd election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2026 boundary review were in place
References
- ↑ "Data for the Senedd Cymru constituency areas: 2026". gov.wales. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- 1 2 Hayward, Will (2 September 2024). "The full details of Wales' 16 new constituencies for Senedd elections". Wales Online. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ "Proposed Senedd constituency names divides opinion". ITV News. 17 December 2024.
- ↑ Price, Emily (11 March 2025). "New Senedd 'super constituencies' confirmed". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ↑ Mosalski, Ruth (25 March 2026). "Reform UK got the names of all the new Senedd constituencies wrong". Wales Online. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd". Vote.Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Cyhoeddi ymgeiswyr Plaid Cymru yn etholaeth Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd" [Welcoming the Plaid Cymru candidates for Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd]. Golwg360. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ↑ "Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd". Welsh Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ Green, Daniel (2 December 2025). "Senedd elections 2026: Who are Welsh Labour's candidates?". LabourList. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ Welsh Conservatives [@WelshConserv] (23 March 2026). "In Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd, vote Welsh Conservative to #FixWales" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 March 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).