Vale Of Glamorgan (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 51°25′44″N 3°21′04″W / 51.429°N 3.351°W / 51.429; -3.351
| Vale of Glamorgan | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. |
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| Preserved county | South Glamorgan |
| Electorate | 71,585 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Barry, Llantwit Major, Cowbridge |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 (1983) |
| Member of Parliament | Alun Cairns (Conservative) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Barry |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | South Wales Central |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Bro Morgannwg) is a county constituency in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP), using the first-past-the-post voting system.
It was created in 1983.
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