HC Deb 27 May 1988 vol 134 cc396-7W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in descending order, by electorate, the number of voters in each Welsh constituency in 1988–89.

Mr. Peter Walker

Parliamentary constituencies in Wales, listed in descending order of the total number of electors on the 1988 electoral register, are shown in the following table:

Parliamentary Constituency Total electors 1988
WALES 2,180,269
Pembroke 71,637

Parliamentary Constituency Total electors 1988
Vale of Glamorgan 67,681
Clwyd North West 67,384
Carmarthen 66,879
Delyn 65,022
Caerphilly 64,434
Ceredigion and Pembroke North 64,372
Llanelli 64,252
Wrexham 63,664
Pontypridd 61,011
Rhondda 60,835
Torfaen 60,780
Swansea West 60,767
Gower 59,977
Monmouth 59,690
Clwyd South West 59,556
Alyn and Deeside 59,494
Cardiff South and Penarth 59,165
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 58,495
Bridgend 58,355
Cardiff West 57,689
Swansea East 57,436
Blaenau Gwent 56,265
Newport West 55,933
Cardiff North 55,616
Neath 55,405
Cardiff Central 53,827
Conwy 53,468
Ynys Mon 53,201
Newport East 53,071
Aberavon 52,446
Ogmore 51,620
Islwyn 50,967
Brecon and Radnor 50,575
Cynon Valley 50,125
Caernarfon 46,587
Montgomery 40,472
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 32,116

Source: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.

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