| Caerphilly | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
  Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Caerphilly2024Constituency.svg) Location of the constituency within Wales | |
| Preserved county | Gwent |
| Electorate | 72,458 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Caerphilly, Ystrad Mynach, Pontllanfraith, Hengoed, Nelson |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of Parliament | Chris Evans (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | East Glamorganshire |
| Overlaps | |
| Senedd | Caerphilly, South Wales East |
Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) is a constituency[n 1] centred on the town of Caerphilly in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Chris Evans of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Since its creation, the constituency has always elected Labour MPs, although the predecessor constituency of East Glamorganshire, and prior to that Glamorganshire had elected Liberal MPs throughout the Victorian era.
- ^ Mrs Justice Jefford; Thomas, Huw Vaughan; Hartley, Sam A (June 2023). "Appendix 1: Recommended Constituencies" (PDF). The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. Cardiff: Boundary Commission for Wales. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-5286-3901-9. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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