Rhondda UK Parliament constituency
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Rhondda UK Parliament constituency is a Welsh parliamentary seat in the South Wales Valleys, historically known as a Labour stronghold rooted in coal mining and working-class communities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK Parliament constituency
ⓘ
Westminster constituency ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
NERFINISHED
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Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Neath (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontypridd (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Rhondda Fach valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhondda Fawr valley ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Ferndale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maerdy NERFINISHED ⓘ Porth NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonypandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Treorchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tylorstown NERFINISHED ⓘ Ystrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | 1885 ⓘ |
| devolvedLegislatureEquivalent | Rhondda Senedd constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electorateType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| elects | one Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| governedLocallyBy | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
post-industrial
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urbanised valley communities ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
coal mining boom in late 19th and early 20th centuries
ⓘ
decline of coal industry in late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasSocioeconomicProfile | largely working class ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Labour Party stronghold
ⓘ
coal mining heritage ⓘ working-class communities ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rhondda Cynon Taf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Wales Valleys NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| mainIndustryHistorical | coal mining ⓘ |
| partOf | House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalTendency | Labour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousConstituency | Glamorganshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | GMT ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | BST ⓘ |
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