Caerphilly
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Caerphilly is a county borough in the South Wales Valleys, known for Caerphilly Castle, one of the largest in the UK. It includes both urban and rural communities and has strong links to Cardiff, with a mixed economy of manufacturing, services, and commuting.
The local government for this district is: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Wales County Borough Council).
Constituencies in Caerphilly
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 32 of them are in Wales. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Caerphilly
Caerphilly is divided into 31 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Aber Valley
- Aberbargoed and Bargoed
- Abercarn
- Argoed
- Bedwas and Trethomas
- Blackwood
- Cefn Fforest and Pengam
- Crosskeys
- Crumlin
- Darran Valley
- Gilfach
- Hengoed
- Llanbradach
- Machen and Rudry
- Maesycwmmer
- Morgan Jones
- Moriah and Pontlottyn
- Nelson
- New Tredegar
- Newbridge
- Penmaen
- Penyrheol
- Pontllanfraith
- Risca East
- Risca West
- St Cattwg
- St Martins
- Twyn Carno
- Van
- Ynysddu
- Ystrad Mynach