CEREDIGION could see the return of a south constituency boundary last used nearly two decades ago after radical plans to cut the number of Welsh MPs were revealed.

Under the plans the number of Welsh seats in the House of Commons would fall from 40 to 29, with the size of Westminster constituencies increasing.

Ceredigion would annex part of north Pembrokeshire and be renamed Ceredigion and North Pembrokeshire under the proposals unveiled this week.

Ceredigion and Pembroke North existed as a constituency until 1997.

The new Ceredigion constituency also takes in some of north Powys, including Llanidloes but not Machynlleth, and Carmarthenshire.

The new constituencies have been drawn up by the independent Boundary Commission for Wales under a formula set down under the previous coalition government.

Under the plans the new constituency would have an electorate of 71,392.

The whole of the existing Ceredigion constituency would remain, but added would be Cenarth and Llangeler wards from the current Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency, as well as Blaen Hafren and Llanidloes from Montgomeryshire.

Cilgerran, Clydau, Crymych, Dinas Cross, Fishguard North East, Fishguard North West, Goodwick, Newport, Scleddau and St Dogmaels would make up the North Pembrokeshire part of the new-look constituency.

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