Comment DBCC-7890

I do not believe the proposed pairings respect the traditional links between Maesteg and Bridgend. I therefore propose that Aberafan, Maesteg be paired with Bridgend for the following reasons;
• Major transport links such as the M4 and the Great Western main line run from east to west, not north to south. Local train lines also run within the two Westminster constituencies joining up communities – for example, a line runs from Pencoed through Bridgend to Maesteg. Trains do not run from Aberafan/Maesteg to Rhondda in the same way.
• The new pairing follows the geography of the Wales coastline.
• The Westminster boundaries split Bridgend County Council into three different constituencies. The new pairing would bring two of those three constituencies together.
• Socially and economically the pairing has more in common in terms of historic industry, concerns in terms of the future of similar local industries, more so than the other pairings.

Respondent type

Member of the Welsh Parliament

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