Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe.
Liberal Democrats MP David Chadwick holds the seat on 29.5% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.
2 Jun 2026
A steady opposition MP whose most visible recent work has been local campaigning rather than parliamentary rebellion. Chadwick has pushed for film-style content ratings on social media -- visiting schools across his constituency to gather evidence and taking the case to Parliament -- and has pressed the government on rural transport funding and the cost of living for rural households. These three threads account for his highest-profile press coverage over the past year.
At Westminster, Chadwick votes with the Liberal Democrats on every occasion where data is available -- a 100% party-line record across 365 votes, putting him roughly 30 percentage points behind the Commons average for participation. His voting pattern puts him firmly against Labour's fiscal and taxation agenda (aligned just 18--23% of the time on those dimensions) while backing Lords scrutiny and parliamentary oversight almost without exception -- 97% and 95% respectively. He opposed the government's position repeatedly during the recent Lords amendments battles on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill and the Children's School and Wellbeing Bill, and voted against carrying over the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill. His speeches cluster around the economy, local government, and environment -- consistent with a rural Welsh seat -- and he sits on the Welsh Affairs Committee.
One notable deviation from his own party: he votes less often against assisted dying than the Lib Dem average (33% versus 53%), suggesting a softer personal position on that issue. His news sentiment is broadly neutral across 82 articles in the past 90 days. No rebel votes have been recorded since his election in July 2024.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aber Craf Ystradgynlais(2 seats) | Williams · Williams | 1,606 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Allt Wen | Nia Jenkins | 459 | Neath Port Talbot Lab | May 2022 |
| Brecon East(2 seats) | Walsh · Rijnenberg | 1,616 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Brecon West(2 seats) | Meredith · Dorrance | 2,172 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Bronllys Felin Fach | Thomas Joseph Colbert | 278 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Builth | Jeremy David Pugh | 450 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Crickhowell With Cwmdu Tretower(2 seats) | Masefield · Hall | 1,356 | Powys LD | Nov 2023 |
| Cwm Twrch | Sandra Christine Davies | 463 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Cwmllynfell Ystalyfera | Susan Grounds | 383 | Neath Port Talbot Lab | Apr 2025 |
| Disserth Trecoed With Newbridge | Little Brighouse | 290 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Glasbury | James Gibson-Watt | 561 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Godrer Graig | Rosalyn Davies | 387 | Neath Port Talbot Lab | May 2022 |
| Gwernyfed | William Lloyd | 423 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Hay | Gareth Ratcliffe | 488 | Powys LD | May 2017 |
| Ithon Valley | Geoff Morgan | 296 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Knighton With Beguildy(2 seats) | Williams · Kenyon-Wade | 1,056 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Llanafanfawr With Garth | Bryan Davies | 371 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Llandrindod North | Jake Berriman | 408 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Llandrindod South | Lauren D'Silva | 506 | Powys LD | May 2026 |
| Llanelwedd | Gareth Emlyn Jones | 505 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Llangattock Llangynidr | Jackie Charlton | 541 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Llangors With Bwlch | Sian Bridget Nansi Cox | 319 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Llangunllo With Norton | Deb Edwards | 359 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Llanwrtyd Wells | Peter Ronald James | 405 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Llanyre With Nantmel | Claire Mills | 386 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Maescarllywel | Edwin Roderick | 490 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Old Radnor | Edward Stuart Jones | 310 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Pontardawe(2 seats) | Richards · Davies | 1,564 | Neath Port Talbot Lab | May 2022 |
| Presteigne | Beverley Jane Baynham | 527 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Rhayader | Angela Davies | 600 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Rhos | Bob Woolford | 494 | Neath Port Talbot Lab | Feb 2024 |
| Talgarth | Bill Powell | 588 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Talybont On Usk | Raiff Devlin | 352 | Powys LD | Nov 2023 |
| Tawe Uchaf | David Thomas | 572 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Trebanos | Rebeca Phillips | 445 | Neath Port Talbot Lab | May 2022 |
| Ynyscedwyn | Susan McNicholas | 677 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
| Yscir With Honddu Isaf Llanddew | Iain Charles McIntosh | 515 | Powys LD | May 2022 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Rural & dispersed (37,993), with Ystalyfera (9,100) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 92,064.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Rural & dispersed | 37,993 | large town |
| Ystalyfera | 9,100 | town |
| Brecon | 6,525 | town |
| Pontardawe | 5,772 | town |
| Llandrindod Wells | 3,451 | village |
| Knighton | 2,911 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 53.3% | 57.1% | -7% |
| Owner-occupied | 69.2% | 63.1% | +10% |
| Private rented | 16.3% | 20.0% | -18% |
| Social rented | 14.3% | 16.8% | -15% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £188m |
| Taxpayers | 44,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,500 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £4,240 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by Powys and Neath Port Talbot. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David ChadwickWON | LD | 13,736 | 29.5 |
| Fay Jones | Con | 12,264 | 26.4 |
| Matthew Dorrance | Lab | 9,904 | 21.3 |
| Adam Hill | Ref | 6,567 | 14.1 |
| Emily Durrant-Munro | Plaid | 2,280 | 4.9 |
| Amerjit Kaur-Dhaliwal | Grn | 1,188 | 2.5 |
| Jonathan Harrington | Ind | 372 | 0.8 |
| Lady Lily The Pink | Ind | 237 | 0.5 |
Turnout 46,548
Prior contests.
Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo