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The new constituency names introduced in Wales for the Senedd election held this May are set to undergo a review, with the possibility of changes being made. This concerns the 16 constituencies, which currently have Welsh-only names that were not universally well-received. Any alterations resulting from the review are expected to be implemented ahead of the 2030 election.
The Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru is leading this review, with chief executive Shereen Williams explaining that the goal is to ensure the constituencies accurately represent the communities they cover. This includes taking into account local cultural heritage and the use of the Welsh language. The original 2025 review linked UK parliamentary constituencies with former Welsh Senedd areas, producing 16 new constituencies to accommodate the expanded Senedd, which now has six Members of the Senedd (MSs) per constituency.
This change marked a significant adjustment, raising the total number of MSs from 60 to 96 by reorganizing 40 constituencies and five regions into just 16 larger ones. Speaking on BBC Radio Wales’ Sunday Supplement, Williams noted that the exclusively Welsh names chosen for the new constituencies could be reconsidered based on feedback from the public, as these names had not gained widespread popularity.
Williams also highlighted the legislative requirement to use single names wherever possible but explained that bilingual names might be considered if a single name does not properly reflect the area’s identity or seems unfamiliar and unrelated. She clarified that the boundaries used in the latest elections were always intended to be provisional and that the review will build on these, rather than starting entirely from scratch. “No, we are going to start from the boundaries that were used in the recent Senedd elections and go from there,” she stated
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