Blaenau Gwent

Blaenau Gwent (pronooncit , ) is a coonty burgh in Sooth Wales, sharin its name wi a parliamentary constituency.  It borders the unitary authority auries o Monmouthshire an Torfaen tae the east, Caerphilly tae the wast an Powys tae the north.  Its main touns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale an Tredegar.

Govrenment
The burgh wis formit in 1974 as a local govrenment destrict o Gwent.  It wis a merger o the Monmouthshire urban destricts o Abertillery, Ebbw Vale, Nantyglo an Blaina an Tredegar, alang wi Brynmawr urban destrict an the pairish o Llanelly in Brecknockshire.

It wis reconstitutit in 1996 as a coonty burgh, excludin Llanelly which insteid wis transferred tae the reconstitutit Monmouthshire.  The aurie is nou govrened bi Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council.

Politics
Blaenau Gwent hit the heidlines at the 2005 UK General Election whan an independent candidate, Peter Law, wan the Wastmeenster seat. He haed resigned frae the Labour Pairty efter an internal pairty row follaein the retirement o incumbent MP Llew Smith, an defeatit the offeecial Labour candidate, Maggie Jones, bi a margin o 9,121 votes. The seat haed previously been held bi Aneurin Bevan an Michael Foot, an wis considered ane o Labour's safest. Law deed on 25 Aprile 2006 an in the by-election, a umwhile supporter o his, Dai Davies wan, runnin as an independent candidate. Peter Law's widow, Trish Law, wan his umwhile Welsh Assembly seat, an aw runnin as an independent candidate. In 2007 she retained her seat. Dai Davies held the Wastmeenster seat for the Fowk's Voice frae 2006 tae 2010 whan he lost his seat in a huge majority tae Labour's Nick Smith o 10,516 votes.

Ither information
Blaenau Gwent haes the heichest level o severe bairn poverty in Wales, as revealed bi statistical data accordin tae a report bi Save the Childer.

Freemit airtins

 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Home
 Channel 4's Kirstie and Phil's Best & Worst Places to Live on Blaenau Gwent


Category:Principal auries o Wales
Category:Coonty burghs o Wales