* Size of constituency: 101 sq km
* Population: 65,121
* Electorate: 51,455
* Unemployed: 1,119
* Major towns: Blackwood, Newbridge, Risca
* Welsh-speakers: 3.9 per cent
CANDIDATES: Conservative - Terri Anne Matthews; Labour - Irene James; Liberal Democrat - Huw Price; Plaid Cymru - Brian Hancock; Tinker Against The Assembly - Paul Taylor
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