* Size of constituency: 109 sq km
* Population: 70,064
* Electorate: 53,296
* Unemployed: 2,315
* Major Towns: Abertillery, Ebbw Vale, Tredegar.
* Welsh speakers: 2.6 per cent
CANDIDATES: Conservative - Barrie O'Keefe; Labour and Co-operative - Peter Law; Lib-eral Democrat - Steve Bard; Plaid Cymru - Rhys Ab Elis; UK Independence Party - Roger Thomas
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