Mid and West Wales or Mid and South West Wales[1] is an ambiguous region of Wales that is sometimes used, consisting broadly of the preserved counties of Dyfed and Powys, sometimes Swansea and sometimes parts of Gwynedd. It is also used sometimes as replacement for the regions of Mid Wales and South West Wales or West Wales in certain scenarios.[2]

Common definition of Mid and (South) West Wales, containing the 6 Mid and South-western local authorities of Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Powys, and Swansea. The two common definitions of Mid Wales and South West Wales.

There is a Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and a Dyfed-Powys Police service.

There is also an electoral region for the Senedd with the same name (which is used, in parallel with the smaller constituencies, to elect top-up members under the Additional Member System).[3] A European Parliament constituency existed from 1979 until 1999.

Other definitions of Mid and (South) West Wales

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The area covered by Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
 
Former Mid and West Wales electoral region (1999-2007)
 
Mid and West Wales electoral region (2007-present)
 
The area covered by Dyfed-Powys Police Service

See also

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References

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  1. ^ West Wales overlaps both Mid Wales and South West Wales under some definitions
  2. ^ "Healthier mid and west Wales - Hywel Dda University Health Board".
  3. ^ "Mid and West Wales - Welsh Assembly electoral region - Election 2016". BBC News. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

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