* Size of constituency: 831 sq km

* Population: 84,885

* Electorate: 62,879

* Unemployed: 1,597

* Major towns: Abergavenny, Chepstow, Monmouth.

* Welsh Speakers: 2.7 per cent

CANDIDATES: Conservative - David Davies; Labour - Sian James; Liberal Democrat - Alison Willott; Plaid Cymru - Stephen Thomas