Internet speeds in Monmouth and Blaenau Gwent among slowest in UK

House of Commons Library research by Lib Dem MP Layla Moran has revealed that Wales, Scotland, and the south west of England suffer with the highest number of constituencies marred by poor connection speeds.

North Cornwall has the worst average broadband speed at 29.1Mbps, followed by St Ives, and Camborne and Redruth.

Monmouth ranked 28th slowest in the UK, with an average speed of 34.6Mbps, and Blaenau Gwent ranked 32nd, with an average speed of 35.1Mbps.

Overall, 21 of the top 100 slowest connections across the UK are in Scotland, while 20 are in Wales and 18 are in the South West.

Meanwhile, only five are in the South East and one in London.

Ms Moran is calling for extra ultra-fast broadband support in rural areas of the UK, warning that hundreds of thousands of people are stuck in the digital slow lane.

The Lib Dem leadership hopeful wants the government to prioritise improving broadband in the UK’s hardest-to-reach communities, offering increased subsidies for ultra-fast broadband in rural areas and for business rates relief on broadband infrastructure to be extended by another 15 years.

“Despite repeated government promises, thousands of people across the UK are being left in the digital slow lane,” the MP for Oxford West and Abingdon said.

“Urgent investment is needed in boosting internet speeds in rural areas, alongside extended tax relief on new broadband infrastructure to ensure no household is left behind.

“People in rural areas are being let down by Governments in both Westminster and Holyrood who take their votes for granted.

“Under my leadership, the Liberal Democrats will champion rural communities in every corner of the UK, from the South West to Scotland.”

This is how each constituency ranked:

1. North Cornwall: 29.1Mbps
2. St Ives: 30.5Mbps
3. Camborne and Redruth: 30.9Mbps
4. Brecon and Radnorshire: 31.0Mbps
5. Orkney and Shetland: 31.1Mbps
6. Ross, Skye and Lochaber: 31.4Mbps
7. Ceredigion: 31.5Mbps
8. Forest of Dean: 31.6Mbps
9. Tiverton and Honiton: 31.9Mbps
10. Truro and Falmouth: 32.1Mbps
11. Montgomeryshire: 32.2 Mbps
12. Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross: 32.4Mbps
13. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr: 32.5Mbps
14. St Austell and Newquay: 33.1Mbps
15. Ludlow: 33.1Mbps
16. Angus: 33.1Mbps
17. Penistone and Stocksbridge: 33.4Mbps
18. Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale: 33.5Mbps
19. Torridge and West Devon: 34.0Mbps
20. Central Devon: 34.0Mbps
21. Dwyfor Meirionnydd: 34.1Mbps
22. East Lothian: 34.1Mbps
23. Argyll and Bute: 34.3Mbps
24. Dumfries and Galloway: 34.3Mbps
25. Cities of London and Westminster: 34.4Mbps
26. West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: 34.5Mbps
27. Gordon: 34.5Mbps
28. Monmouth: 34.6Mbps
29. South Holland and The Deepings: 34.6Mbps
30. Moray: 35.0Mbps
31. Derbyshire Dales: 35.0Mbps
32. Blaenau Gwent: 35.1Mbps
33. North Herefordshire: 35.1Mbps
34. Clacton: 35.1Mbps
35. Banff and Buchan: 35.1Mbps
36. Arfon: 35.2Mbps
37. Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk: 35.2Mbps
38. Taunton Deane: 35.3Mbps
39. Mid Norfolk: 35.4Mbps
40. Stirling: 35.4Mbps
41. Canterbury: 35.5Mbps
42. High Peak: 35.5Mbps
43. North Dorset: 35.6Mbps
44. Hexham: 35.6Mbps
45. North Norfolk: 35.7Mbps
46. Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey: 35.7Mbps
47. Bishop Auckland: 35.8Mbps
48. Wells: 35.8Mbps
49. Ochil and South Perthshire: 35.8Mbps
50. Shrewsbury and Atcham: 35.9Mbps
51. Richmond (Yorks): 35.9Mbps
52. Ynys Mon: 35.9Mbps
53. Totnes: 36.0Mbps
54. Aberdeen North: 36.0Mbps
55. Penrith and The Border: 36.0Mbps
56. Clwyd South: 36.1Mbps
57. Yeovil: 36.1Mbps
58. Boston and Skegness: 36.2Mbps
59. Berwick-upon-Tweed: 36.3Mbps
60. Aberdeen South: 36.3Mbps
61. Clwyd West: 36.4Mbps
62. West Worcestershire: 36.4Mbps
63. Hastings and Rye: 36.4Mbps
64. Scarborough and Whitby: 36.5Mbps
65. Isle of Wight: 36.6Mbps
66. North West Norfolk: 36.8Mbps
67. Na h-Eileanan an Iar: 36.8Mbps
68. North Devon: 36.8Mbps
69. Mid Ulster: 36.9Mbps
70. Congleton: 36.9Mbps
71. Bexhill and Battle: 37.0Mbps
72. City of Chester: 37.0Mbps
73. Harwich and North Essex: 37.1Mbps
74. Eddisbury: 37.1Mbps
75. Cynon Valley: 37.1Mbps
76. Wansbeck: 37.2Mbps
77. South West Norfolk: 37.2Mbps
78. Selby and Ainsty: 37.2Mbps
79. South Down: 37.2Mbps
80. Newry and Armagh: 37.3Mbps
81. West Dorset: 37.3Mbps
82. North East Derbyshire: 37.3Mbps
83. Workington: 37.4Mbps
84. Delyn: 37.4Mbps
85. Preseli Pembrokeshire: 37.6Mbps
86. Vale of Clwyd: 37.7Mbps
87. South Dorset: 37.7Mbps
88. Hemsworth: 37.7Mbps
89. Alyn and Deeside: 37.7Mbps
90. Llanelli: 37.8Mbps
91. Maldon: 37.8Mbps
92. Wealden: 37.8Mbps
93. North Ayrshire and Arran: 37.8Mbps
94. Blyth Valley: 37.8Mbps
95. Rhondda: 37.9Mbps
96. Bognor Regis and Littlehampton: 38.0Mbps
97. East Yorkshire: 38.1Mbps
98. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire: 38.2Mbps
99. Aberconwy: 38.2Mbps
100. Weston-Super-Mare: 38.2Mbps