PENARTH's parliamentary constituency could change if proposals from the latest boundary review are implemented.

The review undertaken by the Boundary Commission for Wales includes a suggestion to place Penarth in a new Vale of Glamorgan East constituency.

The proposals would see the current number of 40 Welsh MPs cut to 29 with Cardiff South forming a single constituency with Cardiff East, replacing Cardiff Central which is currently served by Labour MP Jo Stevens.

It also means the Vale of Glamorgan constituency will be split in two with Vale of Glamorgan West joining Bridgend.

The Cardiff South and Penarth constituency is currently the largest in Wales with a population of more than 100,000 and an electorate of around 75,000.

The first MP for the constituency was elected in 1983 and it has been held by Labour ever since with Stephen Doughty being the incumbent since a by-election in 2012 before retaining his seat at the general election in 2015.

Current police and crime commissioner, Alun Michael, also served as MP for the constituency.

The proposal will now go out for a 12-week consultation with the final report due to be presented in 2018.

The Commission says that the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 requires a reduction in the number of UK constituencies from 650 to 600 and for every UK constituency to have an electorate within the range of 71,031 to 78,507.

Mr Doughty said the review and reduction of Welsh constituencies was "fundamentally flawed."

He said: "While equalising numbers of voters is understandable - it used wholly inaccurate lists of voters that significantly underestimate the actual electorate in many areas as compared to the much higher voter registration seen by the time of the EU referendum.

"To reduce the number of democratically elected MPs while expanding and stacking the House of Lords with political cronies is simply unacceptable.

"There was significant difference between the first and second maps in the last review.

"I will therefore be getting on with the job of representing all the people of Penarth, Sully, Llandough and Cardiff South."

Steve Halsall, secretary to the commission, said: "The Commission has produced a set of initial proposals which meet the requirements of the 2011 Act.

"It has also taken into account other relevant factors and has sought to identify the solutions most suitable to local needs within Wales.

"I would emphasise that these are initial proposals and I very much hope that members of the public will participate in the process of consultation which now begins."

A public hearing will take place from October 26-27 at the Mercure Hotel in Cardiff.