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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Sarah Left

Broadland

A map showing which UK constituencies have the most households with broadband. Visit Point Topic's site for a more detailed view. Source: Point Topic

Broadband provider Point Topic has mapped out the digital divide in England and Wales by showing which constituencies have the most - and least - broadband take-up. Cardiff, Swansea, London and the London suburbs lead the way, with the rural Welsh constituency of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy coming dead last.

Not surprisingly, Point Topic found that the areas with the highest percentage of broadband access are those with money and plenty of competitive broadband providers.

Politically, the map points out that seven out of the ten constituencies with the highest use of broadband are Labour.

The map suggests that residents of rural Wales would do well to ask Plaid Cymru what the party intends to do to increase access to fast, affordable internet connections. All four of the seats Plaid Cymru holds are in the bottom ten for broadband take-up.

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