The counties of Cardiff and Swansea and the county boroughs of Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff and the Vale of Glamorgan [see Police Act 1996 Schedule 1]
The elected commissioner will have a salary of £85,000 [see report]
The largest settlements are: Swansea, Rhondda, Barry, Cardiff