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 £85000 [see report]
The largest settlements are: Swansea, Rhondda, Barry, Cardiff