{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = Aberavon
|parliament = uk
|map1 = Aberavon2007
|map_size = 180px
|map_entity = Wales
|map_year = 2019
|year = 1918
|abolished = 2024
|type = County
|previous = Swansea District and Mid Glamorganshire
|next = Aberafan Maesteg, Neath and Swansea East
|population = 66,133 (2011 census)
|electorate = 50,747 (December 2019)
|mp =
|party =
|region = Wales
|county = West Glamorgan
|european = Wales
|national = Aberavon, South Wales West
|towns = Port Talbot
|elects_howmany = One
}}
Aberavon () was a constituency in Wales in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented from 1922 until 2024 by the Welsh Labour Party. It included the town of Aberavon, although the largest town in the constituency was Port Talbot.
The constituency was abolished as part of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 general election. Its area was split between Aberafan Maesteg and Neath and Swansea East.
History
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election by the dividing of the Swansea District. With the exception of the first term, it has always been held by the Labour Party. Ramsay MacDonald, who became Labour's first Prime Minister in 1924, held the seat from 1922 to 1929. Its final MP, Stephen Kinnock, is the son of Neil Kinnock, who was Labour leader and Leader of the Opposition from 1983 to 1992.
It was one of the most consistently safe seats for Labour; since the end of the Second World War, the Labour candidate had always won Aberavon with a majority at least 33%, and with the exception of 2015, the Labour candidate has also always won an overall majority of the vote in the seat. In 2015, Kinnock only won 48.9% of the vote in Aberavon, against a surge in the vote for the UKIP candidate; however, in 2017, Kinnock's vote share rose by 19.2 percentage points, the biggest increase in the Labour vote in the seat's history, and his majority increased to 50.4%, the highest for an Aberavon MP since 2001. The 2017 result also made Aberavon the safest Labour seat in Wales, however the seat saw a significant swing against Labour in 2019.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The Borough of Aberavon, the Urban Districts of Briton Ferry, Glencorwg, Margam, and Porthcawl and part of the Rural Districts of Neath and Penybont.
1950–1983: The Borough of Port Talbot, the Urban Districts of Glyncorrwg and Porthcawl, and part of the Rural District of Penybont.
1983–1997: The Borough of Afan, and the Borough of Neath wards nos. 3 and 6.
1997–2010: The Borough of Port Talbot; and the Borough of Neath wards of Briton Ferry East, Briton Ferry West, Coedffranc Central, Coedffranc North, and Coedffranc West.
2010–2024: The Neath Port Talbot County Borough electoral divisions of Aberavon, Baglan, Briton Ferry East, Briton Ferry West, Bryn and Cwmavon, Coedffranc Central, Coedffranc North, Coedffranc West, Cymmer, Glyncorrwg, Gwynfi, Margam, Port Talbot, Sandfields East, Sandfields West, and Tai-bach.
The constituency was in South Wales, situated on the right bank of the River Afan, near its mouth in Swansea Bay.
Commenting on the 1983 boundary changes to the constituency when moving the 2000 Loyal Address of the Blair Government in Parliament, the seat's then-MP Sir John Morris, who would retire at the 2001 general election, said:
Members of Parliament
{|class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: " |
|1918
| rowspan=2|Jack Edwards
|Coalition Liberal
|-
|style="color:inherit;background-color: " |
| 1922
| National Liberal
|-
|rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background-color: " |
|1922
|Rt Hon. Ramsay MacDonald
|rowspan="5" | Labour
|-
|1929
|William Cove
|-
|1959
|Sir John Morris
|-
|2001
|Hywel Francis
|-
|2015
|Stephen Kinnock
|-
|
|2024
|colspan="2"|Constituency abolished
|}
Elections
thumb|Aberavon Election Results 1918–2019
Elections in the 1910s
{{Election box begin no change|
| title=1918 general election: Aberavon
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918 no change|
|party = Coalition Liberal
|candidate = Jack Edwards
|votes = 13,635
|percentage = 62.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Robert Williams
|votes = 7,758
|percentage = 35.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers
|candidate = T G Jones*
|votes = 324
|percentage = 1.5
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 5,877
|percentage = 27.1
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|votes = 21,697
|percentage = 71.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|
|reg. electors = 30,415
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Coalition Liberal
}}
- Jones withdrew in favour of Edwards on 13 December 1918.
Elections in the 1920s
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Ramsay MacDonald
|votes = 14,318
|percentage = 46.6
|change = +10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Sidney Hutchinson Byass
|votes = 11,111
|percentage = 36.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
|candidate = Jack Edwards
|votes = 5,238
|percentage = 17.3
|change = −45.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,207
|percentage = 10.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 30,667
|percentage = 88.6
|change = +17.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 34,716
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|loser = Coalition Liberal
|swing = +28.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Ramsay MacDonald
|votes = 17,439
|percentage = 55.6
|change = +9.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Sidney Hutchinson Byass
|votes = 13,927
|percentage = 44.4
|change = +8.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,512
|percentage = 11.2
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 31,366
|percentage = 87.2
|change = -1.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 39,750
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +0.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Ramsay MacDonald
|votes = 17,724
|percentage = 53.1
|change = −2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Henry Williams
|votes = 15,624
|percentage = 46.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,100
|percentage = 6.2
|change = −5.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 33,348
|percentage = 89.6
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 37,200
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing =
}}
thumb|upright=0.55|Ramsay MacDonald
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = William Cove
|votes = 22,194
|percentage = 55.9
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = William Henry Williams
|votes = 13,155
|percentage = 33.2
|change = −13.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Francis Bertram Reece
|votes = 4,330
|percentage = 10.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,039
|percentage = 22.7
|change = +16.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,679
|percentage = 87.0
|change = −2.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 45,613
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +8.2
}}
thumb|upright=0.55|Henry Williams
Elections in the 1930s
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = William Cove
|votes = 23,029
|percentage = 58.4
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Curran
|votes = 16,378
|percentage = 41.6
|change = +8.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,651
|percentage = 16.9
|change = −5.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,407
|percentage = 84.4
|change = −2.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 46,689
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −3.0
}}
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = William Cove
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 49,729
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Welsh Labour
}}
Elections in the 1940s
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = William Cove
|votes = 31,286
|percentage = 72.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = David Llewellyn
|votes = 11,860
|percentage = 27.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,426
|percentage = 45.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,146
|percentage = 79.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 54,323
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = N/A
}}
Elections in the 1950s
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = William Cove
|votes = 29,278
|percentage = 68.7
|change = −3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Liberal and Conservative
|candidate = Auberon Herbert
|votes = 8,091
|percentage = 19.0
|change = −8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Maldwyn Thomas
|votes = 5,263
|percentage = 12.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,187
|percentage = 49.7
|change = +4.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,634
|percentage = 85.8
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 49,667
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +2.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = William Cove
|votes = 30,498
|percentage = 72.0
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = John Loveridge
|votes = 11,878
|percentage = 28.0
|change = +9.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,620
|percentage = 44.0
|change = −5.7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,376
|percentage = 84.6
|change = −1.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 50,071
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −2.9
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = William Cove
|votes = 29,003
|percentage = 69.5
|change = −2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Geoffrey Howe
|votes = 12,706
|percentage = 30.5
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,297
|percentage = 39.0
|change = −5.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,709
|percentage = 79.3
|change = −5.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 52,616
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −2.4
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 30,397
|percentage = 65.8
|change = −3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Geoffrey Howe
|votes = 12,759
|percentage = 27.6
|change = −2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Illtyd M. Lewis
|votes = 3,066
|percentage = 6.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,638
|percentage = 38.2
|change = −0.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 46,222
|percentage = 82.1
|change = +2.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 56,316
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −0.5
}}
Elections in the 1960s
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 33,103
|percentage = 72.2
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = John Stradling Thomas
|votes = 9,424
|percentage = 20.5
|change = −7.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Glyn John
|votes = 2,118
|percentage = 4.6
|change = −2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Julian Tudor Hart
|votes = 1,260
|percentage = 2.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,679
|percentage = 51.7
|change = +13.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,905
|percentage = 80.8
|change = −1.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 56,777
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +6.7
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 33,763
|percentage = 75.5
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Robert Hicks
|votes = 9,369
|percentage = 20.9
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Julian Tudor Hart
|votes = 1,620
|percentage = 3.6
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,394
|percentage = 54.6
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,146
|percentage = 78.3
|change = −2.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 57,179
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing =
}}
Elections in the 1970s
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 31,314
|percentage = 67.0
|change = −8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Ian Grist
|votes = 10,419
|percentage = 22.3
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Graham Farmer
|votes = 3,912
|percentage = 8.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Julian Tudor Hart
|votes = 1,102
|percentage = 2.3
|change = −1.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,895
|percentage = 44.7
|change = −9.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 46,747
|percentage = 74.8
|change = −3.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 62,516
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 31,656
|percentage = 65.2
|change = −1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Peter Hubbard-Miles
|votes = 10,968
|percentage = 22.6
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = D G Foster
|votes = 5,898
|percentage = 12.2
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,688
|percentage = 42.6
|change = −2.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 48,522
|percentage = 75.6
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 64,162
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −1.0
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 29,683
|percentage = 62.8
|change = −2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Nigel K Hammond
|votes = 7,931
|percentage = 16.8
|change = −5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheila M. Cutts
|votes = 5,178
|percentage = 11.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Geraint Thomas
|votes = 4,032
|percentage = 8.5
|change = −3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)
|candidate = J Bevan
|votes = 427
|percentage = 0.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,752
|percentage = 46.0
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,251
|percentage = 73.1
|change = −2.5
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 64,667
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +1.7
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 31,665
|percentage = 61.7
|change = −1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = F McCarthy
|votes = 12,692
|percentage = 24.7
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheila M. Cutts
|votes = 4,624
|percentage = 9.0
|change = −2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Geraint Thomas
|votes = 1,954
|percentage = 3.8
|change = −4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = G Rowden
|votes = 406
|percentage = 0.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,973
|percentage = 37.0
|change = −9.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,179
|percentage = 79.2
|change = +6.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 64,864
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing =
}}
Elections in the 1980s
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 23,745
|percentage = 58.8
|change = −2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheila M. Cutts
|votes = 8,206
|percentage = 20.3
|change = +11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = George Bailey
|votes = 6,605
|percentage = 16.3
|change = −8.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Glenn Phillips
|votes = 1,859
|percentage = 4.6
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 15,539
|percentage = 38.5
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,415
|percentage = 75.6
|change = −3.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 53,443
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 27,126
|percentage = 66.8
|change = +8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Marilyn Harris
|votes = 6,517
|percentage = 16.0
|change = −4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Paul Warwick
|votes = 5,861
|percentage = 14.4
|change = −1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Anne Howells
|votes = 1,124
|percentage = 2.8
|change = −1.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,609
|percentage = 50.8
|change = +12.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,628
|percentage = 77.7
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 52,280
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +6.1
}}
Elections in the 1990s
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 26,877
|percentage = 67.1
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Hywel Williams
|votes = 5,567
|percentage = 13.9
|change = −0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Marilyn Harris
|votes = 4,999
|percentage = 12.5
|change = −3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = David W. J. Saunders
|votes = 1,919
|percentage = 4.8
|change = +2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Real Bean
|candidate = Captain Beany
|votes = 707
|percentage = 1.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,310
|percentage = 53.2
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 40,069
|percentage = 77.6
|change = −0.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 51,650
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +0.4
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = John Morris
|votes = 25,650
|percentage = 71.3
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Ronald McConville
|votes = 4,079
|percentage = 11.3
|change = −1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Peter Harper
|votes = 2,835
|percentage = 7.9
|change = −6.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Philip Cockwell
|votes = 2,088
|percentage = 5.8
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = Peter David
|votes = 970
|percentage = 2.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Captain Beany
|votes = 341
|percentage = 1.0
|change = −0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,571
|percentage = 60.0
|change = +9.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,963
|percentage = 71.9
|change = −5.7
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 50,031
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +1.6
}}
Elections in the 2000s
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Hywel Francis
|votes = 19,063
|percentage = 63.1
|change = −8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Lisa Turnbull
|votes = 2,955
|percentage = 9.8
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Christopher Davies
|votes = 2,933
|percentage = 9.7
|change = −1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Ali Miraj
|votes = 2,296
|percentage = 7.6
|change = −0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Andrew Tutton
|votes = 1,960
|percentage = 6.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = New Millennium Bean
|candidate = Captain Beany
|votes = 727
|percentage = 2.4
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Socialist Alliance
|candidate = Martin Chapman
|votes = 256
|percentage = 0.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 16,108
|percentage = 53.3
|change = −6.7
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 30,190
|percentage = 61.0
|change = −10.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 49,524
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −6.1
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Hywel Francis
|votes = 18,077
|percentage = 60.0
|change = −3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Claire Waller
|votes = 4,140
|percentage = 13.8
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Philip Evans
|votes = 3,545
|percentage = 11.8
|change = +2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Annunziata Rees-Mogg
|votes = 3,064
|percentage = 10.2
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Veritas (political party)
|candidate = Jim Wright
|votes = 768
|percentage = 2.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Miranda La Vey
|votes = 510
|percentage = 1.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 13,937
|percentage = 46.2
|change = −7.1
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 30,104
|percentage = 58.9
|change = −1.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 50,685
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −3.6
}}
Elections in the 2010s
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Hywel Francis
|votes = 16,073
|percentage = 51.9
|change = −8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Keith Davies
|votes = 5,034
|percentage = 16.3
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Caroline Jones
|votes = 4,411
|percentage = 14.2
|change = +4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Paul Nicholls-Jones
|votes = 2,198
|percentage = 7.1
|change = −4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Kevin Edwards
|votes = 1,276
|percentage = 4.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Andrew Tutton
|votes = 919
|percentage = 3.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = New Millennium Bean Party
|candidate = Captain Beany
|votes = 558
|percentage = 1.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Joe Callan
|votes = 489
|percentage = 1.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 44
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 11,039
|percentage = 35.7
|change = −10.5
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 30,958
|percentage = 61.0
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 50,838
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −5.3
}}
Of the 44 rejected ballots:
- 29 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
- 14 voted for more than one candidate.
- 1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.
thumb|upright=0.55|Stephen Kinnock
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Stephen Kinnock
|votes = 15,416
|percentage = 48.9
|change = −3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Peter Bush
|votes = 4,971
|percentage = 15.8
|change = +14.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Edward Yi He
|votes = 3,742
|percentage = 11.9
|change = −2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Duncan Higgitt
|votes = 3,663
|percentage = 11.6
|change = +4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Helen Ceri-Clarke
|votes = 1,397
|percentage = 4.4
|change = −11.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Captain Beany
|votes = 1,137
|percentage = 3.6
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jonathan Tier
|votes = 711
|percentage = 2.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Jordan
|votes = 352
|percentage = 1.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Owen Herbert
|votes = 134
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 57
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,445
|percentage = 33.1
|change = −2.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 31,523
|percentage = 63.3
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 49,821
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −8.6
}}
Of the 57 rejected ballots:
- 37 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
- 20 voted for more than one candidate.
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Stephen Kinnock
|votes = 22,662
|percentage = 68.1
|change = +19.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Sadie Vidal
|votes = 5,901
|percentage = 17.7
|change = +5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Andrew Bennison
|votes = 2,761
|percentage = 8.3
|change = −3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Caroline Jones
|votes = 1,345
|percentage = 4.0
|change = −11.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Cen Phillips
|votes = 599
|percentage = 1.8
|change = −2.6
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 57
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,761
|percentage = 50.4
|change = +17.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 33,268
|percentage = 66.7
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 49,892
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +6.7
}}
Of the 57 rejected ballots:
- 41 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
- 16 voted for more than one candidate.
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Stephen Kinnock
|votes = 17,008
|percentage = 53.8
|change = −14.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Charlotte Lang
|votes = 6,518
|percentage = 20.6
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Brexit Party
|candidate = Glenda Davies
|votes = 3,108
|percentage = 9.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Nigel Hunt
|votes = 2,711
|percentage = 8.6
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Sheila Kingston-Jones
|votes = 1,072
|percentage = 3.4
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Captain Beany
|votes = 731
|percentage = 2.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Giorgia Finney
|votes = 450
|percentage = 1.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 82
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,490
|percentage = 33.2
|change = −17.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 31,598
|percentage = 62.3
|change = −4.4
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 50,747
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −8.6
}}
Of the 82 rejected ballots:
- 61 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
- 19 voted for more than one candidate.
- 2 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.
See also
- Aberavon (Senedd constituency)
References
Further reading
External links
- Politics Resources (election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (election results from 1955 onwards)
- 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (constituency elector numbers)
- Aberavon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Aberavon UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK