Aberafan Maesteg (UK Parliament constituency)
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Aberafan Maesteg | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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![]() Location of the constituency within Wales | |
Preserved county | West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan |
Major settlements | Aberavon, Maesteg, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | None |
Seats | One |
Created from | Aberavon, Bridgend, Ogmore |
Aberafan Maesteg is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, to be first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
Contents
The constituency will comprise the following areas:[1][2]
In Neath Port Talbot county borough:
- Aberavon, Baglan, Briton Ferry East, Briton Ferry West, Bryn and Cwmavon, Cymmer, Glyncorrwg, Gwynfi, Margam, Port Talbot, Sandfields East, Sandfields West, and Taibach from Aberavon constituency (to be abolished)
- Cornelly and Pyle from Bridgend constituency
- Caerau, Llangynwyd, Maesteg East, and Maesteg West from Ogmore constituency (to be abolished)
Of the previous constituencies, it takes from:[3]
- 67% of this constituency is from Aberavon, accounting for 89.6% of the former constituency.
- 16.3% of this constituency is from Ogmore, accounting for 20.1% of the former constituency.
- 8.6% of this constituency is from Bridgend, accounting for 24.1% of that constituency in its 2010–2024 boundaries.
- 8% of this constituency is from Neath, accounting for 7.5% of the former constituency.
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Captain Beany | ||||
Plaid Cymru | Colin Deere | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Justin Griffiths | ||||
Reform UK | Mark Griffiths | ||||
Green | Nigel Hill | ||||
Labour | Stephen Kinnock | ||||
Conservative | Abigail Mainon | ||||
Heritage | Rhiannon Morrissey | ||||
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win (new seat) |
Notional 2019 result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 23,509 | 53.8 | |||
Conservative | 10,052 | 23.0 | |||
Plaid Cymru | 3,991 | 9.1 | |||
Brexit Party | 3,794 | 8.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 1,645 | 3.8 | |||
Green | 701 | 1.6 | |||
Majority | 13,457 | 30.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals | Boundary Commission for Wales". Boundary Commission for Wales. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Aberafan Maesteg". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "Aberafan Maesteg (31 May 2024 - )". electionresults.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Aberafan Maesteg Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Neath Port Talbot Council. 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.