Aberafan Maesteg (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberafan Maesteg | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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[edit]
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)
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Captain Beany[3] | ||||
Plaid Cymru | Colin Deere[4] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Justin Griffiths[5] | ||||
Green | Nigel Hill[6] | ||||
Labour | Stephen Kinnock[7] | ||||
Conservative | Abigail Mainon[8] | ||||
Heritage | Rhiannon Morrissey | ||||
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Notional 2019 result[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Beany, Captain (22 May 2024). "BREAKING NEWS - It's all official! It's Independence Day on Thursday 4th. July! The Captain taking on the General Election Don't be meany, vote for Beany'! ✖️". Facebook. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Colin Deere". Plaid Cymru. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Aberafan & Maesteg: Justin Griffiths". Welsh Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Our candidates". Wales Green Party. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Kinnock, Stephen [@SKinnock] (May 31, 2024). "I'm delighted to be Labour's candidate for Aberafan Maesteg" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Mainon, Abigail [@AbigailMainon] (May 29, 2024). "I'm pleased to share that I have been selected to stand as the @WelshConserv candidate for the seat of Aberafan Maesteg" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.