Aberafan Maesteg (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

Aberafan Maesteg
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Interactive map of the constituency.
Location of the constituency within Wales
Preserved countyWest Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan
Major settlementsAberavon, Maesteg, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentNone
SeatsOne
Created fromAberavon, Bridgend, Ogmore

Contents

The constituency will comprise the following areas:[1][2]

In Neath Port Talbot county borough:

In Bridgend County Borough:

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
General election 2024: Aberafan Maesteg[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Rejected ballots
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
win (new seat)

Notional 2019 result
Main article: Notional results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by 2024 constituency
UK General Election, 2019 Notional Result: Aberafan Maesteg[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
  1. "2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals | Boundary Commission for Wales". Boundary Commission for Wales. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
  2. "New Seat Details - Aberafan Maesteg". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  3. "Aberafan Maesteg (31 May 2024 - )". electionresults.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  4. "Aberafan Maesteg Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll". Neath Port Talbot Council. 2024-06-07.
  5. "Results spreadsheet (download)". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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