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Aberavon

Every general election in Aberavon since 1955 (until 2019). Latest: Stephen Kinnock, Labour, majority 10,490.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Stephen Kinnock Elected sitting MPLabour17,00853.8%
Charlotte LangConservative6,51820.6%
Glenda DaviesBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		3,1089.8%
Nigel HuntPlaid Cymru2,7118.6%
Sheila Kingston-JonesLiberal Democrats1,0723.4%
Captain BeanyIndependent7312.3%
Giorgia FinneyGreen4501.4%
Valid votes31,598
Majority10,49033.2%

Lab hold Turnout 62.3% of 50,750 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Labour, 1955: 69.5%Labour, 1959: 65.8%Labour, 1964: 72.1%Labour, 1966: 75.4%Labour, 1970: 67.0%Labour, February 1974: 65.2%Labour, October 1974: 62.8%Labour, 1979: 61.7%Labour, 1983: 58.8%Labour, 1987: 66.8%Labour, 1992: 67.1%Labour, 1997: 71.3%Labour, 2001: 63.1%Labour, 2005: 60.1%Labour, 2010: 51.9%Labour, 2015: 48.9%Labour, 2017: 68.1%Labour, 2019: 53.8%Conservative, 1955: 30.5%Conservative, 1959: 27.6%Conservative, 1964: 20.5%Conservative, 1966: 20.9%Conservative, 1970: 22.3%Conservative, February 1974: 22.6%Conservative, October 1974: 16.8%Conservative, 1979: 24.7%Conservative, 1983: 16.3%Conservative, 1987: 14.4%Conservative, 1992: 13.9%Conservative, 1997: 7.9%Conservative, 2001: 7.6%Conservative, 2005: 10.2%Conservative, 2010: 14.3%Conservative, 2015: 11.9%Conservative, 2017: 17.7%Conservative, 2019: 20.6%Plaid Cymru, 1959: 6.6%Plaid Cymru, 1964: 4.6%Plaid Cymru, 1970: 8.4%Plaid Cymru, February 1974: 12.2%Plaid Cymru, October 1974: 8.5%Plaid Cymru, 1979: 3.8%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 4.6%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 2.8%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 4.8%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 5.8%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 9.8%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 11.8%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 7.1%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 11.6%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 8.3%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 8.6%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 12.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.3%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.7%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 13.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 16.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 20.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 16.0%UK Independence Party, 2010: 1.6%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.8%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.0%Liberal, October 1974: 11.0%Liberal, 1979: 9.0%
Vote share in Aberavon at each general election Lab Con PC LD Alliance UKIP Lib

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Aberavon (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Stephen KinnockCon10,49033.262.3%Lab hold
2017Lab Stephen KinnockCon16,76150.466.7%Lab hold
2015Lab Stephen KinnockUKIP10,44533.163.3%Lab hold
2010Lab Hywel FrancisLD11,03935.760.9%Lab hold
2005LabLD13,93746.358.7%
2001LabPC16,10853.461.0%Lab hold
1997LabLD21,57160.071.9%
1992LabCon21,31053.277.6%Lab hold
1987LabAlliance20,60950.777.7%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance15,53938.574.8%
1979LabCon18,97337.079.2%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon21,75246.073.1%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon20,68842.675.6%
1970LabCon20,89544.774.8%Lab hold
1966LabCon24,39454.578.3%Lab hold
1964LabCon23,67951.680.9%Lab hold
1959LabCon17,63838.282.1%Lab hold
1955LabCon16,29739.179.3%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Aberavon?

Stephen Kinnock (Labour) won Aberavon at the 2019 general election with a majority of 10,490.

Which parties have won Aberavon?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 18.

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