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Wales · Former constituency (1918–1951)

Glamorganshire Aberavon

Every general election in Glamorganshire Aberavon since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Labour, majority 18,620.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won30,49872.0%
Conservative11,87828.0%
Valid votes42,376
Majority18,62043.9%

Lab hold Turnout 84.6% of 50,071 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Labour, 1918: 35.7%Labour, 1922: 46.6%Labour, 1923: 55.6%Labour, 1924: 53.2%Labour, 1929: 55.9%Labour, 1931: 58.4%Labour, 1945: 72.5%Labour, 1950: 68.7%Labour, 1951: 72.0%Conservative, 1922: 36.1%Conservative, 1923: 44.4%Conservative, 1929: 10.9%Conservative, 1945: 27.5%Conservative, 1951: 28.0%Liberal, 1924: 46.9%Liberal, 1929: 33.2%Liberal, 1931: 41.6%Liberal, 1950: 12.4%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 62.8%National Liberal, 1922: 17.3%National Liberal, 1950: 19.0%
Vote share in Glamorganshire Aberavon at each general election Lab Con Lib Co Lib Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951LabCon18,62043.984.6%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib21,18749.785.8%
1945LabCon19,42645.079.3%
1935Lab—unopposed——Lab hold
1931LabLib6,65116.984.4%Lab hold
1929LabLib9,03922.887.0%Lab hold
1924LabLib2,1006.389.6%Lab hold
1923LabCon3,51211.287.2%Lab hold
1922LabCon3,20710.488.6%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab5,87727.171.4%

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 Glamorganshire Aberavon?

Labour won Glamorganshire Aberavon at the 1951 general election with a majority of 18,620.

Which parties have won Glamorganshire Aberavon?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 9, Coalition Liberal 1.

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