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Neath

Every general election in Neath since 1955 (until 2019). Latest: Christina Rees, Labour, majority 5,637.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Christina Rees Elected sitting MPLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		15,92043.3%
Jon BurnsConservative10,28328.0%
Daniel WilliamsPlaid Cymru4,49512.2%
Simon BriscoeBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		3,1848.7%
Adrian Kingston-JonesLiberal Democrats1,4854.0%
Megan LloydGreen7282.0%
Philip RogersIndependent5941.6%
Carl WilliamsSocial Democratic Party670.2%
Valid votes36,756
Majority5,63715.3%

Lab hold Turnout 65.1% of 56,419 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Labour, 1955: 76.4%Labour, 1959: 71.4%Labour, 1964: 73.5%Labour, 1966: 79.7%Labour, 1970: 71.4%Labour, February 1974: 62.3%Labour, October 1974: 61.4%Labour, 1979: 64.5%Labour, 1983: 53.6%Labour, 1987: 63.4%Labour, 1992: 68.0%Labour, 1997: 73.5%Labour, 2001: 60.7%Labour, 2005: 52.6%Labour, 2010: 46.3%Labour, 2015: 43.8%Labour, 2017: 56.7%Labour, 2019: 43.3%Conservative, 1955: 23.6%Conservative, 1959: 24.0%Conservative, 1964: 20.7%Conservative, 1966: 16.1%Conservative, 1970: 17.0%Conservative, February 1974: 16.3%Conservative, October 1974: 11.4%Conservative, 1979: 20.2%Conservative, 1983: 17.4%Conservative, 1987: 16.1%Conservative, 1992: 15.3%Conservative, 1997: 8.7%Conservative, 2001: 9.5%Conservative, 2005: 11.6%Conservative, 2010: 13.1%Conservative, 2015: 15.3%Conservative, 2017: 23.7%Conservative, 2019: 28.0%Plaid Cymru, 1970: 10.1%Plaid Cymru, February 1974: 21.5%Plaid Cymru, October 1974: 17.9%Plaid Cymru, 1979: 15.3%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 7.2%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 6.4%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 11.3%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 8.1%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 18.4%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 17.1%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 19.9%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 18.1%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 14.0%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 12.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 5.4%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 6.3%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.5%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 14.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 14.9%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 21.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 14.1%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.2%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.4%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.7%
Vote share in Neath at each general election Lab Con PC LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Neath (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 Christina ReesCon5,63715.365.1%Lab hold
2017Lab Christina ReesCon12,63133.068.5%Lab hold
2015Lab Christina ReesPC9,54825.766.2%Lab hold
2010Lab Peter HainPC9,77526.364.8%Lab hold
2005LabPC12,71035.562.0%
2001LabPC14,81642.362.5%Lab hold
1997LabCon26,74164.874.3%
1992LabCon23,97552.880.6%Lab hold
1987LabCon20,57847.278.8%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance13,60432.275.7%
1979LabCon18,61644.481.2%Lab hold
October 1974LabPC17,72343.578.0%Lab hold
February 1974LabPC16,59340.778.5%
1970LabCon21,61354.475.3%Lab hold
1966LabCon24,87163.678.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon21,35052.980.2%Lab hold
1959LabCon20,20647.382.6%Lab hold
1955LabCon21,11452.777.9%

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 Neath?

Christina Rees (Labour) won Neath at the 2019 general election with a majority of 5,637.

Which parties have won Neath?

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

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