Aberavon (constituency, UK)

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Coordinates: 51 ° 36 ′  N , 3 ° 49 ′  W Aberavon ( Welsh : Aberafan ) is a constituency for elections to the House of Commons of the British Parliament . (Not to be confused with the constituency of the same name for the Welsh Parliament )

The constituency is in South Wales, on the right bank of the River Afan , near its confluence with Swansea Bay .

history

The constituency was formed on the occasion of the 1918 general election and the division of the Swansea District constituency. Except for the first election, the constituency always went to the Labor Party . Ramsay MacDonald , who became Labor Prime Minister in 1924 , held the mandate from 1922 to 1929. Current MP Stephen Kinnock is the son of Neil Kinnock , who was Labor Party leader and opposition leader from 1983 to 1992.

Aberavon is the safest constituency for Labor anywhere; since the end of the Second World War, the Labor candidate has won the mandate with at least 33% of the vote and, with the exception of 2015 , the Labor candidate obtained an absolute majority of the votes cast. In 2015, Kinnock received only 48.9% of the votes cast in Aberavon, but 50.4% in the 2017 election.

The constituency boundaries

The constituency belonged or are:

  • 1918–1950: The then Borough Aberavon , the urban districts Briton Ferry, Glencorwg, Margam and Porthcawl, as well as part of the rural districts of Neath and Penybont.
  • 1950–1983: The Borough of Port Talbot, the Urban Districts of Glyncorrwg and Porthcawl and part of the Rural District of Penybont.
  • 1983–1997: The borough of Afan and the borough of Neath electoral districts No. 3 and 6.
  • 1997–2010: The borough of Port Talbot and of Borough Neath the constituencies of Briton Ferry East, Briton Ferry West, Coedffranc Central, Coedffranc North and Coedffranc West.
  • 2010 – now: From Neath Port Talbot County Borough, the constituencies of Aberavon, Baglan, Briton Ferry East, Briton Ferry West, Bryn and Cwmavon, Coedffranc Central, Coedffranc North, Coedffranc West, Cymmer, Glyncorrwg, Gwynfi, Margam, Port Talbot, Sandfields East , Sandfields West and Tai-bach.

The previous members of the constituency

choice Output Political party
1918 Jack Edwards Liberal
1922 Rt Hon. Ramsay MacDonald Labor
1929 William Cove
1959 Sir John Morris
2001 Hywel Francis
2015 Stephen Kinnock

The election results since the 1970s

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019 : Aberavon
Political party candidate be right % ±
  Labor Stephen Kinnock 17.008 53.8 −14.3
  conservative Charlotte Lang 6,518 20.6 +2.9
  Brexit party Glenda Davies 3,108 9.8
  Plaid Cymru Nigel Hunt 2.711 8.6 +0.3
  Liberal Democrats Sheila Kingston-Jones 1,072 3.4 +1.6
independently Captain Beany 731 2.3 not applicable
Majority of votes 10,490 33.2 −17.2
voter turnout 31,598 62.3 −4.4
  Result: Labor held
2017 General Election : Aberavon
Political party candidate be right % ±
  Labor Stephen Kinnock 22,662 68.1 + 19.2
  conservative Sadie Vidal 5,901 17.7 +5.9
  Plaid Cymru Andrew Bennison 2,761 8.3 −3.3
  UKIP Caroline Jones 1,345 4.0 −11.7
  Liberal Democrats Cen Phillips 599 1.8 −2.6
Majority of votes 16,761 50.4 +17.3
voter turnout 33,268 66.7 +3.4
  Result: Labor held
General election 2015 : Aberavon
Political party candidate be right % ±
  Labor Stephen Kinnock 15,416 48.9 −3.0
  UKIP Peter Bush 4,971 15.8 +14.2
  conservative Edward Yi He 3,742 11.9 −2.4
  Plaid Cymru Duncan Higgitt 3,663 11.6 +4.5
  Liberal Democrats Helen Ceri-Clarke 1,397 4.4 −11.8
independent candidate Captain Beany 1,137 3.6 +1.8
  Green Jonathan animal 711 2.3 remove
  Socialist Labor Andrew Jordan 352 1.1 remove
  TUSC Owen Herbert 134 0.4 remove
Majority of votes 10,445 33.1 −2.6
voter turnout 31,523 63.3 +2.3
  Result: Labor held swing −8.6
General election 2010 : Aberavon
Parti Candidate Votes % ±
  Labor Hywel Francis 16,073 51.9 −8.1
  Liberal Democrats Keith Davies 5,034 16.3 +2.5
  conservative Caroline Jones 4,411 14.2 +4.1
  Plaid Cymru Paul Nicholls-Jones 2,198 7.1 −4.7
  BNP Kevin Edwards 1,276 4.1 not applicable
independently Andrew Tutton 919 3.0 not applicable
New Millennium Bean Party Captain Beany 558 1.8 not applicable
  UKIP Joe Callan 489 1.6 not applicable
majority 11,039 35.7 −10.6
voter turnout 30,958 61.0 +2.0
  Labor held swing −5.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005 : Aberavon
Political party candidate be right % ±
  Labor Hywel Francis 18,077 60.0 −3.1
  Liberal Democrats Claire Waller 4.140 13.8 +4.0
  Plaid Cymru Philip Evans 3,545 11.8 +2.1
  conservative Annunziata Rees-Mogg 3,064 10.2 +2.6
  Veritas Jim Wright 768 2.6 not applicable
  Green Miranda La Vey 510 1.7 not applicable
majority 13,937 46.3 −7.1
voter turnout 30,104 58.9 −1.9
  Labor constituency held swing −3.6
General election 2001 : Aberavon
Political party candidate be right % ±
  Labor Hywel Francis 19,063 63.1 −8.2
  Plaid Cymru Lisa Turnbull 2,955 9.8 +4.0
  Liberal Democrats Christopher Davies 2,933 9.7 −1.6
  conservative Ali Miraj 2,296 7.6 −0.3
independently Andrew Tutton 1,960 6.5 not applicable
New Millennium Bean Captain Beany 727 2.4 +1.4
Welsh Socialist Alliance Martin Chapman 256 0.8 N / A
majority 16,108 53.3 −9.5
voter turnout 30,190 61.0 −10.9
  Labor constituency held swing

Elections in the 1990s

1997 General Election : Aberavon
Political party Candidate be right % ±
  Labor John Morris 25,650 71.3 +4.2
  Liberal Democrats Ronald McConville 4,079 11.3 −1.1
  conservative Peter Harper 2,835 7.9 −5.9
  Plaid Cymru Philip Cockwell 2,088 5.8 +1.0
  referendum Peter David 970 2.7 remove
independently Captain Beany 341 1.0 −0.8
majority 21,571 62.8 +9.6
voter turnout 35,963 71.9 −5.7
  Held by Labor swing +1.6
General election 1992 : Aberavon
Political party Candidate be right % ±
  Labor John Morris 26,877 67.1 +0.3
  conservative Hywel Williams 5,567 13.9 −0.5
  Liberal Democrats Marilyn Harris 4,999 12.5 −3.6
  Plaid Cymru David WJ Saunders 1.919 4.8 +2.0
Real Bean Captain Beany 707 1.8 not applicable
majority 21,310 53.2 +2.5
voter turnout 40,069 77.6 −0.1
  Held by Labor swing +0.4

Elections in the 1980s

1987 General Election : Aberavon
Parti Candidate Votes % ±
  Labor John Morris 27,126 66.8 +8.0
  Liberal party Marilyn Harris 6,517 16.0 −4.3
  Conservative party Paul Warwick 5,861 14.4 −1.9
  Plaid Cymru Anne Howells 1,124 2.8 −1.8
majority 20,609 50.7 +12.3
voter turnout 40,628 77.7 +2.1
  Held by Labor swing
General election 1983 : Aberavon
Parti Candidate Votes % ±
  Labor John Morris 23,745 58.75 −2.9
  Liberal party Sheila M. Cutts 8.206 20.30 +11.3
  Conservative party GNA Bailey 6,605 16.3 −8.4
  Plaid Cymru AG Phillips 1,859 4.6 +0.8
majority 15,539 38.45 +1.5
voter turnout 40,415 75.62 −3.5
  Held by Labor swing

Elections in the 1970s

1979 General Election : Aberavon
Political party candidate be right % ±
  Labor John Morris 31,665 61.7 −1.1
  Conservative party F. McCarthy 12,692 24.7 +7.9
  Liberal party Sheila M. Cutts 4,624 9.0 −2.0
  Plaid Cymru Geraint Thomas 1,954 3.8 −4.7
  Communist Party G. Rowden 406 0.8 remove
majority 18,973 37.0 −9.1
voter turnout 47.179 79.2 +6.1
  Held by Labor swing
General election October 1974 : Aberavon
Political party candidate be right % ±
  Labor John Morris 29,683 62.82 −2.4
  Conservative party NK Hammond 7,931 16.78 −5.8
  Liberal party Sheila M. Cutts 5,178 10.96 remove
  Plaid Cymru Geraint Thomas 4.032 8.53 −3.6
  Workers Revolutionary Group (Trotskyists) J. Bevan 427 0.9 not applicable
majority 21,752 46.04 +3.4
voter turnout 47,251 73.07 −2.6
  Held by Labor swing
General election February 1974 : Aberavon
Political party candidate be right % ±
  Labor John Morris 31,656 65.24 −1.8
  Conservative party Peter Hubbard-Miles 10,968 22.60 +0.3
  Plaid Cymru DG Foster 5,898 12.2 +3.8
majority 20,688 42.64 −2.1
voter turnout 48,522 75.62 +0.84
  Held by Labor swing
1970 General Election : Aberavon
Political party candidate be right % ±
  Labor John Morris 31,314 66.99 −8.45
  Conservative party Ian Grist 10,419 22.29 +1.35
  Plaid Cymru Graham Farmer 3,912 8.37 remove
  Communist Party of Great Britain Julian Tudor Hart 1.102 2.36 −1.26
majority 20,895 44.70 −9.81
voter turnout 46,747 74.78 −3.49
  Held by Labor swing

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2017 election results at BBC , accessed June 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ Figures from: Electoral Calculus ( Memento from October 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Neath Port Talbot County Borough Counci: UK Parliamentary Elections May 2015 results. , accessed September 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ Election 2015 Results BBC, accessed May 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ Figures from Electoral Calculus ( Memento from July 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 17, 2015 .;
    BBC News: Election 2010 - Constituency - Aberavon , accessed November 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ Results from Electoral Calculus , accessed October 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ Results from Electoral Calculus , accessed October 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Results from Electoral Calculus ( Memento of October 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ Politics Resources, May 1, 1997 , accessed December 25, 2010.
  10. ↑ C. Rallings, M. Thrasher: The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary constituencies. P. 120 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Center, 1995).
  11. ^ Results from Electoral Calculus ( Memento of October 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 18, 2010.
  12. ^ Politics Resources, April 9, 1992.
  13. ^ Results from Electoral Calculus ( Memento of October 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 18, 2015.
  14. ^ Results from Electoral Calculus ( Memento of October 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 18, 2015.