| Aberafan Maesteg | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
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 Location of the constituency within Wales | |
| Preserved county | West Glamorgan,Mid Glamorgan |
| Electorate | 69,817 (March 2020)[1] |
| Major settlements | Aberavon,Maesteg,Port Talbot,Briton Ferry |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Stephen Kinnock (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Aberavon,Bridgend,Ogmore |
Aberafan Maesteg is aconstituency of theHouse of Commons in theUK Parliament, first contested at the2024 general election following the2023 review of Westminster constituencies. It is currently represented byStephen Kinnock of theLabour Party, who represented the predecessor constituency ofAberavon from 2015 to 2024.
The seat covers the industrial towns of Port Talbot and Maesteg and a more rural area around the Afan Valley further north. Rhondda Valley including Porth and Tonypandy. Electoral Calculus characterises the seat as "Traditional", reflecting a working-class population who have largely supported Labour. Incomes and house prices are well below UK averages.[2]
Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the following, as they existed on 1 December 2020:[3][4]
Following local government boundary reviews which came into effect in May 2022,[5][6] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:[7]
By population, it is made up as follows:[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Kinnock | 17,838 | 49.9 |  3.0 | |
| Reform | Mark Griffiths | 7,484 | 20.9 |  12.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Colin Deere | 4,719 | 13.2 | 4.2 | |
| Conservative | Abigail Mainon | 2,903 | 8.1 | 14.5 | |
| Green | Nigel Hill | 1,094 | 3.1 | 1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Justin Griffiths | 916 | 2.6 | 1.1 | |
| Independent | Captain Beany | 618 | 1.7 | 0.1 | |
| Heritage | Rhiannon Morrissey | 183 | 0.5 | new | |
| Majority | 10,354 | 29.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 35,755 | 49.3 | 14.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,580 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 2019 notional result[a][11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 23,509 | 52.9 | |
| Conservative | 10,052 | 22.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 3,991 | 9.0 | |
| Brexit Party | 3,794 | 8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,645 | 3.7 | |
| Independent | 731 | 1.6 | |
| Green Party | 701 | 1.6 | |
| Majority | 13,457 | 30.3 | |
| Turnout | 44,423 | 63.6 | |
| Electorate | 69,817 | ||