Neath - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Neath constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Neath
Region	Wales
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,920	43.31%	-13.40%
	Conservative	10,283	27.98%	+4.25%
	Plaid Cymru	4,495	12.23%	-1.72%
	Brexit Party	3,184	8.66%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,485	4.04%	+2.13%
	Green	728	1.98%	N/A
	Minor	594	1.62%	N/A
	Others	67	0.18%	N/A
Majority		5,637	15.34%
Turnout		36,756	65.15%	-3.39%
Electorate		56,419
Swing from LAB to CON			8.83%
Swing from LAB to PC			5.84%
Swing from PC to CON			2.99%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,713	56.71%	+12.90%
	Conservative	9,082	23.72%	+8.40%
	Plaid Cymru	5,339	13.95%	-4.16%
	UKIP	1,419	3.71%	-12.70%
	Liberal Democrat	732	1.91%	-1.25%
Majority		12,631	32.99%
Turnout		38,285	68.53%	+2.34%
Electorate		55,862
Swing from CON to LAB			2.25%
Swing from PC to LAB			8.53%
Swing from PC to CON			6.28%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,270	43.81%	-2.45%
	Plaid Cymru	6,722	18.10%	-1.82%
	UKIP	6,094	16.41%	+14.18%
	Conservative	5,691	15.33%	+2.27%
	Green	1,185	3.19%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,173	3.16%	-11.75%
Majority		9,548	25.71%
Turnout		37,135	66.20%	+1.41%
Electorate		56,097
Swing from LAB to PC			0.31%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			8.31%
Swing from PC to UKIP			8.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,172	46.26%	-6.32%
	Plaid Cymru	7,397	19.93%	+2.82%
	Liberal Democrat	5,535	14.91%	+0.63%
	Conservative	4,847	13.06%	+1.51%
	Minor	1,342	3.62%	N/A
	UKIP	829	2.23%	N/A
Majority		9,775	26.33%
Turnout		37,122	64.79%	+2.61%
Electorate		57,295
Swing from LAB to PC			4.57%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.48%
Swing from LD to PC			1.10%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,832	52.58%	-0.01%
	Plaid Cymru	6,126	17.10%	+0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	5,114	14.28%	+0.01%
	Conservative	4,135	11.55%	0.00%
	Others	1,609	4.49%	N/A
Majority		12,706	35.48%
Turnout		35,816	62.18%	-0.35%
Electorate		57,596
Swing from LAB to PC			0.01%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.01%
Swing from PC to LD			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,835	52.59%	-8.10%
	Plaid Cymru	6,125	17.10%	-1.28%
	Liberal Democrat	5,112	14.27%	+4.75%
	Conservative	4,136	11.55%	+2.10%
	Green	658	1.84%	N/A
	Minor	360	1.01%	N/A
	Others	591	1.65%	N/A
Majority		12,710	35.49%
Turnout		35,817	62.53%	+0.12%
Electorate		57,278
Swing from LAB to PC			3.41%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.43%
Swing from PC to LD			3.01%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,253	60.69%	-12.84%
	Plaid Cymru	6,437	18.38%	+10.27%
	Liberal Democrat	3,335	9.52%	+3.23%
	Conservative	3,310	9.45%	+0.76%
	Minor	483	1.38%	N/A
	Others	202	0.58%	N/A
Majority		14,816	42.31%
Turnout		35,020	62.42%	-11.86%
Electorate		56,107
Swing from LAB to PC			11.55%
Swing from LAB to LD			8.03%
Swing from LD to PC			3.52%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	30,324	73.53%	+5.52%
	Conservative	3,583	8.69%	-6.56%
	Plaid Cymru	3,344	8.11%	-3.21%
	Liberal Democrat	2,597	6.30%	+0.87%
	Minor	975	2.36%	N/A
	Others	420	1.02%	N/A
Majority		26,741	64.84%
Turnout		41,243	74.28%	-6.36%
Electorate		55,525
Swing from CON to LAB			6.04%
Swing from PC to LAB			4.37%
Swing from CON to PC			1.67%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	30,903	68.00%	+4.63%
	Conservative	6,928	15.25%	-0.90%
	Plaid Cymru	5,145	11.32%	+4.91%
	Liberal Democrat	2,467	5.43%	N/A
Majority		23,975	52.76%
Turnout		45,443	80.64%	+1.79%
Electorate		56,355
Swing from CON to LAB			2.76%
Swing from LAB to PC			0.14%
Swing from CON to PC			2.91%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,612	63.37%	+9.76%
	Conservative	7,034	16.14%	-1.24%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	6,132	14.07%	-7.37%
	Plaid Cymru	2,792	6.41%	-0.80%
Majority		20,578	47.23%
Turnout		43,570	78.84%	+2.35%
Electorate		55,261
Swing from CON to LAB			5.50%
Swing from ALL to LAB			8.56%
Swing from ALL to CON			3.06%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,670	53.62%	-10.91%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	9,066	21.44%	N/A
	Conservative	7,350	17.38%	-2.77%
	Plaid Cymru	3,046	7.20%	-8.12%
	Minor	150	0.35%	N/A
Majority		13,604	32.17%
Turnout		42,282	76.50%	-4.72%
Electorate		55,272
Swing from LAB to ALL			16.17%
Swing from LAB to CON			4.07%
Swing from CON to ALL			12.11%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,071	64.52%	+3.08%
	Conservative	8,455	20.15%	+8.76%
	Plaid Cymru	6,430	15.33%	-2.61%
Majority		18,616	44.37%
Turnout		41,956	81.22%	+3.25%
Electorate		51,659
Swing from LAB to CON			2.84%
Swing from PC to LAB			2.84%
Swing from PC to CON			5.68%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,028	61.44%	-0.81%
	Plaid Cymru	7,305	17.93%	-3.57%
	Conservative	4,641	11.39%	-4.85%
	Liberal	3,759	9.23%	N/A
Majority		17,723	43.51%
Turnout		40,733	77.96%	-0.52%
Electorate		52,246
Swing from PC to LAB			1.38%
Swing from CON to LAB			2.02%
Swing from CON to PC			0.64%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,351	62.25%	N/A
	Plaid Cymru	8,758	21.51%	N/A
	Conservative	6,616	16.25%	N/A
Majority		16,593	40.74%
Turnout		40,725	78.49%	N/A
Electorate		51,887

	Labour win

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