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Neath
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map

Boundary of Neath in Wales

Preserved countyWest Glamorgan
Electorate57,823 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsNeath, Pontardawe
1918–2024
SeatsOne
Created fromMid Glamorganshire and Gower
Replaced byAberafan Maesteg
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Neath and Swansea East
SeneddNeath, South Wales West

Neath (Welsh: Castell-nedd) was a constituency in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1918 to 2024.

The constituency was abolished as part of the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 general election. Its wards were split between Aberafan Maesteg, Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, and Neath and Swansea East.[2]

The constituency was located in the preserved county of West Glamorgan, Wales. It consisted of the electoral wards of Aberdulais, Allt-wen, Blaengwrach, Bryn-côch North, Bryn-côch South, Cadoxton, Cimla, Crynant, Cwmllynfell, Dyffryn, Glynneath, Godre'r Graig, Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Lower Brynamman, Neath East, Neath North, Neath South, Onllwyn, Pelenna, Pontardawe, Resolven, Rhos, Seven Sisters, Tonna, Trebanos and Ystalyfera.

The Neath constituency was a mixture of both industrial and rural communities, running in a north–south strip across South Wales. It included most of the Neath and Dulais valleys, and some of the Upper Swansea Valley as well. The town of Neath was at its southern end. The constituency contained historical places of both industrial and natural forms. Neath and the surrounding areas were industrialised very early in Britain's history. Copper smelting was already happening here in the late 16th century.[citation needed]

Map

Map of boundaries until 2024

The constituency was heavily mined and the small communities that grew up around these mines were devastated by the collapse of the mining industry in the 1980s. On the edges of many of these communities there are now "Industrial Villages" springing up, helping to replace the jobs lost by the demise of the mining industry, and so helping to keep young people in these communities.[3][unreliable source?]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[4] Party
1918 John Hugh Edwards Coalition Liberal
1922 Sir William Jenkins Labour
1945 by-election D. J. Williams Labour
1964 Donald Coleman Labour
1991 by-election Peter Hain Labour
2015 Christina Rees Labour Co-operative
2022 Independent
2024 Labour Co-operative
2024 Constituency abolished

Elections in the 1910s

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Elections in the 1920s

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Elections in the 1930s

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Elections in the 1940s

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Elections in the 1950s

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Elections in the 1960s

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Elections in the 1970s

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Elections in the 1980s

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Elections in the 1990s

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Elections in the 2000s

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Elections in the 2010s

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Of the 67 rejected ballots:

  • 44 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[28]
  • 22 voted for more than one candidate.[28]
  • 1 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.[28]

Of the 114 rejected ballots:

  • 81 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[32]
  • 33 voted for more than one candidate.[32]

Of the 83 rejected ballots:

  • 57 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[34]
  • 22 voted for more than one candidate.[34]
  • 3 had writing or mark by which the voter could be identified.[34]
  • 1 had want of official mark.[34]

Of the 107 rejected ballots:

  • 84 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.[36]
  • 23 voted for more than one candidate.[36]
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  2. ^ 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Neath Port Talbot Council". www.npt.gov.uk.
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 1)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, F. W. S. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (1 ed.). Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-019. Page 560
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Craig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary election results 1950-1970 (1 ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 9780900178023. Page 580
  7. ^ "Politics Resources". Election February 1974. Politics Resources. 28 February 1974. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Politics Resources". Election October 1974. Politics Resources. 10 October 1974. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1979. Politics Resources. 3 May 1979. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1987-92 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  15. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Welsh Counties". Election 1997. David Boothroyd. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  17. ^ "'Neath', May 1997 -". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Project. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  18. ^ "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Neath". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ^ "BBC NEWS > Neath". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  21. ^ "2001 Results". Neath Port Talbot Council. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Neath parliamentary constituency - Election 2005" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  24. ^ "2005 Results". Neath Port Talbot Council. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  26. ^ Neath Archived 2011-08-28 at Wikiwix, Neath Port Talbot CBC – candidates Neath
  27. ^ Neath BBC Election – Neath
  28. ^ a b c d "Results". Neath Port Talbot Council. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  29. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  30. ^ "Aberavon and Neath Results" (PDF). UK Parliamentary Elections May 2015 results. Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  31. ^ "Neath Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  32. ^ a b c "Neath Results". UK Parliamentary Elections May 2015 results. Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  33. ^ "Neath Parliamentary constituency". Election 2017 Results. BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  34. ^ a b c d e "2017 Results". Neath Port Talbot Council. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  35. ^ "Neath parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News". BBC News. BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  36. ^ a b c "Election-Results/General-Election-2019". Neath Port Talbot Council. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

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