Neath and Swansea East | |
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constituency for the House of Commons | |
Interactive map of the constituency. | |
![]() Location of the constituency within Wales | |
Electorate | 74,705 (March 2020) [1] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Carolyn Harris (Labour) |
Seats | One |
Neath and Swansea East (Welsh : Castell Nedd a Dwyrain Abertawe) is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. Carolyn Harris of Labour is the constituency's first Member of Parliament (MP).
The constituency will comprise the following areas: [2] [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carolyn Harris | 16,797 | 41.8 | −5.3 | |
Reform UK | Dai Richards | 10,170 | 25.3 | +16.6 | |
Plaid Cymru | Andrew Jenkins | 5,350 | 13.3 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Samantha Nida Chohan | 3,765 | 9.4 | −18.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Ceri Clarke | 2,344 | 5.8 | +1.7 | |
Green | Jan Dowden | 1,711 | 4.3 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 6,627 | 16.5 | −5.3 | ||
Turnout | 40,137 | 52.5 | −7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 76,291 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
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