Aberafan Maesteg is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament, to be first contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election, following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.
Aberafan Maesteg | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan |
Major settlements | Aberavon, Maesteg, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | None |
Seats | One |
Created from | Aberavon, Bridgend, Ogmore |
Contents edit
The constituency will comprise the following areas:[1][2]
In Neath Port Talbot county borough:
- Aberavon, Baglan, Briton Ferry East, Briton Ferry West, Bryn and Cwmavon, Cymmer, Glyncorrwg, Gwynfi, Margam, Port Talbot, Sandfields East, Sandfields West, and Taibach from Aberavon constituency (to be abolished)
- Cornelly and Pyle from Bridgend constituency
- Caerau, Llangynwyd, Maesteg East, and Maesteg West from Ogmore constituency (to be abolished)
Elections edit
Elections in the 2020s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Captain Beany[3] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | Justin Griffiths[4] | ||||
Green | Nigel Hill[5] | ||||
Labour | Stephen Kinnock[6] | ||||
Conservative | Abigail Mainon[7] | ||||
Rejected ballots | |||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
win (new seat) |
References edit
- ^ "2023 Parliamentary Review - Revised Proposals | Boundary Commission for Wales". Boundary Commission for Wales. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Aberafan Maesteg". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ https://x.com/captainbeany/status/1793316965156524109?s=61
- ^ https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/89373/justin-mark-griffiths
- ^ https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/person/92890/nigel-francis-bartolotti-hill
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/martin4maestegeast/posts/pfbid0zUjKM3QSX3wWiDrdFfuSY63HWPjkkAVNTU4kJeW3D2PHseGK8PLCDwFUhiH3SNyLl
- ^ Abigail Mainon [@AbigailMainon] (May 29, 2024). "…I'm pleased to share that I have been selected to stand as the @WelshConserv candidate for the seat of Aberafan Maesteg…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.