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Aberavon — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Aberavon was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 10,490 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Aberavon from 1918 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1918–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Edwards (Liberal) 13,635 62.8% Robert Williams (Labour) 5,877 (27.1 pts) 71.4%
1922 James Ramsay MacDonald (Labour) 14,318 46.6% Sidney Hutchinson Byass (Unionist) 3,207 (10.4 pts) 88.6%
1923 James Ramsay MacDonald (Labour) 17,439 55.6% Sidney Hutchinson Byass (Unionist) 3,512 (11.2 pts) 87.2%
1924 James Ramsay MacDonald (Labour) 17,724 53.1% William Henry Williams (Liberal) 2,100 (6.3 pts) 89.6%
1929 William George Cove (Labour) 22,194 55.9% William Henry Williams (Liberal) 9,039 (22.8 pts) 87.0%
1931 William George Cove (Labour) 23,029 58.4% Edward Curran (Liberal) 6,651 (16.9 pts) 84.4%
1935 William George Cover (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1945 William George Cove (Labour) 31,286 72.5% David Treharne Llewellyn (Conservative) 19,426 (45.0 pts) 79.3%
1950 William George Cove (Labour) 29,278 68.7% Auberon Herbert (Conservative) 21,187 (49.7 pts) 85.8%
1951 William George Cove (Labour) 30,498 72.0% John Warren Loveridge (Conservative) 18,620 (43.9 pts) 84.6%
1955 William George Cove (Labour) 29,003 69.5% Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe (Conservative) 16,297 (39.1 pts) 79.3%
1959 John Morris (Labour) 30,397 65.8% Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe (Conservative) 17,638 (38.2 pts) 82.1%
1964 John Morris (Labour) 33,103 72.1% John Stradling Thomas (Conservative) 23,679 (51.6 pts) 80.9%
1966 John Morris (Labour) 33,763 75.4% Robert Hicks (Conservative) 24,394 (54.5 pts) 78.3%
1970 John Morris (Labour) 31,314 67.0% Ian Grist (Conservative) 20,895 (44.7 pts) 74.8%
Feb 1974 John Morris (Labour) 31,656 65.2% Peter Hubbard-Miles (Conservative) 20,688 (42.6 pts) 75.6%
Oct 1974 John Morris (Labour) 29,683 62.8% Nigel Keith Hammond (Conservative) 21,752 (46.0 pts) 73.1%
1979 John Morris (Labour) 31,665 61.7% Francis Joseph McCarthy (Conservative) 18,973 (37.0 pts) 79.2%
1983 John Morris (Labour) 23,745 58.8% Sheila Cutts (Liberal) 15,539 (38.5 pts) 75.6%
1987 John Morris (Labour) 27,126 66.8% Marilyn Harris (Liberal) 20,609 (50.7 pts) 77.7%
1992 John Morris (Labour) 26,877 67.1% Hywel Williams (Conservative) 21,310 (53.2 pts) 77.6%
1997 John Morris (Labour) 25,650 71.3% Ronald McConville (Liberal Democrat) 21,571 (60.0 pts) 71.9%
2001 Hywel Francis (Labour) 19,063 63.1% Lisa Turnbull (Plaid Cymru) 16,108 (53.4 pts) 60.8%
2005 Hywel Francis (Labour) 18,077 60.0% Claire Waller (Liberal Democrat) 13,937 (46.3 pts) 59.4%
2010 Hywel Francis (Labour) 16,073 51.9% Keith Davis (Liberal Democrat) 11,039 (35.7 pts) 61.0%
2015 Stephen Kinnock (Labour) 15,416 48.9% Peter Bush (UKIP) 10,445 (33.1 pts) 63.4%
2017 Stephen Kinnock (Labour) 22,662 68.1% Sadie Vidal (Conservative) 16,761 (50.4 pts) 66.8%
2019 Stephen Kinnock (Labour) 17,008 53.8% Charlotte Lang (Conservative) 10,490 (33.2 pts) 62.4%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Edwards Liberal 13,63562.8% Yes
Robert Williams Labour 7,75835.7% No
T G Jones NFDDSS 3241.5% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Ramsay MacDonald Labour 14,31846.6% Yes
Sidney Hutchinson Byass Unionist 11,11136.1% No
John Edwards National Liberal 5,32817.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Ramsay MacDonald Labour 17,43955.6% Yes
Sidney Hutchinson Byass Unionist 13,92744.4% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Ramsay MacDonald Labour 17,72453.1% Yes
William Henry Williams Liberal 15,62446.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Cove Labour 22,19455.9% Yes
William Henry Williams Liberal 13,15533.2% No
Francis Bertram Reece Unionist 4,33010.9% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Cove Labour 23,02958.4% Yes
Edward Curran Liberal 16,37841.6% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Cover Labour Unopposed Yes

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Cove Labour 31,28672.5% Yes
David Treharne Llewellyn Conservative 11,86027.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Cove Labour 29,27868.7% Yes
Auberon Herbert Conservative 8,09119.0% No
John Maldwyn Thomas Liberal 5,26312.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Cove Labour 30,49872.0% Yes
John Warren Loveridge Conservative 11,87828.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William George Cove Labour 29,00369.5% Yes
Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe Conservative 12,70630.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morris Labour 30,39765.8% Yes
Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe Conservative 12,75927.6% No
Iixtyd M Lewis Plaid Cymru 3,0666.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morris Labour 33,10372.1% Yes
John Stradling Thomas Conservative 9,42420.5% No
Glyn John Plaid Cymru 2,1184.6% No
Julian Tudor Hart Communist 1,2602.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morris Labour 33,76375.4% Yes
Robert Hicks Conservative 9,36920.9% No
Julian Hart Communist 1,6203.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morris Labour 31,31467.0% Yes
Ian Grist Conservative 10,41922.3% No
Graham Farmer Plaid Cymru 3,9128.4% No
Julian Hart Communist 1,1022.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morris Labour 31,65665.2% Yes
Peter Hubbard-Miles Conservative 10,96822.6% No
Gareth Glynne Foster Plaid Cymru 5,89812.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morris Labour 29,68362.8% Yes
Nigel Keith Hammond Conservative 7,93116.8% No
Sheila Cutts Liberal 5,17811.0% No
Geraint Thomas Plaid Cymru 4,0328.5% No
Alan James Bevan Workers Revolutionary 4270.9% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morris Labour 31,66561.7% Yes
Francis Joseph McCarthy Conservative 12,69224.7% No
Sheila Cutts Liberal 4,6249.0% No
Geraint Thomas Plaid Cymru 1,9543.8% No
Gerald Rowden Communist 4060.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morris Labour 23,74558.8% Yes
Sheila Cutts Liberal 8,20620.3% No
George Nicholas Alexander Bailey Conservative 6,60516.3% No
Alan Glen Phillips Plaid Cymru 1,8594.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morris Labour 27,12666.8% Yes
Marilyn Harris Liberal 6,51716.0% No
Paul Warwick Conservative 5,86114.4% No
Anne Howells Plaid Cymru 1,1242.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morris Labour 26,87767.1% Yes
Hywel Williams Conservative 5,56713.9% No
Marilyn Harris Liberal Democrat 4,99912.5% No
David Saunders Plaid Cymru 1,9194.8% No
Captain Beany Real Bean 7071.8% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Morris Labour 25,65071.3% Yes
Ronald McConville Liberal Democrat 4,07911.3% No
Peter Harper Conservative 2,8357.9% No
Philip Cockwell Plaid Cymru 2,0885.8% No
Peter David Referendum Party 9702.7% No
Captain Beany Independent 3410.9% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hywel Francis Labour 19,06363.1% Yes
Lisa Turnbull Plaid Cymru 2,9559.8% No
Christopher Davies Liberal Democrat 2,9339.7% No
Mohammed Miraj Conservative 2,2967.6% No
Andrew Tutton Independent 1,9606.5% No
Captain Beany New Millenium Bean Party 7272.4% No
Martin Chapman Socialist Alliance 2560.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hywel Francis Labour 18,07760.0% Yes
Claire Waller Liberal Democrat 4,14013.8% No
Philip Evans Plaid Cymru 3,54511.8% No
Annunziata Rees-Mogg Conservative 3,06410.2% No
Jim Wright Veritas 7682.6% No
Miranda La Vey Green 5101.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hywel Francis Labour 16,07351.9% Yes
Keith Davis Liberal Democrat 5,03416.3% No
Caroline Jones Conservative 4,41114.2% No
Paul Nicholls-Jones Plaid Cymru 2,1987.1% No
Kevin Edwards BNP 1,2764.1% No
Andrew Tutton Independent 9193.0% No
Captain Beany New Millennium Bean Party 5581.8% No
Joe Callan UKIP 4891.6% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Kinnock Labour 15,41648.9% Yes
Peter Bush UKIP 4,97115.8% No
Edward Yi He Conservative 3,74211.9% No
Duncan Higgitt Plaid Cymru 3,66311.6% No
Helen Clarke Liberal Democrat 1,3974.4% No
Captain Beany Independent 1,1373.6% No
Jonathan Tier Green 7112.3% No
Andrew Jordan Socialist Labour 3521.1% No
Owen Herbert Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1340.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Kinnock Labour 22,66268.1% Yes
Sadie Vidal Conservative 5,90117.7% No
Andrew Bennison Plaid Cymru 2,7618.3% No
Caroline Jones UKIP 1,3454.0% No
Cen Phillips Liberal Democrat 5991.8% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Kinnock Labour 17,00853.8% Yes
Charlotte Lang Conservative 6,51820.6% No
Glenda Davies Brexit Party 3,1089.8% No
Nigel Hunt Plaid Cymru 2,7118.6% No
Sheila Kingston-Jones Liberal Democrat 1,0723.4% No
Captain Beany Independent 7312.3% No
Giorgia Finney Green 4501.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Liberal margin 27.1 pts 1922: Labour margin 10.4 pts 1923: Labour margin 11.2 pts 1924: Labour margin 6.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 22.8 pts 1931: Labour margin 16.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 45.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 49.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 43.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 39.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 38.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 51.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 54.5 pts 1970: Labour margin 44.7 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 42.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 46.0 pts 1979: Labour margin 37.0 pts 1983: Labour margin 38.5 pts 1987: Labour margin 50.7 pts 1992: Labour margin 53.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 60.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 53.4 pts 2005: Labour margin 46.3 pts 2010: Labour margin 35.7 pts 2015: Labour margin 33.1 pts 2017: Labour margin 50.4 pts 2019: Labour margin 33.2 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Aberavon has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Aberavon in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Aberavon in 2019 with 17,008 votes (53.8%), a majority of 10,490 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Aberavon since 1918?

Since 1918, Aberavon has been won by: Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Aberavon?

The closest result on record for Aberavon was 1924, when Labour beat Liberal by just 2,100 votes (6.3 percentage points).

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