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Neath — UK General Election Results

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

Neath was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 5,637 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Neath from 1918 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1918–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 John Hugh Edwards (Liberal) 17,818 64.8% Herbert Morgan (Labour) 8,148 (29.6 pts) 70.6%
1922 William Jenkins (Labour) 19,566 59.5% John Hugh Edwards (National Liberal) 6,235 (18.9 pts) 75.4%
1923 William Jenkins (Labour) 20,764 62.3% Thomas Elias (Liberal) 8,202 (24.6 pts) 73.9%
1924 William Jenkins (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1929 William Jenkins (Labour) 29,455 60.2% Jack Jones (Liberal) 14,901 (30.5 pts) 82.1%
1931 William Jenkins (Labour) 30,873 64.0% David Griffith Davies (Liberal) 13,484 (27.9 pts) 78.4%
1935 William Jenkins (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1945 David James Williams (Labour) 37,957 75.8% David Bowen (National Liberal) 29,491 (58.9 pts) 74.6%
1950 David James Williams (Labour) 33,034 73.0% Jack Hope (Conservative) 26,809 (59.2 pts) 87.5%
1951 David James Williams (Labour) 34,496 76.9% Geoffrey Jennings (Conservative) 24,129 (53.8 pts) 85.9%
1955 David James Williams (Labour) 30,581 76.4% Jack Hope (Conservative) 21,114 (52.7 pts) 77.9%
1959 David James Williams (Labour) 30,469 71.4% Daniel Norton Idris Pearce (Conservative) 20,206 (47.3 pts) 82.6%
1964 Donald Richard Coleman (Labour) 29,692 73.4% Mervyn Nelson Scorgie (Conservative) 21,350 (52.8 pts) 80.2%
1966 Donald Coleman (Labour) 31,183 79.7% Paul Valerio (Conservative) 24,871 (63.6 pts) 78.7%
1970 Donald Coleman (Labour) 28,378 71.4% David Henry James Martin-Jones (Conservative) 21,613 (54.4 pts) 75.4%
Oct 1974 Donald Coleman (Labour) 25,028 61.4% Huw Goronwy Evans (Plaid Cymru) 17,723 (43.5 pts) 78.0%
Feb 1974 Donald Coleman (Labour) 25,351 62.2% Huw Goronwy Evans (Plaid Cymru) 16,593 (40.7 pts) 78.5%
1979 Donald Coleman (Labour) 27,071 64.5% Edward Christopher Sandy (Conservative) 18,616 (44.4 pts) 81.2%
1983 Donald Coleman (Labour) 22,670 53.6% David Keith Davies (Social Democratic Party) 13,604 (32.2 pts) 76.5%
1987 Donald Coleman (Labour) 27,612 63.4% Martin Howe (Conservative) 20,578 (47.2 pts) 78.8%
1992 Peter Hain (Labour) 30,903 68.0% David Adams (Conservative) 23,975 (52.8 pts) 80.6%
1997 Peter Hain (Labour) 30,324 73.5% David Adams (Conservative) 26,741 (64.8 pts) 74.3%
2001 Peter Hain (Labour) 21,253 60.7% Alun Llewelyn (Plaid Cymru) 14,816 (42.3 pts) 62.4%
2005 Peter Hain (Labour) 18,835 52.6% Geraint Owens (Plaid Cymru) 12,710 (35.5 pts) 62.2%
2010 Peter Hain (Labour) 17,172 46.3% Alun Llewelyn (Plaid Cymru) 9,775 (26.3 pts) 64.9%
2015 Christina Rees (Labour) 16,270 43.8% Daniel Thomas (Plaid Cymru) 9,548 (25.7 pts) 66.4%
2017 Christina Rees (Labour) 21,713 56.7% Orla Lowe (Conservative) 12,631 (33.0 pts) 68.7%
2019 Christina Rees (Labour) 15,920 43.3% Jon Burns (Conservative) 5,637 (15.3 pts) 65.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Hugh Edwards Liberal 17,81864.8% Yes
Herbert Morgan Labour 9,67035.2% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Jenkins Labour 19,56659.5% Yes
John Hugh Edwards National Liberal 13,33140.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Jenkins Labour 20,76462.3% Yes
Thomas Elias Liberal 12,56237.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Jenkins Labour Unopposed Yes

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Jenkins Labour 29,45560.2% Yes
Jack Jones Liberal 14,55429.8% No
David Evans Unionist 4,89210.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Jenkins Labour 30,87364.0% Yes
David Griffith Davies Liberal 17,38936.0% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Jenkins Labour Unopposed Yes

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David James Williams Labour 37,95775.8% Yes
David Bowen National Liberal 8,46616.9% No
Wynne Islwyn Samuel Plaid Cymru 3,6597.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David James Williams Labour 33,03473.0% Yes
Jack Hope Conservative 6,22513.8% No
O Vaughan Jones Liberal 4,4259.8% No
Alun Clydwyn Thomas Communist 1,5843.5% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David James Williams Labour 34,49676.9% Yes
Geoffrey Jennings Conservative 10,36723.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David James Williams Labour 30,58176.4% Yes
Jack Hope Conservative 9,46723.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David James Williams Labour 30,46971.4% Yes
Daniel Norton Idris Pearce Conservative 10,26324.0% No
James J David Communist 1,9624.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Richard Coleman Labour 29,69273.4% Yes
Mervyn Nelson Scorgie Conservative 8,34220.6% No
James J David Communist 2,4326.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Coleman Labour 31,18379.7% Yes
Paul Valerio Conservative 6,31216.1% No
James David Communist 1,6324.2% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Coleman Labour 28,37871.4% Yes
David Henry James Martin-Jones Conservative 6,76517.0% No
Glyn John Plaid Cymru 4,01210.1% No
Bert Pearce Communist 5791.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Coleman Labour 25,02861.4% Yes
Huw Goronwy Evans Plaid Cymru 7,30517.9% No
Michael John Harris Conservative 4,64111.4% No
David James Owen Liberal 3,7599.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Coleman Labour 25,35162.2% Yes
Huw Goronwy Evans Plaid Cymru 8,75821.5% No
Leslie James Walters Conservative 6,61616.2% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Coleman Labour 27,07164.5% Yes
Edward Christopher Sandy Conservative 8,45520.2% No
David Aled Gwyn Plaid Cymru 6,43015.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Coleman Labour 22,67053.6% Yes
David Keith Davies Social Democratic Party 9,06621.4% No
Richard William Buckley Conservative 7,35017.4% No
David Ieuan Owen Plaid Cymru 3,0467.2% No
John Donavon Computer Democrat 1500.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Coleman Labour 27,61263.4% Yes
Martin Howe Conservative 7,03416.1% No
John Warman Social Democratic Party 6,13214.1% No
Huw John Plaid Cymru 2,7926.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hain Labour 30,90368.0% Yes
David Adams Conservative 6,92815.2% No
Dewi Evans Plaid Cymru 5,14511.3% No
Rev Michael Phillips Liberal Democrat 2,4675.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hain Labour 30,32473.5% Yes
David Adams Conservative 3,5838.7% No
Trefor Jones Plaid Cymru 3,3448.1% No
Frank Little Liberal Democrat 2,5976.3% No
Peter Morris Referendum Party 9752.4% No
Howard Marks Legalise Cannabis 4201.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hain Labour 21,25360.7% Yes
Alun Llewelyn Plaid Cymru 6,43718.4% No
Dai Davies Liberal Democrat 3,3359.5% No
David Devine Conservative 3,3109.5% No
Huw Pudner Socialist Alliance 4831.4% No
Gerry Brienza ProLife Alliance 2020.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hain Labour 18,83552.6% Yes
Geraint Owens Plaid Cymru 6,12517.1% No
Sheila Waye Liberal Democrat 5,11214.3% No
Harri Davies Conservative 4,13611.5% No
Susan Jay Green 6581.8% No
Gerry Brienza Independent 3601.0% No
Pat Tabram Legalise Cannabis 3340.9% No
Heather Falconer Respect 2570.7% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Peter Hain Labour 17,17246.3% Yes
Alun Llewelyn Plaid Cymru 7,39719.9% No
Frank Little Liberal Democrat 5,53514.9% No
Emmeline Owens Conservative 4,84713.1% No
Michael Green BNP 1,3423.6% No
James Bevan UKIP 8292.2% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christina Rees Labour 16,27043.8% Yes
Daniel Thomas Plaid Cymru 6,72218.1% No
Richard Pritchard UKIP 6,09416.4% No
Ed Hastie Conservative 5,69115.3% No
Catrin Brock Green 1,1853.2% No
Clare Bentley Liberal Democrat 1,1733.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christina Rees Labour 21,71356.7% Yes
Orla Lowe Conservative 9,08223.7% No
Daniel Williams Plaid Cymru 5,33913.9% No
Richard Pritchard UKIP 1,4193.7% No
Frank Little Liberal Democrat 7321.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Christina Rees Labour 15,92043.3% Yes
Jon Burns Conservative 10,28328.0% No
Daniel Williams Plaid Cymru 4,49512.2% No
Simon Briscoe Brexit Party 3,1848.7% No
Adrian Kingston-Jones Liberal Democrat 1,4854.0% No
Megan Lloyd Green 7282.0% No
Philip Rogers Independent 5941.6% No
Carl Williams Social Democratic Party 670.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Liberal margin 29.6 pts 1922: Labour margin 18.9 pts 1923: Labour margin 24.6 pts 1929: Labour margin 30.5 pts 1931: Labour margin 27.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 58.9 pts 1950: Labour margin 59.2 pts 1951: Labour margin 53.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 52.7 pts 1959: Labour margin 47.3 pts 1964: Labour margin 52.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 63.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 54.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 43.5 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 40.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 44.4 pts 1983: Labour margin 32.2 pts 1987: Labour margin 47.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 52.8 pts 1997: Labour margin 64.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 42.3 pts 2005: Labour margin 35.5 pts 2010: Labour margin 26.3 pts 2015: Labour margin 25.7 pts 2017: Labour margin 33.0 pts 2019: Labour margin 15.3 pts 1918 1922 1923 1929 1931 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Neath 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 Neath in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Neath in 2019 with 15,920 votes (43.3%), a majority of 5,637 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Neath since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Neath?

The closest result on record for Neath was 2019, when Labour beat Conservative by just 5,637 votes (15.3 percentage points).

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