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  UK Parliament - Aberavon
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Parents > United Kingdom > Wales > Wales > Aberavon
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 09, 2015 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 07, 2015 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 07, 2015 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 08, 2015 - 12:00pm
Term End June 08, 2017 - 11:00pm
ContributorIndyGeorgia
Last ModifiedRBH May 26, 2017 09:01pm
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Description BBC Constituency Profile:

Bordered by the Bristol Channel to the south and dominated by the town of Port Talbot, the seat of Aberavon overlooks Swansea Bay. A surfing hotspot throughout the year, it also boasts one of Wales' longest beaches and a promenade popular with walkers, joggers, cyclists and skaters.

While steel remains a major source of employment, it has the 19th highest proportion of people employed in manufacturing among constituencies in England and Wales, according to ONS 2011 Census figures. However, industrial decline has led to higher than average jobless rates here, with 4.8% unemployed and 42.5% of households having no adults in work.

Labour's first Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald held the seat between 1922 and 1929 - and it has been Labour ever since. At the 2010 election, Hywel Francis held the seat for Labour with 51.9% of the votes; the Liberal Democrats got 16.3%, Conservatives 14.2% and Plaid Cymru 7.1%.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won05/06/2010
NameHywel Francis Votes16,073 (51.92%)
Term05/17/2010 - 05/17/2015 Margin11,039 (+35.66%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won06/08/2017
NameStephen Kinnock Votes22,662 (68.12%)
Term06/08/2017 - 12/12/2019 Margin16,761 (+50.38%)
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Name Stephen Kinnock Peter Bush Edward Yi He Duncan Higgitt Helen Ceri Clarke Captain Beany Jonathan Tier
PartyLabour UK Independence Conservative Plaid Cymru Liberal Democrats New Millennium Bean Green
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Certified Votes 15,416 (48.90%) 4,971 (15.77%) 3,742 (11.87%) 3,663 (11.62%) 1,397 (4.43%) 1,137 (3.61%) 711 (2.26%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,445 (-33.13%) -11,674 (-37.03%) -11,753 (-37.28%) -14,019 (-44.47%) -14,279 (-45.30%) -14,705 (-46.65%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Website [Website]
Entry Date 01/01/2014 00/00/0001 00/00/0001 04/09/2015 00/00/0001 00/00/0001 00/00/0001
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Name Andrew Jordan Owen Herbert  
PartySocialist Labour Trade Unionist and Socialist  
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Certified Votes 352 (1.12%) 134 (0.43%)  
Margin-15,064 (-47.79%) -15,282 (-48.48%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
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Entry Date 01/01/2014 00/00/0001  
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