Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)

Aberavon
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Aberavon in Wales for the 2019 general election
Preserved countyWest Glamorgan
Population66,133 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate50,747 (December 2019)
Major settlementsPort Talbot
19182024
SeatsOne
Created fromSwansea District and Mid Glamorganshire
Replaced byAberafan Maesteg, Neath and Swansea East
SeneddAberavon, South Wales West

Aberavon (Welsh: Aberafan) was a constituency in Wales in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented from 1922 until 2024 by the Welsh Labour Party. It included the town of Aberavon, although the largest town in the constituency was Port Talbot.

The constituency was abolished as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 United Kingdom general election. Its area was split between Aberafan Maesteg and Neath and Swansea East.[2]

  1. ^ "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ^ 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales (PDF). Boundary Commission for Wales. 28 June 2023.