Neath and Swansea East

Neath and Swansea East is a constituency in Wales. The seat has been held by Carolyn Harris (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
6,627
Electorate
76,291
Turnout
52.6%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Carolyn Harris
Labour
16,797 41.8% -5.2%
Dai Richards
Reform UK
10,170 25.3% 16.5%
Andrew Jenkins
Plaid Cymru
5,350 13.3% 4.8%
Samantha Chohan
Conservative
3,765 9.4% -18.8%
Helen Clarke
Liberal Democrat
2,344 5.8% 1.7%
Jan Dowden
Green Party
1,711 4.3% 2.5%