Latest headlines
- Labour win 29 seats - but fall short of a majority
- UKIP wins its first seats in the Assembly
- Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood ousts Labour in Rhondda
- Mapping the election - see party vote share by constituency across Wales
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party LAB Welsh Labour | CandidatesJeremy Miles | Votes9,468 | 37.3% | Net percentage change in seats−16.1 |
| Party PC Plaid Cymru | CandidatesAlun Llywelyn | Votes6,545 | 25.8% | Net percentage change in seats−0.8 |
| Party UKIP UKIP Wales | CandidatesRichard Pritchard | Votes3,780 | 14.9% | Net percentage change in seats+14.9 |
| Party CON Welsh Conservative | CandidatesPeter Crocker-Jaques | Votes2,179 | 8.6% | Net percentage change in seats−3.1 |
| Party IND Independent | CandidatesSteve Hunt | Votes2,056 | 8.1% | Net percentage change in seats+8.1 |
| Party LD Welsh Liberal Democrat | CandidatesFrank Little | Votes746 | 2.9% | Net percentage change in seats−1.2 |
| Party GRN Wales Green Party | CandidatesLisa Rapado | Votes589 | 2.3% | Net percentage change in seats+2.3 |
Change compared with 2011 | ||||
Turnout and Majority
Welsh Labour Majority
2,923Turnout
45.8%Constituency Profile
The town of Neath is in the southern end of the constituency.
The constituency also covers most of the surrounding valleys where copper smelting and coal mining once flourished. Many people travel to neighbouring Swansea and the Port Talbot steelworks for employment, although the plant announced substantial job losses earlier this year. Both the Welsh Rugby Union and international soprano Katherine Jenkins were born in the town of Neath. At 13%, the constituency has a higher percentage of people with no qualifications compared to the Welsh (10%) average. Neath has elected a Labour assembly member since devolution in 1999, although Gwenda Thomas, its AM for 17 years, is stepping down in May. In 2011, Mrs Thomas won 53% of the vote and Labour has held the seat at Westminster since 1922.
