Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Aberavon in Wales.
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| Preserved county | West Glamorgan |
| Population | 66,133 (2011 census) |
| Electorate | 51,233 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Port Talbot |
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| Created | 1918 |
| Member of parliament | Stephen Kinnock (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Swansea District |
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| Welsh Assembly | Aberavon, South Wales West |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 3°48′43″W / 51.600°N 3.812°W
Aberavon (Welsh: Aberafan) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system. It is represented by Stephen Kinnock of the Labour Party.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election by a division of the Swansea District. With the exception of the first term, it has been held by the Labour Party. Ramsay MacDonald, who became Labour's first Prime Minister in 1924, held the seat from 1922 to 1929.
The constituency is in South Wales, situated on the right bank of the River Afan, near its mouth in Swansea Bay. The constituency today includes the wards of Aberavon, Baglan, Briton Ferry East, Briton Ferry West, Bryn and Cwmavon, Coedffranc Central, Coedffranc North, Coedffranc West, Cymmer, Glyncorrwg, Gwynfi, Margam, Port Talbot, Sandfields East, Sandfields West and Tai-bach
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