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14 December 1918		21,717/30,415	71.40
John Edwards	Liberal Party - Coalition	13,635	62.78
Robert Williams	Labour Party	7,758	35.72
Thomas George Jones	Independent	324	1.49
Majority		5,877	27.06

Thomas Jones was the nominee of the local branch of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers. He retired after nomination in favour of John Edwards.

15 November 1922		30,757/34,716	88.60
James Ramsay MacDonald	Labour Party	14,318	46.55
Sidney Hutchinson Byass	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,111	36.13
John Edwards	National Liberal Party	5,328	17.32
Majority		3,207	10.43

6 December 1923		31,366/35,952	87.24
James Ramsay MacDonald	Labour Party	17,439	55.60
Sidney Hutchinson Byass	Conservative & Unionist Party	13,927	44.40
Majority		3,512	11.20

22 January 1924 Rt Hon James Ramsay MacDonald appointed Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

29 October 1924		33,348/37,200	89.65
Rt Hon James Ramsay MacDonald	Labour Party	17,724	53.15
William Henry Williams	Liberal Party	15,624	46.85
Majority		2,100	6.30

30 May 1929		39,679/45,613	86.99
William George Cove	Labour Party	22,194	55.93
William Henry Williams	Liberal Party	13,155	33.15
Francis Bertram Reece	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,330	10.91
Majority		9,039	22.78

27 October 1931		39,407/46,689	84.40
William George Cove	Labour Party	23,029	58.44
Edward Curran	Liberal Party	16,378	41.56
Majority		6,651	16.88

14 November 1935		49,729
William George Cove	Labour Party	Unopposed

5 July 1945		43,146/54,381	79.34
William George Cove	Labour Party	31,286	72.51
David Treharne Llewellyn	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,860	27.49
Majority		19,426	45.02

Boundary Change
23 February 1950		42,632/49,667	85.84
William George Cove	Labour Party	29,278	68.68
Auberon Mark Henry Yvo Molyneaux Herbert	National Liberal and Conservative Party	8,091	18.98
John Maldwyn Thomas	Liberal Party	5,263	12.35
Majority		21,187	49.70

25 October 1951		42,826/50,071	85.53
William George Cove	Labour Party	30,948	72.26
John Warren Loveridge	Conservative & Unionist Party	11,878	27.74
Majority		19,070	44.53

26 May 1955		41,709/52,616	79.27
William George Cove	Labour Party	29,003	69.54
Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,706	30.46
Majority		16,297	39.07

8 October 1959		46,222/56,316	82.08
John Morris	Labour Party	30,397	65.76
Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,759	27.60
Illtyd Maurice Lewis	Plaid Cymru	3,066	6.63
Majority		17,638	38.16

15 October 1964		45,905/56,777	80.85
John Morris	Labour Party	33,103	72.11
John Stradling Thomas	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,424	20.53
Glyn John	Plaid Cymru	2,118	4.61
Dr Alan Julian Macbeth Tudor Hart	Communist Party	1,260	2.74
Majority		23,679	51.58

31 March 1966		44,752/57,179	78.27
John Morris	Labour Party	33,763	75.44
Robert Adrian Hicks	Conservative & Unionist Party	9,369	20.94
Dr Alan Julian Macbeth Tudor Hart	Communist Party	1,620	3.62
Majority		24,394	54.51

18 June 1970		46,747/62,481	74.82
John Morris	Labour Party	31,314	66.99
Ian Grist	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,419	22.29
Graham Farmer	Plaid Cymru	3,912	8.37
Dr Alan Julian Macbeth Tudor Hart	Communist Party	1,102	2.36
Majority		20,895	44.70

Boundary Change
28 February 1974		48,522/64,186	75.60
Rt Hon John Morris	Labour Party	31,656	65.24
Peter Charles Hubbard-Miles	Conservative & Unionist Party	10,968	22.60
Rev Gareth Glynne Foster	Plaid Cymru	5,898	12.16
Majority		20,688	42.64

10 October 1974		47,251/64,652	73.09
Rt Hon John Morris	Labour Party	29,683	62.82
Nigel Keith Hammond	Conservative & Unionist Party	7,931	16.78
Sheila Mary Cutts	Liberal Party	5,178	10.96
Daniel Geraint Thomas	Plaid Cymru	4,032	8.53
Alan James Bevan	Workers Revolutionary Party	427	0.90
Majority		21,752	46.04

3 May 1979		51,341/64,864	79.15
Rt Hon John Morris	Labour Party	31,665	61.68
Francis Joseph McCarthy	Conservative & Unionist Party	12,692	24.72
Sheila Mary Cutts	Liberal Party	4,624	9.01
Daniel Geraint Thomas	Plaid Cymru	1,954	3.81
Gerald Rowden	Communist Party	406	0.79
Majority		18,973	36.95

Major Boundary Change
9 June 1983		40,415/54,057	74.76
Rt Hon John Morris	Labour Party	23,745	58.75
Sheila Mary Cutts	Liberal Party in Alliance	8,206	20.30
George Nicholas Alexander Bailey	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,605	16.34
Alan Glen Phillips	Plaid Cymru	1,859	4.60
Majority		15,539	38.45

11 June 1987		40,628/52,841	76.89
Rt Hon John Morris	Labour Party	27,126	66.77
Marilyn Harris	Liberal Party in Alliance	6,517	16.04
Paul Terence Philip Warrick	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,861	14.43
Anne Louisa Howells	Plaid Cymru	1,124	2.77
Majority		20,609	50.73

9 April 1992		40,069/51,650	77.58
Rt Hon John Morris	Labour Party	26,877	67.08
William Hywel Williams	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,567	13.89
Marilyn Harris	Liberal Democrats	4,999	12.48
David William John Saunders	Plaid Cymru	1,919	4.79
Captain Beany	Bean Party	707	1.76
Majority		21,310	53.18

Captain Beany sought election as a Real Bean candidate. His real name was Barry Kirk.

1 May 1997		35,963/50,025	71.89
Rt Hon John Morris	Labour Party	25,650	71.32
Ronald Llewellyn McConville	Liberal Democrats	4,079	11.34
Peter Edward Harper	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,835	7.88
Philip Cockwell	Plaid Cymru	2,088	5.81
Peter David	Referendum Party	970	2.70
Captain Beany	Bean Party	341	0.95
Majority		21,571	59.98

Captain Beany sought election as a "Space Age Hero from Planet Beanus". His real name was Barry Kirk.

7 June 2001		30,190/49,524	60.96
David Hywel Francis	Labour Party	19,063	63.14
Lisa Turnbull	Plaid Cymru	2,955	9.79
Christopher Gareth Davies	Liberal Democrats	2,933	9.72
Mohammed Ali Miraj	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,296	7.61
Andrew James Tutton	Independent	1,960	6.49
Captain Beany	Bean Party	727	2.41
Martin Chapman	Socialist Alliance	256	0.85
Majority		16,108	53.36

Captain Beany sought election as a New Millenium Bean candidate.

Andrew Tutton sought election for the Neath & Port Talbot Ratepayers' Association.

5 May 2005		30,104/50,685	59.39
Dr David Hywel Francis	Labour Party	18,077	60.05
Claire Margaret Waller	Liberal Democrats	4,140	13.75
Philip David Evans	Plaid Cymru	3,545	11.78
Annunziata Mary Rees-Mogg	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,064	10.18
Walter James Wright	Veritas	768	2.55
Miranda Jane la Vey	Green Party	510	1.69
Majority		13,937	46.30

6 May 2010		30,958/50,838	60.90
Dr David Hywel Francis	Labour Party	16,073	51.92
David Keith Davies	Liberal Democrats	5,034	16.26
Caroline Yvonne Jones	Conservative & Unionist Party	4,411	14.25
Paul Nicholls-Jones	Plaid Cymru	2,198	7.10
Kevin Anthony Edwards	British National Party	1,276	4.12
Andrew James Tutton	Independent	919	2.97
Captain Beany	New Millennium Bean	558	1.80
Justin Patrick Callan	UK Independence Party	489	1.58
Majority		11,039	35.66

7 May 2015		31,523/49,821	63.27
Stephen Nathan Kinnock	Labour Party	15,416	48.90
Peter Bush	UK Independence Party	4,971	15.77
Edward Yi He	Conservative & Unionist Party	3,742	11.87
Duncan Higgitt	Plaid Cymru	3,663	11.62
Helen Ceri Clarke	Liberal Democrats	1,397	4.43
Captain Beany	Independent	1,137	3.61
Jonathan Tier	Green Party	711	2.26
Andrew Jordan	Socialist Labour	352	1.12
Owen Herbert	Trades Union & Socialist Coalition	134	0.43
Majority		10,445	33.13

8 June 2017		33,268/49,892	66.68
Stephen Nathan Kinnock	Labour Party	22,662	68.12
Sadie Vidal	Conservative & Unionist Party	5,901	17.74
Andrew Bennison	Plaid Cymru	2,761	8.30
Caroline Yvonne Jones	UK Independence Party	1,345	4.04
Cen Phillips	Liberal Democrats	599	1.80
Majority		16,761	50.38

12 December 2019		31,598/50,747	62.27
Stephen Nathan Kinnock	Labour Party	17,008	53.83
Charlotte Jean Lang	Conservative & Unionist Party	6,518	20.63
Glenda Marie Davies	Brexit Party	3,108	9.84
Nigel Thomas Hunt	Plaid Cymru	2,711	8.58
Sheila Kingston-Jones	Liberal Democrats	1,072	3.39
Captain Beany	Independent	731	2.31
Giorgia Rennae Finney	Green Party	450	1.42
Majority		10,490	33.20