Aberafan Maesteg: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Aberafan Maesteg is Stephen Kinnock (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Stephen Kinnock (Labour) 17,838 votes and Mark Griffiths (Reform UK) 7,484, a majority of 10,354. 35,755 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 72,580, 49.3% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Aberafan Maesteg has the 23rd lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£157,000), and the 26th lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (92,880).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 92,880; the estimate for 2014 was 92,967. The estimate peaked at 93,424 in 2012. Children under 16 numbered 16,803; people aged 65 and over, 19,738.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £157,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £95,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 23rd lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,029 sales were registered in the period, against 1,156 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Aberafan Maesteg accounted for 34,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 2,515 local units for March 2026.
Jobs based in Aberafan Maesteg paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £36,975 for workplace jobs and £34,048 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £35,571. The residents' figure ranks 93rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 40,812 households, 384.7 people per square kilometre, 18.1% of workers based at home, 24.4% of adults retired.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 69.3% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 5.5 points. 27.3% were economically inactive.
DWP figures count 5,037 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 30.0% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 22.9% in 2021/22 to 25.0% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,090 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.7%. A year earlier the count was 2,035.
MP
Stephen Kinnock, Labour
- MP for Aberafan Maesteg since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Stephen Kinnock on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Stephen Kinnock's latest words in Parliament, on 2 September 2026. Hansard search returns 957 spoken contributions by Stephen Kinnock since 4 July 2024.
I thank my right hon. Friend and pay tribute to her as the first female Labour Secretary of State for Wales. Wales is better off as a result of her work on rail, nuclear, steel and more.
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I know about and welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s strong connections to Wales. I recognise the connectivity benefits that WSMR’s proposal could deliver, particularly for passengers in Wales and the west midlands.
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Frankly, I am staggered that the hon. Lady raises the issue of welfare, given the explosion of the welfare bill under the watch of the Conservative party.
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I absolutely agree with the sentiment of the hon. Member’s question. Let us look at what the Welsh Labour Government delivered: breakfast clubs offering free, healthy breakfasts for children in primary schools; baby bundles; more than 50 million meals served since the …
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I thank the right hon. Lady for her question. Many of the ideas coming forward for devolving power right across our United Kingdom, beyond Cardiff Bay and Holyrood, are very exciting, and I look forward to exploring them with her.
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Kinnock | Labour | 17,838 | 49.9% | −3.0 |
| Mark Griffiths | Reform UK | 7,484 | 20.9% | +12.4 |
| Colin Deere | Plaid Cymru | 4,719 | 13.2% | +4.2 |
| Abigail Mainon | Conservative | 2,903 | 8.1% | −14.5 |
| Nigel Hill | Green Party | 1,094 | 3.1% | +1.5 |
| Justin Griffiths | Liberal Democrat | 916 | 2.6% | −1.1 |
| Captain Beany | Independent | 618 | 1.7% | |
| Rhiannon Morrissey | Heritage Party | 183 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 49.9% | Reform UK 20.9% | 10,354 | 49.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 52.9% | Conservative 22.6% | 13,457 | 63.6% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Aberafan Maesteg covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Neath Port Talbot W06000012
- Bridgend W06000013
Who has power over Aberafan Maesteg
Every body that makes decisions for Aberafan Maesteg, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Aberafan Maesteg this page: Stephen Kinnock (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Aberafan Maesteg?
Stephen Kinnock (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Aberafan Maesteg?
The House of Commons Library records 17,838 votes for Stephen Kinnock of Labour and a majority of 10,354; 49.3% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Aberafan Maesteg?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,090, 3.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Aberafan Maesteg?
£157,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Aberafan Maesteg?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £34,048 (April 2025).
How many children in Aberafan Maesteg live in low income families?
5,037 children under 16, 30.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Aberafan Maesteg?
92,880 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.