Neath and Swansea East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Neath and Swansea East is represented in the House of Commons by Carolyn Harris (Labour). Carolyn Harris took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 16,797 votes (41.8%), ahead of Dai Richards (Reform UK) on 10,170. 40,137 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 76,291, 52.6% of those registered. The majority was 6,627.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Neath and Swansea East has the 51st lowest median house price of the 575 constituencies with this figure (£173,500).
The median price paid for a home was £173,500 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £120,000. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 51st lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,187 sales were registered in the period, against 1,238 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Neath and Swansea East accounted for 51,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 3,535 local units for March 2026.
Census 2021: 43,355 households, 462.1 people per square kilometre, 22.0% of workers based at home, 23.8% of adults retired.
72.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±4.9 points). 25.3% were economically inactive.
The ONS estimates 102,011 people lived in Neath and Swansea East in mid-2024, up 6.1% on 2014. There were more residents aged 65 and over (20,801) than children under 16 (17,249).
4,204 children in Neath and Swansea East were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 24.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 19.0% in 2021/22 to 19.7% in 2024/25.
Full-time employees living in Neath and Swansea East had median pay of £38,646 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £34,036. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,924. The residents' figure ranks 298th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 1,830, or 2.9% of the working-age population. That is up from 1,755 twelve months before.
MP
Carolyn Harris, Labour
- MP for Neath and Swansea East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Carolyn Harris on this site
In Parliament
What Carolyn Harris said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 7 July 2026 to 15 July 2026). Hansard search returns 143 spoken contributions by Carolyn Harris since 4 July 2024.
I can do this. Can I thank my right hon. and learned, and very dear, Friend for everything he has given to our party and our country?
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I intend to start the Front-Bench speeches at 5.8 pm. Will Members please make sure that they keep their remarks as short as possible?
I remind Members that they need to stand if they intend to speak, as there are a lot more people in the Chamber than on my list, and that you need to have been here at the start of the debate to be able to make a speech.
I remind hon. Members to bob if they wish to be called in the debate, and they should be brief. I intend to call the Front Benchers at 3.28 pm, and I suggest that all interventions be kept short.
Order. The last two interventions were long enough to be speeches. I cannot allow interventions of that length. There is a process where you apply to speak and you will be called to make a speech, but interventions need to be short, as the name suggests.
Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 41.9% | Reform UK 25.3% | 6,627 | 52.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 47.1% | Conservative 28.2% | 8,451 | 60.0% |
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
Neath and Swansea East covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Neath Port Talbot W06000012
- Swansea W06000011
Who has power over Neath and Swansea East
Every body that makes decisions for Neath and Swansea East, 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 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- South Wales Police police force
- Swansea Bay University Health Board NHS
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Neath and Swansea East this page: Carolyn Harris (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 Neath and Swansea East?
Carolyn Harris (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Neath and Swansea East?
The House of Commons Library records 16,797 votes for Carolyn Harris of Labour and a majority of 6,627; 52.6% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Neath and Swansea East?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,830, 2.9% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Neath and Swansea East?
£173,500: 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 Neath and Swansea East?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £38,646 (April 2025).
How many children in Neath and Swansea East live in low income families?
4,204 children under 16, 24.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Neath and Swansea East?
102,011 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.