Wales · 76,291Boundary · 2023

Neath & Swansea East

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, from parts of Neath and Swansea East.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Neath, Swansea and Clydach (Swansea). Population 104,148.

Carolyn Harris has been most visible recently as a persistent campaigner on women's health and constituency advocacy rather than through parliamentary rebellion -- she has a spotless voting record, backing Labour on every division. Her highest-profile recent interventions include publicly attacking the Welsh Rugby Union over what she called "bully boy money tactics" threatening local interests, lobbying the Health Secretary over soaring Mounjaro weight-loss drug prices, and chairing the All-Party Parliamentary Group on menopause, arguing in national coverage that employees experiencing menopause need workplace normality rather than special treatment. She has also flagged dangers from unregulated weight-loss jab suppliers, drawing on her own publicly disclosed health journey.

Harris votes with Labour on 100% of divisions -- a complete party-line record across 66 recorded votes -- and participates in 79% of divisions, slightly below the Commons average. Her most recent parliamentary activity centred on the Victims and Courts Bill, where she backed the government in overriding six Lords amendments in a single day. She deviates from the party average on employment protection, voting pro-worker 16 percentage points more frequently than her Labour colleagues. Her speech topics lean toward economy and jobs, culture and community, and defence, with health featuring less in debates than in her media profile.

369
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.

Current Member of Parliament

Carolyn Harris

Carolyn Harris

Labour Party

Carolyn Harris is the Labour MP for Neath and Swansea East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

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Voting at a Glance

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Neath, Swansea and Clydach (Swansea). Population 104,148.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Harris’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.407 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Harris has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
76
Economy
62
Employment
46
Crime & Policing
40
Education
40
Welfare and Benefits
29
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.19 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
AberdulaisCaroline Challinor Lewis373Independ
Blaengwrach Glynneath WestHayley Davies498Independ
BonymaenMandy Evans1,056Labour P
BonymaenPaul Lloyd1,072Labour P
Bryn Coch NorthWyndham Fryer Griffiths528Plaid Cy
Bryn Coch SouthChris Williams992Plaid Cy
Bryn Coch SouthJo Hale930Plaid Cy
CadoxtonPhil Rogers388Independ
Cimla PelennaJeremy Hurley1,100Independ
Cimla PelennaTim Bowen845Independ
Coedffranc CentralAngharad Rebecca Aubrey516Labour P
Coedffranc CentralNathan William Goldup-John552Green Pa
Population (2021 Census)
104,148
Electorate 76,291 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
15.0%
England average 20.0%
Schools
48
0 primary · 0 secondary
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