Election for the constituency of Neath on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Neath, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour hold by Christina Rees with a majority of 12,631 - 33.0% - on a turnout of 68.5%.

An electorate of 55,862, having a valid vote count of 38,285 and an invalid vote count of 83.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
REES, Christina Lab / Co-op 21,713 56.7% 12.9%
LOWE, Orla Con 9,082 23.7% 8.4%
WILLIAMS, Daniel PC 5,339 13.9% -4.2%
PRITCHARD, Richard UKIP 1,419 3.7% -12.7%
LITTLE, Frank LD 732 1.9% -1.2%

The writ for this election was issued on 3 May 2017.

Result declared at 02:30 on 9 June 2017. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.