Aberavon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 3°48′43″W / 51.600°N 3.812°W / 51.600; -3.812
| Aberavon | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Aberavon in Wales. |
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| Preserved county | West Glamorgan |
| Electorate | 51,233 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Port Talbot |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 (1918) |
| Member of Parliament | Hywel Francis (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Swansea District |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | South Wales West |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Aberavon (Welsh: Aberafan) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system.
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