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Neath and Swansea East

Westminster constituency · Wales

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Reform UK a 88% chance of winning, with an average lead of 3.8 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 70%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Reform UK 29.6%
  • Labour 26.1%
  • Plaid Cymru 19.9%
  • Conservative 8.8%
  • Green 7.5%
  • Lib Dems 4.8%
  • Other 2.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Reform UK Labour Plaid Cymru Conservative
Neath and Swansea East 29.6%26.1%19.9%8.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 22.3%+7.3 26.5%−0.3 1.3%+18.6 20.0%−11.3

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Population99,765
Median age41
Employment rate74.2%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

Carolyn Harris · Labour

In office since May 7, 2015. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 16.5 points.

Our current projection: Reform UK ahead by 3.8 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Carolyn Harris Elected Labour 16,797 41.9
Dai Richards Reform UK 10,170 25.3
Andrew Jenkins Plaid Cymru 5,350 13.3
Samantha Chohan Conservative 3,765 9.4
Helen Clarke Lib Dems 2,344 5.8
Jan Dowden Green 1,711 4.3

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated