Elections in Wales
There are four types of elections in Wales : elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom , elections to the devolved Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh : Senedd Cymru ), local elections to community councils and the 22 principal areas , and the Police and Crime Commissioner elections. In addition there are by-elections for each aforementioned election. Elections are held on Election Day , which is conventionally a Thursday. Three of these four types of elections are held after fixed periods; the exception is UK general elections, the timing of which is at the discretion of the prime minister of the United Kingdom . Senedd elections may be postponed to avoid elections to the UK parliament and Senedd coinciding with each other.
The two electoral systems used for elections in Wales are: first-past-the-post (for UK elections , Police and Crime Commissioner elections and local elections, though individual local authorities are able to move to STV under recent Welsh legislation) and the Closed Lists (for Senedd elections). The supplementary vote system was previously used for Police and Crime Commissioner elections, until the system was switched for those elections to first-past-the-post under provision made by the Elections Act 2022 . The previous Additional Members System for the Senedd was replaced for Closed list by the e Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024.[1]
Local government elections
The results of the 2017 local elections, showing control party by council (left), and largest party by ward (right).[needs update ]
There are elections to 22 unitary authorities across Wales every four years, most recently on 5 May 2022. The electoral system used is first-past-the-post . The largest unitary authorities in Wales are Cardiff , Newport and Swansea councils, which all lie in the southern coastal belt .
Police and crime commissioner elections
Police and crime commissioners were established in England and Wales , replacing the local police authorities , following the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement of 2010, with the first Police and crime commissioners elected in 2012 .
Devolved parliament elections
There have been six elections to the devolved parliament of Wales , based in Cardiff Bay since 1999. These elections are held every five years to elect sixty Members of the Senedd (MSs; formerly Assembly Members, ASs). Voters have two votes: forty MSs are elected by the First Past the Post system in individual constituencies , and a further twenty MSs are elected by a regional top-up system in which voters vote by region . This system overall is called Additional Members System (AMS) and is a hybrid electoral system mixing both a plurality system (FPTP) and a proportional system (the party list system). The regions are: Mid and West Wales , North Wales , South Wales Central , South Wales East and South Wales West , whereas the constituencies are the same used for elections to the UK parliament . Each region elects four MSs, to achieve approximately proportional representation overall, with every individual in Wales being represented by five MSs in total, their local constituency MS and four regional MSs. Between its inception in 1999, it was known as the 'National Assembly for Wales'. Legislation was passed in 2020, for a name change on 6 May 2020 to its current name, 'Senedd Cymru' or the 'Welsh Parliament' (or simply 'Senedd ') to fully reflect its constitutional status as a law-making and tax-setting parliament.[2] It is based in Cardiff Bay , initially (as the Assembly) in Tŷ Hywel from 1999 to 2006, until it moved to the Senedd building , which opened on 1 March 2006, where the Assembly and now Senedd has been based since 2006. The elections were held every four years from 1999, but were increased to five years following the Wales Act 2014 for the 2016 election.
The 2021 Senedd election on 6 May 2021, was the first election to the devolved parliament since its name change. The election took place akin to previous elections when it was known as the National Assembly for Wales.
Election reform
The Richard Commission report of 2004 suggested an increase of the number of Members to 80. That number was also suggested, as a minimum, by the 2014 report of the Silk Commission .[3] Similarly, in 2013 and 2016, the Electoral Reform Society published reports making the case for an upsize of the Assembly.[4] [5] A 2017 report of an expert commission suggested an increase to between 80 and 90 Members, switching to single transferable vote (STV) and enforcing gender quotas .[3]
A reduction in the number of Welsh MPs has been proposed for the next UK general alection. Under the proposals, the number of MPs would be reduced from 40 to 32 and new constituency boundaries have also been proposed.[6] The boundary plans were published on 19 October 2022 and voters have four weeks to comment. The map of the new constituency boundaries would also be used as Senedd regions for the next Senedd election.[7]
The Special Committee was set up on 6 October 2021.[8] In May 2022, a joint position statement was published by First Minister Mark Drakeford and Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price ,[9] calling for a 96-Member Senedd, all elected through closed party list proportional representation (using the D'Hondt method ) with mandatory "zipping " of male and female candidates in the list to ensure that for every party, half of the Members will be women.[10]
The final report of the Special Committee was published on 30 May 2022 and recommended the system agreed to by the Labour and Plaid Cymru leaders.[11]
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill
In September 2023, the Welsh Government published its plans for electoral reform as part of the proposed Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill. The number of Senedd constituencies is set to fall to 16, with each constituency electing six MSs from a closed list under the D'Hondt method . Under the proposals, all candidates must live in Wales, and elections would take place every four years, rather than five.[12]
as the Senedd
Elections to the institution prior to 2020, with the last being in 2016 , were done under the previous name the 'National Assembly for Wales' (see below ). Following legislation in 2020, any subsequent elections, from the 2021 Senedd election will be under its new name.
2026
The next Senedd election is expected to be held on Thursday 7 May 2026, under the provisions of the Wales Act 2014 where Senedd terms are five-year terms. This date can be postponed under circumstances including public health or safety emergencies, or an early UK parliamentary election (itself expected in 2024, but can be held prior).
2021
It was the sixth general election since the establishment of the institution in 1999. It was held along with the other 2021 United Kingdom local elections and was the first election where 16 and 17-year-olds were allowed to vote in Wales, which is the largest extension of the franchise in Wales since 1969. Both changes were a result of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill 2019 .[13]
Overall turnout : 46.5%
as the National Assembly for Wales (1999–2020)
Elections to the then 'National Assembly for Wales' (or Welsh Assembly') occurred from its first election in 1999 up until the 2016 election (with any subsequent elections being as the 'Senedd'). This follows the 1997 devolution referendum where Welsh voters narrowly approved the formation of the devolved institution. The institution is now known as the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh : Senedd Cymru ) (see above ).
2016
Overall turnout : 45.3%
2011
Overall turnout : 42.2%
2007
Overall turnout : 43.7%
2003
Overall turnout : 38.2%
1999
A map showing the constituency winners (left) and additional members by electoral region (right) of the election by their party colours.
Overall turnout : 46%
Past elections and referendums
UK parliament elections
Map of the 2019 election results.
Map of the 2017 election results.
Wales has been eligible to send MPs to Westminster since the Laws in Wales Act 1535 . Between then and 1885, most constituencies were categorised as county or borough constituencies; each sent one MP to Westminster. As the Industrial Revolution took hold there were many calls for reform (particularly in towns such as Merthyr Tydfil ). Parliament eventually[when? ] allowed the new towns to vote, and this introduced the first Labour MPs. The first leader of the Labour Party in Parliament, Keir Hardie , was one of the two MPs for Merthyr Tydfil. The following table shows the composition of Wales' Westminster MPs since 1885.
Year
Labour
Liberal Democrat /Liberal
Conservative
Plaid Cymru
Independent
Liberal Unionist
Independent Labour
Others
1885
-
29
4
-
-
-
-
1
1886
-
26
6
-
-
1
-
1
1892
-
30
3
-
-
-
-
1
1895
-
24
8
-
-
1
-
1
1900
1
26
6
-
-
1
-
1
1906
1
28
-
-
-
-
1
-
1910 (Jan)
5
27
2
-
-
-
-
-
1910 (Dec)
6
26
3
-
-
-
1
-
1918
9
3
4
-
-
-
-
19
1922
18
2
6
-
-
-
1
9
1923
19
11
4
-
-
-
-
2
1924
16
11
9
-
-
-
-
-
1929
25
10
1
-
-
-
-
-
1931
15
5
6
-
-
-
1
9
1935
18
8
6
-
-
-
-
4
1945
25
7
3
-
-
-
-
1
1950
27
5
3
-
-
-
-
1
1951
27
3
5
-
-
-
-
1
1955
27
3
5
-
-
-
-
1
1959
27
2
6
-
-
-
-
1
1964
28
2
6
-
-
-
-
-
1966
32
1
3
-
-
-
-
-
1970
27
1
7
-
-
-
1
-
1974 (Feb)
24
2
8
2
-
-
-
-
1974 (Oct)
23
2
8
3
-
-
-
-
1979
22
1
11
2
-
-
-
-
1983
20
2
14
2
-
-
-
-
1987
24
3
8
3
-
-
-
-
1992
27
1
6
4
-
-
-
-
1997
34
2
-
4
-
-
-
-
2001
34
2
-
4
-
-
-
-
2005
29
4
3
3
1
-
-
-
2010
26
3
8
3
-
-
-
-
2015
25
1
11
3
-
-
-
-
2017
28
-
8
4
-
-
-
-
2019
22
-
14
4
-
-
-
-
Detailed breakdowns
2019
Party[14]
Seats
Votes
Total
Gains
Losses
Net +/-
% seats
Total
%
Change
Labour
22
0
6
6
55
632,035
40.9
8.0
Conservative
14
6[a]
0
6
35
557,234
36.1
2.5
Plaid Cymru
4
0
0
10
153,265
9.9
0.5
Liberal Democrats
0
0
0[b]
0
92,171
6.0
1.5
Brexit Party
0
0
0
0
83,908
5.4
new
Green
0
0
0
0
15,828
1.0
0.7
Independents
0
0
0[c]
0
6,220
0.4
N/A
Gwlad
0
0
0
0
1,515
0.1
new
Cynon Valley
0
0
0
0
1,322
0.1
new
Monster Raving Loony
0
0
0
0
345
0.0
Christian
0
0
0
0
245
0.0
new [d]
SDP
0
0
0
0
181
0.0
new [d]
Socialist Alternative
0
0
0
0
88
0.0
new [e]
Total
40
1,544,357
Turnout
66.6
^ Not including Brecon and Radnorshire and Aberconwy , which the Conservative Party won in 2017 but did not control when parliament was dissolved.
^ Not including Brecon and Radnorshire, which the Liberal Democrats won in a 2019 by-election .
^ Not including Aberconwy, previously controlled by the independent Guto Bebb who lost the Conservative Party whip in 2019.
^ a b Party entered candidates in the 2017 general election but not in any Welsh seats.
^ Party has entered candidates in past general elections but not the 2017 general election.
Popular vote
Labour
40.9%
Conservative
36.1%
Plaid Cymru
9.9%
Liberal Democrats
6.0%
Brexit Party
5.0%
Greens
1.0%
Parliament seats
Labour
55%
Conservative
35%
Plaid Cymru
10%
2017
Party
Seats
Votes
Total
Gains
Losses
Net +/-
% seats
Total
%
Change
Labour
28
3
0
3
70.0
771,354
48.9
12.1
Conservative
8
0
3
3
20.0
528,839
33.6
6.3
Plaid Cymru
4
1
0
1
10.0
164,466
10.4
1.7
Liberal Democrats
0
0
1
1
—
71,039
4.5
2.0
UKIP
0
0
0
0
—
31,376
2.0
11.6
Green
0
0
0
0
—
5,128
0.3
2.2
Others
0
0
0
0
—
3,612
0.2
0.1
Total
40
1,575,814
Turnout
68.6
Popular vote
Labour
48.9%
Conservative
33.6%
Plaid Cymru
10.4%
Liberal Democrats
4.5%
UKIP
2.0%
Greens
0.3%
Other
0.2%
Parliament seats
Labour
70%
Conservative
20%
Plaid Cymru
10%
2015
Party
Seats
Votes
Total
Gains
Losses
Net +/-
% seats
Total
%
Change
Labour
25
1
2
1
62.5
552,473
36.9
0.6
Conservative
11
3
0
3
27.5
407,813
27.2
1.1
UKIP
0
0
0
—
204,330
13.6
11.2
Plaid Cymru
3
0
0
7.5
181,704
12.1
0.8
Liberal Democrats
1
0
2
2
2.5
97,783
6.5
13.6
Green
0
0
0
—
38,344
2.6
2.1
Socialist Labour
0
0
0
—
3,481
0.2
0.2
TUSC
0
0
0
—
1,780
0.1
0.1
Others
0
0
0
—
10,355
0.7
0.5
Total
40
1,498,063
Popular vote
Labour
36.87%
Conservative
27.22%
UKIP
13.64%
Plaid Cymru
12.13%
Liberal Democrats
6.53%
Greens
2.56%
Other
1.05%
Parliament seats
Labour
62.50%
Conservative
27.50%
Plaid Cymru
7.50%
Liberal Democrats
2.50%
2010
Party
Seats
Votes
Total
Gains
Losses
Net +/-
% seats
Total
%
Change
Labour
26
1
5
4
65.0
531,601
36.2
6.5
Conservative
8
5
0
5
20.0
382,730
26.1
4.7
Liberal Democrats
3
0
1
1
7.5
295,164
20.1
1.7
Plaid Cymru
3
1
0
1
7.5
165,394
11.3
1.3
UKIP
0
0
0
0
—
35,690
2.4
1.0
BNP
0
0
0
0
—
23,088
1.6
1.5
Green
0
0
0
0
—
6,293
0.4
0.1
Christian
0
0
0
0
—
1,947
0.1
N/A
TUSC
0
0
0
0
—
341
0.0
N/A
Others
0
0
1
1
—
24,442
1.7
1.1
Total
40
1,466,690
64.9
Popular vote
Labour
36.2%
Conservative
26.1%
Liberal Democrats
20.1%
Plaid Cymru
11.3%
UKIP
2.4%
BNP
1.6%
Greens
0.4%
Other
1.8%
Parliament seats
Labour
65.0%
Conservative
20.0%
Liberal Democrats
7.50%
Plaid Cymru
7.50%
2005
Party
Candidates
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Labour
29
5
594,821
42.7
5.9
Conservative
3
3
297,830
21.4
0.4
Liberal Democrats
4
2
256,249
18.4
4.6
Plaid Cymru
3
1
174,838
12.6
1.7
UKIP
0
20,297
1.5
Green
0
7,144
0.5
Forward Wales
0
3,461
0.2
Legalise Cannabis
0
1,772
0.1
BNP
0
1,689
0.1
Socialist Labour
0
1,605
0.1
Veritas
0
1,437
0.1
Respect
0
643
0.0
Liberal
0
605
0.0
Socialist Alliance
0
557
0.0
Communist
0
440
0.0
Yourself
0
284
0.0
Bean Party
0
159
0.0
Independent
1
1
28,888
2.3
Turnout:
1,392,719
62.4
2001
Party
Candidates
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Labour
40
34
666,956
48.6
6.1
Conservative
40
0
288,623
21.0
1.4
Plaid Cymru
40
4
195,893
14.3
4.4
Liberal Democrats
2
189,254
13.8
1.5
UKIP
0
12,552
0.9
Green
0
3,753
0.3
Socialist Labour
0
2,805
0.2
Socialist Alliance
0
2,258
0.2
ProLife Alliance
0
1,609
0.1
Communist
0
384
0.0
BNP
0
278
0.0
Others
7,959
0.6
Turnout:
1,372,324
61.6
1997
Party[15]
Seats
Votes
Total
Gains
Losses
Net +/-
% seats
Total votes
% votes
Change
Labour
34
7
0
7
85.0
885,935
54.7
5.2
Conservative
0
0
8
8
—
317,127
19.6
9.0
Liberal Democrats
2
1
0
1
5.0
200,020
12.4
0.1
Plaid Cymru
4
0
0
10.0
161,030
10.0
1.1
Referendum
0
0
0
—
38,245
2.4
New
Socialist Labour
0
0
0
—
6,203
0.4
New
Independent Labour
0
0
0
—
4,633
0.3
New
Independent
0
0
0
—
2,258
0.2
N/A
Green
0
0
0
—
1,718
0.1
0.3
Other parties
0
0
0
—
3,087
0.2
N/A
1992
Party[16]
Seats
Votes
Total
Gains
Losses
Net +/-
% seats
Total votes
% votes
Change
Labour
27
3
0
3
71.1
865,663
49.5
4.4
Conservative
6
1
3
2
15.8
499,677
28.6
0.9
Liberal Democrats
1
0
2
2
2.6
217,457
12.4
5.5
Plaid Cymru
4
1
0
1
10.5
156,747
9.0
1.7
Others
0
0
0
—
9,233
0.5
0.3
1987
Party
Seats
Votes
Total
Gains
Losses
Net +/-
% seats
Total votes
% votes
Change
Labour
24
4
0
4
63.2
765,209
45.1
7.6
Conservative
8
0
6
6
21.1
501,316
29.5
1.5
Alliance
3
1
0
1
7.9
304,230
17.9
5.3
Plaid Cymru
3
1
0
1
7.9
123,599
7.3
0.5
Others
0
0
0
—
3,742
0.2
0.2
1983
Party
Seats
Votes
Total
Gains
Losses
Net +/-
% seats
Total votes
% votes
Change
Labour
20
0
3
3
52.6
603,858
37.5
9.4
Conservative
14
3
1
2
36.8
499,310
31.0
1.2
Alliance
2
1
0
1
5.3
373,358
23.2
12.6
Plaid Cymru
2
0
0
5.3
125,309
7.8
0.2
Other parties
0
0
0
—
7,151
0.4
1.9
European Parliament
Wales was a constituency in European Parliament elections. Following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020, Wales no longer elects representatives to the European Parliament.
2019
[19]
European Election 2019 : Wales[17] [18]
List
Candidates
Votes
Of total (%)
Brexit Party
Nathan Gill (1)James Wells (3)Gethin James, Julie Price
271,404(135,702)
32.46
32.46
Plaid Cymru
Jill Evans (2)Carmen Smith, Patrick McGuinness , Ioan Bellin
163,928
19.60
4.34
Labour
Jacqueline Jones (4)Matthew Dorrance, Mary Wimbury, Mark Whitcott
127,833
15.29
12.86
Liberal Democrats
Sam Bennett, Donna Lalek, Alistair Cameron, Andrew Parkhurst
113,885
13.62
9.67
Conservative
Daniel Boucher, Craig Lawton, Fay Jones , Tomos Davies
54,587
6.53
10.90
Green
Anthony Slaughter, Ian Chandler, Ceri Davies, Duncan Rees
52,660
6.30
1.76
UKIP
Kristian Hicks, Keith Edwards, Thomas Harrison, Robert McNeil-Wilson
27,566
3.30
24.26
Change UK
Jon Owen Jones , June Davies, Matthew Paul, Sally Anne Stephenson
24,332
2.91
2.91
Turnout
836,195
37.1
5.6
2019 opinion polls
Date(s)
Polling organisation/client
Sample
Lab
UKIP
Con
Plaid
Green
Lib Dems
Brexit
Change UK
Others
Lead
16–20 May 2019
YouGov/ITV
1,009
15%
2%
7%
19%
8%
10%
36%
2%
0%
17%
10–15 May 2019
YouGov/Plaid Cymru
1,133
18%
3%
7%
16%
8%
10%
33%
4%
0%
15%
2–5 April 2019
YouGov/ITV
1,025
30%
11%
16%
15%
5%
6%
10%
8%
1%
14%
22 May 2014
2014 EU election results
733,060
28.2%
27.6%
17.4%
15.3%
4.5%
4.0%
N/A
N/A
3.2%
0.6%
2014
European Election 2014 : Wales
List
Candidates
Votes
Of total (%)
Labour
Derek Vaughan Jayne Bryant , Alex Thomas, Christina Rees [20] [21]
206,332
28.15
+7.9
UKIP
Nathan Gill James Cole, Caroline Jones , David Rowlands [21] [22]
201,983
27.55
+14.8
Conservative
Kay Swinburne Aled Davies, Dan Boucher, Richard Hopkin [21] [23]
127,742
17.43
−3.8
Plaid Cymru
Jill Evans Marc Jones, Stephen Cornelius, Ioan Bellin [21] [24] [25]
111,864
15.26
−3.3
Green
Pippa Bartolotti, John Matthews, Chris Were, Rosemary Cutler [21] [26] [27]
33,275
4.54
−1.0
Liberal Democrats
Alec Dauncey, Robert Speht, Jackie Radford, Bruce Roberts [21]
28,930
3.95
−6.7
BNP
Mike Whitby, Laurence Reid, Jean Griffin, Gary Tumulty [21]
7,655
1.04
−4.4
Britain First
Paul Golding , Anthony Golding, Christine Smith, Anne Elstone[21]
6,633
0.9
0.00
Socialist Labour
Andrew Jordan, Katherine Jones, David Lloyd Jones, Liz Screen [21]
4,459
0.61
−1.2
NO2EU
Robert Griffiths , Claire Job, Steve Skelly, Laura Picand[21]
2,803
0.38
−0.9
Socialist (GB)
Brian Johnson, Richard Cheney, Ed Blewitt, Howard Moss[21] [28]
1,384
0.19
0.00
Turnout
733,060
31.5
+1.1
2009
European Election 2009 : Wales[29] [30]
List
Candidates
Votes
Of total (%)
Conservative
Kay Swinburne Evan Price, Emma Greenow, David Chipp
145,193
21.2
+1.8
Labour
Derek Vaughan Lisa Stevens, Rachel Maycock, Leighton Veale
138,852
20.3
−12.2
Plaid Cymru
Jill Evans Eurig Wyn , Ioan Bellin, Natasha Asghar
126,702
18.5
+1.1
UKIP
John Bufton David Bevan, Kevin Mahoney, David Rowlands
87,585
12.8
+2.3
Liberal Democrats
Alan Butt Phillip, Kevin O'Connor, Nick Tregoning, Jackie Radford
73,082
10.7
+0.2
Green
Jake Griffiths, Kay Roney, Ann Were, John Matthews
38,160
5.6
+2.0
BNP
Ennys Hughes, Laurence Read, Clive Bennett, Kevin Edwards
37,114
5.4
+2.5
Christian
Jeffrey Green, David Griffiths, Alun Owen, John Harrold
13,037
1.9
N/A
Socialist Labour
Robert English, Richard Booth , Liz Screen, Judith Sambrook
12,402
1.8
N/A
NO2EU
Robert Griffiths , Rob Williams, Laura Picand, Trevor Jones
8,600
1.3
N/A
Jury Team (UK)
Paul Sabanskis, James Eustace, Neil Morgan, Steven Partridge
3,793
0.6
N/A
Turnout
684,520
30.4
−11.0
2004
European Election 2004 : Wales[31]
List
Candidates
Votes
Of total (%)
Labour
Glenys Kinnock , Eluned Morgan Gareth Williams, Gwennan Jeremiah
297,810 (148,905)
32.5
+0.6
Conservative
Jonathan Evans Owen Williams, Felicity Elphick, Albert Fox
177,771
19.4
−3.3
Plaid Cymru
Jill Evans Jon Blackwood, Eilian Williams, Gwenllian Lansdown
159,888
17.4
−12.2
UKIP
David Rowlands , Clive Easton, Elizabeth Phillips, Timothy Jenkins
96,677
10.5
+7.4
Liberal Democrats
David John Williams, Alison Goldsworthy, Nicholas Tregoning, Nilmini Priyanga de Silva
96,116
10.5
+2.3
Green
Martyn Shrewsbury, Molly Scott Cato , David Bradney, Dorienne Robinson
32,761
3.6
+1.0
BNP
John Walker, Pauline Gregory, James Roberts, Mark Stringfellow[32]
27,135
3.0
N/A
Forward Wales
Ron Davies , Wendy Paintsil, Janet Williams, Graham Jones
17,280
1.9
N/A
Christian Democratic Party
Catherine Smith, Christine West, Joseph Biddulph, Robert Evans
6,821
0.7
N/A
Respect
Helen Griffin , Huw Williams, Raja Gul Raiz, Taran O'Sullivan
5,427
0.6
N/A
Turnout
917,686
41.4
+12.4
1999
European Election 1999 : Wales[33]
List
Candidates
Votes
Of total (%)
Labour
Glenys Kinnock , Eluned Morgan Joe Wilson , Gareth Williams, Jane Hutt
199,690 (99,845)
31.9
N/A
Plaid Cymru
Jill Evans , Eurig Wyn Marc Phillips , Susanna Perkins, Owain Llywelyn
185,235 (92,617.5)
29.6
N/A
Conservative
Jonathan Evans Chris Butler, Owen John Williams, Robert Buckland, Edmund Hayward
142,631
22.8
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Roger Roberts , Peter Price, Alistair Cameron, Juliana Hughes, John Dixon
51,283
8.2
N/A
UKIP
Dai Rees, Niall Warry, Idris Richard Francis, Alan Barham, David Lloyd
19,702
3.1
N/A
Green
Molly Scott Cato , Klaus Armstrong-Braun, Sue Walker, Rachel Kalela, John Matthews
16,146
2.6
N/A
Pro-Euro Conservative
William Powell , Jennifer Harris, Antonio Fernandes-Vidal, Alan Morris, Christopher Hodgkinson
5,834
0.9
N/A
Socialist Labour
Elizabeth Screen, Darren Hickery, Stephen Bell, Miriam Bowen, George Tafarides
4,283
0.7
N/A
Natural Law
David Hughes, Brian Francis, Helen Evans, Andrea Jarman, John Ashforth
1,621
0.3
N/A
Turnout
626,425
29.0
N/A
1994
Party
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Labour
5
1
530,749
55.86
6.93
Plaid Cymru
0
162,478
17.10
4.21
Conservative
0
138,349
14.56
8.89
Liberal Democrats
0
82,480
8.68
5.46
Green
0
19,413
2.04
9.11
Natural Law
0
–
6,081
0.64
–
UKIP
0
–
5,536
0.58
–
Independent
0
–
2,729
0.29
–
Socialist Alliance
0
–
1,270
1.33
–
Communist
0
–
1,073
0.11
–
Turnout:
950,158
1989
Party
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Labour
4
1
436,730
48.93
4.40
Conservative
0
1
209,313
23.45
1.91
Plaid Cymru
0
115,062
12.89
0.69
Green
0
99,546
11.15
10.64
SLD
0
28,785
3.22
14.18
SDP
0
–
3,153
0.35
–
Turnout:
892,589
1984
1979
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