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:2015 United Kingdom general election in Wales

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{{Main|2015 United Kingdom general election}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2015 United Kingdom general election in Wales

| type = parliamentary

| country = Wales

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2010 United Kingdom general election in Wales

| previous_year = 2010

| previous_mps = List of MPs for constituencies in Wales 2010–15

| next_election = 2017 United Kingdom general election in Wales

| next_year = 2017

| seats_for_election = All 40 Welsh seats to the House of Commons

| elected_mps = List of MPs for constituencies in Wales 2015–17

| election_date = 7 May 2015

| image1 = 160x160px

| leader1 = Ed Miliband

| leader_since1 = 25 September 2010

| party1 = Labour Party (UK)

| last_election1 = 26 seats, 36.2%

| seats_before1 =

| seats1 = 25

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}1

| UK seats1 = 25

| popular_vote1 = 552,473

| percentage1 = 36.9%

| swing1 = {{increase}}0.6%

| image2 = 160x160px

| leader2 = David Cameron

| leader_since2 = 6 December 2005

| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)

| last_election2 = 8 seats, 26.1%

| seats_before2 =

| seats2 = 11

| seat_change2 = {{increase}}3

| UK seats2 = 11

| popular_vote2 = 408,213

| percentage2 = 27.2%

| swing2 = {{increase}}1.1%

| image4 = 160x160px

| leader4 = Leanne Wood

| leader_since4 = 16 March 2012

| party4 = Plaid Cymru

| last_election4 = 3 seats, 11.3%

| seats_before4 =

| seats4 = 3

| seat_change4 = {{nochange}}

| UK seats4 = 3

| popular_vote4 = 181,704

| percentage4 = 12.1%

| swing4 = {{increase}}0.8%

| image5 = 160x160px

| leader5 = Nick Clegg

| leader_since5 = 18 December 2007

| party5 = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| last_election5 = 3 seats, 20.1%

| seats_before5 =

| seats5 = 1

| seat_change5 = {{decrease}}2

| UK seats5 = 1

| popular_vote5 = 97,783

| percentage5 = 6.5%

| swing5 = {{decrease}}13.6%

| map_image = WalesParliamentaryConstituency2015Results.svg

| map_size = 330px

| map =

| map_caption = Results of the 2015 election in Wales

}}

The 2015 United Kingdom general election in Wales was held on 7 May 2015 and all 40 seats in Wales were contested.{{cite news|title=Election 2015 – Wales|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2015/results/wales|accessdate=8 May 2015|work=BBC News}} The election for each seat was conducted on the basis of first-past-the-post.

Despite the Labour party winning the most votes in Wales, the Conservatives won across the UK.{{Cite web |title=UK Election Statistics: 1918-2022, A Long Century of Elections |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf |publisher=House of Commons Library |page=22}}

Results overview

A full list of the results in Wales can be found in the House of Commons Library General Elections Online.{{cite web|title=May 2015 results for Wales|url=http://geo.digiminster.com/election/2015-05-07/Search?Query=Wales|website=General Elections Online|publisher=House of Commons Library|accessdate=2 September 2015|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817050048/http://geo.digiminster.com/election/2015-05-07/Search?Query=Wales|url-status=dead}} The following is an overall table of results for Wales by the BBC.{{Cite web|title = Results of the 2015 General Election in Wales – Election 2015 – BBC News|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2015/results/wales|website = BBC News|accessdate = 3 January 2016|language = en-GB}}

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|+

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party

! colspan="5" |Seats

! colspan="3" |Aggregate Votes

TotalGainsLosses

!Net +/-

!Of all (%)

!Total

!Of all (%)

!Difference

{{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}

| 25

| 1

| 2

| {{decrease}}1

|62.5

|552,473

|36.9

| {{increase}}0.6

{{Party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}

| 11

| 3

| 0

| {{increase}}3

|27.5

|407,813

|27.2

| {{increase}}1.1

{{Party name with colour|UKIP}}

|0

|0

|0

|{{nochange}}

|0.0

|204,330

|13.6

| {{increase}}11.2

{{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}

| 3

| 0

| 0

| {{nochange}}

|7.5

|181,704

|12.1

| {{increase}}0.8

{{Party name with colour|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}

| 1

| 0

| 2

| {{decrease}}2

| 2.5

|97,783

|6.5

| {{decrease}}13.6

{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}

|0

|0

|0

|{{nochange}}

| 0.0

|38,344

|2.6

| {{increase}}2.1

{{Party name with colour|Socialist Labour Party (UK)}}

|0

|0

|0

|{{nochange}}

| 0.0

|3,481

|0.2

| {{increase}}0.2

{{Party name with colour|Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition}}

|0

|0

|0

|{{nochange}}

| 0.0

|1,780

|0.1

| {{increase}}0.1

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| align=left| Others

|0

|0

|0

|{{nochange}}

|0.0

|10,355

|0.7

| {{decrease}}0.5

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! colspan="2" style="background:#f2f2f2" | Total

|style="background:#f2f2f2;" | 40

|style="background:#f2f2f2;" |

|style="background:#f2f2f2;" |

|style="background:#f2f2f2;" |

|style="background:#f2f2f2;" |

|style="background:#f2f2f2;" | 1,498,063

|style="background:#f2f2f2;" | 65.7

|style="background:#f2f2f2;" | {{increase}}0.8

{{bar box

| title=Popular vote

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|36.87}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|27.22}}

{{bar percent|UKIP|{{party color|UK Independence Party}}|13.64}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|12.13}}

{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|6.53}}

{{bar percent|Greens|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|2.56}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|1.05}}

}}

{{bar box

| title=Parliament seats

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|62.50}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|27.50}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|7.50}}

{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|2.50}}

}}

Turnout statistics

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Election turnout statisticssource and comment
Estimated total population of Walesstyle="text-align: right;" | 3.1M{{cite web|title=Population of Wales 2014|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pop-estimate/population-estimates-for-uk--england-and-wales--scotland-and-northern-ireland/mid-2014/sty---overview-of-the-uk-population.html|website=Overview of the UK Population|publisher=UK Office of National Statistics|accessdate=18 September 2015|date=25 June 2015}} data for 30 June 2015
Total eligible electoratestyle="text-align: right;" | 2.281M1{{cite web|title=eligible voters|url=http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/who-is-eligible-to-vote-at-a-uk-general-election|website=Who is eligible to vote at a UK general election?|publisher=The Electoral Commission|accessdate=20 September 2015|archive-date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419134030/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/faq/voting-and-registration/who-is-eligible-to-vote-at-a-uk-general-election|url-status=dead}}
electorate as proportion of total populationstyle="text-align: right;" | 74%
Total valid votesstyle="text-align: right;" | 1.498M1{{cite web|title=Voter turnout|url=http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/our-research/electoral-data|website=Electoral data|publisher=The Electoral Commission|accessdate=20 September 2015}}
Mean turnout based on total valid votesstyle="text-align: right;" | 65.67%
Mean as average of constituency resultsstyle="text-align: right;" | 65.64%
Mean as above but based on ballot box turnoutstyle="text-align: right;" | 65.77%1 ballot box turnout includes rejected ballots
Median valid vote turnoutstyle="text-align: right;" | 65.0%turnout midway between 20th and 21st constituency
UK median valid vote turnoutstyle="text-align: right;" | 66.7%{{cite web|title=Ranked list of constituencies by turnout|url=http://geo.digiminster.com/election/2015-05-07/Statistics/Turnout|website=General Elections Online|publisher=House of Commons Library|accessdate=6 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917032244/http://geo.digiminster.com/election/2015-05-07/Statistics/Turnout|archive-date=17 September 2017|url-status=dead}} for comparison with above

1 valid vote, count of rejected ballots and total electorate come from the source(s) given in 'Table of results by constituency' below.

Results by constituency

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|+ Table of results by constituency

Constituency 1Total electorate 2Winning partyMajoritySource(s)
Aberavonstyle="text-align: right;" | 49,821Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 10,445{{cite web|title=Aberavon and Neath Results|url=http://www.npt.gov.uk/pdf/Elections_DOR_UKPARL_2015.pdf|website=UK Parliamentary Elections May 2015 results|publisher=Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council|accessdate=16 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005110443/http://www.npt.gov.uk/pdf/Elections_DOR_UKPARL_2015.pdf|archive-date=5 October 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Aberconwystyle="text-align: right;" | 45,525Welsh Conservatives holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 3,999{{cite web|title=Aberconwy Result|url=http://www.conwy.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/638/declaration_of_resultsaberconwy.pdf|website=Election Results|publisher=Conwy County Borough Council|accessdate=16 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112353/http://www.conwy.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/638/declaration_of_resultsaberconwy.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Alyn and Deesidestyle="text-align: right;" | 62,016Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 3,343{{cite web|title=Alyn and Deeside result|url=http://cyfarfodyddpwyllgor.siryfflint.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=370&RPID=2251737&LLL=undefined|website=Election Results For Alyn And Deeside| date=7 May 2015 |publisher=Flintshire County Council|accessdate=20 September 2015}}
Arfonstyle="text-align: right;" | 40,492Plaid Cymru holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 3,668{{cite web|title=Gwynedd Council results|url=https://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/en/Council/Voting-and-elections/Parliamentary-Elections.aspx|website=Parliamentary Election results – 7 May 2015|publisher=Gwynedd Council|accessdate=20 September 2015}}rejected ballots 95 email from Gwynedd Council 3Jun15
Blaenau Gwentstyle="text-align: right;" | 51,335Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 12,703{{cite web|title=Blaenau Gwent result|url=http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/council/17804.asp|website=Blaenau Gwent Parliamentary Constituency Election 2015|publisher=Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council|accessdate=20 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708110200/http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/council/17804.asp|archive-date=8 July 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Brecon and Radnorshirestyle="text-align: right;" | 54,441Welsh Conservatives gainstyle="text-align: right;" | 5,102{{cite web|title=Powys election results|url=http://www.powys.gov.uk/en/elections/view-election-results/|website=2015 General Election results|publisher=Powys County Council|accessdate=20 September 2015}}rejected ballots 71 email from Powys County Council 15Jul15
Bridgendstyle="text-align: right;" | 59,998Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 1,927{{cite web|title=Bridgend and Ogmore results|url=http://www1.bridgend.gov.uk/services/electoral-services/elections.aspx|website=Elections|publisher=Bridgend County Borough Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060422/http://www1.bridgend.gov.uk/services/electoral-services/elections.aspx|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Caerphillystyle="text-align: right;" | 63,603Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 10,073{{cite web|title=Caerphilly result|url=http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/My-Council/Voting-and-elections/Election-Results/General-Election-2015-results/General-Election-2015-results-for-Caerphilly-const|website=General Election 2015 – Results for Caerphilly constituency|publisher=Caerphilly County Borough Council|accessdate=21 September 2015}}
Cardiff Centralstyle="text-align: right;" | 57,456Welsh Labour gainstyle="text-align: right;" | 4,981{{cite web|title=Cardiff Central result|url=http://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=35&RPID=1000185578|website=Election results for Cardiff Central|publisher=City of Cardiff Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|date = 7 May 2015}}
Cardiff Northstyle="text-align: right;" | 67,196Welsh Conservatives holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 2,137{{cite web|title=Cardiff North result|url=http://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=36&RPID=1000158179|website=Election results for Cardiff North|publisher=City of Cardiff Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|date = 7 May 2015}}
Cardiff South and Penarthstyle="text-align: right;" | 76,006Labour Co-operative Party holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 7,453{{cite web|title=Cardiff South and Penarth result|url=http://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=37&RPID=1000163518|website=Election results for Cardiff South and Penarth|publisher=City of Cardiff Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|date = 7 May 2015}}
Cardiff Weststyle="text-align: right;" | 66,762Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 6,789{{cite web|title=Cardiff West result|url=http://cardiff.moderngov.co.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=38&RPID=1000158179|website=Election results for Cardiff West|publisher=City of Cardiff Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|date = 7 May 2015}}
Carmarthen East and Dinefwrstyle="text-align: right;" | 55,605Plaid Cymru holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 5,599{{cite web|title=Carmarthen East result|url=http://newsroom.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/news-archive/2015/05/carmarthen/#.VgAbZLT5ndl|website=The Newsroom|publisher=Carmarthenshire County Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926024528/http://newsroom.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/news-archive/2015/05/carmarthen/#.VgAbZLT5ndl|archive-date=26 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}rejected ballots 61 email from Carmarthenshire County Council 27Jul15
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshirestyle="text-align: right;" | 57,777email from Pembrokeshire County Council 14Jul15Welsh Conservatives holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 6,054{{cite web|title=Pembrokeshire results|url=http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=101,1580,1067&parent_directory_id=646|website=Election Results|publisher=Pembrokeshire County Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218143127/http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=101,1580,1067&parent_directory_id=646|archive-date=18 December 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Ceredigionstyle="text-align: right;" | 54,243Welsh Liberal Democrats holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 3,067{{cite web|title=Ceredigion result|url=http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/English/Your-Council/Voting-Elections/generalelection/Pages/default.aspx|website=UK Parliamentary General Election 2015|publisher=Ceredigion County Council|accessdate=21 September 2015}}
Clwyd Southstyle="text-align: right;" | 54,996Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 2,402{{cite web|title=Clwyd South result|url=http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/pdfs/elections/2015/declaration_of_results_clywd_south.pdf|website=DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL|publisher=Wrexham County Borough Council|accessdate=21 September 2015}}
Clwyd Weststyle="text-align: right;" | 58,644Welsh Conservatives holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 6,730{{cite web|title=Clwyd West result|url=http://www.conwy.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/638/declaration_of_resultsclwyd_west.pdf|website=DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL|publisher=Conwy County Borough Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926024440/http://www.conwy.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/638/declaration_of_resultsclwyd_west.pdf|archive-date=26 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Cynon Valleystyle="text-align: right;" | 51,422Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 9,406{{cite web|title=Rhondda Cynon Taf|url=http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/councildemocracy/democracyelections/elections-publishingresults/parliamentarygeneralelections2015.aspx|website=Parliamentary General Elections 2015|publisher=Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925091713/http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/en/councildemocracy/democracyelections/elections-publishingresults/parliamentarygeneralelections2015.aspx|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Delynstyle="text-align: right;" | 53,639Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 2,930{{cite web|title=Delyn result|url=http://cyfarfodyddpwyllgor.siryfflint.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=371&RPID=2251743&LLL=undefined|website=Election Results For Delyn|publisher=Flintshire County Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|date = 7 May 2015}}
Dwyfor Meirionnyddstyle="text-align: right;" | 44,394Plaid Cymru holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 5,261rejected ballots 65 email from Gwynedd Council 3Jun15
Gowerstyle="text-align: right;" | 61,820Welsh Conservatives gainstyle="text-align: right;" | 27{{cite web|title=Swansea results|url=http://www.swansea.gov.uk/article/16420/Results---UK-Parliamentary-general-election-2015-Declarations|website=Results – UK Parliamentary general election 2015|publisher=City and County of Swansea|accessdate=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001124401/http://www.swansea.gov.uk/article/16420/Results---UK-Parliamentary-general-election-2015-Declarations|archive-date=1 October 2015|url-status=dead}}
Islwynstyle="text-align: right;" | 55,697Labour Co-operative Party holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 10,404{{cite web|title=Islwyn result|url=http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/My-Council/Voting-and-elections/Election-Results/General-Election-2015-results/General-Election-2015-results-for-Islwyn-constitue|website=General Election 2015 – Results for Islwyn constituency|publisher=Caerphilly County Borough Council|accessdate=21 September 2015}}
Llanellistyle="text-align: right;" | 59,796Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 7,095{{cite web|title=Llanelli result|url=http://newsroom.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/news-archive/2015/05/llanelli/#.VgAlXbT5ndl|website=The Newsroom|publisher=Carmarthenshire County Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001104806/http://newsroom.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/news-archive/2015/05/llanelli/#.VgAlXbT5ndl|archive-date=1 October 2015|url-status=dead}}rejected ballots 40 email from Carmarthenshire County Council 27Jul15
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymneystyle="text-align: right;" | 61,716Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 11,513{{cite web|title=Merthyr result|url=http://democracy.merthyr.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=69&RPID=1358061|website=Election results for Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney|publisher=Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council|accessdate=21 September 2015|date = 7 May 2015}}
Monmouthstyle="text-align: right;" | 62,248Welsh Conservatives holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 10,982{{cite web|title=Monmouth result|url=http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/app/uploads/2013/06/Declaration-of-Result-UK-Parliamentary-Election-Monmouth-Constituency.pdf|website=Declaration of Result of Poll|publisher=Monmouthshire County Council|accessdate=21 September 2015}}
Montgomeryshirestyle="text-align: right;" | 48,690Welsh Conservatives holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 5,325rejected ballots 54 email from Powys County Council 15Jul15
Neathstyle="text-align: right;" | 56,097Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 9,546
Newport Eaststyle="text-align: right;" | 56,015Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 4,705{{cite web|title=Newport results|url=http://www.newport.gov.uk/en/Council-Democracy/Elections-and-voting/Results-General-Election-2015.aspx|website=General Election 7 May 2015|publisher=Newport City Council|accessdate=21 September 2015}}rejected ballots 70 email from Newport City Council 4Sep15
Newport Weststyle="text-align: right;" | 62,137Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 3,510rejected ballots 76 email from Newport City Council 4Sep15
Ogmorestyle="text-align: right;" | 55,320email from Bridgend County Borough Council 29Jun15Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" |13,043
Pontypriddstyle="text-align: right;" | 58,940Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 8,985
Preseli Pembrokeshirestyle="text-align: right;" | 57,371Welsh Conservatives holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 4,969
Rhonddastyle="text-align: right;" | 51,811Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 7,455
Swansea Eaststyle="text-align: right;" | 58,011Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 12,028
Swansea Weststyle="text-align: right;" | 58,776Welsh Labour 3 holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 7,036
Torfaenstyle="text-align: right;" | 61,896Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 8,169{{cite web|title=Torfaen result|url=http://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Related-Documents/Elections/Results/Parliamentary/07-05-2015-UKParliamentaryGeneralElection.pdf|website=DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL|publisher=Torfaen County Borough Council|accessdate=20 September 2015}}
Vale of Clwydstyle="text-align: right;" | 56,505Welsh Conservatives gainstyle="text-align: right;" | 237{{cite web|title=Vale of Clwyd result|url=https://moderngov.denbighshire.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=328&RPID=1759002&LLL=0|website=Election results for Vale of Clwyd|publisher=Denbighshire County Council|accessdate=20 September 2015|date = April 2013}}
Vale of Glamorganstyle="text-align: right;" | 72,187Welsh Conservatives holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 6,880{{cite web|title=Vale of Glamorgan result|url=http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/Documents/Our%20Council/Council/Elections/Election%20Documents/Results/General-Election-2015---Statement-of-Results-(English-&-Welsh).pdf|website=Statement of Results|publisher=Vale of Glamorgan Council|accessdate=20 September 2015}}
Wrexhamstyle="text-align: right;" | 50,992Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 1,831{{cite web|title=Wrexham result|url=http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/pdfs/elections/2015/declaration_of_results_wrexham.pdf|website=DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL|publisher=Wrexham County Borough Council|accessdate=20 September 2015}}
Ynys Mônstyle="text-align: right;" | 49,939Welsh Labour holdstyle="text-align: right;" | 229{{cite web|title=Election results for Ynys Môn|url=http://democracy.anglesey.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=168&RPID=171685&LLL=0|website=Election results for Ynys Môn|publisher=Isle of Anglesey Count Council|accessdate=16 September 2015|date = 7 May 2015}}{{cite web|title=Formal Result for Ynys Môn|url=http://www.anglesey.gov.uk/Journals/2015/05/08/y/k/j/Canlyniadau_Results_07052015.pdf|website=Declaration of Result of Poll|publisher=Isle of Anglesey County Council|accessdate=16 September 2015}}

1 The information on the winning party and the majority come from the source(s) indicated.

2 The total electorate comes from unless another reference is given.

3 The MP is a Labour Co-op Party member{{cite web|title=Co-op Party MPs|url=https://party.coop/lists/members-of-parliament/|website=Members of Parliament|publisher=The Co-operative Party|accessdate=6 September 2015}} but he was nominated as 'Welsh Labour'.{{cite web|title=Swansea Persons Nominated|url=http://www.swansea.gov.uk/GENotices|website=Notices (UK parliamentary general election 2015)|publisher=City and County of Swansea|accessdate=6 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005102533/http://www.swansea.gov.uk/GENotices|archive-date=5 October 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Target seats

=Labour=

=Conservative=

=Plaid Cymru=

Opinion polling

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Sample size

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Plaid

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Lab

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Con

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LD

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UKIP

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Green

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!! class="unsortable" style="width:85px;"| Lead

16 April 2015colspan="9" |Five-way Opposition Leaders' Debate held on BBC One
13–15 April 2015

| [http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/qdd5cy3s3g/ITVWalesRsults_150415_Apriltracker_webiste.pdf YouGov/ITV/Cardiff University]

| 1,143

| 12%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 40%

| 26%

| 6%

| 13%

| 4%

| <0.5%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 14%

2 April 2015

| colspan="10" | Seven-way Leaders' Debate on ITV

26–31 Mar 2015

| [https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/auo5bkkble/SunResults_150331_WelshVI_website_V1.pdf YouGov/The Sun]

| 1,035

| 9%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 40%

| 27%

| 6%

| 13%

| 5%

| 1%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 13%

30 March 2015

| colspan="10" | Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign

24–27 Mar 2015

| [http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/e7erxqlrz8/ITVWalesResults_150327_March_Website.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,189

| 11%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 40%

| 25%

| 5%

| 14%

| 5%

| 1%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 15%

26 March 2015colspan="10" |First TV election interview by Jeremy Paxman with David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Sky and Channel 4
5–9 Mar 2015

| [https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/rh8h1erygs/ITVWalesResults_150309_VI_w.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,279

| 10%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 39%

| 25%

| 5%

| 14%

| 6%

| 1%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 14%

19–21 Jan 2015

| [http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/yooqei4d9h/ITVWales_January15_w.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,036

| 10%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 37%

| 23%

| 6%

| 16%

| 8%

| 1%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 14%

8–13 Jan 2015

| [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-31018241 ICM/BBC Wales]

| 1,004

| 12%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 38%

| 21%

| 7%

| 13%

| 6%

| 2%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 17%

2–3 Dec 2014

| [https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/6zuj63gt5x/ITVWalesResults_Dec14_Website.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,131

| 11%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 36%

| 23%

| 5%

| 18%

| 5%

| 2%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 13%

19–22 Sep 2014

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20141031192320/http://www.icmresearch.com/data/media/pdf/2014_sept_Wales_poll_release2.pdf ICM/BBC Wales]

| 1,006

| 13%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 39%

| 23%

| 5%

| 16%

| 2%

| 1%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 16%

8–11 Sep 2014

| [http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/2kgidh3rfa/ITVWalesResults_Sept14_Website.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,025

| 11%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 38%

| 23%

| 6%

| 17%

| 5%

| 1%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 15%

26 Jun–1 Jul 2014

| [http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/yyeygksd82/ITV_Wales_Results_140701_website.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,035

| 11%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 41%

| 25%

| 5%

| 14%

| 3%

| 2%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 16%

data-sort-value="2014-05-22" |22 May 2014colspan="10" | 2014 European Parliament elections
12–14 May 2014

| [https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/aet66b4b3v/ITV%20Wales%20Results%20140514%20Welsh%20Political%20Barometer_website.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,092

| 11%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 43%

| 22%

| 7%

| 13%

| 3%

| 2%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 21%

11–22 Apr 2014

| [http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/p3gzb780jb/YG-Archive-140422-UofWales.pdf YouGov/University of Cardiff]

| 1,027

| 11%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 45%

| 24%

| 7%

| 10%

| 1%

| 2%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 21%

21–24 Feb 2014

| [https://web.archive.org/web/20150501231752/http://www.icmunlimited.com/data/media/pdf/2014_bbcwales_poll.pdf ICM/BBC Wales]

| 1,000

| 15%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 45%

| 24%

| 6%

| 8%

| 2%

| 1%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 21%

10–12 Feb 2014

| [http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/why2okdhkr/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-120214.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,250

| 11%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 47%

| 22%

| 7%

| 9%

| 2%

| 2%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 25%

2–4 Dec 2013

| [http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2013/07/December-2013.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,001

| 12%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 46%

| 21%

| 8%

| 10%

| 2%

| 2%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 25%

18–22 Jul 2013

| [https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/hw3l9jskbl/YG-Archive-Welsh-voting-intention-results-220713.pdf YouGov]

| 1,012

| 9%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 48%

| 23%

| 8%

| 8%

| 2%

| 2%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 25%

18–20 Feb 2013

| [https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/iabzrf2qvj/YouGov-Survey-ITV-Wales-130220.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,007

| 10%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 51%

| 22%

| 9%

| 7%

| 1%

| 1%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 29%

2–4 Jul 2012

| [https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/y0phchdfgq/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-Results-050712.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,000

| 10%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 54%

| 23%

| 4%

| colspan="3" | 9%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 21%

data-sort-value="2012-05-03" |3 May 2012colspan="10" | 2012 Welsh local elections
12–16 Apr 2012

| [https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/eimyww9xp1/YG-Archives-Wales-010512.pdf YouGov]

| 1,039

| 12%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 50%

| 23%

| 7%

| colspan="3" | 9%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 27%

30 Jan–1 Feb 2012

| [https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/iabzrf2qvj/YouGov-Survey-ITV-Wales-130220.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,008

| 11%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 50%

| 25%

| 6%

| 5%

| 3%

| 2%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 25%

data-sort-value="2011-05-05" |5 May 2011colspan="10" | 2011 Welsh Assembly election
2–4 May 2011

| [https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/today_uk_import/yg-archives-pol-itvwales-finalresults-040511_0.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]

| 1,010

| 10%

| style="background:#F8C1BE" | 50%

| 24%

| 8%

| 4%

| 2%

| 2%

|style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 25%

style="background:#D5D5D5" |6 May 2010

| style="background:#D5D5D5" | [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/region/10.stm General election results]

| style="background:#D5D5D5" | 1,466,690

| style="background:#D5D5D5" | 11.3%

| style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 36.2%

| style="background:#D5D5D5" | 26.1%

| style="background:#D5D5D5" | 20.1%

| style="background:#D5D5D5" | 2.4%

| style="background:#D5D5D5" | 0.4%

| style="background:#D5D5D5" | 3.4%

| style="background:#dc241f; color:white;" | 10%

See also

References

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