List of UK Parliament constituencies in Wales
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{{Politics of Wales}}
Wales is divided into thirty-two constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which elect Members of Parliament to the House of Commons.
At the 2024 United Kingdom general election in Wales, 27 Labour MPs, 4 Plaid Cymru MPs and 1 Liberal Democrat MP were elected. The Conservative Party lost all of their 13 MPs in Wales.
This is a decrease from forty constituencies, last used in the general election of December 2019 which had resulted in 22 of the Welsh constituencies being represented by Labour MPs, 14 by Conservative MPs, and 4 by Plaid Cymru MPs.{{cite web|title=Wales 2019 results|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2019/results/wales|website=Election 2019 Results|publisher=BBC|accessdate=15 December 2019}} The number of constituencies was reduced from 40 to 32, as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, in which the Boundary Commission for Wales set the boundaries of the new constituencies, following a process starting in 2021{{Cite news|date=2021-09-08|title=Major changes to cut number of Welsh MPs published|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-58476636|access-date=2021-09-08}} and concluding on 28 June 2023 when the final recommendations were published by the commission.
Until 2026, the devolved Senedd will continue using 40 constituencies as in the previous UK Parliament, but would later replace them with 16 Senedd constituencies comprising pairings of the 32 UK Parliament constituencies.
Constituencies since 2024
{{See also|2024 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}
File:Wales2023Constituencies labelled map.svg{{legend2|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|‡Labour|border=1px solid #aaaaaa}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|†Conservative|border=1px solid #aaaaaa}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|₪Plaid Cymru|border=1px solid #aaaaaa}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|¤Liberal Democrat|border=1px solid #aaaaaa}}
{{legend2|{{party color|The Brexit Party}}|*Brexit Party/Reform UK|border=1px solid #aaaaaa}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|¢Green Party|border=1px solid #aaaaaa}}
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Constituency
! rowspan="1" |Electorate ! rowspan="1" |Majority ! colspan="2" |Member of Parliament ! colspan="2" |Nearest opposition ! rowspan="1" class="unsortable" |Map |
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Aberafan Maesteg
|72,467 |10,354 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Mark Griffiths* |
Alyn and Deeside
|75,785 |8,794 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Vicki Roskams* |
Bangor Aberconwy
|69,026 |4,896 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Plaid Cymru}}| |Catrin Wager₪ |
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
|71,079 |12,183 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Plaid Cymru}}| |Niamh Salkeld₪ |
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
|73,114 |1,472 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Liberal Democrats}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Conservative Party}}| |
Bridgend
|73,152 |8,595 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Caroline Jones* |
Caerfyrddin
|74,003 |4,535 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Plaid Cymru}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |Martha O'Neil‡ |
Caerphilly
|74,878 |6,419 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Plaid Cymru}}| |Lindsay Whittle₪ |
Cardiff East
|72,873 |9,097 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Liberal Democrats}}| |Rodney Berman¤ |
Cardiff North
|71,335 |11,207 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Conservative Party}}| |Joel Williams† |
Cardiff South and Penarth
|72,613 |11,767 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Green Party of England and Wales}}| |Anthony Slaughter¢ |
Cardiff West
|75,473 |7,019 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Plaid Cymru}}| |Kiera Marshall₪ |
Ceredigion Preseli
|74,094 |14,789 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Plaid Cymru}}| |Ben Lake₪ |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Liberal Democrats}}| |Mark Williams¤ |
Clwyd East
|76,637 |4,622 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Conservative Party}}| |
Clwyd North
|76,150 |1,196 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Conservative Party}}| |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
|72,533 |15,876 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Plaid Cymru}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |Joanna Stallard‡ |
Gower
|75,504 |11,567 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Conservative Party}}| |Marc Jenkins† |
Llanelli
|71,536 |1,504 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Gareth Beer* |
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
|74,805 |7,627 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Gareth Thomas* |
Mid and South Pembrokeshire
|79,031 |1,878 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Conservative Party}}| |
Monmouthshire
|73,500 |3,338 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Conservative Party}}| |
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
|74,039 |3,815 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Oliver Lewis* |
Neath and Swansea East
|76,347 |6,627 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Dai Richards* |
Newport East
|76,683 |9,009 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Tommy Short* |
Newport West and Islwyn
|75,781 |8,868 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Paul Taylor* |
Pontypridd
|75,030 |8,402 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Steven Bayliss* |
Rhondda and Ogmore
|73,960 |7,790 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Darren James* |
Swansea West
|73,116 |8,515 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Patrick Benham-Crosswell* |
Torfaen
|71,551 |7,322 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Reform UK}}| |Ian Williams* |
Vale of Glamorgan
|74,374 |4,216 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Conservative Party}}| |
Wrexham
|69,544 |5,948 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Labour Party (UK)}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Conservative Party}}| |
Ynys Môn
|53,137 |637 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Plaid Cymru}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color| Conservative Party}}| |
Constituencies until 2024
{{See|2019 United Kingdom general election}}
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Constituency
!rowspan=1|Majority{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies|title=BBC Elections 2019 results|date=15 December 2019|website=BBC Elections}} !colspan=2|Member of Parliament !rowspan=1 class=unsortable|Map | |
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Aberavon
|50,750 |10,490 |bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Charlotte Lang† | |
Aberconwy
|44,699 |2,034 |bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |Emily Owen ‡ | |
Alyn and Deeside
|62,789 |213 |bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Sanjoy Sen† | |
Arfon
|42,215 |2,781 |bgcolor={{party color| Plaid Cymru}}| |bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |Steffie Williams Roberts‡ | |
Blaenau Gwent
|50,739 |8,647 |bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|The Brexit Party}}" | |Richard Taylor* | |
Brecon and Radnorshire
|55,490 |7,131 |bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | |
Bridgend
|63,303 |1,157 |bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | |
Caerphilly
|63,166 |6,833 |bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Jane Pratt† | |
Cardiff Central
|64,037 |17,179 |bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Meirion Jenkins† | |
Cardiff North
|68,438 |6,982 |bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Mo Ali† | |
Cardiff South and Penarth
|78,837 |12,737 |bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Philippa Broom† | |
Cardiff West
|68,508 |10,986 |bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Carolyn Webster† | |
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
|57,419 |1,809 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent}}| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |David Darkin‡ | |
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
|59,158 |7,745 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |Marc Tierney‡ | |
Ceredigion
|56,250 |6,329 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}| |Ben Lake₪ | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Amanda Jenner† | |
Clwyd South
|53,919 |1,239 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | |
Clwyd West
|57,714 |6,747 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |Jo Thomas‡ | |
Cynon Valley
|51,134 |8,822 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Pauline Church† | |
Delyn
|54,560 |865 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
|44,362 |4,740 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}| | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Tomos Davies† | |
Gower
|61,762 |1,837 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Francesca O'Brien† | File:Gower2007Constituency.svg |
Islwyn
|55,423 |5,464 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Gavin Chambers† | File:Islwyn2007Constituency.svg |
Llanelli
|60,518 |4,670 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Tamara Reay† | File:Llanelli2007Constituency.svg |
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
|56,322 |10,606 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Sara Jones† | File:MerthyrTydfilRhymney2007Constituency.svg |
Monmouth
|67,098 |9,982 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |Yvonne Murphy‡ | File:Monmouth2007Constituency.svg |
Montgomeryshire
|48,997 |12,138 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |Kishan Devani¤ | File:Montgomeryshire2007Constituency.svg |
Neath
|56,419 |5,637 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Jon Burns† | File:Neath2007Constituency.svg |
Newport East
|58,554 |1,992 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Mark Brown† | File:NewportEast2007Constituency.svg |
Newport West
|66,657 |902 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Matthew Evans† | File:NewportWest2007Constituency.svg |
Ogmore
|57,581 |7,805 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Sadie Vidal† | File:Ogmore2007Constituency.svg |
Pontypridd
|60,327 |5,887 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Sam Trask† | File:Pontypridd2007Constituency.svg |
Preseli Pembrokeshire
|59,606 |5,062 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |Philippa Thompson‡ | File:PreseliPembrokeshire2007Constituency.svg |
Rhondda
|50,262 |11,440 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Hannah Jarvis | File:Rhondda2007Constituency.svg |
Swansea East
|58,450 |11,440 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Denise Howard† | File:SwanseaEast2007Constituency.svg |
Swansea West
|57,078 |8,116 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent politician}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |James Price† | File:SwanseaWest2007Constituency.svg |
Torfaen
|62,330 |3,742 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |Graham Smith† | File:Torfaen2007Constituency.svg |
Vale of Clwyd
|56,649 |1,827 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | File:ValeOfClwyd2007Constituency.svg |
Vale of Glamorgan
|76,508 |3,562 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |Belinda Loveluck-Edwards‡ | File:ValeOfGlamorgan2007Constituency.svg |
Wrexham
|49,737 |2,131 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |Mary Wimbury‡ | File:Wrexham2007Constituency.svg |
Ynys Môn (Anglesey)
|51,925 |1,968 | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |Mary Roberts‡ | File:YnysMon2007Constituency.svg |
2023 boundary changes
{{Further|2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies}}
=Failed sixth periodic review=
Under the terms of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, the Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies (the 2018 review) was based on reducing the total number of MPs from 650 to 600 and a strict electoral parity requirement that the electorate of all constituencies should be within a range of 5% either side of the electoral quota.
The Boundary Commission for Wales submitted their final proposals in respect of the Sixth Review in September 2018. Although the proposals were immediately laid before Parliament they were not brought forward by the Government for approval. Accordingly, they did not come into effect for the 2019 election which took place on 12 December 2019, and which was contested using the constituency boundaries in place since 2010.
On 24 March 2020, the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, Chloe Smith, issued a written statement to Parliament setting out the Government's thinking with regard to parliamentary boundaries.{{Cite web|title=Update: Strengthening Democracy:Written statement – HCWS183|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-03-24/HCWS183/|access-date=2020-04-20|website=UK Parliament|language=English}} Subsequently, the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/25/enacted|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}} was passed into law on 14 December 2020 which formally removed the duty to implement the 2018 review and set out the framework for future boundary reviews.
=2023 periodic review=
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The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 was passed in December 2020, and the publication of the most recent data of electorate sizes of constituencies on 5 January 2021, lead the Boundary Commission for Wales to begin its review of the parliamentary constituencies in Wales, with the commission required to publish its final recommendations for boundary changes by 1 July 2023. By December 2021, the commission published the responses collected during the consultation period, and then conducted a six-week 'secondary consultation. Unlike the previous periodic review, the total UK constituencies was kept at 650.
When proportionally dividing the total 2021 electoral population of the United Kingdom using a statutory formula between the constituent countries of the UK, it results in England having 543 constituencies, Scotland having 57, Wales having 32 and Northern Ireland with the remaining 18. Each constituency recommended to have no more than 77,062 electors and no less than 69,724. The figure from Wales is calculated to be 8 seats lower from the total constituencies used for the 2019 UK general election when there were 40 constituencies, the largest decrease of any UK country or region. Wales has one 'protected constituency' not subject to UK electoral quotas, Ynys Môn on the Isle of Anglesey, where boundary changes are not applied. The decrease in constituencies in Wales has been described by the commission to represent "the most significant change to Wales's constituencies in a century", and the commission has no control over the number of constituencies in Wales. The final proposal published by the commission no longer required parliamentary approval and the recommendations in the final report were implemented automatically, however the second consultation period allowed public hearing about the proposals. The commission stated that it tried wherever possible to use existing local government boundaries, such as those of existing constituencies and principal areas.
==Final recommendations==
File:Wales2023Constituencies labelled map.svg
The final recommendations on the new constituencies in Wales were published on 28 June 2023 by the Boundary Commission for Wales.{{Cite web |title=Wales' new parliamentary constituencies published |url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/news/06-23/wales-new-parliamentary-constituencies-published |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Boundary Commission for Wales}} This followed years of proposals and consultations since 2021, with initial proposals published in 2021 and revised in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Revised Proposals |url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/sites/bcomm/files/review/Revised%20Proposals_final_0.pdf |pages=24–25, 30 |publisher=Boundary Commission for Wales}}
Categorisation of status is purely based on the names used by the constituencies, if a new constituency largely overlaps with a previous one but was renamed, it is considered a new constituency.
New – Did not exist previously with either the name or boundaries.
Expanded – Keeps name but gains wards.
Redefined – Keeps name but with other altered boundaries.
Revived – Former constituency revived under the same name(s).
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|+List of recommended constituencies{{Cite book |url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/sites/bcomm/files/review/E02859434_Boundary%20Commission%20Wales%202023_English_Web%20Accessible_V03.pdf |title=2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies – The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales |date=28 June 2023 |publisher=Boundary Commission for Wales}} ! rowspan="2" |Recommended constituency ! rowspan="2" |Electorate ! rowspan="2" |Area (km2) ! colspan="2" |Electoral wards from ! rowspan="2" |Status ! rowspan="2" |Notes |
Previous constituency
!Principal area |
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rowspan="4" |Aberafan Maesteg
| rowspan="4" |69,817 | rowspan="4" |397 |Bridgend (part) | rowspan="4" |New constituency |
Ogmore (part) |
Aberavon (part) |
Neath (part) |
rowspan="2" |Alyn and Deeside {{lang|cy|Alun a Glannau Dyfrdwy}} | rowspan="2" |75,695 | rowspan="2" |205 |Alyn and Deeside (all) | rowspan="2" |Expanded constituency |
Delyn (part) |
rowspan="4" |Bangor Aberconwy
| rowspan="4" |70,468 | rowspan="4" |1,435 |Aberconwy (all) | rowspan="4" |New constituency |
Clwyd West (part) |
Clwyd West (part) |
Arfon (part) |
rowspan="4" |Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney {{lang|cy|Blaenau Gwent a Rhymni}} | rowspan="4" |71,079 | rowspan="4" |166 |Blaenau Gwent (all) | rowspan="4" |New constituency |
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (part) |
Islwyn (part) |
Caerphilly (part) |
rowspan="2" |Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe {{lang|cy|Aberhonddu, Maesyfed a Chwm Tawe}} | rowspan="2" |72,113 | rowspan="2" |3,090 |Brecon and Radnorshire (all) | rowspan="2" |New constituency |
Neath (part) |
rowspan="2" |Bridgend {{lang|cy|Pen-y-bont}} | rowspan="2" |70,770 | rowspan="2" |124 |Bridgend (part) | rowspan="2" |Redefined constituency |
Ogmore (part) |
rowspan="2" |Caerfyrddin
| rowspan="2" |72,683 | rowspan="2" |2,034 |Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (part) | rowspan="2" |Revived constituency | rowspan="2" |Previously existed 1542–1997 under its English name "Carmarthen". |
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (part) |
rowspan="2" | Caerphilly {{lang|cy|Caerffili}} | rowspan="2" | 72,458 | rowspan="2" |140 |Caerphilly (part) | rowspan="2" | Redefined constituency |
Islwyn (part) |
rowspan="2" |Cardiff East {{lang|cy|Dwyrain Caerdydd}} | rowspan="2" |72,463 | rowspan="2" |33 |Cardiff Central (part) | rowspan="2" |Revived constituency | rowspan="2" |Name restored; previously existed 1918–1950. |
Cardiff South and Penarth (part) |
rowspan="2" |Cardiff North {{lang|cy|Gogledd Caerdydd}} | rowspan="2" |71,143 | rowspan="2" |49 |Cardiff North (all) | rowspan="2" |Expanded constituency |
Pontypridd (part) |
rowspan="4" |Cardiff South and Penarth {{lang|cy|De Caerdydd a Phenarth}} | rowspan="4" |72,269 | rowspan="4" |60 |Cardiff South and Penarth (part) | rowspan="4" |Redefined constituency |
Cardiff Central (part) |
Cardiff South and Penarth (part) |
Vale of Glamorgan (part) |
rowspan="2" |Cardiff West {{lang|cy|Gorllewin Caerdydd}} | rowspan="2" |73,947 | rowspan="2" |63 |Cardiff West (all) | rowspan="2" |Expanded constituency |
Pontypridd (part) |
rowspan="2" |Ceredigion Preseli
| rowspan="2" |74,063 | rowspan="2" |2,458 |Ceredigion (all) | rowspan="2" |New constituency |
Preseli Pembrokeshire (part) |
rowspan="5" |Clwyd East {{lang|cy|Dwyrain Clwyd}} | rowspan="5" |76,395 | rowspan="5" |676 |Clwyd West (part) | rowspan="5" |New constituency |
Clwyd South (part) |
Vale of Clwyd (part) |
Delyn (part) |
Clwyd South (part) |
rowspan="2" |Clwyd North {{lang|cy|Gogledd Clwyd}} | rowspan="2" |76,150 | rowspan="2" |170 |Clwyd West (part) | rowspan="2" |New constituency |
Vale of Clwyd (part) |
rowspan="3" |Dwyfor Meirionnydd
| rowspan="3" |72,533 | rowspan="3" |2,613 |Clwyd South (part) | rowspan="3" |Expanded constituency |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd (all) |
Arfon (part) |
rowspan="2" |Gower {{lang|cy|Gŵyr}} | rowspan="2" |76,801 | rowspan="2" |345 |Gower (part) | rowspan="2" |Redefined constituency |
Swansea West (part) |
rowspan="2" |Llanelli
| rowspan="2" |69,895 | rowspan="2" |397 |Llanelli (all) | rowspan="2" |Expanded constituency |
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (part) |
rowspan="2" |Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare {{lang|cy|Merthyr Tudful ac Aberdâr}} | rowspan="2" |74,805 | rowspan="2" |245 |Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (part) |Merthyr Tydfil (all) | rowspan="2" |New constituency |
Cynon Valley (part) |
rowspan="2" |Mid and South Pembrokeshire {{lang|cy|Canol a De Sir Benfro}} | rowspan="2" |76,820 | rowspan="2" |985 |Preseli Pembrokeshire (part) | rowspan="2" |New constituency |
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (part) |
rowspan="2" |Monmouthshire {{lang|cy|Sir Fynwy}} | rowspan="2" |72,681 | rowspan="2" |884 |Monmouth (part) |Monmouthshire (all) | rowspan="2" |Revived constituency | rowspan="2" |Name restored; previously existed 1536–1885. |
Newport East (part)
|Monmouthshire (all) |
rowspan="2" |Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr {{lang|cy|Maldwyn a Glyndŵr}} | rowspan="2" |74,223 | rowspan="2" |2,379 |Montgomeryshire (all) | rowspan="2" |New constituency |
Clwyd South (part) |
rowspan="4" |Neath and Swansea East {{lang|cy|Castell-nedd a Dwyrain Abertawe}} | rowspan="4" |74,705 | rowspan="4" |219 |Aberavon (part) | rowspan="4" |New constituency |
Neath (part) |
Gower (part) |
Swansea East (part) |
rowspan="2" |Newport East {{lang|cy|Dwyrain Casnewydd}} | rowspan="2" |76,159 | rowspan="2" |142 |Newport East (part) | rowspan="2" |Redefined constituency |
Newport West (part) |
rowspan="2" |Newport West and Islwyn {{lang|cy|Gorllewin Casnewydd ac Islwyn}} | rowspan="2" |76,234 | rowspan="2" |154 |Newport West (part) | rowspan="2" |New constituency |
Islwyn (part) |
rowspan="3" |Pontypridd
| rowspan="3" |73,743 | rowspan="3" |141 |Cynon Valley (part) | rowspan="3" |Redefined constituency |
Ogmore (part) |
Pontypridd (part) |
rowspan="4" |Rhondda and Ogmore {{lang|cy|Rhondda ac Ogwr}} | rowspan="4" |73,557 | rowspan="4" |199 |Ogmore (part) | rowspan="4" |New constituency |
Ogmore (part) |
Pontypridd (part) |
Rhondda (all) |
rowspan="2" |Swansea West {{lang|cy|Gorllewin Abertawe}} | rowspan="2" |74,612 | rowspan="2" |35 |Swansea East (part) | rowspan="2" |Redefined constituency |
Swansea West (part) |
rowspan="2" |Torfaen
| rowspan="2" |70,591 | rowspan="2" |126 |Torfaen (all) |Torfaen (all) | rowspan="2" |Expanded constituency |
Monmouth (part)
|Torfaen (all) |
Vale of Glamorgan {{lang|cy|Bro Morgannwg}} |70,426 |301 |Vale of Glamorgan (part) |Redefined constituency |
rowspan="2" |Wrexham {{lang|cy|Wrecsam}} | rowspan="2" |70,964 | rowspan="2" |292 |Clwyd South (part) | rowspan="2" |Expanded constituency |
Wrexham (all) |
Ynys Môn
|52,415 |746 |Ynys Môn (all) |Isle of Anglesey (all) |{{Tooltip|Protected constituency|Protected by law from any changes following boundary reviews}} |Constituency not subject to the statutory UK electoral quota. |
2024 results
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies in Wales at the 2024 general election were as follows:{{Cite web |date=26 July 2024 |title=General election 2024 results |url=https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10009/ |access-date=1 August 2024 |website=House of Commons Library}}
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! scope="col" |Party ! scope="col" |Votes ! scope="col" |% ! scope="col" |Change ! scope="col" |Seats !Change from ! scope="col" |Change from |
scope="row" |Labour
|487,636 |37.0 |{{decrease}} 3.9 |27 |{{increase}} 5 |{{increase}} 9 |
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scope="row" |Conservative
|240,003 |18.2 |{{decrease}} 17.9 |0 |{{decrease}} 14 |{{decrease}} 12 |
scope="row" |Reform UK
|223,018 |16.9 |{{increase}} 11.5 |0 |{{no change}} 0 |{{no change}} 0 |
scope="row" |Plaid Cymru
|194,811 |14.7 |{{increase}} 4.8 |4 |{{no change}} 0 |{{increase}} 2 |
scope="row" |Liberal Democrats
|85,911 |6.5 |{{increase}} 0.5 |1 |{{increase}} 1 |{{increase}} 1 |
scope="row" |Green
|61,662 |4.7 |{{increase}} 3.7 |0 |{{no change}} 0 |{{no change}} 0 |
scope="row" |Others
|26,035 |2.0 |{{increase}} 1.3 |0 |{{no change}} 0 |{{no change}} 0 |
scope="row" |Total
|1,319,076 |100.0 | |32 |{{decrease}} 8 | |
Results history
Primary data source: [https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8647/ House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019] (2024 as above)
=Percentage votes=
File:Wales votes % 1945-2024.svg
Key:
- CON – Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966
- LAB – Labour Party, including Labour and Co-operative Party
- LIB – Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992
- PC – Plaid Cymru
- UKIP – UK Independence Party 2010 to 2017 (included in Other up to 2005 and from 2019)
- REF - Reform UK (2019 - Brexit Party)
- GRN – Green Party of England and Wales (included in Other up to 2005)
=Seats=
File:Wales seats 1945-2024.svg
Key:
- CON – Conservative Party, including National Liberal Party up to 1966
- LAB – Labour Party, including Labour and Co-operative Party
- LIB – Liberal Party up to 1979; SDP-Liberal Alliance 1983 & 1987; Liberal Democrats from 1992
- PC – Plaid Cymru
- OTH – 1970 – Independent (S. O. Davies); 2005 – Independent (Peter Law)
=Maps=
File:WalesParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg|2010
File:WalesParliamentaryConstituency2015Results.svg|2015
File:Wales Parliamentary Constituency 2017 Results.svg|2017
File:Wales Parliamentary Constituency 201911 with affilation changes.svg|2019 by-elections
File:Dec2019WalesConstituencies.png|December 2019
File:Jul2024WalesConstituencies.svg|2024
These are maps of the results of the last four general elections in Wales and changes in 2019 following a by-election and a change of affiliation.
- Red represents the Labour Party's MPs.
- Blue represents the Conservative Party's MPs.
- Amber represents the Liberal Democrats' MPs.
- Green represents Plaid Cymru's MPs.
- Grey represents Independent MPs.
=2019 by-elections=
Two by-elections were held in 2019:
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Clwyd
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Dyfed
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Gwent
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Gwynedd
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Mid Glamorgan
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Powys
- List of parliamentary constituencies in South Glamorgan
- List of parliamentary constituencies in West Glamorgan
- Senedd constituencies and electoral regions