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2019 general election results

Wales

Shows the general election results for Wales, which is a country in Great Britain. It is comprised of 22 counties (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 2,319,690 and a turnout of 66.6%.

Neath Port Talbot, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Blaenau Gwent, Powys, Bridgend, The Vale of Glamorgan, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Denbighshire, Wrexham, Conwy, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, Swansea, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Torfaen, Newport, Pembrokeshire and Isle of Anglesey

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
2,319,690
Turnout
66.6%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Lab 40.9%
Con 36.1%
PC 9.9%
LD 6.0%
Green 1.0%
Others 6.1%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Party Lab Con PC LD Green Others Total
Seats won 22 14 4 0 0 0 40
Change -6 +6 0 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 632 557 153 92 16 94 1,544
% vote 40.9% 36.1% 9.9% 6.0% 1.0% 6.1% 100.0%
Change -8.0% +2.5% -0.5% +1.5% +0.7% +5.8% 0%
Candidates 40 40 36 32 18 50 216
Deposits lost 0 0 10 15 17 28 70

Share of the vote by party 1992 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con PC LD Green UKIP Others
1992 49.5% 28.6% 8.9% 12.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.6%
1997 54.7% 19.6% 9.9% 12.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.4%
2001 48.6% 21.0% 14.3% 13.8% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3%
2005 42.7% 21.4% 12.6% 18.4% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0%
2010 36.2% 26.1% 11.3% 20.1% 0.4% 2.4% 3.4%
2015 36.9% 27.2% 12.1% 6.5% 2.6% 13.6% 1.0%
2017 48.9% 33.6% 10.4% 4.5% 0.3% 2.0% 0.2%
2019 40.9% 36.1% 9.9% 6.0% 1.0% 0.0% 6.1%

Seats won by party 1992 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Lab Con PC LD Green UKIP Others
1992 27 6 4 1 0 0 0
1997 34 0 4 2 0 0 0
2001 34 0 4 2 0 0 0
2005 30 3 2 4 0 0 1
2010 26 8 3 3 0 0 0
2015 25 11 3 1 0 0 0
2017 28 8 4 0 0 0 0
2019 22 14 4 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 15.4%
1 Cardiff Central 41.1%
2 Rhondda 38.6%
3 Montgomeryshire 35.5%
4 Aberavon 33.2%
5 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 32.9%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 15.4%
1 Alyn and Deeside 0.5%
2 Newport West 2.1%
3 Delyn 2.3%
4 Bridgend 2.7%
5 Clwyd South 3.4%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 47.8%
1 Cardiff Central 61.2%
2 Montgomeryshire 58.5%
3 Rhondda 54.4%
4 Cardiff South and Penarth 54.1%
5 Aberavon 53.8%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 47.8%
1 Ynys Môn 35.5%
2 Ceredigion 37.9%
3 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 38.9%
4 Torfaen 41.8%
5 Llanelli 42.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 66.6%
1 Cardiff North 77.0%
2 Monmouth 74.8%
3 Brecon and Radnorshire 74.5%
4 Gower 72.0%
5 Vale of Glamorgan 71.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 66.6%
1 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 57.3%
2 Swansea East 57.4%
3 Rhondda 59.0%
4 Cynon Valley 59.1%
5 Blaenau Gwent 59.6%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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