2017 United Kingdom general election in Wales

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2017 United Kingdom general election in Wales
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
  2015 8 June 2017 2019  

All 40 Welsh seats to the House of Commons
Turnout68.6% Increase2.svg3.0%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Jeremy Corbyn closeup.jpg Theresa May election infobox.jpg Leanne Wood AM (27555056394).jpg
Leader Jeremy Corbyn Theresa May Leanne Wood
Party Labour Conservative Plaid Cymru
Leader since 12 September 2015 11 July 2016 16 March 2012
Last election25 seats, 36.9%11 seats, 27.2%3 seats, 12.1%
Seats won2884
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1
Popular vote771,354528,839164,466
Percentage48.9%33.6%10.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg12.1%Increase2.svg6.3%Decrease2.svg1.7%

Wales Parliamentary Constituency 2017 Results.svg
Results by constituency

The 2017 United Kingdom general election in Wales was held on 8 June 2017; all 40 seats in Wales were contested. [1] The election for each seat was conducted on the basis of first-past-the-post.

Contents

The Labour party won the most votes in Wales, with the Conservatives winning overall across the UK. [2]

Results summary

PartySeatsVotes
TotalGainsLossesNet +/-% seatsTotal%Change
Labour 2830Increase2.svg370.0771,35448.9Increase2.svg12.1
Conservative 803Decrease2.svg320.0528,83933.6Increase2.svg6.3
Plaid Cymru 410Increase2.svg110.0164,46610.4Decrease2.svg1.7
Liberal Democrats 001Decrease2.svg171,0394.5Decrease2.svg2.0
UKIP 000031,3762.0Decrease2.svg11.6
Green 00005,1280.3Decrease2.svg2.2
 Others00003,6120.2Decrease2.svg0.1
Total401,575,814Turnout68.6
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%

Analysis

The Labour Party remained the largest party in Wales and won an even larger majority of seats after gaining three seats from the Conservatives. Its 48.9% of the vote and total of 771,354 popular votes were its best in Wales since 1997. [3]

The Conservative Party, who entered the campaign with high hopes of making gains, saw its representation reduced back to the levels it won in the 2010 general election. [4]

Plaid Cymru won back Ceredigion after the constituency's 12 years in Liberal Democrat hands, and brought its tally up to four seats, which was its best result showing since 2001 and one of its joint best in history. [5] [6]

Plaid Cymru's gain in Ceredigion and the Liberal Democrats' failure to make gains elsewhere meant that this was the first time in Welsh electoral history where there were no Liberal or Liberal Democrat MPs elected to represent a Welsh constituency in a Westminster Parliamentary election. [7] [8]

Target seats

Labour

Conservative

Plaid Cymru

Opinion polling

Date(s)
conducted
Polling organisation/clientSample size Lab Con UKIP Plaid Lib Dem Green OthersLead
8 JuneGeneral Election results 1,575,81448.9%33.6%2.0%10.4%4.5%0.3%0.2%15.3%
5–7 June 2017 YouGov/ITV 1,07446%34%5%9%5%1%12%
29–31 May 2017 YouGov/ITV 1,01446%35%5%8%5%0%0%11%
18–21 May 2017 YouGov/ITV 1,02544%34%5%9%6%1%1%10%
5–7 May 2017 YouGov/ITV 1,01835%41%4%11%7%1%1%6%
4 May 2017 2017 Welsh local elections
19–21 April 2017 YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer 1,02930%40%6%13%8%2%1%10%
18 AprPrime Minister Theresa May announces her intention to seek a general election to be held on 8 June 2017
3–6 Jan 2017 YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer 1,03433%28%13%13%9%2%05%
18–21 Sep 2016 YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer 1,00135%29%14%13%7%2%06%
13 Jul 2016 Theresa May becomes the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
30 Jun–4 Jul 2016 YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer 1,01034%23%16%16%8%1%2%11%
5 May 2016 Welsh Assembly election and Ogmore by-election
19–22 Apr 2016 YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer 1,00137%23%17%13%7%2%1%14%
7–11 Apr 2016 YouGov/ITV Wales 1,01138%22%18%13%6%2%1%16%
7–18 Mar 2016 Welsh Election Study Archived 25 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3,27236%25%16%14%6%3% [lower-alpha 1] 11%
9–11 Feb 2016 YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer 1,02437%27%18%13%4%1%-10%
30 Nov–4 Dec 2015 YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer 1,00537%27%17%12%4%2%-10%
21–24 Sep 2015 YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer 1,15142%26%16%10%5%2%-16%
24–26 Jun 2015 YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer 1,15137%28%15%12%4%3%1%9%
7 May 2015 General Election results 1,498,43336.9%27.2%13.6%12.1%6.5%2.6%1.0%9.7%

See also

Notes

  1. Including the Green Party.

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