2024 United Kingdom general election in Wales
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All 32 Welsh seats to the House of Commons
Turnout56.0% Decrease10.6%
  First party Second party Third party
  Keir Starmer Rhun ap Iorwerth Ed Davey
Leader Keir Starmer Rhun ap Iorwerth Ed Davey
Party Labour Plaid Cymru Liberal Democrats
Leader since 4 April 2020 16 June 2023 27 August 2020
Last election 22 seats, 40.9% 4 seats, 9.9% 0 seats, 6.0%
Seats before 21 3 0
Seats won 27 4 1
Seat change Increase6 Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 487,636 194,812 85,911
Percentage 37.0% 14.8% 6.5%
Swing Decrease3.9% Increase4.9% Increase0.5%
Results by constituency

The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024. Thirty-two seats were up for election in Wales as the general election occurred after the recently completed boundary review took effect. The Labour Party won a landslide victory of Welsh MPs, gaining six seats for a total of 27. Both Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats gained one seat each, taking them to four seats and one seat respectively. The Conservatives lost all thirteen seats they had held previously, leaving the party without Westminster representation from Wales for the first time since 2001.

Election

Date of the election

On 22 May 2024, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced 4 July 2024 as the election date.[1]

Number of Welsh MPs

Welsh constituencies to be used in the election, labelled. A decrease to 32 constituencies.

As required by the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 as amended by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020, the number of seats in Wales must be reduced from 40 to 32 to more accurately reflect its share of registered voters, including one coinciding with the Isle of Anglesey. The Boundary Commission for Wales is responsible for drawing up proposals for the new constituency boundaries, but it must abide by this total.

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies began in 2020 and concluded in 2023. Initial proposals were published in September 2021.[2] The revised proposals were published on 19 October 2022 followed by a four-week consultation period.[3] On 28 June 2023, the Boundary Commission for Wales published its final recommendations for the new Welsh constituencies.[4] These changes were approved at a meeting of the Privy Council on 15 November.[5] and came into force on 29 November.[6]

Constituencies

Welsh MPs not standing for re-election

Members of Parliament not standing for re-election
MP Seat First elected Party Date announced
Wayne David Caerphilly 2001 Labour 11 February 2022[7]
Hywel Williams Arfon 2001 Plaid Cymru 11 November 2022[8]
David Jones Clwyd West 2005 Conservative 20 September 2023[9]
Christina Rees Neath 2015 Labour 1 February 2024[10]
Kevin Brennan Cardiff West 2001 Labour 27 May 2024[11]
Geraint Davies Swansea West 1997[a] Labour[b] 28 May 2024[12]
Jonathan Edwards Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 2010 Plaid Cymru[c] 28 May 2024[13]
Jamie Wallis Bridgend 2019 Conservative 22 October 2023[14]
Beth Winter Cynon Valley[d] 2019 Labour 7 June 2023[15]

Candidates


2024 United Kingdom general election
(4 July)
Parties
Campaign
Overview by country
Outcome
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Parties Number of candidates[16]
Conservative Party 32
Green Party of England and Wales 32
Labour Party 32
Liberal Democrats 32
Plaid Cymru 32
Reform UK 31
Independents 17 (15 constituencies)
Heritage Party 6
Workers Party of Britain 4
Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party 3
Co-operative Party 3[17]
Official Monster Raving Loony Party 2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Women's Equality Party 2
Climate Party 1
Communist Party of Britain 1
English Democrats 1
Libertarian Party (UK) 1
Propel 1
Socialist Labour Party (UK) 1
True and Fair Party 1
UK Independence Party 1
Total 235

Results

A summarised results of the parties that won seats at the election is shown below.[18]

Party Leader MPs Votes
Of total Of total
Labour Party Keir Starmer 27 84.4%
27 / 32
 487,636 37%
Conservative Party Rishi Sunak 0 0.0%
0 / 32
 240,003 18.2%
Reform UK Nigel Farage 0 0.0%
0 / 32
 223,018 16.9%
Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth 4 12.5%
4 / 32
 194,811 14.8%
Liberal Democrats Ed Davey 1 3.1%
1 / 32
 85,911 6.5%
Green Party of England and Wales Carla Denyer
Adrian Ramsay 		0 0.0%
0 / 32
 61,662 4.7%

By constituency

Candidates in bold won their respective constituency election.

Constituency Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Reform UK Green Party Plaid Cymru Others Incumbent
Aberafan Maesteg Abigail Mainon Stephen Kinnock Justin Griffiths Mark Griffiths Nigel Hill Colin Deere Labour Stephen Kinnock
(Aberavon)
Bangor Aberconwy Robin Millar Claire Hughes Rachael Roberts John Clark Petra Haig Catrin Wager Conservative Robin Millar
(Aberconwy)
Alyn and Deeside Jeremy Kent Mark Tami Richard Marbrow Vicky Roskams Karl Macnaughton Jack Morris Edwin Duggan (Independent) Labour Mark Tami
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney Hannah Jarvis Nick Smith Jackie Charlton Anne Baker Niamh Salkeld Labour Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent)
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe Fay Jones Matthew Dorrance David Chadwick Adam Hill Amerjit Kaur-Dhaliwal Emily Durrant-Munro Conservative Fay Jones
(Brecon and Radnorshire)
Bridgend Anita Boateng Chris Elmore Claire Waller Caroline Jones Debra Cooper Iolo Caudy Mark John (Independent) Conservative Jamie Wallis
Labour Chris Elmore
(Ogmore)
Caerfyrddin Simon Hart Martha O'Neil Nick Beckett Bernard Holton Will Beasley Ann Davies Independent (formerly Plaid Cymru) Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr)
Caerphilly Brandon Gorman Chris Evans[e] Steve Aicheler Joshua Kim Mark Thomas Lindsay Whittle[f] Labour Wayne David
Cardiff East Beatrice Brandon Jo Stevens Rodney Berman Lee Canning Sam Coates Cadewyn Skelley John Williams (TUSC) Labour Jo Stevens
(Cardiff Central)
Cardiff North Joel Williams Anna McMorrin Irfan Latif Lawrence Gwynn Meg Shepherd-Foster Malcolm Phillips Labour Anna McMorrin
Cardiff South and Penarth Ellis Smith Stephen Doughty Alex Wilson Simon Llewellyn Anthony Slaughter withdrew support from their nominated candidate Sharifah Rahman (nominated as Plaid Cymru) Labour Stephen Doughty
Cardiff West James Hamblin Alex Barros-Curtis Manda Rigby Peter Hopkins Jess Ryan Kiera Marshall Labour Kevin Brennan
Ceredigion Preseli Aled Thomas Jackie Jones[g] Mark Williams[h] Karl Pollard Tomos Barlow Ben Lake Taghrid Al-Mawed (Workers) Plaid Cymru Ben Lake
(Ceredigion)
Clwyd East James Davies Becky Gittins Alec Dauncey Kirsty Walmsley Lee Lavery Paul Penlington Rob Roberts (Independent) Independent (formerly Conservative) Rob Roberts
(Delyn)
Clwyd North Darren Millar Gill German David Wilkins Jamie Orange Martyn Hogg Paul Rowlinson Conservative David Jones
(Clwyd West)
Conservative James Davies
(Vale of Clwyd)
Dwyfor Meirionnydd Tomos Day Joanna Stallard Phoebe Jenkins Lucy Murphy Karl Drinkwater Liz Saville Roberts Joan Ginsberg (Heritage) Plaid Cymru Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru Hywel Williams
(Arfon)
Gower Marc Jenkins Tonia Antoniazzi Franck Banza Catrin Thomas Chris Evans Kieran Pritchard Wayne Erasmus (Independent) Labour Tonia Antoniazzi
Llanelli Charlie Evans Nia Griffith Chris Passmore Gareth Beer Karen Laurence Rhodri Davies Stan Robinson (UKIP) Labour Nia Griffith
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare Amanda Jenner Gerald Jones Jade Smith Gareth Thomas David Griffin Francis Whitefoot Labour Gerald Jones
(Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Labour Beth Winter[i]
(Cynon Valley)
Mid and South Pembrokeshire Stephen Crabb Henry Tufnell Alistair Cameron Stuart Marchant James Purchase Cris Tomos Conservative Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire)
Conservative Stephen Crabb
(Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Monmouthshire David TC Davies Catherine Fookes William Powell Max Windsor-Peplow Ian Chandler Ioan Bellin Conservative David TC Davies
(Monmouth)
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr withdrew support from their nominated candidate Steve Witherden Glyn Preston Oliver Lewis Jeremy Brignell-Thorp Elwyn Vaughan Craig Williams (nominated as Conservative) Conservative Craig Williams
(Montgomeryshire)
Conservative Simon Baynes[j]
(Clwyd South)
Neath and Swansea East Samantha Chohan Carolyn Harris[k] Helen Clarke Dai Richards Jan Dowden Andrew Jenkins Labour Christina Rees
(Neath)
Newport East Rachel Buckler Jessica Morden John Miller Tommy Short Lauren James Jonathan Clark Labour Jessica Morden
Newport West and Islwyn Nick Jones Ruth Jones Mike Hamilton Paul Taylor Kerry Vosper Brandon Ham George Etheridge (Independent) Labour Chris Evans
(Islwyn)
Labour Ruth Jones
(Newport West)
Pontypridd Jack Robson Alex Davies-Jones David Mathias Steve Bayliss Angela Karadog Wil Rees Labour Alex Davies-Jones
Rhondda and Ogmore Adam Robinson Chris Bryant Gerald Francis Darren James Christine Glossop Owen Cutler Labour Chris Bryant
(Rhondda)
Swansea West Tara-Jane Sutcliffe Torsten Bell Michael O'Carroll Patrick Benham-Crosswell Peter Jones Gwyn Williams Gareth Bromhall (TUSC) Independent (formerly Labour) Geraint Davies
Labour Carolyn Harris
(Swansea East)
Torfaen Nathan Edmunds Nick Thomas-Symonds Brendan Roberts Ian Williams Philip Davies Matthew Jones Labour Nick Thomas-Symonds
Vale of Glamorgan Alun Cairns Kanishka Narayan Steven Rajam Toby Rhodes-Matthews Lynden Mack Ian Johnson Conservative Alun Cairns
Wrexham Sarah Atherton Andrew Ranger Tim Sly Charles Dodman Tim Morgan Becca Martin Paul Ashton (Abolish) Conservative Sarah Atherton
Ynys Môn Virginia Crosbie Ieuan Môn Williams Leena Farhat Emmett Jenner Martin Schwaller Llinos Medi Conservative Virginia Crosbie

Opinion polling

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election § Wales

The dates for these opinion polls range from the 2019 general election on 12 December to the present day.

Poll results

This section is transcluded from Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election. (edit | history)
Graph of opinion polls conducted in Wales
Dates
conducted 		Pollster Client Sample
size 		Lab Con Plaid Cymru Lib Dems Reform Green Others Lead
4 Jul 2024 2024 general election[19] – 37.0% 18.2% 14.8% 6.5% 16.9% 4.7% 1.9% 18.8
27 Jun – 1 Jul 2024 YouGov Barn Cymru 1,072 40% 16% 14% 7% 16% 5% 2% 24
24–28 Jun 2024 More in Common N/A 848 42% 22% 9% 4% 14% 5% 4% 20
19–20 Jun 2024 Redfield & Wilton N/A 930 46% 15% 10% 7% 17% 4% 1% 29
14–18 Jun 2024 Savanta N/A 1,026 49% 19% 12% 5% 12% 3% - 30
5–7 Jun 2024 Redfield & Wilton N/A 960 45% 18% 11% 5% 18% 4% 0% 27
30 May – 3 Jun 2024 YouGov Barn Cymru 1,066 45% 18% 12% 5% 13% 4% 1% 27
22–27 May 2024 More in Common N/A 805 45% 21% 13% 4% 12% 3% 1% 24
22 May 2024 Rishi Sunak announces that a general election will be held on 4 July 2024
18–19 May 2024 Redfield & Wilton N/A 900 43% 19% 14% 3% 15% 6% 1% 24
22–23 Apr 2024 Redfield & Wilton N/A 840 40% 18% 14% 6% 18% 4% 0% 22
23–24 Mar 2024 Redfield & Wilton N/A 878 49% 16% 10% 5% 15% 5% 1% 33
20 Mar 2024 Vaughan Gething becomes First Minister of Wales[20]
18 Feb 2024 Redfield & Wilton N/A 874 45% 22% 10% 5% 13% 5% 1% 23
24–26 Jan 2024 Redfield & Wilton N/A 1,100 48% 20% 10% 4% 12% 4% 1% 28
10–11 Dec 2023 Redfield & Wilton N/A 1,086 47% 22% 11% 6% 10% 2% 0% 25
4–7 Dec 2023 YouGov Barn Cymru 1,004 42% 20% 15% 7% 12% 3% 1% 22
12–13 Nov 2023 Redfield & Wilton N/A 1,100 44% 24% 13% 4% 9% 5% 1% 20
14–15 Oct 2023 Redfield & Wilton N/A 959 46% 26% 10% 3% 10% 4% 0% 20
16–17 Sep 2023 Redfield & Wilton N/A 1,172 44% 22% 10% 9% 7% 6% 1% 22
1–6 Sep 2023 YouGov Barn Cymru 1,051 50% 19% 12% 5% 8% 5% 2% 31
13–14 Aug 2023 Redfield & Wilton N/A 1,068 41% 24% 13% 7% 11% 4% 0% 17
14–16 Jul 2023 Redfield & Wilton N/A 1,050 46% 24% 10% 7% 10% 3% 1% 22
17–18 Jun 2023 Redfield & Wilton N/A 1,000 43% 22% 10% 7% 12% 4% 1% 21
16 Jun 2023 Rhun ap Iorwerth becomes leader of Plaid Cymru[21]
12–17 May 2023 YouGov Barn Cymru 1,064 49% 19% 10% 8% 9% 4% 1% 30
14–15 May 2023 Redfield & Wilton N/A 1,058 43% 23% 11% 8% 9% 4% 1% 20
15–17 Apr 2023 Redfield & Wilton N/A 1,251 44% 24% 12% 7% 9% 4% 0% 20
17–23 Feb 2023 YouGov WalesOnline 1,083 53% 19% 12% 4% 8% 3% 1% 34
3–7 Feb 2023 YouGov Barn Cymru 1,081 49% 20% 14% 5% 9% 3% 1% 29
25 Nov – 1 Dec 2022 YouGov Barn Cymru 1,042 51% 18% 13% 4% 8% 4% 2% 33
30 Sep – 4 Oct 2022 Survation 38 Degrees 6,012 51% 24% 13% 6% – – 6% 27
20–22 Sep 2022 YouGov Barn Cymru 1,014 46% 23% 15% 5% 5% 3% 3% 23
12–16 Jun 2022 YouGov Barn Cymru 1,020 41% 26% 16% 7% 4% 4% 2% 15
5 May 2022 Local elections held in Wales[22]
25 Feb – 1 Mar 2022 YouGov Barn Cymru 1,086 41% 26% 13% 7% 6% 4% 3% 15
13–16 Dec 2021 YouGov Barn Cymru 1,009 41% 26% 13% 3% 7% 6% 3% 15
27 Sep – 1 Oct 2021 YouGov ? ? 39% 29% 17% 3% 5% – 7% 10
13–16 Sep 2021 YouGov ITV Cymru Wales/Cardiff University 1,071 37% 31% 15% 4% 6% 5% 2% 6
6 May 2021 Election to the Senedd[23]
2–4 May 2021 YouGov ITV Cymru Wales/Cardiff University 1,071 37% 36% 14% 3% 4% 3% 3% 1
18–21 Apr 2021 YouGov ITV Cymru Wales/Cardiff University 1,142 37% 33% 18% 2% 3% 4% 3% 4
9–19 Apr 2021 Opinium Sky News 2,005 42% 33% 14% 3% – 3%
5%
UKIP on 3%
Other on 2%
 9
16–19 Mar 2021 YouGov ITV Cymru Wales/Cardiff University 1,174 35% 35% 17% 4% 2% 3% 3% Tie
24 Jan 2021 Andrew RT Davies becomes leader of the Welsh Conservatives[24]
11–14 Jan 2021 YouGov ITV Cymru Wales/Cardiff University 1,018 36% 33% 17% 3% 5% 4% 2% 3
26–30 Oct 2020 YouGov ITV Cymru Wales/Cardiff University 1,013 43% 32% 13% 3% 5% 3% 2% 11
28 Aug – 4 Sep 2020 YouGov ITV Cymru Wales/Cardiff University 1,110 41% 33% 15% 2% 4% 3% 2% 8
29 May – 1 Jun 2020 YouGov ITV Cymru Wales/Cardiff University 1,021 39% 35% 15% 5% 2% 3% 1% 4
3–7 Apr 2020 YouGov ITV Cymru Wales/Cardiff University 1,008 34% 46% 11% 4% 3% 2% 0% 12
20–26 Jan 2020 YouGov ITV Cymru Wales/Cardiff University 1,037 36% 41% 13% 5% 3% 2% 1% 5
12 Dec 2019 2019 general election – 40.9% 36.1% 9.9% 6.0% 5.4% 1.0% 0.7% 4.8

Seat projections

Dates
conducted 		Pollster Sample
size 		Lab Con Plaid Cymru Lib Dems Notes
20 Oct 2022 People Polling 1,237 35 0 4 1 Assumes 40 Welsh seats. Seats will be reduced to 32.
12 Dec 2019 2019 general election – 22 14 4 0

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Originally elected as the MP for Croydon Central in the 1997 general election, but lost his seat in 2005; elected for Swansea West in 2010.
  2. ^ Sat as an independent from June 2023.
  3. ^ Sat as an independent from July 2020.
  4. ^ Constituency was abolished and Winter lost the contest to be selected for another seat
  5. ^ Incumbent MP for Islwyn
  6. ^ Was member of the Welsh Assembly for South Wales East from 2011 to 2016
  7. ^ An MEP for Wales (2019–2020)
  8. ^ Was MP for Ceredigion (2005–2017)
  9. ^ Was not reselected as a candidate
  10. ^ Baynes was the incumbent MP for Clwyd South in Wales, and stood in North Shropshire in England.
  11. ^ Incumbent MP for Swansea East

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  17. ^ In electoral pact with the Labour Party, all candidates are also standing for the Labour Party
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