2019 United Kingdom general election in Wales
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The 2019 United Kingdom general election was held on 12 December 2019 to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, including the 40 Welsh seats.
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All 40 Welsh seats to the House of Commons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 66.6% 2.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by constituency |
Despite the Labour party winning the most votes in Wales, the Conservatives won across the UK.[2]
Compared to the 2017 general election, the Labour Party lost six seats, each of which was won by the Conservative Party. This reflected a decrease in vote share of 8% from the Labour Party, matched by increases in vote share for the Brexit Party and Conservative Party of 5.4% and 2.5%, respectively. However, the Labour Party remained the party receiving the most votes, with a 40.9% vote share. Having gained Brecon and Radnorshire in the 2019 Brecon and Radnorshire by-election earlier in the year, the Welsh Liberal Democrats lost to the Conservatives. Plaid Cymru retained its four seats. The party did not make any gains, and its total vote share was down 0.5%.
Overall, 1,544,357 votes were cast in Wales, reflecting a turnout of 66.6% of the electorate.