2010 United Kingdom general election in Wales

none August 2021 August 2012 2010 United Kingdom general election in WalesElection 2010 Results Wales https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/election2010/results/region/10.stm 4 February 2021 BBC News Wales parliamentary no 2005 United Kingdom general election in Wales 2005 List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2001–2005) 2015 United Kingdom general election in Wales 2015 All 40 Welsh seats to the House of Commons List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2010–2015) 2010 05 06 yes 64.8% ( 2.2 pp) Gordon Brown official (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Gordon Brown 24 June 2007 Labour Party (UK) Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy 29 seats, 42.7% 30† 26 4* 531,602 36.2% 6.5 pp David Cameron official.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 David Cameron 6 December 2005 Conservative Party (UK) Witney 3 seats, 21.4% 3† 8 5* 382,730 26.1% 4.7 pp Nick Clegg official portrait.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Nick Clegg 18 December 2007 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheffield Hallam 295,164 20.1% 4 seats, 18.4% 4† 3 1* 1.7 pp Ieuan Wyn Jones (53965850270) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Ieuan Wyn Jones 3 August 2000 Plaid Cymru Did not stand 165,394 11.3% 1.3 pp 3 seats, 12.6% 2† 3 1* WalesParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency †Notional 2005 results on new boundaries. *Owing to electoral boundaries changing, this figure is notional. On Thursday 6 May 2010, the 2010 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, with 40 constituencies being in Wales. The Labour Party remained the party with the most seats in Wales, however it suffered a net loss of 4 seats and its share of the vote dropped by 6.5%. The Conservatives increased their number of seats by 5 and the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru saw little change both in the number of seats and share of the vote. Despite the Labour party winning the most votes in Wales, the Conservatives won across the UK.UK Election Statistics: 1918-2022, A Long Century of Elections https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf House of Commons Library 22 Also, by the share of the vote, the Labour Party got their worst result since the 1918 general election (in 1918 election the Labour Party didn't have candidates in all Welsh constituencies). Conversely, the Conservative Party had is best result by seats since the 1987 general election at 8 seats. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 2010 general election in Wales.https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 23 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/45 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/1/countries/6 Results for the UK general election on 6 May 2010 20 October 2026 Affiliation Candidates Labour Party 40 Conservative and Unionist Party 40 Liberal Democrats 40 Plaid Cymru 40 UK Independence Party 40 British National Party 19 Independent 15 Green Party of England and Wales 13 Christian Party 8 Socialist Labour Party 4 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2 Official Monster Raving Loony Party 2 National Front 1 Blaenau Gwent People's Voice 1 Communist Party of Britain 1 New Millennium Bean Party 1 Alliance for Green Socialism 1Total 268 Results + Partyhttps://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 22-23 8 August 2026https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/1/countries/6 Results for the UK general election on 6 May 2010 20 October 2026 Seats Aggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Welsh Labour Party 26 1 5 4 65.0 531,602 36.2 6.5 Welsh Conservative Party 8 5 0 5 20.0 382,730 26.1 4.7 Welsh Liberal Democrats 3 0 1 1 7.5 295,164 20.1 1.7 Plaid Cymru 3 1 0 1 7.5 165,394 11.3 1.3 UKIP 0 0 0 — 35,684 2.4 1.0 British National Party 0 0 0 — 23,088 1.6 1.5 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 1 — 15,212 1.0 0.7 Blaenau Gwent People's Voice 0 colspan="3" New — 6,458 0.4 New Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 — 6,293 0.4 0.1 Christian Party (UK) 0 colspan="3" New — 1,947 0.1 New Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 — 1,155 0.1   New Millennium Bean 0 0 0 — 558 0.0 National Front (UK) 0 0 0 — 384 0.0 Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 0 0 — 352 0.0 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 colspan="3" New — 341 0.0 New Communist Party of Britain 0 0 0 — 196 0.0   Alliance for Green Socialism 0 0 0 — 127 0.0 Total 40 0 100.0 1,466,685 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 64.8https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 20 October 2026 2.2 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 36.2 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 26.1 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 20.1 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 11.3 UKIP United Kingdom Independence Party 2.4 BNP British National Party 1.6 Green Green Party of England and Wales 0.4 Other #777777 1.9 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 65.0 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 20.0 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 7.5 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 7.5 See also 2010 United Kingdom general election in England 2010 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2010–2015) References Politics Wales United Kingdom #Wales United Kingdom General Election Results in Wales, 2010 Category:2010s elections in Wales Category:General elections in Wales to the Parliament of the United Kingdom