1923 United Kingdom general election in Wales

None 1923 United Kingdom general election in Wales 6 December 1923 Wales parliamentary no 1922 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1922 List of MPs elected in the 1922 United Kingdom general election 1924 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1924 All 36 Welsh seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the 1923 United Kingdom general election 77.3% (2.1 pp) Ramsay MacDonald ggbain 35734.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Ramsay MacDonald 22 November 1922 Labour Party (UK) Aberavon 18 seats,fn2 Combined results for county, borough and university seats. 40.7% 19fn2 1fn2 355,172fn1 Total and percentage votes given here are for territorial constituencies only. 42.0%fn1 1.3 ppfn1 Beresford-HH_Asquith_portrait_1923.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 H. H. Asquith 30 April 1908 Liberal Party (UK) Paisley 11 seats,fn2libs The Liberal Party total and change is compared to the combined Liberal and National Liberal total in 1922 34.2% 11fn2libs fn2libs 299,314fn1 35.4%fn1 1.2 ppfn1 Stanley Baldwin ggbain.35233.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Stanley Baldwin 23 May 1923 Conservative Party (UK) Bewdley 6 seats,fn2 21.4% 4fn2 2fn2 178,113fn1 21.1%fn1 0.3 ppfn1 United Kingdom general election 1923 in Wales.svg On Thursday 6 December 1923, the 1923 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 615 members of the House of Commons, with 36 constituencies being in Wales.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 24-25 2006British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 11-13 0333197348 1976 35 seats represented territorial constituencies contested under the first past the post electoral system, and one additional seat represented the University of Wales which was also contested under the first past the post electoral system.https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04458/ Research Briefing: Voting systems in the UK 10 January 2023 Library of the House of Commons 7 August 2026 The election led to an overall drop in seats for the Conservative Party, with the Liberal Party and Labor taking seats across the United Kingdom. The election saw the formation of the first Labour Government under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, with the support of the reunited Liberal Party under H. H. Asquith; however, the Labour Government would only survive a year, owning to a vote of confidence the following year. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1923 general election in Wales, excluding those in the University of Wales constituency.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/23 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–49 https://books.google.com/books?id=MMCuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 1st 1977 The Macmillan Press Ltd London and Basingstoke 978-1-349-81467-1 Affiliation CandidatesLiberal Party 31Labour Party 27Conservative Party 19Independent Liberal 1Candidate Rhys Hopkin Morris stood in the seat of Cardiganshire.Total 78 Analysis The Liberal Party, which had reunited on 13 November 1923 under the leadership of H. H. Asquith, increased its number of seats to 11 seats in total in Wales.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 23 2006 The party retained Anglesey. The former National Liberal Party had gained the seat in the 1923 Anglesey by-electionBritish Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 547 0333197348 1976 after the death of incumbent Independent Labour Member of Parliament Owen Thomas, and had subsequently reunited with the Liberal Party. The retention represented a gain from the previous election. The party also gained Caernarvonshire from the Labour Party and Cardiff East from the Conservative Party.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 535 0333197348 1976 Conversely, Rhys Hopkin Morris, who was initially a member of the Liberal Party, stood in and won the seat of Cardiganshire. Morris had previous run in the seat in 1922 as a member of Liberal Party, narrowly losing it to then National Liberal member Ernest Evans.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 550 0333197348 1976 In this election, Morris ran against Evans, despite Evans returning to the Liberal Party along with all other former Liberal National Members of Parliament in Wales, surprisingly winning the seat against him. Morris would, however, return of the Liberal Party benches in 1924. The Labour Party gained Swansea West from the Liberals, which was initially held by the dissolved National Liberal Party, representing a loss of the reunited Liberal Party. It also gained Cardiff South from the Conservative Party. Combined with this loss, the Conservatives lost a total of two seats to both Labour and the Liberal Party. Within the University of Wales constituency, the National Liberal Party had dissolved. The Liberal Party and an Independent Liberal stood in the seat, however it was won by Christian Pacifist candidate George Davies. Davies would go on to take the Labour Party whip, despite never joining the party. County and borough constituency results Below is a table summarising the constituency results of the 1923 general election in Wales, excluding the result in the University of Wales constituency. +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 2026Craig F. W. S. British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–49 https://books.google.com/books?id=MMCuCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 1st 1977 The Macmillan Press Ltd London and Basingstoke 978-1-349-81467-1SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 19 2 1 1 54.3 355,172 42.0 1.3 Liberal Party (UK) 11 3 2 1 31.4 299,314 35.4 1.2 Conservative Party (UK) 4 0 2 2 11.4 178,113 21.1 0.3 Independent Liberal 1 Rhys Hopkin Morris won the seat of Cardiganshire as an Independent Liberal, however he would join as a sitting Member of Parliament for Liberal Party in 1924. colspan="2" New 1 2.9 12,469 1.5 New   Other non-contested 0 0 1The Liberal Party won the seat of Anglesey in a by-election after the death of incumbent Independent Labour Member of Parliament Owen Thomas. The party retained the seat. 1 — 0 0.0 1.3 Total 35 0 100.0 845,068 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 1,258,973Including the electorate in uncontested constituencies. 77.3https://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 8 August 2026 2.1 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Scottish Labour Party 42.0 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 35.4 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 21.1 Ind. Liberal Independent Liberal 1.5 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Scottish Labour Party 54.3 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 31.4 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 11.4 Ind. Liberal Independent Liberal 2.9 University of Wales result Below is a table summarising the 1923 constituency results for seat of the University of Wales constituency. The independent candidate George Davies won the seat from the National Liberal Party, leaving the Liberal Party on a total of 11 seats, and bringing the total seats in Wales to 36. General election 1923: University of Wales Independent (politician) Christian Pacifist George Davies 570 35.7 +10.9 Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Jones 560 35.1 -0.8 Independent Liberal John Edwards 467 29.2 New 10 0.6 N/A 1.597 83.1 -4.1 Independent (politician) Christian Pacifist Liberal Party (UK) See also 1923 United Kingdom general election in England 1923 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1923 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1923–1924) Notes References Politics Wales United Kingdom Category:1923 in Wales Category:1920s elections in Wales 1923 #Wales