2005 United Kingdom general election in Wales

none September 2017 September 2017 2005 United Kingdom general election in Wales Wales parliamentary no 2001 United Kingdom general election in Wales 2001 5 May 2005 62.6% (1.0 pp) 2010 United Kingdom general election in Wales 2010 All 40 Welsh seats to the House of Commons Tony Blair WEF (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Tony Blair Labour Party (UK) Sedgefield 21 July 1994 34 seats, 48.6% 29 5 594,821 42.7% 5.9 pp Michael Howard (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Michael Howard 6 November 2003 Conservative Party (UK) Folkestone and Hythe 297,830 21.4% 0.4 pp 0 seats, 21.0% 3 3 Charles_Kennedy_MP_(cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Charles Kennedy 9 August 1999 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ross, Skye & Inverness West 2 seats, 13.8% 4 2 256,249 18.4% 4.6 pp Ieuan Wyn Jones (53965850270) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Ieuan Wyn Jones 3 August 2000 Plaid Cymru Did not stand 4 seats, 14.3% 3 1 174,838 12.6% 1.7 pp WalesParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg List of MPs for constituencies in Wales 2001–05 List of MPs for constituencies in Wales 2005–10 On Thursday 5 May 2005, the 2005 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 646 members of the House of Commons, with 40 constituencies being in Wales. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 2005 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/44 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 57 2006 Affiliation Candidates Labour Party 40 Conservative and Unionist Party 40 Liberal Democrats 40 Plaid Cymru 40 UK Independence Party 31 Green Party of England and Wales 11 Others 48Total 250 Outcome and changes The election saw Labour lose ground in Wales although it still won 29 of Wales' 40 constituencies and 42.7% of the vote. In what the BBC described as a "sensational defeat". Labour lost Blaenau Gwent, its "safest seat in Wales" to Independent Peter Law, a member of the Welsh Assembly who had left Labour to contest the election following a dispute about the use of an all-women shortlist in the selection of Labour's candidate.Labour loses safest seat in Wales https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/vote_2005/wales/4514385.stm 13 November 2021 BBC Election 2005 BBC 6 May 2005 Plaid Cymru, also fell back losing Ceredigion (to the Liberal Democrats) and failing to regain Ynys Môn which they had narrowly lost to Labour in 2001. This followed on from what the BBC described as "a poor performance" by Plaid Cymru at the 2003 National Assembly for Wales election, when it was reduced from 17 seats to 12.Plaid reeling after double blow https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/wales/4521007.stm 28 November 2021 BBC Election 2005 BBC 6 May 2005 Elfyn Llwyd, Plaid Cymru's parliamentary leader who was re-elected as MP for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, said the result was "extremely disappointing". However he also stated that while the result was "a set back...but it's not half as bad as the media speculation would suggest", noting he and Plaid's two other MPs increased their majorities, and that "If 1,400 votes had gone the other way, we would have won Ynys Mon and held Ceredigion." The Conservatives made three gains from Labour (Clwyd West, Preseli Pembrokeshire and Monmouth, the first time there had been Conservative MPs from Welsh constituencies since the party had been wiped out in Wales in the 1997 election. The Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Bill Wiggin, said after the result "Never again will Wales be a Conservative-free zone".Tories back on the electoral map https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/vote_2005/wales/4513815.stm 14 November 2021 BBC Election 2005 BBC 6 May 2005 However, the Conservatives failed to win two other target Labour-held seats, Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff North, which the BBC described as "disappointments" for them, and Wiggin admitted that he would have liked the Party to win more seats in Wales.Leaders assess election shake-up https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/wales/4520365.stm 14 November 2021 BBC Election 2005 BBC The Liberal Democrats gained two seats (taking Cardiff Central from Labour in addition to their gain of Ceredigion), thereby doubling their Welsh total to four seats. Lembit Öpik, the Welsh Liberal Democrats leader, described this as a "fantastic night" for his party in Wales, and called their gaining of Ceredigion the "result of the night".Lib Dems win Cardiff, Ceredigion https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/vote_2005/wales/4513611.stm 14 November 2021 BBC Election 2005 BBC 6 May 2005 He also added that by having the second highest number of Welsh MPs the Welsh Liberal Democrats were now "the official opposition" to Labour at Westminster. Results Below is a table summarising the results of the 2005 general election in Wales. +Partyhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2005/html/region_10.stm Election 2005 | Wales BBC News 23 May 2005 4 November 2011https://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 2026SeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Welsh Labour 29 0 5 5 72.5 594,821 42.7 5.9 Welsh Conservative Party 3 3 0 3 7.5 297,830 21.4 1.8 Welsh Liberal Democrats 4 2 0 2 10.0 256,249 18.4 4.6 Plaid Cymru 3 0 1 1 7.5 174,838 12.6 1.7 Independent (politician) 1 1 0 1 2.5 23,230 1.7 1.1 UKIP 0 0 0 — 20,297 1.5 0.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 — 7,144 0.5 0.2 Forward Wales 0 colspan="3" New — 3,461 0.2 New Legalise Cannabis Alliance 0 colspan="3" New — 1,772 0.1 New British National Party 0 0 0 — 1,689 0.1 0.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 — 1,605 0.1 0.1 Veritas (political party) 0 colspan="3" New — 1,437 0.1 New   Others 0 0 0 0.0 8,346 0.6 0.5 Total 40 0 100.0 1,392,719 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 62.6https://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 1.0 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 42.7 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 21.4 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 18.4 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 12.6 UKIP United Kingdom Independence Party 1.5 Green Green Party of England and Wales 0.5 Other #777777 3.0 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 72.5 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 10.0 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 10.0 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 7.5 Other #777777 2.5 See also 2005 United Kingdom general election in England 2005 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 2005 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2005–2010) References Politics Wales United Kingdom #Wales Category:2005 in Wales Category:2000s elections in Wales 2005