2001 United Kingdom general election in Wales

none September 2017 September 2017 2001 United Kingdom general election in Wales Wales parliamentary no 1997 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1997 List of MPs elected in the 1997 United Kingdom general election 2005 United Kingdom general election in Wales 2005 All 40 Welsh seats to the House of Commons List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2001–2005) 7 June 2001 61.6% (11.9 pp) Tony Blair in 2002.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Tony Blair 21 July 1994 Labour Party (UK) Sedgefield 34 seats, 54.7% 34 666,956 48.6% 6.2 pp Jones, Ieuan Wyn (53965578444) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Ieuan Wyn Jones 3 August 2000 Plaid Cymru Did not stand 4 seats, 10.0% 4 195,893 14.3% 4.3 pp Charles Kennedy MP (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Charles Kennedy 9 August 1999 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ross, Skye & Inverness West 2 seats, 12.4% 2 189,254 13.8% 1.5 pp William Hague MP (3156637603) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 William Hague 19 June 1997 Conservative Party (UK) Richmond (Yorks) 0 seats, 19.6% 0 288,623 19.6% File:Wales in the UK General Election, 2001.svg 250px On Thursday 7 June 2001, the 2001 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 659 members of the House of Commons, with 40 constituencies being in Wales. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 2001 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/43 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 56 2006 Affiliation Candidates Labour Party 40 Conservative and Unionist Party 40 Liberal Democrats 40 Plaid Cymru 40 UK Independence Party 25 Green Party of England and Wales 6 Others 33Total 224 Analysis The overall result remained exactly the same as in the previous election in 1997, with only two changes - Labour gained Ynys Môn from Plaid Cymru and Plaid gained Carmarthen East and Dinefwr from Labour. The Conservatives, despite taking the second largest number of votes in Wales, once again won no seats; this was only the second election since 1918 to leave them with no representation in Wales. A BBC report of the election in Wales stated that "Despite a night of high tension the political map in Wales virtually looks the same as before".Few poll surprises for Wales https://news.bbc.co.uk/news/vote2001/hi/english/wales/newsid_1377000/1377329.stm 2 December 2021 BBC News Vote 2001 BBC 8 June 2001 The only seats to change hands were Carmarthen East and Dinefwr which Adam Price of Plaid Cymru gained from Labour and Ynys Môn which Labour gained from Plaid Cymru. Plaid failed to gain Rhondda which Chris Bryant held for Labour with a majority of over 16,000, a result the BBC said meant that Bryant had "confounded his critics". Bryant, a former curate who had once been a member of the Conservatives had been criticised as being an odd fit and "too exotic" for traditional Labour supporters in the constituency which he was contesting for the first time. This had led Plaid Cymru to feel they had a chance of a victory, a feat they had surprisingly achieved in the equivalent constituency at the 1999 National Assembly for Wales election. Plaid's candidate Leanne Wood had publicly claimed she would win 53% of the vote.Labour faithful welcome 'exotic' MP https://news.bbc.co.uk/news/vote2001/hi/english/wales/newsid_1377000/1377127.stm 2 December 2021 BBC News Vote 2001 BBC 8 June 2001 Plaid's performance by the percentage points (14.3 per cent) would be its best result up until 2024. The Conservatives again failed to win any seat in Wales, with their best result being in Monmouth where they finished just 384 votes behind Labour. The Liberal Democrats failed to add to their two seats, with Jenny Willott reducing Labour's majority in Cardiff Central to just 659 votes.Plaid gain after Anglesey blow https://news.bbc.co.uk/news/vote2001/hi/english/wales/newsid_1374000/1374308.stm 2 December 2021 BBC News Vote 2001 BBC 8 June 2001 Results Below is a table summarising the results of the 2001 general election in Wales.http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/uk_breakdown/wales_full_1.stm Election 2001 | Wales BBC News 14 August 2001 4 November 2011 +PartyResearch Paper 01/54: General election results 7 June 2001 http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP01-54 House of Commons Library 3 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210507121959/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP01-54/RP01-54.pdf 7 May 2021 12 June 2001 livehttps://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 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 56 2006SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 34 1 1 85.0 666,956 48.6 6.2 Plaid Cymru 4 1 1 10.0 195,893 14.3 4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 0 0 5.0 189,254 13.8 1.5 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0 — 288,623 19.6 UKIP 0 0 0 — 12,552 0.9 0.9 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 — 3,753 0.3 0.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 — 2,805 0.2 0.2 Welsh Socialist Alliance 0 colspan="3" New — 2,258 0.2 New ProLife Alliance 0 0 0 — 1,609 0.1 0.1 Communist Party of Britain 0 0 0 — 384 0.0 British National Party 0 colspan="3" Did not stand in 1997 — 278 0.0   Others 0 0 0 0.0 7,959 0.6 Total 40 0 100.0 1,372,324 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 61.6https://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 11.9 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 48.6 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 19.6 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 14.3 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 13.8 Other #777777 3.8 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 85.0 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 10.0 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 5.0 See also 2001 United Kingdom general election in England 2001 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 2001 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2001–2005) References Politics Wales United Kingdom Category:2001 in Wales Category:2000s elections in Wales 2001 #Wales