1950 United Kingdom general election in Wales

none 1950 United Kingdom general election in Wales Wales parliamentary no 1945 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1945 List of MPs elected in the 1945 United Kingdom general election 1951 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1951 List of MPs elected in the 1950 United Kingdom general election All 36 Welsh seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the 1950 United Kingdom general election 23 February 1950 84.8% (9.1 pp) Clement Attlee (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Clement Attlee 25 October 1935 Labour Party (UK) Walthamstow West 25 seats, 58.5% 27 2 887,984 58.1% 0.4 pp Churchill in 1944 (cropped 3x4).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Winston Churchill 9 October 1940 Conservative Party (UK) Woodford 4 seats, 22.9%Combined Conservative Party and National Liberal Party results in 1945, as the National Liberal Party had merged with the Conservative Party at the constituency level following the Woolton-Teviot Agreement. 4 418,668 27.4% 4.5 pp Clement Davies (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Clement Davies 2 August 1945 Liberal Party (UK) Montgomeryshire 7 seats,fn2 Seat count includes 1 Liberal Party seat in the abolished University of Wales constituency. 14.9% 5 2Includes loss of abolished University of Wales constituency. 193,090 12.6% 2.3 pp On Thursday 23 February 1950, the 1950 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 625 members of the House of Commons, with 36 constituencies being in Wales.British parliamentary election results, 1950-1970 F.W.S. Craig Political Reference Publications 0900178027 1971British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 35 2006 This was also the first election to be held after a full 5-year term of a Labour government in office. The turnout registered nationally in this election remains the highest for any election in the post-war era. The election saw Labour win the most votes and seats in Wales, retaining its overall 27 seats, retaining its position as the largest party in Wales at this election. Boundary review Prior to the election, the Representation of the People Act 1948 and House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 passed. These Acts removed plurality voting and redistributed the seats in Wales to the House of Commons, and redistributed the national electoral boundaries in Wales that had been in use between the 1918 to 1945 general elections. The University of Wales constituency was abolished,British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 173 0333197348 1976 however the number of territorial county and borough constituencies was increased from 35 seats to 36. Overall, there was not change in the total of seats in Wales. These boundaries were, however, and only used in this election and 1951, before being changed for the 1955 general election following the official implementation of the First periodic review of Westminster constituencies. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1950 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/29 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026 Affiliation CandidatesLabour Party 36Conservative Party 29Liberal Party 21Plaid Cymru 7National Liberal Party 6Communist Party of Great Britain 4Independent Welsh Nationalist 1Candiate Trefor Richard Morgan stood in Merthyr Tydfil.Welsh Republican Movement 1Candidate Ithel Davies stood in Ogmore.Total 105 Analysis The election saw the Labour party win the most votes and seats in Wales, retaining its overall 27 seats. The party retained most of its seats from the re-organisation, only losing one seat to the Conservatives, with a gain of one seat from the Liberal Party as well as the new seat of East Flintshire. Overall, Labour saw an increase of 2 seats across Wales with a minor drop in vote share. The Conservative Party had merged with the National Liberal Party at the constituency level following the Woolton-Teviot Agreement in 1947. The Liberal National Party had also renamed itself as the National Liberal Party. Overall, the Conservatives and Liberal Nationals under the Conservative Party alliance retained their four total seats under the changed boundaries, with one being held by the National Liberal Party. This was Garner Evans in the seat of Denbigh. The Conservatives won the new seats of West Flintshire (created from the Conservative-held Flintshire) and Cardiff North (created from Cardiff Central, as well as retaining Monmouth. The gain in Cardiff North was from Labour. The Conservative Party, however, lost the reorganised seat of Caernarvon Boroughs, which became Caernarvon. This loss was to Labour. The Conservatives along with the National Liberal Party saw no overall change in Wales in this election. The Liberal Party retained its seats of Anglesey, Cardiganshire, Carmarthen and Merioneth, with Leader of the Liberal Party Clement Davies retaining Montgomeryshire. However, the party lost Pembrokeshire wherein the sitting MP Gwilym Lloyd George stood instead as a candidate for the National Liberal Party rather than the Liberal Party. Furthermore, the Liberals its single seat in the abolished University of Wales constituency. The sitting MP W. J. Gruffydd did not re-contest any seat in this election, and left therefore Parliament at this election. Results Below is a table summarising the results of the 1950 general election in Wales. +PartyBritish Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 2006SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%) Change (%)   Labour 27 3 1 2 75.0 887,984 58.1 0.4   Conservative (Total) 4 1 1 11.1 418,668 27.4 4.5 Conservative Party (UK) 3 1 1 8.3 320,750 21.0 2.9 National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) 1 0 0 2.8 97,918 6.4 1.6   Liberal 5 0 1 1 13.9 193,090 12.6 5.0   Plaid Cymru 0 0 0 — 17,580 1.2 0.1   Communist 0 0 0 — 9,048 0.6 0.6   Independent Welsh Nationalist 0 colspan=3 New — 1,511 0.1 New   Welsh Republican 0 colspan=3 New — 631 0.0 New Total 36 1 100.0 1,528,554 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 1,802,356 84.8https://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 8 August 2026 9.1 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 58.1 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 27.4 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 12.6 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 1.2 Communist Communist Party of Great Britain 0.6 Other #777777 0.1 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 75.0 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 13.9 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 11.1 See also 1950 United Kingdom general election in England 1950 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1950 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1950–1951) Notes References Politics Wales United Kingdom Category:1950 in Wales Category:1950s elections in Wales 1950 #Wales