1955 United Kingdom general election in Wales

1955 United Kingdom general election in Wales Wales parliamentary no 1951 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1951 List of MPs elected in the 1951 United Kingdom general election 1959 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1959 List of MPs elected in the 1955 United Kingdom general election All 36 Welsh seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the 1955 United Kingdom general election 26 May 1955 79.6% (4.8 pp) Clement Attlee (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Clement Attlee 25 October 1935 Labour Party (UK) Walthamstow West 27 seats, 60.5% 27 825,690 57.6% 2.9 pp Georges Bidault, Anthony Eden and John Foster Dulles (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Anthony Eden 7 April 1955 Conservative Party (UK) Warwick andLeamington 6 seats, 30.8% 6 428,866 29.9% 0.9 pp Clement Davies (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Clement Davies 2 August 1945 Liberal Party (UK) Montgomeryshire 3 seats, 7.6% 3 104,095 7.3% 0.3 pp On Thursday 26 May 1955, the 1955 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 630 members of the House of Commons, with 36 constituencies being in Wales. The election saw the Labour party win the most votes and seats in Wales, retaining its overall 27 seats.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 38 2006 The changes in Wales were very minor during the election, with no seats changing compared to 1951. It was the first of 18 general elections held under the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and the first general election whose television coverage is existent. It was the first election under the first periodic review of Westminster constituencies, the first review following the Initial Review of Westminster constituencies, however it did not change any seats in Wales. At the same time, it was the fifth and the last election in which the Labour Party was led by Clement Attlee. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1955 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/31 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026 Affiliation CandidatesLabour Party 36Conservative Party 28Plaid Cymru 11Liberal Party 10National Liberal Party 4Communist Party of Great Britain 1Candidate Annie Powell stood in Rhondda East.Independent 1Candidate William L. Davies stood in Pembrokeshire.Total 91 Results Below is a table summarising the results of the 1955 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 0 0 75.0 825,690 57.6 2.9   Conservative (Total) 6 0 0 16.7 428,866 29.9 0.9 Conservative Party (UK) 5 0 0 13.9 383,132 26.7 0.9 National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) 1 0 0 2.8 45,734 3.2 0.1   Liberal 3 0 0 8.3 104,095 7.3 0.3   Plaid Cymru 0 0 0 — 45,119 3.1 2.4   Independent 0 colspan=3 Did not stand in 1951 — 25,410 1.8   Communist 0 0 0 — 4,544 0.3 0.1 Total 36 0 100.0 1,433,724 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 1,801,217 79.6https://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 4.8 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 57.6 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 29.9 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 7.3 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 3.1 Independent Independent (politician) 1.8 Communist Communist Party of Great Britain 0.3 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 75.0 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 16.7 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 8.3 See also 1955 United Kingdom general election in England 1955 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1955 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1955–1959) Notes References Politics Wales United Kingdom Category:1955 in Wales Category:1950s elections in Wales 1955 #Wales