1964 United Kingdom general election in Wales

1964 United Kingdom general election in Wales Wales parliamentary no 1959 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1959 List of MPs elected in the 1959 United Kingdom general election 1966 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1966 List of MPs elected in the 1964 United Kingdom general election All 36 Welsh seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the 1964 United Kingdom general election 15 October 1964 80.1% (2.5 pp) Harold Wilson (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Harold Wilson 14 February 1963 Labour Party (UK) Huyton 27 seats, 56.4% 28 1 837,022 57.8% 1.4 pp Alec Douglas-Home (c1963) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Alec Douglas-Home 18 October 1963 Conservative Party (UK) Kinross andWestern Perthshire 7 seats, 32.6% 6 1 425,022 29.4% 3.2 pp Jo Grimond in 1963 (3x4 crop).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Jo Grimond 5 November 1956 Liberal Party (UK) Orkney and Shetland 2 seats, 5.3% 2 106,114 7.3% 2.0 pp On Thursday 15 October 1964, the 1964 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 630 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 40 2006 The election saw the Labour party win the most votes and seats in Wales, increasing its seats in Wales from 27 to 28, picking up one seat from the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party gained Denbigh from its constituency alliance party, the National Liberal Party. Geraint Morgan, who was the sitting National Liberal MP instead stood as a Conservative candidate, retaining the seat for the constituency alliance between the parties overall. This was the last election at which the National Liberals stood any candidates in Wales, before the party officially merged with the Conservatives in 1968, with it only fielding candidates in England in the 1966 United Kingdom general election.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 41-42 2006 The Conservative Party lost Swansea West to Labour. The Liberal Party retained its two seats in Wales. These were Cardiganshire and Montgomeryshire. Emlyn Hooson retained Montgomeryshire following the 1962 Montgomeryshire by-election after the death of the former Leader of the Liberal Party Clement Davies.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 59 0333197348 1976 Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1964 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/33 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026 Affiliation CandidatesLabour Party 36Conservative Party 34Plaid Cymru 23Liberal Party 12Communist Party of Great Britain 5National Liberal Party 2Total 112 Results Below is a table summarising the results of the 1964 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 28 1 0 1 77.8 837,022 57.8 1.4   Conservative (Total) 6 1 2 1 16.7 425,022 29.4 3.2 Conservative Party (UK) 6 1 1 16.7 398,960 27.6 2.0 National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) 0 0 1 1 — 26,062 1.8 1.2   Liberal 2 0 0 5.6 106,114 7.3 2.0   Plaid Cymru 0 0 0 — 69,507 4.8 0.4   Communist 0 0 0 — 9,377 0.6 0.1 Total 36 0 100.0 1,447,042 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 1,805,454 80.1https://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 2.5 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 57.8 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 29.4 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 7.3 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 4.8 Communist Communist Party of Great Britain 0.6 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 77.8 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 16.7 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 5.6 See also 1964 United Kingdom general election in England 1964 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1964 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1964–1966) References Politics Wales United Kingdom Category:1964 in Wales Category:1960s elections in Wales 1964 #Wales