1951 United Kingdom general election in Wales

none 1951 United Kingdom general election in Wales Wales parliamentary no 1950 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1950 List of MPs elected in the 1950 United Kingdom general election 1955 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1955 List of MPs elected in the 1951 United Kingdom general election All 36 Welsh seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the 1951 United Kingdom general election 25 October 1951 84.4% (0.4 pp) Clement Attlee (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Clement Attlee 25 October 1935 Labour Party (UK) Walthamstow West 27 seats, 58.1% 27 925,848 60.5% 2.4 pp Churchill in 1944 (cropped 3x4).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Winston Churchill 9 October 1940 Conservative Party (UK) Woodford 4 seats, 27.4% 6 2 471,269 30.8% 3.4 pp Clement Davies (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Clement Davies 2 August 1945 Liberal Party (UK) Montgomeryshire 5 seats, 12.6% 3 2 116,821 7.6% 5.0 pp On Thursday 25 October 1951, the 1951 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 36 2006 The election saw the Labour party win the most votes and seats in Wales, retaining its overall 27 seats. It was the final general election to be held during the reign of King George VI, as he died the following year on 6 February 1951 and was succeeded by his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. The Labour Party gained Anglesey and Merioneth from the Liberal Party. As a result, deputy leader of the Liberal Party Megan Lloyd George, the first female Member of Parliament for Wales, left Parliament after losing Anglesey. Lloyd George would, however, later return to Parliament in Caerfyrddin in the 1957 Carmarthen by-election as a Labour candidate.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 57 0333197348 1976 At the same time the Conservative party gained Conwy and Barry from the Labour Party. Peter Thomas entered Parliament in Conwy. He would go on to become the Chairman of the Conservative Party and the first Conservative Secretary of State for Wales. Under the constituency agreement with the Conservative Party, the National Liberal Party's sole Member of Parliament, Garner Evans, retained Denbigh. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1951 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/30 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026 Affiliation CandidatesLabour Party 36Conservative Party 30Liberal Party 9Plaid Cymru 4National Liberal Party 3Communist Party of Great Britain 1Candidate Idris Cox stood in Rhondda East. British Empire Party 1Candidate Trefor David stood in Ogmore.Total 84 Results Below is a table summarising the results of the 1951 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 2 2 75.0 925,848 60.5 2.4   Conservative (Total) 6 2 0 2 16.7 471,269 30.8 3.4 Conservative Party (UK) 5 2 0 2 13.9 421,525 27.6 6.6 National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) 1 0 0 2.8 49,744 3.3 3.1   Liberal 3 0 2 2 8.3 116,821 7.6 5.0   Plaid Cymru 0 0 0 — 10,920 0.7 0.5   Communist 0 0 0 — 2,948 0.2 0.4   British Empire 0 colspan=3 New — 1,643 0.1 New Total 36 0 100.0 1,529,449 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 1,812,664 84.4https://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 0.4 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 60.5 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 30.8 Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 7.6 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 0.7 Communist Communist Party of Great Britain 0.2 British Empire #777777 0.1 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 1951 United Kingdom general election in England 1951 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1951 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1951–1955) Notes References Politics Wales United Kingdom Category:1951 in Wales Category:1950s elections in Wales 1951 #Wales