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Anglesey

Every general election in Anglesey since 1918 (until 1979). Latest: Conservative, majority 2,817.

1979 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Conservative Won15,10039.0%
Labour12,28331.7%
Plaid Cymru7,86320.3%
Liberal3,5009.0%
Valid votes38,746
Majority2,8177.3%

Con gain from Lab Turnout 81.2% of 47,726 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741979Labour, 1924: 36.1%Labour, 1929: 28.4%Labour, 1935: 27.6%Labour, 1945: 47.8%Labour, 1950: 40.0%Labour, 1951: 40.2%Labour, 1955: 48.4%Labour, 1959: 47.0%Labour, 1964: 48.2%Labour, 1966: 55.0%Labour, 1970: 43.2%Labour, February 1974: 41.8%Labour, October 1974: 41.6%Labour, 1979: 31.7%Liberal, 1924: 63.9%Liberal, 1929: 49.4%Liberal, 1931: 58.3%Liberal, 1935: 44.5%Liberal, 1945: 52.2%Liberal, 1950: 46.6%Liberal, 1951: 38.2%Liberal, 1955: 32.6%Liberal, 1959: 13.5%Liberal, 1964: 20.4%Liberal, 1970: 6.2%Liberal, February 1974: 11.1%Liberal, October 1974: 15.5%Liberal, 1979: 9.0%Conservative, 1929: 22.2%Conservative, 1931: 41.7%Conservative, 1935: 27.9%Conservative, 1950: 13.4%Conservative, 1951: 21.7%Conservative, 1955: 11.5%Conservative, 1959: 24.9%Conservative, 1964: 25.0%Conservative, 1966: 35.4%Conservative, 1970: 28.5%Conservative, February 1974: 25.4%Conservative, October 1974: 23.8%Conservative, 1979: 39.0%Plaid Cymru, 1955: 7.6%Plaid Cymru, 1959: 14.6%Plaid Cymru, 1964: 6.5%Plaid Cymru, 1966: 9.6%Plaid Cymru, 1970: 22.1%Plaid Cymru, February 1974: 21.7%Plaid Cymru, October 1974: 19.1%Plaid Cymru, 1979: 20.3%Others, 1922: 54.2%Independent Labour, 1918: 50.4%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 49.6%
Vote share in Anglesey at each general election Lab Lib Con PC Oth Ind Lab Co Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1979ConLab2,8177.381.2%Con gain from Lab
October 1974LabCon5,97217.876.1%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon5,75416.480.2%
1970LabCon4,74614.778.2%Lab hold
1966LabCon5,29819.673.2%Lab hold
1964LabCon6,53723.378.6%Lab hold
1959LabCon6,24422.277.6%Lab hold
1955LabLib4,57315.880.4%
1951LabLib5952.081.4%Lab gain from Lib
1950LibLab1,9296.682.7%
1945LibLab1,0814.570.6%
1935LibCon4,18216.674.4%Lib hold
1931LibCon4,22716.675.5%Lib hold
1929LibLab5,61821.179.8%Lib hold
1924LibLab5,82727.874.0%Lib hold
1923Lib—unopposed——Lib gain from Oth
1922OthNat Lib1,8628.580.5%Oth gain from Ind Lab
1918Ind LabCo Lib1400.869.4%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Anglesey?

The Conservatives won Anglesey at the 1979 general election with a majority of 2,817.

Which parties have won Anglesey?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 8, Liberal 7, Conservative 1, Others 1, Independent Labour 1.

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