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Wales · Former constituency (1918–1951)

Carmarthenshire Llanelli

Every general election in Carmarthenshire Llanelli since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Labour, majority 28,416.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won39,73172.5%
Conservative11,31520.6%
Plaid Cymru3,7656.9%
Valid votes54,811
Majority28,41651.8%

Lab hold Turnout 81.6% of 67,157 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Labour, 1918: 46.9%Labour, 1922: 59.3%Labour, 1923: 55.0%Labour, 1924: 52.9%Labour, 1929: 55.4%Labour, 1931: 65.3%Labour, 1945: 81.1%Labour, 1950: 70.8%Labour, 1951: 72.5%Liberal, 1923: 30.7%Liberal, 1924: 47.1%Liberal, 1929: 36.9%Liberal, 1950: 13.9%Conservative, 1923: 14.2%Conservative, 1929: 7.7%Conservative, 1931: 34.7%Conservative, 1945: 18.9%Conservative, 1950: 11.5%Conservative, 1951: 20.6%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 53.2%National Liberal, 1922: 40.7%
Vote share in Carmarthenshire Llanelli at each general election Lab Lib Con Co Lib Nat Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951LabCon28,41651.881.6%Lab hold
1950LabLib31,62657.080.9%
1945LabCon34,11762.174.8%
1935Lab—unopposed——Lab hold
1931LabCon16,03330.678.1%Lab hold
1929LabLib9,52018.479.1%Lab hold
1924LabLib2,2595.875.7%Lab hold
1923LabLib9,29824.376.8%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib7,26618.680.3%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab1,9356.368.9%

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 Carmarthenshire Llanelli?

Labour won Carmarthenshire Llanelli at the 1951 general election with a majority of 28,416.

Which parties have won Carmarthenshire Llanelli?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 9, Coalition Liberal 1.

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