Wales: 1929 general election results
How Wales voted at the 1929 general election: Labour won 25 of 35 seats with 43.9% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 25 | +9 | 577,554 | 43.9% | +3.3 | ||
| Liberal | 9 | −1 | 440,911 | 33.5% | +2.5 | ||
| Conservative | 1 | −8 | 289,695 | 22.0% | −6.4 | ||
| Communist | 0 | new | 8,143 | 0.6% | — | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 609 | 0.05% | |||||
Change compared with the 1924 general election in Wales.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglesey | Lib | 5,618 | 21.1 | 79.8% | Lib hold |
| Breconshire and Radnorshire | Lab | 187 | 0.4 | 87.7% | Lab gain from Con |
| Caernarvon District of Boroughs | Lib | 9,133 | 31.8 | 81.8% | Lib hold |
| Caernarvonshire | Lib | 3,640 | 9.4 | 81.4% | Lib hold |
| Cardiff Central | Lab | 1,566 | 4.2 | 78.2% | Lab gain from Con |
| Cardiff East | Lab | 2,313 | 7.0 | 82.1% | Lab gain from Con |
| Cardiff South | Lab | 3,656 | 12.1 | 79.4% | Lab gain from Con |
| Cardiganshire | Lib | 5,929 | 20.9 | 73.2% | Lib hold |
| Carmarthenshire Carmarthen | Lab | 653 | 1.7 | 85.8% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Carmarthenshire Llanelli | Lab | 9,520 | 18.4 | 79.1% | Lab hold |
| Denbighshire Denbigh | Lib | 8,189 | 23.8 | 79.7% | Lib hold |
| Denbighshire Wrexham | Lab | 6,587 | 14.8 | 84.9% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Flintshire | Lib | 4,476 | 8.0 | 81.3% | Lib gain from Con |
| Glamorganshire Aberavon | Lab | 9,039 | 22.8 | 87.0% | Lab hold |
| Glamorganshire Caerphilly | Lab | 13,058 | 35.7 | 81.1% | Lab hold |
| Glamorganshire Gower | Lab | 9,609 | 25.1 | 79.6% | Lab hold |
| Glamorganshire Llandaff and Barry | Lab | 2,669 | 5.1 | 82.5% | Lab gain from Con |
| Glamorganshire Neath | Lab | 14,901 | 30.5 | 82.1% | Lab hold |
| Glamorganshire Ogmore | Lab | 11,096 | 27.5 | 82.8% | Lab hold |
| Glamorganshire Pontypridd | Lab | 6,414 | 16.4 | 82.0% | Lab hold |
| Merionethshire | Lib | 3,885 | 15.8 | 85.2% | Lib hold |
| Merthyr Tydfil Aberdare | Lab | 18,956 | 41.5 | 84.5% | Lab hold |
| Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr | Lab | 14,005 | 36.8 | 85.8% | Lab hold |
| Monmouthshire Abertillery | Lab | 11,750 | 37.5 | 82.4% | Lab hold |
| Monmouthshire Bedwellty | Lab | 19,085 | 57.9 | 74.9% | Lab hold |
| Monmouthshire Ebbw Vale | Lab | 11,164 | 33.5 | 85.9% | Lab hold |
| Monmouthshire Monmouth | Con | 7,771 | 23.4 | 78.9% | Con hold |
| Monmouthshire Pontypool | Lab | 5,224 | 15.1 | 84.6% | Lab hold |
| Montgomeryshire | Lib | 2,128 | 7.7 | 88.3% | Lib hold |
| Newport | Lab | 2,812 | 6.0 | 83.8% | Lab gain from Con |
| Pembrokeshire | Lib | 4,815 | 10.6 | 83.8% | Lib gain from Con |
| Rhondda East | Lab | 8,741 | 23.0 | 84.7% | Lab hold |
| Rhondda West | Lab | 13,991 | 39.2 | 86.7% | Lab hold |
| Swansea East | Lab | 6,840 | 23.2 | 81.9% | Lab hold |
| Swansea West | Lab | 643 | 2.0 | 81.7% | Lab gain from Lib |
Questions and answers
Who won in Wales at the 1929 general election?
Labour won 25 of the 35 seats in Wales, with 43.9% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Wales in 1929?
35 constituencies.
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