Wales: 1950 general election results
How Wales voted at the 1950 general election: Labour won 27 of 36 seats with 58.1% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 27 | +2 | 887,984 | 58.1% | −0.5 | ||
| Liberal | 5 | −1 | 193,090 | 12.6% | −2.3 | ||
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 320,750 | 21.0% | +2.8 | ||
| National Liberal | 1 | 0 | 97,918 | 6.4% | +1.6 | ||
| National | 0 | 0 | 17,580 | 1.2% | +0.3 | ||
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 9,048 | 0.6% | −0.6 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 2,184 | 0.1% | |||||
Change compared with the 1945 general election in Wales.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdare | Lab | 27,832 | 62.2 | 86.9% | |
| Anglesey | Lib | 1,929 | 6.6 | 82.7% | |
| Breconshire and Radnorshire | Lab | 2,829 | 6.1 | 88.8% | |
| Caernarvonshire Caernarvon | Lab | 10,578 | 28.3 | 85.9% | |
| Caernarvonshire Conway | Lab | 803 | 2.0 | 84.6% | |
| Cardiff North | Con | 2,907 | 5.7 | 84.4% | |
| Cardiff South East | Lab | 5,895 | 11.6 | 83.3% | |
| Cardiff West | Lab | 4,307 | 8.6 | 82.2% | |
| Cardiganshire | Lib | 8,038 | 24.5 | 73.6% | |
| Carmarthenshire Carmarthen | Lib | 187 | 0.4 | 83.4% | |
| Carmarthenshire Llanelli | Lab | 31,626 | 57.0 | 80.9% | |
| Denbighshire Denbigh | Nat Lib | 1,209 | 2.7 | 82.3% | |
| Denbighshire Wrexham | Lab | 17,925 | 32.4 | 87.3% | |
| Flintshire East | Lab | 6,697 | 15.1 | 88.0% | |
| Flintshire West | Con | 6,719 | 17.0 | 86.6% | |
| Glamorganshire Aberavon | Lab | 21,187 | 49.7 | 85.8% | |
| Glamorganshire Barry | Lab | 1,025 | 2.2 | 86.0% | |
| Glamorganshire Caerphilly | Lab | 21,499 | 55.1 | 84.3% | |
| Glamorganshire Gower | Lab | 22,356 | 52.3 | 84.5% | |
| Glamorganshire Neath | Lab | 26,809 | 59.2 | 87.5% | |
| Glamorganshire Ogmore | Lab | 26,045 | 54.4 | 85.2% | |
| Glamorganshire Pontypridd | Lab | 21,896 | 48.8 | 84.3% | |
| Merionethshire | Lib | 1,070 | 4.3 | 88.8% | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Lab | 22,916 | 61.8 | 85.9% | |
| Monmouthshire Abertillery | Lab | 25,206 | 74.1 | 84.6% | |
| Monmouthshire Bedwellty | Lab | 25,082 | 66.8 | 85.5% | |
| Monmouthshire Ebbw Vale | Lab | 21,500 | 61.5 | 86.7% | |
| Monmouthshire Monmouth | Con | 4,231 | 10.7 | 83.2% | |
| Monmouthshire Pontypool | Lab | 21,651 | 55.3 | 84.8% | |
| Montgomeryshire | Lib | 6,780 | 24.1 | 86.8% | |
| Newport | Lab | 9,992 | 16.0 | 87.9% | |
| Pembrokeshire | Lab | 129 | 0.3 | 83.2% | |
| Rhondda East | Lab | 22,182 | 63.2 | 87.5% | |
| Rhondda West | Lab | 23,518 | 71.3 | 87.9% | |
| Swansea East | Lab | 21,968 | 50.6 | 81.9% | |
| Swansea West | Lab | 3,665 | 7.5 | 83.8% |
Questions and answers
Who won in Wales at the 1950 general election?
Labour won 27 of the 36 seats in Wales, with 58.1% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Wales in 1950?
36 constituencies.
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