Wales: 1951 general election results
How Wales voted at the 1951 general election: Labour won 27 of 36 seats with 60.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 27 | 0 | 925,848 | 60.5% | +2.4 | ||
| Conservative | 5 | +2 | 421,525 | 27.6% | +6.6 | ||
| Liberal | 3 | −2 | 116,821 | 7.6% | −5.0 | ||
| National Liberal | 1 | 0 | 49,744 | 3.3% | −3.2 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 0 | 10,920 | 0.7% | +0.6 | ||
| 2 other parties and independents | 4,591 | 0.3% | |||||
Change compared with the 1950 general election in Wales.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdare | Lab | 27,973 | 63.2 | 86.1% | Lab hold |
| Anglesey | Lab | 595 | 2.0 | 81.4% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Breconshire and Radnorshire | Lab | 2,083 | 4.4 | 89.3% | Lab hold |
| Caernarvonshire Caernarvon | Lab | 8,896 | 24.8 | 82.5% | Lab hold |
| Caernarvonshire Conway | Con | 583 | 1.5 | 84.9% | Con gain from Lab |
| Cardiff North | Con | 6,808 | 13.1 | 85.6% | Con hold |
| Cardiff South East | Lab | 4,499 | 8.7 | 84.9% | Lab hold |
| Cardiff West | Lab | 5,400 | 10.3 | 84.1% | Lab hold |
| Cardiganshire | Lib | 10,257 | 34.6 | 70.6% | Lib hold |
| Carmarthenshire Carmarthen | Lib | 467 | 0.9 | 86.5% | Lib hold |
| Carmarthenshire Llanelli | Lab | 28,416 | 51.8 | 81.6% | Lab hold |
| Denbighshire Denbigh | Nat Lib | 7,915 | 17.8 | 82.2% | Nat Lib hold |
| Denbighshire Wrexham | Lab | 14,635 | 26.7 | 84.8% | Lab hold |
| Flintshire East | Lab | 3,379 | 7.6 | 86.4% | Lab hold |
| Flintshire West | Con | 8,315 | 21.6 | 83.2% | Con hold |
| Glamorganshire Aberavon | Lab | 18,620 | 43.9 | 84.6% | Lab hold |
| Glamorganshire Barry | Con | 1,649 | 3.5 | 86.8% | Con gain from Lab |
| Glamorganshire Caerphilly | Lab | 21,482 | 54.3 | 84.4% | Lab hold |
| Glamorganshire Gower | Lab | 22,310 | 51.9 | 84.3% | Lab hold |
| Glamorganshire Neath | Lab | 24,129 | 53.8 | 85.9% | Lab hold |
| Glamorganshire Ogmore | Lab | 27,518 | 57.1 | 84.9% | Lab hold |
| Glamorganshire Pontypridd | Lab | 20,075 | 44.5 | 83.3% | Lab hold |
| Merionethshire | Lab | 1,048 | 4.3 | 87.3% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Lab | 21,436 | 59.1 | 84.4% | Lab hold |
| Monmouthshire Abertillery | Lab | 24,917 | 73.9 | 71.1% | Lab hold |
| Monmouthshire Bedwellty | Lab | 25,243 | 66.6 | 85.4% | Lab hold |
| Monmouthshire Ebbw Vale | Lab | 21,529 | 61.5 | 87.0% | Lab hold |
| Monmouthshire Monmouth | Con | 4,523 | 11.2 | 83.7% | Con hold |
| Monmouthshire Pontypool | Lab | 20,089 | 51.5 | 84.3% | Lab hold |
| Montgomeryshire | Lib | 9,491 | 38.5 | 76.1% | Lib hold |
| Newport | Lab | 8,717 | 14.0 | 86.3% | Lab hold |
| Pembrokeshire | Lab | 9,026 | 16.8 | 86.0% | Lab hold |
| Rhondda East | Lab | 24,436 | 71.0 | 85.5% | Lab hold |
| Rhondda West | Lab | 22,488 | 69.8 | 86.4% | Lab hold |
| Swansea East | Lab | 21,022 | 47.2 | 82.8% | Lab hold |
| Swansea West | Lab | 2,160 | 4.3 | 84.6% | Lab hold |
Questions and answers
Who won in Wales at the 1951 general election?
Labour won 27 of the 36 seats in Wales, with 60.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Wales in 1951?
36 constituencies.
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