Wales: 1959 general election results
How Wales voted at the 1959 general election: Labour won 27 of 36 seats with 56.4% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 27 | 0 | 841,450 | 56.4% | −1.2 | ||
| Conservative | 7 | +1 | 486,335 | 32.6% | +2.7 | ||
| Liberal | 2 | −1 | 78,951 | 5.3% | −2.0 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 0 | 77,571 | 5.2% | +2.1 | ||
| 1 other parties and independents | 6,950 | 0.5% | |||||
Change compared with the 1955 general election in Wales.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberavon | Lab | 17,638 | 38.2 | 82.1% | Lab hold |
| Aberdare | Lab | 24,305 | 59.5 | 83.1% | Lab hold |
| Abertillery | Lab | 22,194 | 70.1 | 81.9% | Lab hold |
| Anglesey | Lab | 6,244 | 22.2 | 77.6% | Lab hold |
| Barry | Con | 9,523 | 18.6 | 84.9% | Con hold |
| Bedwellty | Lab | 23,880 | 63.7 | 83.6% | Lab hold |
| Brecon and Radnor | Lab | 6,472 | 14.6 | 86.4% | Lab hold |
| Caernarvon | Lab | 7,942 | 23.1 | 83.4% | Lab hold |
| Caerphilly | Lab | 20,973 | 54.1 | 83.0% | Lab hold |
| Cardiff North | Con | 10,683 | 21.5 | 82.9% | Con hold |
| Cardiff South East | Lab | 868 | 1.6 | 82.0% | Lab hold |
| Cardiff West | Lab | 3,132 | 6.6 | 80.0% | Lab hold |
| Cardigan | Lib | 9,309 | 30.7 | 78.0% | Lib hold |
| Carmarthen | Lab | 6,633 | 13.6 | 85.4% | Lab gain from Lib |
| Conway | Con | 4,535 | 12.0 | 82.7% | Con hold |
| Denbigh | Con | 4,625 | 10.8 | 80.9% | Con hold |
| East Flintshire | Lab | 75 | 0.2 | 86.4% | Lab hold |
| Ebbw Vale | Lab | 20,922 | 62.0 | 85.8% | Lab hold |
| Gower | Lab | 17,604 | 42.9 | 82.9% | Lab hold |
| Llanelli | Lab | 24,497 | 47.2 | 81.1% | Lab hold |
| Merioneth | Lab | 976 | 4.4 | 84.5% | Lab hold |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Lab | 18,723 | 54.3 | 81.8% | Lab hold |
| Monmouth | Con | 6,257 | 14.0 | 83.1% | Con hold |
| Montgomery | Lib | 2,794 | 10.7 | 83.8% | Lib hold |
| Neath | Lab | 20,206 | 47.3 | 82.6% | Lab hold |
| Newport | Lab | 3,648 | 6.2 | 82.1% | Lab hold |
| Ogmore | Lab | 23,265 | 49.4 | 82.3% | Lab hold |
| Pembroke | Lab | 5,322 | 10.2 | 83.7% | Lab hold |
| Pontypool | Lab | 17,852 | 46.8 | 80.5% | Lab hold |
| Pontypridd | Lab | 15,957 | 36.5 | 81.2% | Lab hold |
| Rhondda East | Lab | 15,985 | 50.7 | 83.2% | Lab hold |
| Rhondda West | Lab | 16,152 | 55.0 | 85.2% | Lab hold |
| Swansea East | Lab | 20,130 | 45.5 | 80.1% | Lab hold |
| Swansea West | Con | 403 | 0.9 | 82.1% | Con gain from Lab |
| West Flintshire | Con | 7,521 | 19.2 | 82.7% | Con hold |
| Wrexham | Lab | 12,957 | 24.1 | 81.4% | Lab hold |
Questions and answers
Who won in Wales at the 1959 general election?
Labour won 27 of the 36 seats in Wales, with 56.4% of the vote.
How many seats were there in Wales in 1959?
36 constituencies.
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