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{{About||elections in the wider United Kingdom|Elections in the United Kingdom|the previous elections in Wales|2021 Senedd election|and|2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections}}
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{{Politics of Wales}}

There are four types of '''elections in Wales''': elections to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]], elections to the [[Devolution|devolved]] [[Senedd]] (Welsh Parliament; {{Langx|cy|Senedd Cymru}}), local elections to [[community council]]s and the 22 [[Principal areas of Wales|principal areas]], and the [[police and crime commissioner]] elections. In addition there are [[by-election]]s for each aforementioned election. Elections are held on [[Election Day (United Kingdom)|Election Day]], which is conventionally a Thursday. Three of these four types of elections are held after fixed periods; the exception is UK general elections, the timing of which [[Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022|is at the discretion]] of the [[prime minister of the United Kingdom]]. Senedd elections may be postponed to avoid elections to the UK parliament and Senedd coinciding with each other.

The two [[electoral systems]] used for elections in Wales are: [[first-past-the-post]] (for [[Elections in the United Kingdom|UK elections]], police and crime commissioner elections and local elections, though individual local authorities are able to move to [[Single Transferable Vote|STV]] under recent Welsh legislation) and the [[Party-list proportional representation|Closed Lists]] (for Senedd elections). The [[supplementary vote]]  system was previously used for police and crime commissioner elections, until the system was switched for those elections to first-past-the-post under provision made by the [[Elections Act 2022]]. The previous [[Additional Members System]] for the Senedd was replaced for Closed list by the e Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.wales/historic-act-strengthens-democracy-in-wales | title=Historic Act strengthens democracy in Wales &#124; GOV.WALES | date=24 June 2024 }}</ref>

==Local government elections==
[[File:2017 Welsh Local Elections - Ward and Council Control.svg|thumb|350px|The results of the 2017 local elections, showing control party by council (left), and largest party by ward (right).{{Update inline|date=May 2022|reason=For 2022 election}}]]
There are elections to 22 unitary authorities across [[Wales]] every four years, most recently on 5 May 2022. The electoral system used is [[first-past-the-post]]. The largest unitary authorities in Wales are [[Cardiff]], [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] and [[Swansea]] councils, which all lie in the [[South Wales|southern coastal belt]].

* The [[next Welsh local elections]] are scheduled for 2027
* [[2022 Welsh local elections|Local election results 2022]]
* [[2017 Welsh local elections|Local election results 2017]]
* [[2012 Welsh local elections|Local election results 2012]]
* [[2008 Welsh local elections|Local election results 2008]]
* [[2004 Welsh local elections|Local election results 2004]]
* [[1999 Welsh local elections|Local election results 1999]]
* [[1995 Welsh local elections|Local election results 1995]]
* [[1993 Welsh local elections|Local election results 1993]]

== Police and crime commissioner elections ==
{{Main|Police and crime commissioner}}
{{Anchor|Template:Politics of Wales}}

[[Police and crime commissioner]]s were established in [[England and Wales]], replacing the local [[Police authority|police authorities]], following the [[Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement]] of 2010, with the [[2012 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections|first police and crime commissioners elected in 2012]].

* [[2024 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections]]
* [[2021 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections]]
* [[2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections]]
* [[2012 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections]]

==Devolved parliament elections==
{{For|a list of all elections to the Senedd|List of Senedd elections}}{{See also|Senedd}}
{{Anchor|Politics of Wales|Elections in the United Kingdom}}

{{Update|part=section|date=July 2024|reason=Reform Act passing}}

There have been six elections to the [[devolved parliament]] of [[Wales]], based in [[Cardiff Bay]] since 1999. These elections are held every five years to elect sixty [[Members of the Senedd]] (MSs; formerly Assembly Members, ASs). Voters have two votes: forty MSs are elected by the [[First Past the Post]] system in [[Senedd constituencies and electoral regions|individual constituencies]], and a further twenty MSs are elected by a [[List System|regional top-up system]] in which voters vote by [[Senedd constituencies and electoral regions|region]]. This system overall is called Additional Members System (AMS) and is a hybrid electoral system mixing both a plurality system (FPTP) and a proportional system (the party list system). The regions are: [[Mid and West Wales (Senedd electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]], [[North Wales (Senedd electoral region)|North Wales]], [[South Wales Central (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales Central]], [[South Wales East (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales East]] and [[South Wales West (Senedd electoral region)|South Wales West]], whereas the [[List of Parliamentary constituencies in Wales|constituencies are the same used for elections to the UK parliament]]. Each region elects four MSs, to achieve approximately [[proportional representation]] overall, with every individual in Wales being represented by five MSs in total, their local constituency MS and four regional MSs. Between its inception in 1999, it was known as the 'National Assembly for Wales'. Legislation was passed in 2020, for a name change on 6 May 2020 to its current name, 'Senedd Cymru' or the 'Welsh Parliament' (or simply '[[Senedd]]') to fully reflect its constitutional status as a law-making and tax-setting parliament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of devolution|url=https://senedd.wales/how-we-work/history-of-devolution/|access-date=2021-05-01|website=senedd.wales|language=en-GB}}</ref> It is based in [[Cardiff Bay]], initially (as the Assembly) in [[Tŷ Hywel]] from 1999 to 2006, until it moved to the [[Senedd building]], which opened on 1 March 2006, where the Assembly and now Senedd has been based since 2006. The elections were held every four years from 1999, but were increased to five years following the Wales Act 2014 for the 2016 election.

The [[2021 Senedd election]] on 6 May 2021, was the first election to the devolved parliament since its name change. The election took place akin to previous elections when it was known as the National Assembly for Wales.

===Election reform===

The [[Ivor Richard#Richard Commission|Richard Commission]] report of 2004 suggested an increase of the number of Members to 80. That number was also suggested, as a minimum, by the 2014 report of the [[Commission on Devolution in Wales|Silk Commission]].<ref name="IDW">{{cite web|url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/impact-and-innovation/research-impact/improving-democracy-in-wales|title=Improving democracy in Wales|last1=McAllister|first1=Laura|last2=Wyn Jones|first2=Richard|last3=Larner|first3=Jac|year=2022|website=Cardiff University|access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> Similarly, in 2013 and 2016, the [[Electoral Reform Society]] published reports making the case for an upsize of the Assembly.<ref>Electoral Reform Society Cymru, ''Size Matters: Making the National Assembly More Effective'' (2013).</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1288287/Report-Senedd-ENG-FINAL.pdf|title=Reshaping the Senedd. How to elect a more effective Assembly|date=November 2016|author1=Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University|author2=Electoral Reform Society Cymru|access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> A 2017 report of an expert commission suggested an increase to between 80 and 90 Members, switching to [[single transferable vote]] (STV) and enforcing [[Gender quota|gender quotas]].<ref name="IDW"/>

A reduction in the number of Welsh MPs has been proposed for the next UK general alection. Under the proposals, the number of MPs would be reduced from 40 to 32 and new constituency boundaries have also been proposed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayward |first=Will |date=19 October 2022 |title=New plans to cut the number of Welsh MPs and create new constituencies |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/new-plans-cut-number-welsh-25294407 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref> The boundary plans were published on 19 October 2022 and voters have four weeks to comment. The map of the new constituency boundaries would also be used as Senedd regions for the next Senedd election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Masters |first=Adrian |date=19 October 2022 |title=Number of Welsh MPs to be cut from 40 to 32 under new proposals |url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-10-19/fewer-mps-for-wales-under-new-electoral-map |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=ITV News |language=en}}</ref>

The Special Committee was set up on 6 October 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://senedd.wales/committee/811|title=Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform|date=6 October 2021|work=senedd.wales}}</ref> In May 2022, a joint position statement was published by [[First Minister of Wales|First Minister]] [[Mark Drakeford]] and Plaid Cymru Leader [[Adam Price]],<ref name="reform0">{{Cite web|url=https://gov.wales/a-way-forward-for-senedd-reform|date=10 May 2022|access-date=19 May 2022|title=Press release: A way forward for Senedd reform|website=Government of Wales}}</ref> calling for a 96-Member Senedd, all elected through [[closed list|closed party list]] [[party-list proportional representation|proportional representation]] (using the [[D'Hondt formula|D'Hondt method]]) with mandatory "[[Zipper system|zipping]]" of male and female candidates in the list to ensure that for every party, half of the Members will be women.<ref name="millar">{{cite web |date=10 May 2022 |title=Welsh Conservative MS resigns from Senedd reform group after Labour and Plaid's 'completely out of order stunt' |url=https://www.conservatives.wales/news/welsh-conservative-ms-resigns-senedd-reform-group-after-labour-and-plaids-completely-out-order |publisher=Welsh Conservatives |access-date=14 June 2022}}</ref>

The final report of the Special Committee was published on 30 May 2022 and recommended the system agreed to by the Labour and Plaid Cymru leaders.<ref name="report">{{Cite web|url=https://senedd.wales/media/5mta1oyk/cr-ld15130-e.pdf|title=Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales|date=30 May 2022|access-date=14 June 2022|website=Government of Wales}}</ref>

==== Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill ====
{{main|Senedd Reform Bill}}
In September 2023, the Welsh Government published its plans for electoral reform as part of the proposed Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill. The number of Senedd constituencies is set to fall to 16, with each constituency electing six MSs from a closed list under the [[D'Hondt method]]. Under the proposals, all candidates must live in Wales, and elections would take place every four years, rather than five.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welsh government publishes plans for 36 more Senedd members and elections every four years |url=https://news.sky.com/story/welsh-government-publishes-plans-for-36-more-senedd-members-and-elections-every-four-years-12964268 |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>

===as the Senedd===
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Elections to the institution prior to 2020, with the last being in [[2016 National Assembly for Wales election|2016]], were done under the previous name the 'National Assembly for Wales' ([[#as the National Assembly for Wales (1999–2020)|see below]]). Following legislation in 2020, any subsequent elections, from the 2021 Senedd election will be under its new name.

==== 2026 ====
{{Main|Next Senedd election}}
The next Senedd election is expected to be held on Thursday 7 May 2026, under the provisions of the Wales Act 2014 where Senedd terms are five-year terms. This date can be postponed under circumstances including public health or safety emergencies, or an early UK parliamentary election (itself expected in 2024, but can be held prior).

====2021====
{{Main|2021 Senedd election}}
It was the sixth [[general election]] since the establishment of the institution in 1999. It was held along with the other [[2021 United Kingdom local elections]] and was the first election where 16 and 17-year-olds were allowed to vote in Wales, which is the largest extension of the franchise in Wales since 1969. Both changes were a result of the [[Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill 2019]].<ref name=":assemblywales2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.assembly.wales/en/newhome/pages/newsitem.aspx?itemid=2054|title=16 and 17 year olds get right to vote - a historic day for democracy in Wales|website=National Assembly for Wales|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-24}}</ref>

[[File:Senedd election map 2021.svg|500px|A map showing the constituency winners of the Election by their party colours.]]<br />
'''Overall turnout''': 46.5%

===as the National Assembly for Wales (1999–2020)===

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Elections to the then 'National Assembly for Wales' (or Welsh Assembly') occurred from its first election in [[1999 National Assembly for Wales election|1999]] up until the [[2016 National Assembly for Wales election|2016 election]] (with any subsequent elections being as the 'Senedd'). This follows the [[1997 Welsh devolution referendum|1997 devolution referendum]] where Welsh voters narrowly approved the formation of the devolved institution. The institution is now known as the [[Senedd]] (Welsh Parliament; {{Langx|cy|Senedd Cymru}}) ([[#as the Senedd|see above]]).

====2016====
{{Main|2016 National Assembly for Wales election}}
[[File:Welsh Assembly election map 2016.svg|500px|A map showing the constituency winners of the election by their party colours.]]<br />
'''Overall turnout''': 45.3%

====2011====
{{Main|2011 National Assembly for Wales election}}
[[File:Welsh Election Map 2011.svg|500px|A map showing the constituency winners of the election by their party colours.]]<br />
'''Overall turnout''': 42.2%

====2007====
{{Main|2007 National Assembly for Wales election}}
[[File:Welsh Assembly election map 2007.svg|500px|A map showing the constituency winners of the election by their party colours.]]<br />
'''Overall turnout''': 43.7%

====2003====
{{Main|2003 National Assembly for Wales election}}
[[File:Welsh Election Map 2003.svg|500px|A map showing the constituency winners of the election by their party colours.]]<br />
'''Overall turnout''': 38.2%

====1999====
{{Main|1999 National Assembly for Wales election}}
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'''Overall turnout''': 46%

===Past elections and referendums===
{{Welsh elections}}

==UK parliament elections==
[[File:Jul2024WalesConstituencies.svg|thumb|Map of the 2024 election results in the new 32 constituencies.]]
[[File:Dec2019WalesConstituencies.png|thumb|Map of the 2019 election results in the then 40 constituencies.]]
Wales has been eligible to send MPs to [[Westminster]] since the [[Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542|Laws in Wales Act 1535]]. Between then and 1885, most constituencies were categorised as county or borough constituencies; each sent one MP to Westminster. As the Industrial Revolution took hold there were many calls for reform (particularly in towns such as [[Merthyr Tydfil]]). [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] eventually{{when|date=July 2020}} allowed the new towns to vote, and this introduced the first Labour MPs. The first leader of the Labour Party in Parliament, [[Keir Hardie]], was one of the two MPs for Merthyr Tydfil. The following table shows the composition of Wales' Westminster MPs since 1885.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!Year
!BGCOLOR="#ffdddd" WIDTH=15em|[[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
!BGCOLOR="#ffffdd" WIDTH=15em|[[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]]/<br />[[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
!BGCOLOR="#ddddff" WIDTH=15em|[[Welsh Conservatives|Conservative]]
!BGCOLOR="#ddffdd" WIDTH=15em|[[Plaid Cymru]]
!BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb" WIDTH=15em|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
!BGCOLOR="#e0ffff" WIDTH=15em|[[Liberal Unionist]]
!BGCOLOR="#faebd7" WIDTH=15em|[[Independent Labour]]
!BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc" WIDTH=15em|Others
|-
|1885
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->'''29'''
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->4
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->1
</TR>
|-
|1886
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->'''26'''
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->6
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->1
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->1
</TR>
|1892
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->'''30'''
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->1
</TR>
|1895
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->'''24'''
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->8
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->1
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->1
</TR>
|1900
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->1
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->'''26'''
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->6
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->1
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->1
</TR>
|1906
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->1
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->'''28'''
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->1
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1910 (Jan)
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->5
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->'''27'''
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1910 (Dec)
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->6
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->'''26'''
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->1
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1918
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->9
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->4
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->'''19'''
</TR>
|1922
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''18'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->6
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->1
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->9
</TR>
|1923
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''19'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->11
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->4
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->2
</TR>
|1924
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''16'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->11
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->9
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1929
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''25'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->10
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->1
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1931
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''15'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->5
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->6
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->1
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->9
</TR>
|1935
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''18'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->8
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->6
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->4
</TR>
|1945
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''25'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->7
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->1
</TR>
|1950
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''27'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->5
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->1
</TR>
|1951
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''27'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->5
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->1
</TR>
|1955
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''27'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->5
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->1
</TR>
|1959
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''27'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->6
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->1
</TR>
|1964
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''28'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->6
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1966
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''32'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->1
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1970
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''27'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->1
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->7
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->1
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1974 (Feb)
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''24'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->8
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1974 (Oct)
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''23'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->8
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1979
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''22'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->1
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->11
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1983
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''20'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->14
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1987
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''24'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->8
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1992
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''27'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->1
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->6
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->4
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|1997
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''34'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->4
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|2001
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''34'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->2
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->4
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|2005
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''29'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->4
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->1
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|2010
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''26'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->8
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|2015
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''25'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->1
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->11
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->3
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|2017
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''28'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->8
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->4
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|2019
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''22'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->14
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->4
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
</TR>
|2024
|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|<!--Lab-->'''27'''
|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|<!--Lib Dem-->1
|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|<!--Con-->-
|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|<!--Plaid Cymru-->4
|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|<!--Independent-->-
|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|<!--Lib Unionist-->-
|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|<!--Ind Labour-->-
|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|<!--Others-->-
|}

===Detailed breakdowns===
====2024====
{{main|2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}{{table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable sortable defaultright col2left" font-size:95%;"
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Party<ref name="BBCresults">{{cite news |title=Results of the 2024 General Election in Wales |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/regions/W92000004 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
! colspan="5" | Seats
! colspan="3" | Aggregate votes
|-
! Total
! Gains
! Losses
! Net
! Of all (%)
! Total
! Of all (%)
! Differ&shy;ence
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| 27 
| +8
| 0
| {{increase}} {{fsp}}9
| 84.4
| 487,636
| 37.0
| {{decrease}} {{fsp}}3.9
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| 0
| 0
| −12
| {{decrease}} 12
| 0.0
| 240,003
| 18.2
| {{decrease}} 17.9
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Reform UK}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0.0
| 223,018
| 16.9
| {{increase}} 11.5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| 4
| +2
| 0
| {{increase}} {{fsp}}2
| 12.5
| 194,811
| 14.8
| {{increase}} {{fsp}}4.9
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| 1
| +1
| 0
| {{increase}} {{fsp}}1
| 3.1
| 85,911
| 6.5
| {{increase}} {{fsp}}0.5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0.0
| 61,662
| 4.7
| {{increase}} {{fsp}}3.7
|-
! {{Party name with colour|Independent}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0.0
| 17,593
| 1.3
| {{increase}} {{fsp}}0.9
|-
| {{Party name with color|Workers Party of Britain}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 1,545
| 0.1
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{Party name with color|Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 1,521
| 0.1
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{Party name with color|Propel (political party)}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 1,041
| 0.1
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{Party name with color|Heritage Party (UK)}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 926
| 0.1
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{Party name with color|UK Independence Party}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 600
| 0.0
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{Party name with color|Women's Equality Party}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 536
| 0.0
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{party name with color|Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 532
| 0.0
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of Britain}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 521
| 0.0
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{Party name with color|Libertarian Party (UK)}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 439
| 0.0
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{Party name with color|Socialist Labour Party (UK)}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 424
| 0.0
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{party name with color|Official Monster Raving Loony Party}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
| {{steady}}
| 0.0
| 393
| 0.0
| {{steady}}
|-
| {{Party name with color|True and Fair Party}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 255
| 0.0
| {{n/a}}
|-
| {{Party name with color|Climate Party}}
| 0
| colspan="3"   {{n/a|Did not stand in 2019}}
| 0.0
| 104
| 0.0
| {{n/a}}
|- class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold;"
|             style="background-color:#f2f2f2;" |
! scope="row" style="background-color:#f2f2f2;" | Total
| 32
| colspan="2"   {{n/a}}
| {{nochange}}
|
| 1,319,471
| 56.0
|
|}{{bar box
| title=Aggregate votes
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
 {{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|37}}
 {{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|18.2}}
 {{bar percent|Reform UK|{{party color|Reform UK}}|16.9}}
 {{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|14.8}}
 {{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|6.5}}
 {{bar percent|Greens|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|4.7}}
}}

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| title=Parliament seats
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
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| bars=
 {{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|{{#expr:100*27/32}}}}
 {{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|{{#expr:100*4/32}}}}
 {{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|{{#expr:100*1/32}}}}
}}

====2019====
{{main|2019 United Kingdom general election|2019 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2019/results/wales|title=Results of the 2019 General Election in Wales|website=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref>
! colspan="5" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
! Total
! Gains
! Losses
! Net +/-
! % seats
! Total
! %
! Change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour}}
| 22
| 0
| 6
| {{decrease}} 6
| 55
|632,035
|40.9
| {{decrease}} 8.0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
| 14
| 6{{efn|Not including [[Brecon and Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Brecon and Radnorshire]] and [[Aberconwy (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberconwy]], which the Conservative Party won in 2017 but did not control when parliament was dissolved.}}
| 0
| {{increase}} 6
| 35
|557,234
|36.1
| {{increase}} 2.5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| 4
| 0
| 0
| {{nochange}}
| 10
|153,265
|9.9
| {{decrease}} 0.5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}
| 0
| 0
| 0{{efn|Not including Brecon and Radnorshire, which the Liberal Democrats won in a [[2019 Brecon and Radnorshire by-election|2019 by-election]].}}
| {{nochange}}
|0
|92,171
|6.0
| {{increase}} 1.5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Brexit Party}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
| {{nochange}}
|0
|83,908
|5.4
|''new''
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
| {{nochange}}
|0
|15,828
|1.0
| {{increase}} 0.7
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:white;" | &nbsp;
| align=left| Independents
|0
|0
|0{{efn|Not including Aberconwy, previously controlled by the independent [[Guto Bebb]] who lost the Conservative Party whip in 2019.}}
|{{nochange}}
|0
| 6,220
|0.4
|''N/A''
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Gwlad}}
|0
|0
|0
|{{nochange}}
|0
|1,515
|0.1
|''new''
|-
| {{Party name with colour|The Cynon Valley Party}}
|0
|0
|0
|{{nochange}}
|0
|1,322
|0.1
|''new''
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Official Monster Raving Loony Party}}
|0
|0
|0
|{{nochange}}
|0
|345
|0.0
|{{nochange}}<!-- Stood in Ceredigion in 2017 -->
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Christian Party (UK)}}
|0
|0
|0
|{{nochange}}
|0
|245
|0.0
| ''new''{{efn|name=notWales|Party entered candidates in the 2017 general election but not in any Welsh seats.}}
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)}}
|0
|0
|0
|{{nochange}}
|0
|181
|0.0
| ''new''{{efn|name=notWales}}
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Socialist Party (England and Wales)}}
|0
|0
|0
|{{nochange}}
|0
|88
|0.0
| ''new''{{efn|Party has entered candidates in past general elections but not the 2017 general election.}}
|-
! colspan="2" |Total!! style="text-align: right;" | 40 !! style="text-align: right;" |  !! style="text-align: right;" | 
!
!
! style="text-align: right;" | 1,544,357
!Turnout
! style="text-align: right;" | 66.6
|}

{{notelist}}

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| title=Popular vote
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
 {{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|Welsh Labour}}|40.9}}
 {{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservatives}}|36.1}}
 {{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|9.9}}
 {{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|6.0}}
 {{bar percent|Brexit Party|{{party color|Brexit Party}}|5.0}}
 {{bar percent|Greens|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|1.0}}
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| title=Parliament seats
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| bars=
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 {{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservatives}}|35}}
 {{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|10}}
}}

====2017====
{{main|2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="5" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
! Total !! Gains !! Losses
!Net +/-
!% seats
!Total
!%
!Change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour}}
| 28
| 3
| 0
| {{increase}}3
|70.0
|771,354
|48.9
| {{increase}}12.1
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Conservatives}}
| 8
| 0
| 3
| {{decrease}}3
|20.0
|528,839
|33.6
| {{increase}}6.3
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| 4
| 1
| 0
| {{increase}}1
|10.0
|164,466
|10.4
| {{decrease}}1.7
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}
| 0
| 0
| 1
| {{decrease}}1
| —
|71,039
|4.5
| {{decrease}}2.0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|UKIP}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
|—
|31,376
|2.0
| {{decrease}}11.6
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
| —
|5,128
|0.3
| {{decrease}}2.2
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:silver;" | &nbsp;
| align=left| Others
|0
|0
|0
|0
|—
|3,612
|0.2
| {{decrease}}0.1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total!! style="text-align: right;" | 40 !! style="text-align: right;" |  !! style="text-align: right;" | 
!
!
! style="text-align: right;" |  1,575,814
!Turnout
! style="text-align: right;" | 68.6
|}

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 {{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|4.5}}
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 {{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|10}}
}}

====2015====
{{main|2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="5" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
! Total !! Gains !! Losses
!Net +/-
!% seats
!Total
!%
!Change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
| 25
| 1
| 2
| {{decrease}}1
|62.5
|552,473
|36.9
| {{increase}}0.6
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
| 11
| 3
| 0
| {{increase}}3
|27.5
|407,813
|27.2
| {{increase}}1.1
|-
| {{Party name with colour|UKIP}}
|0
|0
|0
|{{nochange}}
|—
|204,330
|13.6
| {{increase}}11.2
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| 3
| 0
| 0
| {{nochange}}
|7.5
|181,704
|12.1
| {{increase}}0.8
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}
| 1
| 0
| 2
| {{decrease}}2
| 2.5
|97,783
|6.5
| {{decrease}}13.6
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|0
|0
|0
|{{nochange}}
| —
|38,344
|2.6
| {{increase}}2.1
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Socialist Labour Party (UK)}}
|0
|0
|0
|{{nochange}}
| —
|3,481
|0.2
| {{increase}}0.2
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition}}
|0
|0
|0
|{{nochange}}
| —
|1,780
|0.1
| {{increase}}0.1
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:silver;" | &nbsp;
| align=left| Others
|0
|0
|0
|{{nochange}}
|—
|10,355
|0.7
| {{decrease}}0.5
|-
! colspan="2" |Total!! style="text-align: right;" | 40 !! style="text-align: right;" |  !! style="text-align: right;" | 
!
!
! style="text-align: right;" | 1,498,063 
!
! style="text-align: right;" | 
|}

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 {{bar percent|UKIP|{{party color|UK Independence Party}}|13.64}}
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 {{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|6.53}}
 {{bar percent|Greens|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|2.56}}
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 {{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|2.50}}
}}

====2010====
{{main|2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="5" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
! Total !! Gains !! Losses
!Net +/-
!% seats
!Total
!%
!Change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
| 26
| 1
| 5
| {{decrease}}4
|65.0
|531,601
|36.2
| {{decrease}}6.5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
| 8
| 5
| 0
| {{increase}}5
|20.0
|382,730
|26.1
| {{increase}}4.7
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}
| 3
| 0
| 1
| {{decrease}}1
| 7.5
|295,164
|20.1
| {{increase}}1.7
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| 3
| 1
| 0
| {{increase}}1
|7.5
|165,394
|11.3
| {{decrease}}1.3
|-
| {{Party name with colour|UKIP}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
|—
|35,690
|2.4
| {{increase}}1.0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|British National Party}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
|—
|23,088
|1.6
| {{increase}}1.5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
| —
|6,293
|0.4
| {{decrease}}0.1
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Christian Party (UK)}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
| —
|1,947
|0.1
| ''N/A''
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
| —
|341
|0.0
| ''N/A''
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:silver;" | &nbsp;
| align=left| Others
|0
|0
|1
|{{decrease}}1
|—
|24,442
|1.7
| {{decrease}}1.1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total!! style="text-align: right;" | 40 !! style="text-align: right;" |  !! style="text-align: right;" | 
!
!
! style="text-align: right;" | 1,466,690
!
! style="text-align: right;" | 64.9
|}

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 {{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|36.2}}
 {{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|26.1}}
 {{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|20.1}}
 {{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|11.3}}
 {{bar percent|UKIP|{{party color|UK Independence Party}}|2.4}}
 {{bar percent|BNP|{{party color|British National Party}}|1.6}}
 {{bar percent|Greens|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|0.4}}
 {{bar percent|Other|#777777|1.8}}
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 {{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|65.0}}
 {{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|20.0}}
 {{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|7.50}}
 {{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|7.50}}
}}

====2005====
{{main|2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party
! align="center" | Candidates
! align="center" | Seats
! align="center" | Seats<br />change
! align="center" | Votes
! align="center" | %
! align="center" | %<br />change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 29
| align="center" | {{decrease}}5
| align="center" | 594,821
| align="center" | 42.7
| align="center" | {{decrease}}5.9
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | {{increase}}3
| align="center" | 297,830
| align="center" | 21.4
| align="center" | {{increase}}0.4
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | {{increase}}2
| align="center" | 256,249
| align="center" | 18.4
| align="center" | {{increase}}4.6
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | {{decrease}}1
| align="center" | 174,838
| align="center" | 12.6
| align="center" | {{decrease}}1.7
|-
| {{Party name with colour|UKIP}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 20,297
| align="center" | 1.5
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 7,144
| align="center" | 0.5
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Forward Wales}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 3,461
| align="center" | 0.2
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Legalise Cannabis Alliance}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 1,772
| align="center" | 0.1
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|British National Party}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 1,689
| align="center" | 0.1
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Socialist Labour Party (UK)}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 1,605
| align="center" | 0.1
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Veritas (political party)}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 1,437
| align="center" | 0.1
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Respect Party}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 643
| align="center" | 0.0
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Party (UK, 1989)}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 605
| align="center" | 0.0
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Socialist Alliance}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 557
| align="center" | 0.0
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Britain}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 440
| align="center" | 0.0
| align="center" | 
|-
|
| Yourself
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 284
| align="center" | 0.0
| align="center" | 
|-
|
| Bean Party
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 159
| align="center" | 0.0
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | {{increase}}1
| align="center" | 28,888
| align="center" | 2.3
| align="center" | 
|-
| colspan="5" rowspan="1" align="right" | '''Turnout:'''
| align="center" | '''1,392,719'''
| align="center" | '''62.4'''
| align="center" |
|}

====2001====
{{main|2001 United Kingdom general election|2001 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party
! align="center" | Candidates
! align="center" | Seats
! align="center" | Seats<br />change
! align="center" | Votes
! align="center" | %
! align="center" | %<br />change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| align="center" | 40
| align="center" | 34
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 666,956
| align="center" | 48.6
| align="center" | {{decrease}}6.1
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| align="center" | 40
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 288,623
| align="center" | 21.0
| align="center" | {{increase}}1.4
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| align="center" | 40
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 195,893
| align="center" | 14.3
| align="center" | {{increase}}4.4
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 189,254
| align="center" | 13.8
| align="center" | {{increase}}1.5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|UK Independence Party}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 12,552
| align="center" | 0.9
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 3,753
| align="center" | 0.3
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Socialist Labour Party (UK)}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 2,805
| align="center" | 0.2
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Socialist Alliance}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 2,258
| align="center" | 0.2
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|ProLife Alliance}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 1,609
| align="center" | 0.1
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Britain}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 384
| align="center" | 0.0
| align="center" | 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|British National Party}}
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 278
| align="center" | 0.0
| align="center" | 
|-
|
| Others
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | {{nochange}}
| align="center" | 7,959
| align="center" | 0.6
| align="center" | 
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | '''Turnout:'''
| align="center" | '''1,372,324'''
| align="center" | '''61.6'''
| align="center" |
|}

====1997====
{{main|1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP01-38 |title=General election results 1 May 1997 |date=9 May 1997 |accessdate=25 July 2018}}</ref>
! colspan="5" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
! Total !! Gains !! Losses
!Net +/-
!% seats
!Total votes
!% votes
!Change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| align="right" |34
| align="right" |7
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{increase}}7
| align="right" |85.0
| align="right" |885,935
| align="right" |54.7
| align="right" |{{increase}}5.2
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |8
| align="right" |{{decrease}}8
| align="right" |—
| align="right" |317,127
| align="right" |19.6
| align="right" |{{decrease}}9.0
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{increase}}1
| align="right" |5.0
| align="right" |200,020
| align="right" |12.4
| align="right" |{{decrease}}0.1
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| align="right" |4
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{nochange}}
| align="right" |10.0
| align="right" |161,030
| align="right" |10.0
| align="right" |{{increase}}1.1
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Referendum Party}}
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{nochange}}
| align="right" |—
| align="right" |38,245
| align="right" |2.4
| align="right" |''New''
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Socialist Labour Party (UK)}}
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{nochange}}
| align="right" |—
| align="right" |6,203
| align="right" |0.4
| align="right" |''New''
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent Labour}}
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{nochange}}
| align="right" |—
| align="right" |4,633
| align="right" |0.3
| align="right" |''New''
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{nochange}}
| align="right" |—
| align="right" |2,258
| align="right" |0.2
| align="right" |''N/A''
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{nochange}}
| align="right" |—
| align="right" |1,718
| align="right" |0.1
| align="right" |{{decrease}}0.3
|-
| {{Party name with colour no link|Other parties}}
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{nochange}}
| align="right" |—
| align="right" | 3,087 
| align="right" |0.2
| align="right" |''N/A''
|-
|}

====1992====
{{main|1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-information-office/m13.pdf |title=GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 9 APRIL 1992 |date=1993  |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref>
! colspan="5" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
! Total !! Gains !! Losses
!Net +/-
!% seats
!Total votes
!% votes
!Change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| align="right" |27
| align="right" |3
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{increase}}3
| align="right" |71.1
| align="right" |865,663
| align="right" |49.5
| align="right" |{{increase}}4.4
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| align="right" |6
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |3
| align="right" |{{decrease}}2
| align="right" |15.8
| align="right" |499,677
| align="right" |28.6
| align="right" |{{decrease}}0.9
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |{{decrease}}2
| align="right" |2.6
| align="right" |217,457
| align="right" |12.4
| align="right" |{{decrease}}5.5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| align="right" |4
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{increase}}1
| align="right" |10.5
| align="right" |156,747
| align="right" |9.0
| align="right" |{{increase}}1.7
|-
| |  
| align="left" | Others
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{nochange}}
| align="right" |—
| align="right" | 9,233
| align="right" |0.5
| align="right" |{{increase}}0.3
|-
|}

====1987====
{{main|1987 United Kingdom general election|1987 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="5" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
! Total !! Gains !! Losses
!Net +/-
!% seats
!Total votes
!% votes
!Change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| align="right" |24
| align="right" |4
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{increase}}4
| align="right" |63.2
| align="right" |765,209
| align="right" |45.1
| align="right" |{{increase}}7.6
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| align="right" |8
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |6
| align="right" |{{decrease}}6
| align="right" |21.1
| align="right" |501,316
| align="right" |29.5
| align="right" |{{decrease}}1.5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|SDP-Liberal Alliance}}
| align="right" |3
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{increase}}1
| align="right" |7.9
| align="right" |304,230
| align="right" |17.9
| align="right" |{{decrease}}5.3
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| align="right" |3
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{increase}}1
| align="right" |7.9
| align="right" |123,599
| align="right" |7.3
| align="right" |{{decrease}}0.5
|-
| | 
| align="left" | Others
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{nochange}}
| align="right" |—
| align="right" |3,742
| align="right" |0.2
| align="right" |{{decrease}}0.2
|-
|}

====1983====
{{main|1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 United Kingdom general election in Wales}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
|+
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="5" |Seats
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
! Total !! Gains !! Losses
!Net +/-
!% seats
!Total votes
!% votes
!Change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| align="right" |20
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |3
| align="right" |{{decrease}}3
| align="right" |52.6
| align="right" |603,858
| align="right" |37.5
| align="right" |{{decrease}}9.4
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| align="right" |14
| align="right" |3
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |{{increase}}2
| align="right" |36.8
| align="right" |499,310
| align="right" |31.0
| align="right" |{{decrease}}1.2
|-
| {{Party name with colour|SDP–Liberal Alliance}}
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |1
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{increase}}1
| align="right" |5.3
| align="right" |373,358
| align="right" |23.2
| align="right" |{{increase}}12.6
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| align="right" |2
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{steady}}
| align="right" |5.3
| align="right" |125,309
| align="right" |7.8
| align="right" |{{decrease}}0.2
|-
| {{Party name with colour no link|Other parties}}
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |0
| align="right" |{{steady}}
| align="right" |—
| align="right" |7,151
| align="right" |0.4
| align="right" |{{decrease}}1.9
|-
|}


==European Parliament==
Wales was a [[Wales (European Parliament constituency)|constituency]] in [[European Parliament]] elections. Following the [[Brexit|United Kingdom's exit from the European Union]] on 31 January 2020, Wales no longer elects representatives to the European Parliament.

===2019===
{{Election box begin for list|
  |title=[[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|European Election 2019]]: Wales<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-48417474 |title=European election 2019: Brexit Party tops poll in Wales|work=BBC News |date=27 May 2019 |access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48403131 |title=European Election 2019: UK results in maps and charts|work=BBC News |date=27 May 2019 |access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref>}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190522224911/https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Scheduled-elections-and-polls/Documents/Statement%20of%20parties%20nominated.pdf Statement of Parties Nominated and Notice of Poll / Datganiad o’r Pleidiau a Enwebwyd a Rhybudd o Etholiad ] Cardiff City Council</ref>

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Brexit Party|candidate='''[[Nathan Gill]]''' (1)<br />'''[[James Wells (British politician)|James Wells]]''' (3)<br /><small>Gethin James, Julie Price</small>|votes=271,404<br /><small>(135,702)</small>|percentage=32.46|change={{nowrap|{{increase}}32.46}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Plaid Cymru|candidate='''[[Jill Evans]]''' (2)<br /><small>Carmen Smith, [[Patrick McGuinness]], Ioan Bellin</small>|votes=163,928|percentage=19.60|change={{increase}}4.34}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate='''[[Jacqueline Jones (politician)|Jacqueline Jones]]''' (4)<br /><small>Matthew Dorrance, Mary Wimbury, Mark Whitcott</small>|votes=127,833|percentage=15.29|change={{decrease}}12.86}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=<small>Sam Bennett, Donna Lalek, Alistair Cameron, Andrew Parkhurst</small>|votes=113,885|percentage=13.62|change={{increase}}9.67}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=<small>Daniel Boucher, Craig Lawton, [[Fay Jones (politician)|Fay Jones]], Tomos Davies</small>|votes=54,587|percentage=6.53|change={{decrease}}10.90}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=<small>Anthony Slaughter, Ian Chandler, Ceri Davies, Duncan Rees</small>|votes=52,660|percentage=6.30|change={{increase}}1.76}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=UK Independence Party|candidate=<small>Kristian Hicks, Keith Edwards, Thomas Harrison, Robert McNeil-Wilson</small>|votes=27,566|percentage=3.30|change={{decrease}}24.26}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Change UK|candidate=<small>[[Jon Owen Jones]], June Davies, Matthew Paul, Sally Anne Stephenson</small>|votes=24,332|percentage=2.91|change={{increase}}2.91}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=836,195|percentage=37.1|change={{increase}}5.6}}
{{Election box end}}

==== 2019 opinion polls ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Date(s)
! rowspan="2" |Polling organisation/client
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Sample
![[Labour Party (UK)|Lab]]
![[UK Independence Party|UKIP]]
![[Conservative Party (UK)|Con]]
![[Plaid Cymru|Plaid]]
![[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]
![[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Lib Dems]]
![[Brexit Party|Brexit]]
![[Change UK]]
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Others
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Lead
|-
! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#dc241f; width:60px;" | !! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#70147a; width:60px;" | !! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#0087dc; width:60px;" |  !! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#008142; width:60px;" |   !! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}; width:60px;" | !! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#fdbb30; width:60px;" | !! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Brexit Party}}; width:60px;" | !! class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Change UK}}; width:60px;" |
|-
|16–20 May 2019 || [https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2019-05-20/poll-puts-brexit-party-on-course-for-european-election-triumph-in-wales/ YouGov/ITV] || 1,009 || 15% || 2% || 7% || 19% || 8% ||  10% ||style="background:#8fe2ef;" |'''36%''' || 2% || 0% || style="background:{{party color|Brexit Party}}; color:white;"| 17%
|-
|10–15 May 2019 || [https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/9qcd2nbbdy/PlaidCymruResults_190515_EuropeanElection_W.pdf YouGov/Plaid Cymru] || 1,133 || 18% || 3% || 7% || 16% || 8% ||  10% ||style="background:#8fe2ef;" |'''33%''' || 4% || 0% || style="background:{{party color|Brexit Party}}; color:white;"| 15%
|-
|2–5 April 2019 || [http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2019/05/April-2019.pdf YouGov/ITV] || 1,025 || style="background:#F8C1BE"|'''30%'''||11% || 16% || 15%|| 5% ||  6% || 10% || 8% || 1% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 14%
|-
|style="background:#D5D5D5"|22 May 2014 || style="background:#D5D5D5"|'''2014 EU election results''' || style="background:#D5D5D5"|733,060 ||  style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"|'''28.2%'''|| style="background:#D5D5D5"|27.6%|| style="background:#D5D5D5"|17.4%|| style="background:#D5D5D5"|15.3%||  style="background:#D5D5D5"|4.5% || style="background:#D5D5D5"|4.0% || style="background:#D5D5D5"|{{small|N/A}} || style="background:#D5D5D5"|{{small|N/A}} || style="background:#D5D5D5"|3.2% ||style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"|0.6%
|}

===2014===
{{Election box begin for list|
  |title=[[2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|European Election 2014]]: Wales}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = '''[[Derek Vaughan]]'''<br /><small>[[Jayne Bryant]], Alex Thomas, [[Christina Rees (politician)|Christina Rees]]</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.labour.org.uk/labour-party-european-election-candidate-selection-results,2013-08-02 |title=Strong, Committed and One Nation Labour MEP Candidates &#124; the Labour Party |access-date=2013-08-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805211917/http://www.labour.org.uk/labour-party-european-election-candidate-selection-results,2013-08-02 |archive-date=5 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="pembrokeshire-2014"/>
  |votes      = 206,332
  |percentage = 28.15
  |change     = +7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = '''[[Nathan Gill]]'''<br /><small>James Cole, [[Caroline Jones (politician)|Caroline Jones]], [[David Rowlands (Welsh politician)|David Rowlands]]</small><ref name="pembrokeshire-2014"/><ref>[http://www.ukip.org/newsroom/news/919-we-announce-regional-mep-candidates-for-the-euro-elections-in-may We announce regional MEP candidates for the Euro Elections] UKIP {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010060102/http://www.ukip.org/newsroom/news/919-we-announce-regional-mep-candidates-for-the-euro-elections-in-may |date=10 October 2013 }}</ref>
  |votes      = 201,983
  |percentage = 27.55
  |change     = +14.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = '''[[Kay Swinburne]]'''<br /><small>Aled Davies, Dan Boucher, Richard Hopkin</small><ref name="pembrokeshire-2014"/><ref name="conservatives">{{cite web|title=Results of Ballot|url=http://www.conservatives.com/~/media/Files/Downloadable%20Files/RESULTS%20OF%20BALLOT2.ashx|publisher=conservatives.com|access-date=15 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610214239/https://www.conservatives.com/~/media/Files/Downloadable%20Files/RESULTS%20OF%20BALLOT2.ashx|archive-date=10 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
  |votes      = 127,742
  |percentage = 17.43
  |change     = &minus;3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Plaid Cymru
  |candidate  = '''[[Jill Evans]]'''<br /><small>Marc Jones, Stephen Cornelius, Ioan Bellin</small><ref name="pembrokeshire-2014"/><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22665803 MEP Jill Evans tops list of Plaid Cymru's EU candidates] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622211133/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22665803 |date=22 June 2013 }} BBC News</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.partyofwales.org/european-elections-2014/?force=1 |title=European Elections 2014 |access-date=2014-03-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328011748/http://www.partyofwales.org/european-elections-2014/?force=1 |archive-date=28 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
  |votes      = 111,864
  |percentage = 15.26
  |change     = &minus;3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = <small>Pippa Bartolotti, John Matthews, Chris Were, Rosemary Cutler</small><ref name="pembrokeshire-2014"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://wales.greenparty.org.uk/news.html/2013/11/22/wales-leader-is-green-euro-candidate/ |title=The Wales Green Party has announced today that their Leader, Pippa Bartolotti, is their candidate for the upcoming European Elections to be held next May |publisher=Wales.greenparty.org.uk |date=22 November 2013 |access-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117151341/https://wales.greenparty.org.uk/news.html/2013/11/22/wales-leader-is-green-euro-candidate |archive-date=17 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://greenparty.org.uk/elections.html |title=Green Party &#124; Elections |access-date=2014-04-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208092759/http://greenparty.org.uk/elections.html |archive-date=8 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
  |votes      = 33,275
  |percentage = 4.54
  |change     = &minus;1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>Alec Dauncey, Robert Speht, Jackie Radford, Bruce Roberts</small><ref name="pembrokeshire-2014"/>
  |votes      = 28,930
  |percentage = 3.95
  |change     = &minus;6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = British National Party
  |candidate  = <small>Mike Whitby, Laurence Reid, Jean Griffin, Gary Tumulty</small><ref name="pembrokeshire-2014"/>
  |votes      = 7,655
  |percentage = 1.04
  |change     = &minus;4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Britain First
  |candidate  = <small>[[Paul Golding]], Anthony Golding, Christine Smith, Anne Elstone</small><ref name="pembrokeshire-2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/objview.asp?object_id=9728&language= |title=Statement of Persons Nominated |publisher=[[Pembrokeshire County Council]] |first=Bryn |last=Parry-Jones |date=24 April 2014 |access-date=3 May 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111050829/http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/objview.asp?object_id=9728&language= |archive-date=11 January 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
  |votes      = 6,633
  |percentage = 0.9
  |change     = 0.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>Andrew Jordan, Katherine Jones, David Lloyd Jones, Liz Screen</small><ref name="pembrokeshire-2014"/>
  |votes      = 4,459
  |percentage = 0.61
  |change     = &minus;1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = No to the EU – Yes to Democracy
  |candidate  = <small>[[Robert Griffiths (politician)|Robert Griffiths]], Claire Job, Steve Skelly, Laura Picand</small><ref name="pembrokeshire-2014"/>
  |votes      = 2,803
  |percentage = 0.38
  |change     = &minus;0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party      = Socialist Party of Great Britain
|candidate  = <small>Brian Johnson, Richard Cheney, Ed Blewitt, Howard Moss<ref name="pembrokeshire-2014"/><ref name="worldsocialism">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/socialist-standard/2010s/2014/no-1315-march-2014/socialists-stand-euro-elections|title=Socialists to Stand in Euro-elections &#124; The Socialist Party of Great Britain|publisher=worldsocialism.org|access-date=15 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617034602/http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/socialist-standard/2010s/2014/no-1315-march-2014/socialists-stand-euro-elections|archive-date=17 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref></small>
|votes      = 1,384
|percentage = 0.19
|change     = 0.00
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 733,060
  |percentage = 31.5
  |change     = +1.1
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
{{Election box begin for list|
  |title=[[2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|European Election 2009]]: Wales<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/objview.asp?Language=&object_id=4461 |title=Electoral Office of Wales |access-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924070802/http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/objview.asp?Language=&object_id=4461 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/euro/09/html/ukregion_20.stm |title=European Election 2009: Wales |work=BBC News |date=8 June 2009 |access-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608151710/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/euro/09/html/ukregion_20.stm |archive-date=8 June 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Conservative Party (UK)
  |candidate  = '''[[Kay Swinburne]]''' <br /><small>Evan Price, Emma Greenow, David Chipp</small>
  |votes      = 145,193
  |percentage = 21.2
  |change     = +1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = '''[[Derek Vaughan]]''' <br /><small>Lisa Stevens, Rachel Maycock, Leighton Veale</small>
  |votes      = 138,852
  |percentage = 20.3
  |change     = &minus;12.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Plaid Cymru
  |candidate  = '''[[Jill Evans]]''' <br /><small>[[Eurig Wyn]], Ioan Bellin, Natasha Asghar</small>
  |votes      = 126,702
  |percentage = 18.5
  |change     = +1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = '''[[John Bufton]]''' <br /><small>David Bevan, Kevin Mahoney, [[David Rowlands (Welsh politician)|David Rowlands]]</small>
  |votes      = 87,585
  |percentage = 12.8
  |change     = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>Alan Butt Phillip, Kevin O'Connor, Nick Tregoning, Jackie Radford</small>
  |votes      = 73,082
  |percentage = 10.7
  |change     = +0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = <small>Jake Griffiths, Kay Roney, Ann Were, John Matthews</small>
  |votes      = 38,160
  |percentage = 5.6
  |change     = +2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = British National Party
  |candidate  = <small>Ennys Hughes, Laurence Read, Clive Bennett, Kevin Edwards</small>
  |votes      = 37,114
  |percentage = 5.4
  |change     = +2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Christian Party (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>Jeffrey Green, David Griffiths, Alun Owen, John Harrold</small>
  |votes      = 13,037
  |percentage = 1.9
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>Robert English, [[Richard Booth]], Liz Screen, Judith Sambrook</small>
  |votes      = 12,402
  |percentage = 1.8
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = No to the EU – Yes to Democracy
  |candidate  = <small>[[Robert Griffiths (politician)|Robert Griffiths]], Rob Williams, Laura Picand, Trevor Jones</small>
  |votes      = 8,600
  |percentage = 1.3
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Jury Team (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>Paul Sabanskis, James Eustace, Neil Morgan, Steven Partridge</small>
  |votes      = 3,793
  |percentage = 0.6
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 684,520
  |percentage = 30.4
  |change     = &minus;11.0
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004===
{{Election box begin for list| title=[[2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|European Election 2004]]: Wales<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/2004/2004-election-candidates|title=2004 Election candidates|work=UK Office of the European Parliament|access-date=4 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004091828/http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/2004/2004-election-candidates|archive-date=4 October 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Labour
  |candidate  = '''[[Glenys Kinnock]]''', '''[[Eluned Morgan (politician)|Eluned Morgan]]''' <br /><small>Gareth Williams, Gwennan Jeremiah</small>
  |votes      = 297,810 <br /><small>(148,905)</small>
  |percentage = 32.5
  |change     = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Conservatives
  |candidate  = '''[[Jonathan Evans (politician)|Jonathan Evans]]''' <br /><small>Owen Williams, Felicity Elphick, Albert Fox</small>
  |votes      = 177,771
  |percentage = 19.4
  |change     = &minus;3.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Plaid Cymru
  |candidate  = '''[[Jill Evans (politician)|Jill Evans]]''' <br /><small>Jon Blackwood, Eilian Williams, [[Gwenllian Lansdown]]</small>
  |votes      = 159,888
  |percentage = 17.4
  |change     = &minus;12.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = <small>[[David Rowlands (Welsh politician)|David Rowlands]], Clive Easton, Elizabeth Phillips, Timothy Jenkins</small>
  |votes      = 96,677
  |percentage = 10.5
  |change     = +7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Liberal Democrats
  |candidate  = <small>David John Williams, Alison Goldsworthy, Nicholas Tregoning, Nilmini Priyanga de Silva</small>
  |votes      = 96,116
  |percentage = 10.5
  |change     = +2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = <small>Martyn Shrewsbury, [[Molly Scott Cato]], David Bradney, Dorienne Robinson</small>
  |votes      = 32,761
  |percentage = 3.6
  |change     = +1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = British National Party
  |candidate  = <small>John Walker, Pauline Gregory, James Roberts, Mark Stringfellow<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnp.org.uk/freedom/regions/walescand.html |title=walescand |date=3 June 2004 |access-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218090805/http://www.bnp.org.uk/freedom/regions/walescand.html |archive-date=18 February 2005 }}</ref></small>
  |votes      = 27,135
  |percentage = 3.0
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Forward Wales
  |candidate  = <small>[[Ron Davies (Welsh politician)|Ron Davies]], Wendy Paintsil, Janet Williams, Graham Jones</small>
  |votes      = 17,280
  |percentage = 1.9
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = Christian Democratic Party
  |candidate  = <small>Catherine Smith, Christine West, Joseph Biddulph, Robert Evans</small>
  |votes      = 6,821
  |percentage = 0.7
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Respect Party
  |candidate  = <small>[[Helen Griffin]], Huw Williams, Raja Gul Raiz, Taran O'Sullivan</small>
  |votes      = 5,427
  |percentage = 0.6
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 917,686
  |percentage = 41.4
  |change     = +12.4
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1999===
{{Election box begin for list| title=[[1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|European Election 1999]]: Wales<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/1999/1999-election-candidates|title=1999 Election candidates|work=UK Office of the European Parliament|access-date=4 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828022854/http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/1999/1999-election-candidates|archive-date=28 August 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Labour Party
  |candidate  = '''[[Glenys Kinnock]]''', '''[[Eluned Morgan (politician)|Eluned Morgan]]''' <br /><small>[[Joe Wilson (MEP)|Joe Wilson]], Gareth Williams, [[Jane Hutt]]</small>
  |votes      = 199,690 <br /><small>(99,845)</small>
  |percentage = 31.9
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Plaid Cymru
  |candidate  = '''[[Jill Evans (politician)|Jill Evans]]''', '''[[Eurig Wyn]]''' <br /><small>[[Marc Phillips]], Susanna Perkins, Owain Llywelyn</small>
  |votes      = 185,235 <br /><small>(92,617.5)</small>
  |percentage = 29.6
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Conservative Party
  |candidate  = '''[[Jonathan Evans (politician)|Jonathan Evans]]''' <br /><small>Chris Butler, Owen John Williams, Robert Buckland, Edmund Hayward</small>
  |votes      = 142,631
  |percentage = 22.8
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Liberal Democrats (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>[[Roger Roberts, Baron Roberts of Llandudno|Roger Roberts]], Peter Price, Alistair Cameron, Juliana Hughes, John Dixon</small>
  |votes      = 51,283
  |percentage = 8.2
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UK Independence Party
  |candidate  = <small>Dai Rees, Niall Warry, Idris Richard Francis, Alan Barham, David Lloyd</small>
  |votes      = 19,702
  |percentage = 3.1
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = <small>[[Molly Scott Cato]], Klaus Armstrong-Braun, Sue Walker, Rachel Kalela, John Matthews</small>
  |votes      = 16,146
  |percentage = 2.6
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Pro-Euro Conservative Party
  |candidate  = <small>[[William Powell (Liberal Democrat politician)|William Powell]], Jennifer Harris, Antonio Fernandes-Vidal, Alan Morris, Christopher Hodgkinson</small>
  |votes      = 5,834
  |percentage = 0.9
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>Elizabeth Screen, Darren Hickery, Stephen Bell, Miriam Bowen, George Tafarides</small>
  |votes      = 4,283
  |percentage = 0.7
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Natural Law Party
  |candidate  = <small>David Hughes, Brian Francis, Helen Evans, Andrea Jarman, John Ashforth</small>
  |votes      = 1,621
  |percentage = 0.3
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 626,425
  |percentage = 29.0
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1994===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party
! align="center" | Seats
! align="center" | Seats<br />change
! align="center" | Votes
! align="center" | %
! align="center" | %<br />change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour}}
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | {{increase}}1
| align="center" | 530,749
| align="center" | 55.86
| align="center" | {{increase}}6.93
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{steady}}
| align="center" | 162,478
| align="center" | 17.10
| align="center" | {{increase}}4.21
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{steady}}
| align="center" | 138,349 
| align="center" | 14.56
| align="center" | {{decrease}}8.89
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{steady}}
| align="center" | 82,480
| align="center" | 8.68
| align="center" | {{increase}}5.46
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Wales Green Party}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{steady}}
| align="center" | 19,413
| align="center" | 2.04
| align="center" | {{decrease}}9.11
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Natural Law Party}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 6,081
| align="center" | 0.64
| align="center" | –
|-
| {{Party name with colour|United Kingdom Independence Party}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 5,536
| align="center" | 0.58
| align="center" | –
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 2,729
| align="center" | 0.29
| align="center" | –
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Socialist Alliance}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 1,270
| align="center" | 1.33
| align="center" | –
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Communist Party of Britain}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 1,073
| align="center" | 0.11
| align="center" | –
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | '''Turnout:'''
| align="center" | '''950,158'''
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 
|}

===1989===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party
! align="center" | Seats
! align="center" | Seats<br />change
! align="center" | Votes
! align="center" | %
! align="center" | %<br />change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour}}
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | {{increase}}1
| align="center" | 436,730
| align="center" | 48.93
| align="center" | {{increase}}4.40
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{decrease}}1
| align="center" | 209,313 
| align="center" | 23.45
| align="center" | {{decrease}}1.91
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{steady}}
| align="center" | 115,062
| align="center" | 12.89
| align="center" | {{increase}}0.69
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party (UK)}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{steady}}
| align="center" | 99,546
| align="center" | 11.15
| align="center" | {{increase}}10.64
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Social and Liberal Democrats}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{steady}}
| align="center" | 28,785
| align="center" | 3.22
| align="center" | {{decrease}}14.18
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 3,153
| align="center" | 0.35
| align="center" | –
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | '''Turnout:'''
| align="center" | '''892,589'''
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 
|}

===1984===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party
! align="center" | Seats
! align="center" | Seats<br />change
! align="center" | Votes
! align="center" | %
! align="center" | %<br />change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour}}
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | {{steady}}
| align="center" | 375,982
| align="center" | 44.53
| align="center" | {{increase}}2.83
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | {{steady}}
| align="center" | 214,086
| align="center" | 25.36
| align="center" | {{decrease}}10.98
|-
| {{Party name with colour|SDP–Liberal Alliance}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{steady}}
| align="center" | 146,947
| align="center" | 17.40
| align="center" | {{increase}}7.79
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | {{steady}}
| align="center" | 103,031
| align="center" | 12.20
| align="center" | {{increase}}0.41
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Ecology Party}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 4,266
| align="center" | 0.51
| align="center" | –
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | '''Turnout:'''
| align="center" | '''844,312'''
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 
|}

===1979===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" | Party
! align="center" | Seats
! align="center" | Seats<br />change
! align="center" | Votes
! align="center" | %
! align="center" | %<br />change
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Labour}}
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 294,978
| align="center" | 41.70
| align="center" | –
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 257,029
| align="center" | 36.34
| align="center" | –
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 83,399
| align="center" | 11.79
| align="center" | –
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Party (UK)}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 67,962
| align="center" | 9.61
| align="center" | –
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | –
| align="center" | 4,008
| align="center" | 0.57
| align="center" | –
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="1" align="right" | '''Turnout:'''
| align="center" | ''' 707,376'''
| align="center" | 
| align="center" | 
|}

== See also ==
* [[Elections in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Elections in England]]
* [[Elections in Northern Ireland]]
* [[Elections in Scotland]]

==References==
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{{Welsh elections}}
{{Wales topics}}
{{Elections in Europe}}

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[[Category:Elections in Wales| ]]