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The 2024 general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024. Thirty-two seats were up for election in Wales as the general election occurred after the recently completed boundary review took effect. The Labour Party remained the largest party in Wales, gaining six seats for a total of 27.
The Senedd constituencies and electoral regions (Welsh: Etholaethau a Rhanbarthau etholiadol Senedd Cymru) [i] are the electoral districts used to elect members of the Senedd (MS; Welsh: Aelodau'r Senedd or AS) to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru), and have been used in some form since the first election of the then National Assembly for Wales in 1999.
Labelled map of the 32 new constituencies in Wales to be used from the 2024 UK general election. The final recommendations on the new constituencies in Wales were published on 28 June 2023 by the Boundary Commission for Wales.
The elections will be organised in 16 six-member constituencies created by pairing up the 32 redrawn Westminster constituencies. [11] [12] Although the new system would only be ready and used for elections held after 6 April 2026, to allow time for the new constituencies to be drawn up. [13] The next election is due to be held on 7 May 2026. [14]
This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Welsh constituencies for the fifty-ninth Parliament of the United Kingdom (2024–present). It includes MPs elected at the 2024 general election, held on 4 July 2024. The number of constituences in Wales reduced from 40 to 32 at this election.
The Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (sometimes referred to as the Senedd Reform Act) is an act of Senedd Cymru expanding and reforming the Senedd in Wales. Provisions of the act include creating sixteen larger constituencies, each electing six members of the Senedd (MSs) by proportional representation .
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 and Swansea councils, which all lie in the southern coastal belt. The next Welsh local elections are scheduled for 2027
2024 to present UK House of Commons constituencies in 2024 The following 650 seats were contested at the 2024 United Kingdom general election following the 2023 periodic review of Westminster constituencies .