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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 elections will be organised in 16 six-member constituencies created by pairing up the 32 redrawn Westminster constituencies. [10] [11] 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. [12] The next election is due to be held on 7 May 2026. [13]
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.
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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
These are maps of the results of the last four general elections in Wales and changes in 2019 following a by-election and a change of affiliation. Red represents the Labour Party's MPs. Blue represents the Conservative Party's MPs. Amber represents the Liberal Democrats' MPs. Green represents Plaid Cymru's MPs. Grey represents Independent MPs.
The timeline for the election was discussed by the Welsh Executive Committee on 13 December 2023 and announced on 16 December. [10] [11] Nominations were open from 18 December 2023 and ended for MSs on 21 December and for party affiliates and Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) on 29 January 2024. [11]
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.