1992 United Kingdom general election in Wales

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1992 United Kingdom general election in Wales
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
  1987 9 April 1992 1997  

All 38 Welsh seats to the House of Commons
 First partySecond party
  Official portrait of Neil Kinnock, Member of the EC (cropped).jpg John Major Feb. 1993.jpg
Leader Neil Kinnock John Major
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 2 October 1983 28 November 1990
Last election24 seats, 45.1%8 seats, 29.5%
Seats won276
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote865,663499,677
Percentage49.5%28.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.4%Decrease2.svg0.9%

 Third partyFourth party
  Wigley, Dafydd (53965497188) (cropped).jpg ASHDOWN Paddy.jpg
Leader Dafydd Wigley Paddy Ashdown
Party Plaid Cymru Liberal Democrats
Leader since1991 16 July 1988
Last election3 seats, 7.3%3 seats, 17.9%
Seats won41
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote156,747217,457
Percentage9.0%12.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.7%Decrease2.svg5.5%

The 1992 United Kingdom general election in Wales took place on 9 April 1992 for all 38 seats in Wales. The Labour Party again won a decisive majority of Welsh MPs, gaining three seats for a total of 27 out of 38. The Conservatives lost two Welsh MPs, Plaid Cymru gained one and the Liberal Democrats lost two of their three Welsh MPs. [1]

Despite the Labour party winning the most votes in Wales, the Conservatives won across the UK. [1]

However, due to strong Conservative results in England and Scotland, the Conservative result in Wales was enough to allow the party to form a majority government for a fourth term.[ citation needed ]

Results

Below is a table summarising the results of the 1992 general election in Wales. [2]

PartySeatsAggregate Votes
TotalGainsLossesNet +/-Of all (%)TotalOf all (%)Difference
Labour 2730Increase2.svg371.1865,66349.5Increase2.svg4.4
Conservative 613Decrease2.svg215.8499,67728.6Decrease2.svg0.9
Liberal Democrats 102Decrease2.svg22.6217,45712.4Decrease2.svg5.5
Plaid Cymru 410Increase2.svg110.5156,7479.0Increase2.svg1.7
Others000Steady2.svg0.09,2330.5Increase2.svg0.3
Total381,748,777

References

  1. 1 2 "UK Election Statistics: 1918-2022, A Long Century of Elections" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 22.
  2. "GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 9 APRIL 1992" (PDF). 1993. Retrieved 30 July 2018.