1997 United Kingdom general election in Wales explained

Election Name:1997 United Kingdom general election in Wales
Country:Wales
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1992 United Kingdom general election in Wales
Previous Year:1992
Previous Mps:List of MPs elected in the 1992 United Kingdom general election
Next Election:2001 United Kingdom general election in Wales
Next Year:2001
Next Mps:List of MPs elected in the 1997 United Kingdom general election
Seats For Election:All 40 Welsh seats to the House of Commons
Elected Mps:List of MPs elected in the 1997 United Kingdom general election
Election Date:1 May 1997
Leader1:Tony Blair
Leader Since1:21 July 1994
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:27 seats, 49.5%
Seats Before1:27†
Seats1:34
Seat Change1:7*
Popular Vote1:885,935
Percentage1:54.7%
Swing1:5.2%
Leader2:Dafydd Wigley
Leader Since2:26 October 1991
Party2:Plaid Cymru
Last Election2:4 seats, 8.9%
Seats Before2:4†
Seats2:4
Popular Vote2:161,030
Percentage2:10.0%
Swing2:1.1%
Leader3:Paddy Ashdown
Leader Since3:16 July 1988
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election3:1 seat, 12.4%
Seats Before3:1†
Seats3:2
Seat Change3:1*
Popular Vote3:200,020
Percentage3:12.4%
Swing3:0.1%
Map Size:300px

See main article: 1997 United Kingdom general election.

These are the results of the 1997 United Kingdom general election in Wales. The election was held on 1 May 1997 and all 40 seats in Wales were contested. The Labour Party won a landslide majority of Welsh MPs, gaining seven seats for a total of 34 out of 40. The Liberal Democrats gained one seat, whilst Plaid Cymru retained their four MPs.

The Conservatives lost all of their Welsh MPs, leaving them without representation in Wales for the first time since the 1906 general election.[1] [2] [3] They would not gain another MP until the 2005 general election.[4]

Results

Below is a table summarising the results of the 1997 general election in Wales.[5]

Party[6] ! colspan="5"
SeatsVotes
Total Gains LossesNet +/-% seatsTotal votes% votesChange
3470785.0885,93554.75.2
0088—317,12719.69.0
21015.0200,02012.40.1
40010.0161,03010.01.1
000—38,2452.4New
000—6,2030.4New
000—4,6330.3New
000—2,2580.2N/A
000—1,7180.10.3
000—3,087 0.2N/A

Results by constituency

See main article: Results of the 1997 United Kingdom general election by constituency. The following is the results by constituency by Senedd electoral region:

Mid and West Wales

Mid and West Wales elected 8 Members of Parliament.

ConstituencyCandidatesIncumbent
LabourConservativeLiberal DemocratPlaid CymruReferendumOther
Brecon and Radnorshire[7] Christopher Mann11,424 (26.6%)Jonathan Evans12,419 (29.0%)Richard Livsey17,516 (40.8%)Steven Cornelius622 (1.5%)Elizabeth Phillips900 (2.1%) Jonathan Evans
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr[8]  Alan Williams17,907 (42.9%)Edmund Hayward5,022 (12.0%)Juliana Hughes3,150 (7.5%)Rhodri Glyn Thomas14,457 (34.6%)Ian Humphreys-Evans1,196 (2.9%) Alan Williams‡(Carmarthen)
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire[9]  Nick Ainger20,956 (49.1%)Owen Williams11,335 (26.6%)Keith Evans3,516 (8.2%)Roy Llewellyn5,402 (12.7%)Joy Poirrier1,432 (3.4%) Nick Ainger‡(Pembrokeshire)
Ceredigion[10] Robert (Hag) Harris9,767 (24.3%)Felix Aubel5,983 (14.9%)Dai Davies6,616 (16.5%)Cynog Dafis16,728 (41.6%)John Leaney1,092 (2.7%)Cynog Dafis‡(Ceredigion and Pembroke North)
Llanelli[11]  Denzil Davies23,851 (57.9%)Andrew Hayes5,003 (12.1%)Nick Burree3,788 (9.2%)Marc Phillips7,812 (19.0%)John Willock (SLP)757 (1.8%) Denzil Davies
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy[12] Hefin E. Rees5,660 (23.0%)Jeremy Quin3,922 (16.0%)Robina L. Feeley1,719 (7.0%)Elfyn Llwyd12,465 (50.7%)Phillip H. Hodge809 (3.3%)Elfyn Llwyd
Montgomeryshire[13] Angharad Davies6,109 (19.1%)Glyn Davies8,344 (26.1%)Lembit Öpik14,647 (45.9%)Helen Mary Jones1,608 (5.0%)John Bufton879 (2.8%)Susan Walker (Green)338 (1.1%)Alex Carlile†
Preseli Pembrokeshire[14]  Jackie Lawrence20,477 (48.3%)Robert Buckland11,741 (27.7%)Jeffrey Clarke5,527 (13.0%)Alun Jones2,683 (6.3%)David Berry1,574 (3.7%)Molly Scott Cato (Green)401 (0.9%) Nick Ainger‡(Pembrokeshire)

North Wales

North Wales elected 9 Members of Parliament.

ConstituencyCandidatesIncumbent
LabourConservativeLiberal DemocratPlaid CymruReferendumOther
Alyn and Deeside[15]  Barry Jones25,955 (61.9%)Timothy P. Roberts9,552 (22.8%)Eleanor Burnham4,076 (9.7%)Siw Hills738 (1.8%)Malcolm J. D. Jones1,627 (3.9%) Barry Jones
Caernarfon[16] Eifion Wyn Williams10,167 (29.5%)Elwyn Williams4,230 (12.3%)Mary Macqueen1,686 (4.9%)Dafydd Wigley17,616 (51.0%)Clive Collins811 (2.4%)Dafydd Wigley
Conwy[17]  Betty Williams14,561 (35.0%)David Jones10,085 (24.3%)Roger Roberts12,965 (31.2%)Rhodri Davies2,844 (6.8%)Allan Barham760 (1.8%)
Richard Bradley (Ind.)250 (0.6%)
David Hughes (NLP)95 (0.2%)
 Wyn Roberts†
Clwyd South[18]  Martyn Jones22,901 (58.1%)Boris Johnson9,091 (23.1%)Andrew Chadwick3,684 (9.4%)Gareth Williams2,500 (6.3%)Alex Lewis1,207 (3.1%) Martyn Jones‡(Clwyd South West)
Clwyd West[19]  Gareth Thomas14,918 (37.1%)Rod Richards13,070 (32.5%)Gwyn Williams5,151 (12.8%)Eryl W. Williams5,421 (12.8%)Heather Bennett-Collins1,114 (2.8%)David K. Neal (Conservatory)583 (1.3%) Rod Richards‡(Clwyd North West)
Delyn[20]  David Hanson23,300 (57.2%)Karen Lumley10,607 (26.0%)David Lloyd4,160 (10.2%)Ashley J. Drake1,558 (3.8%)Elizabeth H. Soutter1,117 (2.7%) David Hanson
Vale of Clwyd[21]  Chris Ruane20,617 (52.7%)David Edwards11,662 (29.8%)Daniel Munford3,425 (8.8%)Gwyneth Kensler2,301 (5.9%)Simon Vickers834 (2.1%)Scott Cooke (UKIP)293 (0.7%)New constituency
Wrexham[22]  John Marek20,450 (56.1%)Stuart Andrew8,688 (23.9%)Andrew Thomas4,833 (13.3%)Kevin Plant1,170 (3.2%)John Cronk1,195 (3.3%)Nicholas Low (NLP)86 (0.2%) John Marek
Ynys Môn[23] Owen Edwards13,275 (33.2%)Gwilym Owen8,569 (21.5%)Deric Burnham1,537 (3.8%)Ieuan Wyn Jones15,756 (39.5%)Hugh Gray-Morris793 (2.0%)Ieuan Wyn Jones

South Central Wales

South Central Wales elected 8 Members of Parliament.

ConstituencyCandidatesIncumbent
LabourConservativeLiberal DemocratPlaid CymruReferendumOther
Cardiff Central[24]  Jon Owen Jones18,464 (43.7%)David Melding8,470 (20.0%)Jenny Randerson10,541 (24.9%)Wayne Vernon1,504 (3.6%)Nick Lloyd760 (1.8%)
Terence Burns (SLP)2,230 (5.3%)
Craig James (OMRLP)204 (0.5%)
Anthony Hobbs (NLP)80 (0.2%)
 Jon Owen Jones
Cardiff North[25]  Julie Morgan24,460 (50.4%)Gwilym Jones16,334 (33.7%)Robyn Rowland5,294 (10.9%)Colin Palfrey1,201 (2.5%)Edward J. Litchfield1,199 (2.5%) Gwilym Jones
Cardiff South and Penarth[26]  Alun Michael22,647 (53.4%)Caroline E. Roberts8,786 (20.7%)Simon J. Wakefield3,964 (9.3%)David B. L. Haswell1,356 (3.2%)Phillip S. E. Morgan1,211 (2.9%)
John Foreman (New Labour)3,942 (9.3%)
Mike K. Shepherd (Socialist Alternative)344 (0.8%)
Barbara Caves (NLP)170 (0.4%)
 Alun Michael
Cardiff West[27]  Rhodri Morgan24,297 (60.3%)Simon Hoare8,669 (21.5%)Jacqui Gasson4,366 (10.8%)Gwenllian Carr1,949 (4.8%)Trefor Johns996 (2.5%) Rhodri Morgan
Cynon Valley[28]  Ann Clwyd23,307 (69.7%)Andrew Smith2,260 (6.8%)Huw Price3,459 (10.3%)Alun Davies3,552 (10.6%)Gwyn John844 (2.5%) Ann Clwyd
Pontypridd[29]  Kim Howells29,290 (63.9%)Jonathan M. Cowen5,910 (12.9%)Nigel Howells6,161 (13.4%)Owain Llewelyn2,977 (6.5%)John Wood874 (1.9%)
Peter Skelly (SLP)380 (0.8%)
Robert Griffiths (Communist)178 (0.4%)
Anthony G. Moore (NLP)85 (0.2%)
 Kim Howells
Rhondda[30]  Allan Rogers30,381 (74.5%)Steven Whiting1,551 (3.8%)Rodney Berman2,307 (5.7%)Leanne Wood5,450 (13.4%)Stephen Gardiner658 (1.6%)Kevin Jakeway (Green)460 (1.1%) Allan Rogers
Vale of Glamorgan[31]  John Smith29,054 (53.9%)Walter Sweeney18,522 (34.4%)Suzanne Campbell4,945 (9.2%)Melanie Corp1,393 (2.6%) Walter Sweeney

South East Wales

South East Wales elected 8 Members of Parliament.

ConstituencyCandidatesIncumbent
LabourConservativeLiberal DemocratPlaid CymruReferendumOther
Blaenau Gwent[32]  Llew Smith31,493 (79.5%)Margrit A. Williams2,607 (6.6%)Geraldine Layton3,458 (8.7%)Jim B. Criddle2,072 (5.2%) Llew Smith
Caerphilly[33]  Ron Davies30,697 (67.3%)Rhodri Harris4,858 (10.7%)Tony D. Ferguson3,724 (8.2%)Lindsay Whittle4,383 (9.7%)Mark E. Morgan1,337 (3.0%)Catherine Williams (PLA)270 (0.6%) Ron Davies
Islwyn[34]  Don Touhig26,995 (74.2%)David Walters2,864 (7.9%)Christopher Worker3,064 (8.4%)Darren Jones2,272 (6.2%)Susan Monaghan1,209 (3.3%) Don Touhig
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney[35]  Ted Rowlands30,012 (76.7%)Jonathan Morgan2,508 (6.4%)Duncan Anstey2,926 (7.5%)Alun Cox2,344 (6.0%)Ronald Hutchings660 (1.7%)Alan Cowdell (Ind. Lab.)691 (1.8%) Ted Rowlands
Monmouth[36]  Huw Edwards23,404 (47.7%)Roger Evans19,226 (39.2%)Mark Williams4,689 (9.6%)Alan Cotton516 (1.1%)Timothy Warry1,190 (2.4%) Roger Evans
Newport East[37]  Alan Howarth21,481 (57.7%)David Evans7,958 (21.4%)Alistair Cameron3,880 (10.4%)Christopher Holland721 (1.9%)Edward Chaney-Davis1,267 (3.4%)Arthur Scargill (SLP)1,951 (5.2%) Roy Hughes†
Newport West[38]  Paul Flynn24,331 (60.5%)Peter Clarke9,794 (24.4%)Stanley Wilson3,907 (9.7%)Huw Jackson648 (1.6%)Andrew Thompsett1,199 (3.0%)Hugh Hughes (UKIP)323 (0.3%) Paul Flynn
Torfaen[39]  Paul Murphy29,863 (69.1%)Neil Parish5,327 (12.3%)Jean Gray5,249 (12.1%)Robert Gough1,042 (2.4%)Deborah Holler1,245 (2.9%)Roger Coghill (Green)519 (1.2%) Paul Murphy

South West Wales

South West Wales elected 7 Members of Parliament.

ConstituencyCandidatesIncumbent
LabourConservativeLiberal DemocratPlaid CymruReferendumOther
Aberavon[40]  John Morris25,650 (71.3%)Peter Harper2,835 (7.9%)Ronald McConville4,079 (11.3%)Philip Cockwell2,088 (5.8%)Peter David970 (2.7%)Captain Beany (Independent)341 (1.0%) John Morris
Bridgend[41]  Win Griffiths25,115 (58.1%)David Davies9,867 (22.8%)Andrew Mckinlay4,968 (11.5%)Dennis R. Watkins1,649 (3.8%)Tudor Greaves1,662 (3.8%) Win Griffiths
Gower[42]  Martin Caton23,313 (53.8%)Alun Cairns10,306 (23.8%)Howard W. Evans5,624 (13.0%)D Elwyn Williams2,226 (5.1%)Richard D. Lewis1,745 (4.0%)Anthony G. Popham (Independent)122 (0.3%) Gareth Wardell†
Neath[43]  Peter Hain30,324 (73.5%)David M. Evans3,583 (8.7%)Frank H. Little2,597 (6.3%)Trefor Jones3,344 (8.1%)Peter A. Morris975 (2.4%)Howard Marks (Legalise Cannabis Party)420 (1.0%) Peter Hain
Ogmore[44]  Ray Powell28,163 (74.0%)David A. Unwin3,716 (9.8%)Kirsty Williams3,510 (9.2%)John D. Rogers2,679 (7.0%) Ray Powell
Swansea East[45]  Donald Anderson29,151 (75.4%)Catherine Dibble3,582 (9.3%)Elwyn Jones3,440 (8.9%)Michelle Pooley1,308 (2.3%)Catherine Maggs904 (2.3%)Ronnie Job (Socialist Alternative)289 (0.8%) Donald Anderson
Swansea West[46]  Alan Williams22,748 (56.2%)Andrew Baker8,289 (20.5%)John Newbury5,872 (14.5%)Dai Lloyd2,675 (6.6%)David Proctor (SLP)885 (2.2%) Alan Williams

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Notes and References

  1. News: The landslide of 1997. Cowling. David. 8 May 2001. BBC News. 3 March 2022.
  2. News: 8 May 1997 . It ain't over . The Economist . 3 March 2022 . 0013-0613.
  3. Book: Black, Jeremy . Britain Since the Seventies: Politics and Society in the Consumer Age . 2004 . 203 . Reaktion Books . 978-1-86189-201-0 . en.
  4. News: First Welsh MP for Tories for 12 years. 5 May 2005. Evening Standard. 3 February 2022.
  5. Web site: General election results 1 May 1997 . 9 May 1997 . 22 July 2018.
  6. Web site: General election results 1 May 1997 . 9 May 1997 . 25 July 2018.
  7. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Brecon & Radnorshire . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  8. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Carmarthen East & Dinefwr . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  9. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Carmarthen West & Pembrokeshire South . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  10. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Ceredigion . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  11. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Llanelli . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  12. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Meirionnydd Nant Conwy . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  13. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Montgomeryshire . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  14. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Preseli Pembrokeshire . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  15. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Alyn & Deeside . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  16. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Caernarfon . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  17. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Conwy . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  18. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Clwyd South . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  19. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Clwyd West . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  20. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Delyn . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  21. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Vale of Clwyd . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  22. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Wrexham . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  23. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Ynys Mon . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  24. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Cardiff Central . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  25. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Cardiff North . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  26. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Cardiff South & Penarth . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  27. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Cardiff West . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  28. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Cynon Valley . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  29. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Pontypridd . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  30. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Rhondda . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  31. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Vale of Glamorgan . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  32. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Blaenau Gwent . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  33. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Caerphilly . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  34. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Islwyn . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  35. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  36. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Monmouth . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  37. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Newport East . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  38. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Newport West . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  39. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Torfaen . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  40. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Aberavon . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  41. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Bridgend . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  42. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Gower . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  43. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Neath . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  44. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Ogmore . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  45. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Swansea East . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  46. Web site: BBC NEWS VOTE 2001 RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES Swansea West . 2023-03-06 . news.bbc.co.uk.

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