Tories Lose All Their Seats in Wales

Former Welsh Secretary David TC Davies, speaks during the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester on Oct. 1, 2023. PA

The Conservative Party has suffered a complete wipe out in Wales, with Labour regaining a number of key seats.

Labour won 27 of the 32 seats available, with Plaid Cymru ending up with four MPs and the Liberal Democrats with one.

The party led by Sir Keir Starmer acquired a number of major seats including Monmouthshire, Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend, and Wrexham.

The Conservatives, who held 14 seats after Boris Johnson’s victory in 2019, lost every single one, and with it about 18 percent of the general votes across Wales.

The Tory campaign in Wales was heavily impacted by Reform UK, which picked up almost 17 percent of the total vote.

Despite taking 45 percent more seats than in the previous election, Labour actually took a 4 percent lesser share of the votes compared to 2019.

The Welsh Conservative leader in the Senedd, Andrew Davies, said his party has let many people down, after suffering a embarrassing blanket loss in Wales.

Mr. Davies wrote on social media platform X on Friday: "We are a party that exists to govern and improve people’s opportunities. Let’s be frank: We’ve let a lot of people down.

“In Wales, the Welsh Conservatives have a solid record in our communities at all levels of government, from local government, to the Senedd, to Parliament.

“And we’re going to take the lead in rebuilding our party in the run-up to 2026. Step one: Stop taking lifelong Conservative voters for granted.”

Secretary of State for Wales David Davies had been the Monmouth MP since 2005 and Welsh secretary since October 2022.

In a tribute to the departing member on X, Mr. Davies said: “I want to pay tribute to all the party members and activists who have worked so hard over the last few weeks.

“And I’d like to pay tribute the candidates who have bust a gut to deliver the Welsh Conservative message, not least David TC Davies.”

Former ministers Alun Cairns, Stephen Crabb, and Fay Jones all lost their seats, along with Rishi Sunak’s former parliamentary aide Craig Williams.

First Minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, posted on X congratulating the newly elected Labour Prime Minster Sir Keir Starmer.

The Welsh Labour leader said that after “fourteen long years ... we begin a new chapter for Wales.”

“Your Welsh Labour Government will have a true partner in Keir Starmer as we build the fairer, greener future Wales deserves.

“Two Labour governments working together for a stronger Wales in a fairer Britain.”

The last time the Conservatives failed to secure any seats in Wales was in 2001.