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Wales is divided into thirty-two constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which elect Members of Parliament to the House of Commons. At the 2024 United Kingdom general election in Wales, 27 Labour MPs, 4 Plaid Cymru MPs and 1 Liberal Democrat MP were elected. The Conservative Party lost all of their 13 MPs in Wales.

Constituencies of the Parliament of the United KingdomConstituencies of the Parliament of the United KingdomElectoral divisions of the parliament of the United KingdomThe Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality (first-past-the-post) voting system, ordinarily every five years.2019 United Kingdom general election2019 United Kingdom general electionA map presenting the results of the election, by party of the MP elected from each constituencyComposition of the House of Commons after the electionA general election was held in the United Kingdom on 12 December 2019, with 47,074,800 registered voters entitled to vote to elect 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons.2023 review of Westminster constituencies2023 review of Westminster constituenciesThe 2023 review of Westminster constituencies was the most recent cycle of the process to redraw the constituency map for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The new constituency boundaries were approved by the Privy Council on 15 November 2023 and came into law on 29 November. It is the first review of Westminster boundaries to be successfully implemented since 2010. These constituencies were first contested at the 2024 general election.2024 United Kingdom general election in Wales2024 United Kingdom general election in WalesOn 4 July 2024, the 2024 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, including the 32 Welsh seats. Thirty-two seats were up for election in Wales, a decrease from 40, as the general election occurred after a boundary review took effect. The Labour Party remained the largest party in Wales, gaining six seats for a total of 27.Plaid CymruPlaid CymruWelsh nationalist political partyPlaid Cymru (English: ; Welsh:; lit. 'Party of Wales', officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, and often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left to left-wingWelsh nationalistpolitical party in Wales, that supports Welsh independence from the United Kingdom. It campaigns on a platform of social democracy and civic nationalism. The party is a supporter of the European Union and is a member of the European Free Alliance (EFA).Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly known as the Conservative Party and colloquially as the Tories, is a political party in the United Kingdom. It sits on the centre-right to right-wing of the left–right political spectrum.Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Political partyThe Labour Party, commonly Labour, is a political party in the United Kingdom. It sits on the centre-left of the left–right political spectrum, and has historically been an alliance of democratic socialists, social democrats and trade unionists. It has been the governing party since the 2024 general election.Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Although the House of Lords is also a house of Parliament, its members are not termed "Members of Parliament".Welsh ConservativesWelsh ConservativesThe Welsh Conservative Party (Welsh: Plaid Ceidwadwyr Cymreig), commonly the Welsh Conservatives (Welsh: Ceidwadwyr Cymreig), is the branch of the United Kingdom Conservative Party that operates in Wales. They currently hold 7 of the 96 seats in the Senedd and none of the 32 Welsh seats in the House of Commons. In Senedd elections, the Conservatives are the fourth-most supported party but have at times been second and third.Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Political partyThe Liberal Democrats, colloquially known as the Lib Dems, is a political party in the United Kingdom. Ideologically adhering to liberalism, it was founded in 1988. The party is based at Liberal Democrat Headquarters, which since September 2025 has been located at Buckingham Gate, in the Westminster area of Central London. The party's leader is Ed Davey.House of Commons of the United KingdomHouse of Commons of the United KingdomThe House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament (MPs), who are elected to represent constituencies by the first-past-the-post system and hold their seats until Parliament is dissolved.WalesWalesCountry within the United KingdomWales (Welsh: Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Located on the island of Great Britain, it is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. As of 2021, it had a population of 3.1 million. It has a total area of 21,218 square kilometres (8,192 sq mi) and over 2,700 kilometres (1,680 mi) of coastline.

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