1992 United Kingdom general election in Wales

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]

Main article: 1992 United Kingdom general election

United Kingdom general election, 1992 (Wales)
9 April 1992
All 38 Welsh seats to the House of Commons
  First party Second party
 
Leader Neil Kinnock John Major
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 2 October 1983 28 November 1990
Last election 24 seats, 45.1% 8 seats, 29.5%
Seats won 27 6
Seat change Increase3 Decrease2
Popular vote 865,663 499,677
Percentage 49.5% 28.6%
Swing Increase4.4% Decrease0.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Dafydd Wigley Paddy Ashdown
Party Plaid Cymru Liberal Democrats
Leader since 1991 16 July 1988
Last election 3 seats, 7.3% 3 seats, 17.9%
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Increase1 Decrease2
Popular vote 156,747 217,457
Percentage 9.0% 12.4%
Swing Increase1.7% Decrease5.5%

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.

Results

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

Party[2] Seats Votes
TotalGainsLosses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Labour 27 3 0 Increase3 71.1 865,663 49.5 Increase4.4
Conservative 6 1 3 Decrease2 15.8 499,677 28.6 Decrease0.9
Liberal Democrats 1 0 2 Decrease2 2.6 217,457 12.4 Decrease5.5
Plaid Cymru 4 1 0 Increase1 10.5 156,747 9.0 Increase1.7
Others 0 0 0 Steady — 9,233 0.5 Increase0.3

References
  1. "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.
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