1979 United Kingdom general election in Wales

The 1979 United Kingdom general election in Wales saw the Labour Party win the most votes and seats in Wales.

1979 United Kingdom general election in Wales

May 3, 1979 (1979-05-03)

All 38 Welsh seats to the House of Commons

	First party	Second party

Leader	James Callaghan	Margaret Thatcher
Party	Labour	Conservative
Leader since	5 April 1976	11 February 1975
Last election	23 seats, 49.5%	8 seats, 23.9%
Seats won	22	11
Seat change	1	3
Popular vote	795,500	526,300
Percentage	48.6%	32.2%
Swing	0.9%	8.3%

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	David Steel	Gwynfor Evans
Party	Liberal	Plaid Cymru
Leader since	7 July 1976	1 August 1945
Last election	2 seats, 15.5%	3 seats, 10.8%
Seats won	1	2
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	173,500	132,500
Percentage	10.6%	8.1%
Swing	4.9%	2.7%

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