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  UK Parliament - Wales
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Parents > United Kingdom > Wales > Wales
OfficeHouse of Commons
HonorificHouse of Commons - Abbr: House of Commons
Type Control Indicator
Filing Deadline April 11, 2005 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 05, 2005 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 05, 2005 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 17, 2005 - 12:00pm
Term End May 17, 2010 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie July 02, 2007 12:56am
Data Sources[Link]
Description Seats won:

Labour - 29
Liberal Democrat - 4
Conservative - 3
Plaid Cymru - 3
Independent (others) - 1

This year's election saw a loss of five seats for Labour and a loss of one seat for the nationalists, with a gain of three seats for Conservatives and two seats for Liberal Democrats in this region. In addition, Independent candidate Peter Law upset Labour in Blaenau Gwent, previously the safest Labour seat in Wales.

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Name (I) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Plaid Cymru Others UK Independence Party Green Party of England & Wales
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal Democrats Plaid Cymru Independent UK Independence Green
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Certified Votes 594,821 (42.71%) 297,830 (21.39%) 256,223 (18.40%) 174,838 (12.55%) 37,166 (2.67%) 20,297 (1.46%) 7,144 (0.51%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -296,991 (-21.32%) -338,598 (-24.31%) -419,983 (-30.16%) -557,655 (-40.04%) -574,524 (-41.25%) -587,677 (-42.20%)
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Name British National Party Veritas Party Respect Unity Coalition Liberal Party  
PartyBritish National Veritas Respect Liberal  
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Certified Votes 1,689 (0.12%) 1,437 (0.10%) 643 (0.05%) 605 (0.04%)  
Margin-593,132 (-42.59%) -593,384 (-42.61%) -594,178 (-42.66%) -594,216 (-42.67%)  
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