Summary

  • The Conservatives have won a big majority with 365 seats compared to Labour on 203

  • A minor cabinet reshuffle is expected on Monday with the Brexit bill set to go before MPs next Friday

  • In Wales, Labour won 22 seats, the Tories 14 and Plaid Cymru four

  • The Tories have taken six seats from Labour in Wales

  • Wales has never had a female Tory MP before - now it has three

  1. The results in fullpublished at 05:19 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    The Conservatives have taken six seats from Labour in Wales tonight, as the graph below shows.

    Results graph
  2. "Momentum have brought Labour to its knees"published at 05:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Alun Davies AM has told BBC Wales that the Labour Party is in a terrible position and that Jeremy Corbyn must take the blame for that.

    "Jeremy Corbyn was the biggest problem on the doorstep," he said.

    "Jeremy Corbyn has lost this election for Labour and he has to accept that and take responsibility..."

    He added: "Momentum have brought Labour to its knees...

    "They have been preaching to people like me that I'm some kind of Tory, and people have told me they want my sort of politics but they don't want Momentum's politics.

    "It's high time for Momentum to walk away from the Labour Party."

    Alun DaviesImage source, Labour Party
  3. Women Tory MPs 'challenge stereotypes'published at 05:03 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Fomer Welsh Tory MP Glyn Davies has praised his party after its first three female Welsh Conservative MPs were elected.

    He said: “It’s also very important for the Conservative party in Wales that we’ve elected three women MPs – previously we haven’t had one at all.

    "That’s a great message for the party which challenges some of the stereotype views of the party in Wales.

    “Boris Johnson has done an amazing job and much of tonight is down to Boris Johnson.

    “He’s got a huge challenge in bringing the country back together and he has the task of restoring trust in British politics and I think he can do that."

  4. Montgomeryshire: Conservative holdpublished at 05:03 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Craig Williams has been elected MP for Montgomeryshire, meaning that the Conservative Party holds the seat with an increased majority.

    The new MP beat Liberal Democrat Kishan Devani by 12,138 votes. This was more than Glyn Davies’s 9,285 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

    Kait Duerden of the Labour Party came third and Gwlad Gwlad Gwyn Wigley Evans came fourth.

    Voter turnout was up by 1.1 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 34,000 people, 69.8% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    One of the four candidates, Gwyn Wigley Evans (Gwlad Gwlad) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  5. Delyn: Conservative gain from Labourpublished at 05:03 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Rob Roberts has been elected as the MP for Delyn, beating Labour's David Hanson by 865 votes.

    The Conservative Party overturned a 4,240 vote majority to take the formerly Labour-held seat.

    Andrew Parkhurst of the Liberal Democrats came third and the Brexit Party's Nigel Williams came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 2.5 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 38,000 people, 70.3% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    One of the five candidates, Paul Rowlinson (Plaid Cymru) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  6. Ceredigion: Plaid Cymru holdpublished at 05:02 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Ben Lake has been re-elected as the MP for Ceredigion, with a significantly increased majority.

    The Plaid Cymru candidate beat Conservative Amanda Jenner by 6,329 votes, more than double the majority at the 2017 election.

    Mark Williams of the Liberal Democrats came third and Labour's Dinah Mulholland came fourth.

    Voter turnout was down by 2 percentage points since the last general election.

    More than 40,000 people, 71.3% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    One of the six candidates, Chris Simpson (Green) lost his £500 deposit after failing to win 5% of the vote.

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  7. 'Delight' for first female Tory MP elected in Walespublished at 05:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Sarah Atherton said she is "delighted and privileged" after her historic win in Wrexham seat.

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  8. David TC Davies wins Monmouth for a fifth timepublished at 04:59 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Long-serving Conservative MP for Monmouth David TC Davies has kept his seat for another term.

    He was first elected in 2005 and has now won five General Elections in the seat.

    David TC Davies and team
  9. 'Blue wall' built in north Walespublished at 04:55 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Former Welsh Conservative assembly leader Andrew RT Davies said it was a “good day at the office”.

    “Without a shadow of a doubt, this is Boris Johnson’s election,” he said.

    “We have a new piece of architecture in Wales, the blue wall in north Wales and it’s been built with full planning permission by the voters.

    “The point now is for the European Union to step up to the mark when it comes to the trade deal – because don’t forget their trade is as much dependent with the UK as we are with them.”

  10. Before and afterpublished at 04:47 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Here's how the seats have changed after tonight's results.

    The Conservatives have won six seats from Labour and taken back Brecon and Radnorshire from the Lib Dems, just four months after they lost it in a by-election.

    Before and after map of Wales
  11. The vote share in Walespublished at 04:45 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Here's how the votes were shared across Wales:

    • Labour 41% (-8%)
    • Conservatives 36% (+3%)
    • Plaid Cymru 10% (-1%)
    • Liberal Democrats 6% (+1%)
    • Brexit Party 5% (+5%)
    • Green Party 1% (+1%)
  12. "Truly magnificent night" for Toriespublished at 04:44 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    It’s been “a truly magnificent night” for the Welsh Conservatives, says one of their former MPs.

    Glyn Davies says he’s been “absolutely astonished” by the party’s performance in Wales.

    The former MP for Montgomeryshire said he’d “never dreamed” that they would win seats such as Bridgend, Ynys Mon and Delyn.

    The party has gained six seats from Welsh Labour.

  13. All Welsh seats declaredpublished at 04:37 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    All 40 of Wales' seats have now been declared.

    Labour has 22 seats, but lost six to the Conservatives, who finished on 14.

    Plaid Cymru defended all four of their seats.

  14. Labour hold Cardiff West - Kevin Brennan re-electedpublished at 04:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Cardiff West results 2019
  15. Cardiff North MP calls for Corbyn resignationpublished at 04:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Cardiff North MP Anna McMorrin says Jeremy Corbyn should resign as Labour leader immediately.

    Mr Corbyn said earlier he would not lead Labour into another General Election.

  16. Labour hold Alyn and Deeside – Mark Tami re-electedpublished at 04:30 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Alyn and Deeside results 2019
  17. Fay Jones celebrates with parentspublished at 04:25 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    The new Conservative MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, Fay Jones, has been celebrating her victory with her parents. Her father Gwilym Jones was the Conservative MP for Cardiff North in the 80s and 90s.

    Fay Jones with her parents
  18. Conservatives win Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South - Simon Hart re-electedpublished at 04:22 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019
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    Carmarthen West and Pembrokeshire South
  19. First Minister: "Deeply disappointing night for Labour"published at 04:20 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    First Minister Mark Drakeford said Labour was "having a very deeply disappointing evening across the UK and across here in Wales but at the end of the evening I believe the Labour party will still have more than half the seats here in Wales."

  20. Aberconwy: Conservative holdpublished at 04:19 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Robin Millar has been elected MP for Aberconwy, meaning that the Conservative Party holds the seat with an increased majority.

    The new MP beat Labour's Emily Owen by 2,034 votes. This was considerably more than Guto Bebb’s 635 vote majority in the 2017 general election.

    Lisa Goodier of Plaid Cymru came third and Liberal Democrat Jason Edwards came fourth.

    Voter turnout was up by 0.2 percentage points since the last general election.

    Nearly 32,000 people, 71.3% of those eligible to vote, went to polling stations across the area on Thursday, in the first December general election since 1923.

    All four candidates keep their deposits, after receiving more than 5% of the votes.

    This story was created using some automation.