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Anglesey — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Anglesey was won by Conservative at the 1979 general election, with a majority of 2,817 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Anglesey from 1832 to 1979.

Full Election History, 1832–1979

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1835 Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1837 William Owen Stanley (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1841 William Owen Stanley (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1847 Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1857 Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley (Whig) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1859 Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 Richard Davies (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1874 Richard Davies (Liberal) 1,636 67.4% Richard Mostyn Lewis Williams-Bulkeley (Conservative) 843 (34.7 pts) 76.6%
1880 Richard Davies (Liberal) 1,394 56.2% George Pritchard Rayner (Conservative) 309 (12.5 pts) 78.2%
1885 Richard Davies (Liberal) 4,412 56.0% George Pritchard Rayner (Conservative) 950 (12.1 pts) 80.5%
1886 Thomas Lewis (Liberal) 3,727 52.1% George Pritchard Rayner (Conservative) 307 (4.3 pts) 73.1%
1892 Thomas Lewis (Liberal) 4,420 62.1% Morgan Lloyd (Liberal Unionist) 1,718 (24.1 pts) 70.6%
1895 Ellis Jones Griffith (Liberal) 4,224 56.9% John Rice Roberts (Conservative) 1,027 (13.8 pts) 74.3%
1900 Ellis Jones Griffith (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Ellis Jones Griffith (Liberal) 5,356 67.0% Christopher Fearne Priestley (Conservative) 2,718 (34.0 pts) 79.9%
Jan 1910 Ellis Jones Griffith (Liberal) 5,888 70.7% Richard Owen Roberts (Conservative) 3,452 (41.5 pts) 80.5%
Dec 1910 Ellis Jones Griffith (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1918 Owen Thomas (Independent Labour) 9,038 50.4% Ellis Jones Ellis-Griffith (Liberal) 140 (0.8 pts) 69.4%
1922 Owen Thomas (Independent Labour) 11,929 54.2% Robert John Thomas (National Liberal) 1,862 (8.5 pts) 80.5%
1923 Robert John Thomas (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1924 Robert John Thomas (Liberal) 13,407 63.9% Cyril Jones (Labour) 5,827 (27.8 pts) 74.0%
1929 Megan Lloyd George (Liberal) 13,181 49.4% William Edwards (Labour) 5,618 (21.1 pts) 79.8%
1931 Megan Lloyd George (Liberal) 14,839 58.3% Albert Hughes (Conservative) 4,227 (16.6 pts) 75.5%
1935 Megan Lloyd George (Liberal) 11,227 44.5% Francis John Watkin Williams (Conservative) 4,182 (16.6 pts) 74.4%
1945 Megan Arvon Lloyd George (Liberal) 12,610 52.2% Cledwyn Hughes (Labour) 1,081 (4.5 pts) 70.6%
1950 Megan Arvon Lloyd George (Liberal) 13,688 46.6% Cledwyn Hughes (Labour) 1,929 (6.6 pts) 82.7%
1951 Cledwyn Hughes (Labour) 11,814 40.2% Megan Arvon Lloyd George (Liberal) 595 (2.0 pts) 81.4%
1955 Cledwyn Hughes (Labour) 13,986 48.4% John Williams Hughes (Liberal) 4,573 (15.8 pts) 80.4%
1959 Cledwyn Hughes (Labour) 13,249 47.0% O Meurig Hughes (Conservative) 6,244 (22.2 pts) 77.6%
1964 Cledwyn Hughes (Labour) 13,553 48.2% John Eilian Jones (Conservative) 6,537 (23.2 pts) 78.6%
1966 Cledwyn Hughes (Labour) 14,874 55.0% John Jones (Conservative) 5,298 (19.6 pts) 73.2%
1970 Cledwyn Hughes (Labour) 13,966 43.2% John Jones (Conservative) 4,746 (14.7 pts) 78.2%
Oct 1974 Cledwyn Hughes (Labour) 13,947 41.6% Vivan Lewis (Conservative) 5,972 (17.8 pts) 76.1%
Feb 1974 Cledwyn Hughes (Labour) 14,652 41.8% Thomas Lewis (Conservative) 5,754 (16.4 pts) 80.2%
1979 Keith Best (Conservative) 15,100 39.0% Elystan Morgan (Labour) 2,817 (7.3 pts) 81.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley Whig Unopposed Yes

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley Whig Unopposed Yes

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Owen Stanley Whig Unopposed Yes

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Owen Stanley Whig Unopposed Yes

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley Whig Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley Whig Unopposed Yes

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley Whig Unopposed Yes

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley Liberal Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Bulkeley Williams-Bulkeley Liberal Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Davies Liberal Unopposed Yes

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Davies Liberal 1,63667.4% Yes
Richard Mostyn Lewis Williams-Bulkeley Conservative 79332.6% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Davies Liberal 1,39456.2% Yes
George Pritchard Rayner Conservative 1,08543.8% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Davies Liberal 4,41256.0% Yes
George Pritchard Rayner Conservative 3,46244.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Lewis Liberal 3,72752.1% Yes
George Pritchard Rayner Conservative 3,42047.9% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Lewis Liberal 4,42062.1% Yes
Morgan Lloyd Liberal Unionist 2,70237.9% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellis Jones Griffith Liberal 4,22456.9% Yes
John Rice Roberts Conservative 3,19743.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellis Jones Griffith Liberal Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellis Jones Griffith Liberal 5,35667.0% Yes
Christopher Fearne Priestley Conservative 2,63833.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellis Jones Griffith Liberal 5,88870.7% Yes
Richard Owen Roberts Conservative 2,43629.3% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ellis Jones Griffith Liberal Unopposed Yes

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Thomas Independent Labour 9,03850.4% Yes
Ellis Jones Ellis-Griffith Liberal 8,89849.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Owen Thomas Independent Labour 11,92954.2% Yes
Robert John Thomas National Liberal 10,06745.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Thomas Liberal Unopposed Yes

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert John Thomas Liberal 13,40763.9% Yes
Cyril Jones Labour 7,58036.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Megan Lloyd George Liberal 13,18149.4% Yes
William Edwards Labour 7,56328.4% No
Albert Hughes Unionist 5,91722.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Megan Lloyd George Liberal 14,83958.3% Yes
Albert Hughes Conservative 10,61241.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Megan Lloyd George Liberal 11,22744.5% Yes
Francis John Watkin Williams Conservative 7,04527.9% No
Henry Jones Labour 6,95927.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Megan Arvon Lloyd George Liberal 12,61052.2% Yes
Cledwyn Hughes Labour 11,52947.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Megan Arvon Lloyd George Liberal 13,68846.6% Yes
Cledwyn Hughes Labour 11,75940.0% No
John Owen Jones Conservative 3,91913.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cledwyn Hughes Labour 11,81440.2% Yes
Megan Arvon Lloyd George Liberal 11,21938.2% No
Meurig Roberts Conservative 6,36621.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cledwyn Hughes Labour 13,98648.4% Yes
John Williams Hughes Liberal 9,41332.6% No
Owen H Hughes Conservative 3,33311.5% No
J Rowland Jones Plaid Cymru 2,1837.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cledwyn Hughes Labour 13,24947.0% Yes
O Meurig Hughes Conservative 7,00524.9% No
Robert Tudur Jones Plaid Cymru 4,12114.6% No
Rhys Gerran Lloyd Liberal 3,79613.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cledwyn Hughes Labour 13,55348.2% Yes
John Eilian Jones Conservative 7,01625.0% No
E Gwyn Jones Liberal 5,73020.4% No
Robert Tudur Junes Plaid Cymru 1,8176.5% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cledwyn Hughes Labour 14,87455.0% Yes
John Jones Conservative 9,57635.4% No
John Meredith Plaid Cymru 2,5969.6% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cledwyn Hughes Labour 13,96643.2% Yes
John Jones Conservative 9,22028.5% No
John Williams Plaid Cymru 7,14022.1% No
Winston Roddick Liberal 2,0136.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cledwyn Hughes Labour 13,94741.6% Yes
Vivan Lewis Conservative 7,97523.8% No
Dafydd Iwan Plaid Cymru 6,41019.1% No
Mervyn Ankers Liberal 5,18215.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cledwyn Hughes Labour 14,65241.8% Yes
Thomas Lewis Conservative 8,89825.4% No
Dafydd Iwan Plaid Cymru 7,61021.7% No
Edwin Jones Liberal 3,88211.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Keith Best Conservative 15,10039.0% Yes
Elystan Morgan Labour 12,28331.7% No
John Williams Plaid Cymru 7,86320.3% No
John Jones Liberal 3,5009.0% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1874: Liberal margin 34.7 pts 1880: Liberal margin 12.5 pts 1885: Liberal margin 12.1 pts 1886: Liberal margin 4.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 24.1 pts 1895: Liberal margin 13.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 34.0 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 41.5 pts 1918: Independent Labour margin 0.8 pts 1922: Independent Labour margin 8.5 pts 1924: Liberal margin 27.8 pts 1929: Liberal margin 21.1 pts 1931: Liberal margin 16.6 pts 1935: Liberal margin 16.6 pts 1945: Liberal margin 4.5 pts 1950: Liberal margin 6.6 pts 1951: Labour margin 2.0 pts 1955: Labour margin 15.8 pts 1959: Labour margin 22.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 23.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 19.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 14.7 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 17.8 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 16.4 pts 1979: Conservative margin 7.3 pts 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979

Trend

Anglesey has been contested at 38 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Liberal, Independent Labour, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Anglesey in the 1979 general election?

Conservative won Anglesey in 1979 with 15,100 votes (39.0%), a majority of 2,817 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Anglesey since 1832?

Since 1832, Anglesey has been won by: Conservative, Independent Labour, Labour, Liberal, Whig.

What was the closest result in Anglesey?

The closest result on record for Anglesey was 1918, when Independent Labour beat Liberal by just 140 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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