Conservative support in Wales stayed reasonably consistent until the 1880 election when there was a drop in the number of MP’s the Conservative Party won.
1832: 7,466 votes; 14 MP’s elected
1835: 10,210 votes; 17 MP’s elected
1837: 11,616 votes; 19 MP’s elected
1841: 4,102 votes; 21 MP’s elected
1847: 11,114 votes; 20 MP’s elected
1852: 7,212 votes; 20 MP’s elected
1857: 3,586 votes; 17 MP’s elected
1859: 2,767 votes; 17 MP’s elected
1865: 1,600 votes; 14 MP’s elected
1868: 29,866 votes; 10 MP’s elected
1874: 31,574 votes; 14 MP’s elected
1880: 41,106 votes; 4 MP’s elected
1885: 79,690 votes; 4 MP’s elected
1886: 60,048 votes; 8 MP’s elected
1892: 78,038 votes; 3 MP’s elected
1895: 103,802 votes; 9 MP’s elected
1900: 63,932 votes; 6 MP’s elected
1906: 65,949 votes; 0 MP’s elected
1910 (Jan): 116,769 votes; 2 MP’s elected
1910 (Dec): 81,100 votes; 3 MP’s elected
1918: 59,592 votes; 4 MP’s elected *
1922: 190,919 votes; 6 MP’s elected
1923: 178,113 votes; 4 MP’s elected
1924: 224,014 votes; 9 MP’s elected
1929: 289,695 votes; 1 MP elected
1931: 240,861 votes; 6 MP’s elected
1935: 204,099 votes; 6 MP’s elected
1945: 241,380 votes; 3 MP’s elected
1950: 418,668 votes; 4 MP’s elected
1951: 471,269 votes; 6 MP’s elected
1955: 428,866 votes; 6 MP’s elected
1959: 486,335 votes; 7 MP’s elected
1964: 425,022 votes; 6 MP’s elected
1966: 396,795 votes; 3 MP’s elected
1970: 419,884 votes; 7 MP’s elected
1974 (Feb): 412,535 votes; 8 MP’s elected
1974 (Oct): 367,230 votes; 8 MP’s elected
1979: 526,254 votes; 11 MP’s elected
* = Includes both Conservative votes for ‘Coupon’ and ‘Non-Coupon’
1945 to 1966 include National Liberal support
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