Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland results Flashcards
Scotland
Only part of the UK where Labour’s vote share rose sharply. Jumped by 17 points as the party took 36 seats from the SNP
SNP
Share of the vote is down 15 points. Lost 4 seats to the Lib Dems
Wales
Conservatives lost 12 seats, meaning they now have no MPs there.
Labour in Wales
Labour gained 9 seats, taking the party’s total to 27
Plaid Cymru and Lib Dems
Plaid Cymru gained 2 seats, overall having 4 seats & the Lib Dems gained 1 seat, overall having just 1 seat
Northern Ireland - 2019 GE
Sinn Fein became NI’s largest Westminster party, winning all 7 seats it won in 2019 while the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) lost 3 of the 8 it held at the last GE
Northern Ireland 2024 GE
DUP replaced Sinn Fein, unseating Ian Paisley Jr