Welsh Conservatives
The Welsh Conservatives (Welsh: Ceidwadwyr Cymreig) is the branch of the United Kingdom Conservative Party that operates in Wales. At Westminster elections, it is the second-most popular political party in Wales, having obtained the second-largest share of the vote at every general election since 1931. In Senedd elections, the Conservatives are currently the second-most supported party but have at times been third. They hold 14 of the 40 Welsh seats in the UK Parliament, and 16 of the 60 seats in the Senedd.
Welsh Conservatives Ceidwadwyr Cymreig | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Wales | David TC Davies |
| Leader of the Welsh Conservative Group | Andrew RT Davies |
| President | Lord Davies of Gower |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Headquarters | Unit 5 Rhymney House Parc Ty Glas Llanishen Cardiff CF14 5DU |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| Colours | Blue |
| Senedd | 16 / 60 |
| House of Commons (Welsh seats) | 14 / 40 |
| Local government in Wales | 111 / 1,234 |
| Website | |
| www | |
At the 2021 Senedd election, the Welsh Conservatives won eight constituency seats, taking Vale of Clwyd from Welsh Labour and Brecon and Radnorshire from the Welsh Liberal Democrats and 26.1% of the constituency vote across Wales, their best constituency seats results since creation of the Senedd in 1999.