THE Tories have been wiped out in Wales, returning no MPs in the country for the first time since 1997.

Labour won 27 of the 32 Welsh seats, an increase of nine, and the Liberal Democrats one, but the Tories, who had 14 MPs from the 2019 election, lost every seat.

Among those who lost was recent Wales secretary David Davies and three of his predecessors.

Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething praised a “really good night” for his party, adding: “If you think about where we were in 2019, how far back we were, to win an historic return to power, this is a fantastic night.”

The Welsh Labour leader said: “People have voted for change, it’s now our job to deliver that.”

Labour’s increase in seats was, like that across Britain, not the result of an increased vote, with its share of the Welsh vote 4 points down on 2019.

Plaid Cymru hailed a “stunning” result after it retained two seats and gained two more.

The party leader Rhun ap Iorwerth said that despite the “tough context of an unprecedented Labour wave, this is the party’s best ever result in a general election, representing the greatest proportion of seats won.

“This is a stunning result for Plaid Cymru and testament to the real warmth and enthusiasm we have been feeling on the doorstep for the last six weeks.

“People were consistently telling us that they were desperate to see the back of the Tories but that Labour weren’t offering real change either.”

Mr ap Iorwerth said his party “stood on a positive and ambitious platform of fairness” for Wales, adding that he was “delighted that people have put their faith in four outstanding candidates to represent them in Westminster.

“This result shows that Plaid Cymru is the clear alternative to Labour in Wales and our focus now shifts to putting forward a vision which more people than ever can get behind at the Senedd election in 2026.”

Welsh Tory leader Andrew Davies said the party had “let a lot of people down” and would rebuild in the run-up to the 2026 elections.