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Labour make gains while Lib Dems are wiped out

Labour gained Cardiff North, Vale of Clwyd and Gower from the Conservatives, winning their highest share of the Welsh vote since Tony Blair's first landslide victory in 1997.

The Liberal Democrats were wiped out after Mark Williams lost the Ceredigion seat to Plaid Cymru.

Final seats: Labour - 28 Conservatives - 8 Plaid Cymru - 4

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'Sad day for liberalism in Wales' says Lib Dems

The Welsh Lib Dems tweeted this picture thanking Mark Williams and other campaigners for support Credit: Welsh Lib Dems

The Liberal Democrats have labelled the loss of their only seat in Wales as 'a sad day for liberalism in Wales.'

It comes after their leader Mark Williams lost his seat to Plaid Cymru in Ceredigion, a constituency he has served since 2005.

It means no Lib Dem MPs will represent Wales in Westminster.

This is a sad day for liberalism in Wales. Wales has lost a true liberal voice in Westminster, a voice fighting for a more open, tolerant country.

Mark Williams has worked tirelessly for the communities of Ceredigion and for Wales since 2005, leading campaigns to change the legal definition of child neglect, to secure a better deal for milk farmers, and standing up for rural Wales.

This is a difficult result for us following the results in last year’s Assembly elections and we will need to take stock and consider how we move forward from here.

– Carole O’Toole, Chair of the National Executive Committee

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