Plaid Cymru
UK general elections

Plaid Cymru

Section Title: UK general elections
Table Section Text: None

Year	Percentage of vote in Wales	No. of total votes	Seats won	Government

1929	0.003%	609	0 / 36	N/A

1931	0.2%	2,050	0 / 36	N/A

1935	0.3%	2,534	0 / 36	N/A

1945	1.2%	16,017	0 / 36	N/A

1950	1.2%	17,580	0 / 36	N/A

1951	0.7%	10,920	0 / 36	N/A

1955	3.1%	45,119	0 / 36	N/A

1959	5.2%	77,571	0 / 36	N/A

1964	4.8%	69,507	0 / 36	N/A

1966	4.3%	61,071	0 / 36	N/A

1970	11.5%	175,016	0 / 36	N/A

1974 (Feb)	10.8%	171,374	2 / 36	Opposition

1974 (Oct)	10.8%	166,321	3 / 36	Opposition

1979	8.1%	132,544	2 / 36	Opposition

1983	7.8%	125,309	2 / 38	Opposition

1987	7.3%	123,599	3 / 38	Opposition

1992*	9%	156,796	4 / 38	Opposition

1997	9.9%	161,030	4 / 40	Opposition

2001	14.3%	195,893	4 / 40	Opposition

2005	12.6%	174,838	3 / 40	Opposition

2010	11.3%	165,394	3 / 40	Opposition

2015	12.1%	181,694	3 / 40	Opposition

2017	10.4%	164,466	4 / 40	Opposition

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In the 2001 general election, Plaid Cymru recorded its highest-ever vote share of 14.3%.

final_sentence: In the 2001 general election, Plaid Cymru recorded its highest-ever vote share of 14.3%.