Election results Wales: Who are the 13 new Welsh MPs?

You’ve probably heard by now that Labour have won a landslide in the UK general election and Sir Keir Starmer is set to become the next prime minister.

In Wales, every single one of the Conservative’s seats have been lost while the Labour Party have made significant gains.

There are 13 new Welsh MPs, representing Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Lib Dems.

So who exactly are they and which constituencies do they represent?

Alex Barros-Curtis – Cardiff West

Labour’s Alex Barros-Curtis is one of Keir Starmer’s most senior aides, who was announced as the Cardiff West candidate after the former MP Kevin Brennan stood down.

The party was accused of “parachuting” Mr Barros-Curtis into the seat and “riding roughshod” over local members.

But Welsh Labour said the decision was made by a panel “formed by representatives from the Welsh executive committee and local members”.

Andrew Ranger – Wrexham

Andrew Ranger is Wrexham’s newest Labour MP.

His is a former accountant and business consultant with a degree in engineering from Newcastle University, who said he had “lived, worked and breathed” the town of Wrexham for more than 20 years.

Ann Davies – Caerfyrddin

Ann Davies is one of two new Plaid Cymru MPs.

A former councillor for Llanddarog, in Carmarthenshire, Ms Davies was born and bred in the county.

She previously worked as a lecturer in early years education and jointly owns a children’s nursery.

Becky Gittins – Clwyd East

Becky Gittins, from Bagillt in Flintshire, is the new Labour MP for Clwyd East.

The former accountant and civil servant has also previously served as a city councillor in Coventry, West Midlands.

Catherine Fookes – Monmouthshire

Catherine Fookes is the new Labour MP for Monmouthshire, having ousted the sitting Welsh Secretary David TC Davies from the seat.

Ms Fookes has lived in Monmouthshire for more than two decades and has previously served as a Labour county councillor, as well as the director of the Women’s Equality Network.

Claire Hughes – Bangor Aberconwy

Labour MP Claire Hughes has said she is “proud” to have been born and bred in her new constituency, where she now lives with her children.

She studied at Cardiff University and previously spent six years as a Labour town councillor for Llanfairfechan, Conwy county.

David Chadwick – Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

David Chadwick is the Liberal Democrat’s new MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, and the party’s first Welsh MP since 2019.

Mr Chadwick, who lives in Brecon with his wife and son, said he first became interested in politics when his grandfather took him to see the Port Talbot steelworks.

Gill German – Clwyd North

Gill German, the new Labour MP for Clwyd North, was born and bred in her constituency.

She previously worked as a teacher before becoming the Labour councillor for Prestatyn North.

Henry Tuffnell – Mid and South Pembrokeshire

Henry Tuffnell is the new Labour MP for Mid and South Pembrokeshire.

According to his campaign website, Mr Tuffnell lives just outside of St Davids and grew up in a farming family before training as a barrister.

Kanishka Narayan – Vale of Glamorgan

Labour’s Kanishka Narayan became the first Welsh ethnic minority MP after gaining the Vale of Glamorgan seat from the Conservatives.

Mr Narayan, who lives in Barry and studied PPE at Oxford University, previously worked as an adviser for the Labour Party on economic policy and public service reform.

He described Labour’s landslide election result as “a moment of change”.

Llinos Medi – Ynys Môn

The former leader of Anglesey County Council, Llinos Medi is now Ynys Môn’s new Plaid Cymru MP.

Speaking after her win, Ms Medi promised to hold the Labour government to account and “demand investment for our communities”, adding that as a council leader she had seen “how relentless cuts have gutted public budgets and unleashed hardship”.

Steve Witherden – Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr

Steve Witherden has become the new Labour MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr.

Its predecessor seat, Montgomeryshire, had never previously been held by Labour.

Mr Witherden is a former secondary school teacher and union representative.

Torsten Bell – Swansea West

The new Labour MP for Swansea West, Torsten Bell is a close ally of Keir Starmer and is considered one of the party’s leading stars.

Much like the new MP for Cardiff West, there was some controversy over his selection with accusations that he’d been “parachuted in” against the wishes of local members.

Mr Bell is the former chief executive of the Resolution Foundation think tank and was previously a special advisor to Alistair Darling while he was Labour’s chancellor.