2016 National Assembly for Wales election

2016 National Assembly for Wales election

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All 60 seats to the National Assembly for Wales
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45.3% Increase 3.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Carwyn Jones Leanne Wood Andrew RT Davies
Party Labour Plaid Cymru Conservative
Leader since 10 December 2009 16 March 2012 14 July 2011
Leader's seat Bridgend Rhondda South Wales Central
Last election 30 seats 11 seats 14 seats
Seats won 29 12 11
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1 Decrease3
Constituency Vote 353,866 209,376 215,597
% and change 34.7% Decrease7.6% 20.5% Increase1.2% 21.1% Decrease3.9%
Regional Vote 319,196 211,548 190,846
% and change 31.5% Decrease5.4% 20.8% Increase2.9% 18.8% Decrease3.7%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
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Leader Nathan Gill Kirsty Williams
Party UKIP Liberal Democrats
Leader since 6 December 2014 8 December 2008
Leader's seat North Wales Brecon and Radnorshire
Last election 0 seats 5 seats
Seats won 7 1
Seat change Increase7 Decrease4
Constituency Vote 127,038 78,165
% and change 12.5%Increase12.5% 7.7% Decrease2.9%
Regional Vote 132,138 65,504
% and change 13.0% Increase8.4% 6.5% Decrease1.5%


First Minister before election

Carwyn Jones
Labour

First Minister after election

Carwyn Jones
Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition

The 2016 National Assembly for Wales election was held on Thursday 5 May 2016, to elect members (AMs) of the National Assembly for Wales, now known as the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru). It was the fifth election for the National Assembly, the third election taken under the rules of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and the first since the Wales Act 2014.

The governing Labour Party's share of the vote fell by over 7% and 29 Labour AMs were elected, one fewer than in 2011 and two short of an overall majority. Plaid Cymru became the Assembly's second largest party and the official opposition to the Welsh Government with 12 seats, one more than before. The 11 Conservative AMs were elected, three fewer than in 2011. Although they did not win a single constituency, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) had 7 members elected through the regional lists vote. The Liberal Democrats had only one AM returned, down from five.

The election was held on the same day as elections for the Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Mayor and Assembly of London and in numerous local authorities in England. The by-election for the Westminster seat of Ogmore was also held on the same day. This election and elections to the other devolved chambers were delayed by a year from 2015 to 2016 as a result of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.[1] Elections to the Welsh Assembly have now also been permanently moved to a five-year cycle under the Wales Act 2014.