2007 National Assembly for Wales election information
2007 National Assembly for Wales election
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3 May 2007
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All 60 seats to the National Assembly for Wales 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
43.7% 5.5%
First party
Second party
Leader
Rhodri Morgan
Ieuan Wyn Jones
Party
Labour
Plaid Cymru
Leader's seat
Cardiff West
Ynys Môn
Last election
30 seats
12 seats
Seats won
26
15
Seat change
4
3
Constituency Vote
314,925
219,121
% and swing
32.2%7.8%
22.4% 1.2%
Regional Vote
288,954
204,757
% and swing
29.6%7.0%
21.0% 1.3%
Third party
Fourth party
Leader
Nick Bourne
Michael German
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Mid and West Wales
South Wales East
Last election
11 seats
6 seats
Seats won
12
6
Seat change
1
Constituency Vote
218,730
144,450
% and swing
22.4% 2.5%
14.8% 0.7%
Regional Vote
209,153
114,500
% and swing
21.4% 2.3%
11.7% 1.0%
First Minister before election
Rhodri Morgan
Labour
First Minister after election
Rhodri Morgan
Labour
The 2007 National Assembly for Wales election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the National Assembly for Wales. It was the third general election. On the same day local elections in England and Scotland, as well as the Scottish Parliament election took place. This election was preceded by the previous Assembly election in 2003.
The election saw Plaid Cymru make gains at the expense of Labour, although Labour remain the largest party in the Assembly, as they have since it began. Plaid stated they would make a referendum on devolving further powers to the National Assembly a condition for a coalition.[1] Wales reported that senior civil servants before the election were preparing for three possible coalition administrations: Labour/Liberal Democrat, Labour/Plaid Cymru or Plaid Cymru/Liberal Democrat/Conservative.
Discussions between Plaid Cymru, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats to form a "Rainbow" Coalition broke down, and a coalition was eventually agreed between Labour and Plaid Cymru.
^Plaid to seek devolution referendum after election, Wales, 3 January 2007, accessed on 8 February 2007.
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