2016 National Assembly for Wales election information
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
Turnout
45.3% 3.1%
First party
Second party
Third party
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
1
1
3
Constituency Vote
353,866
209,376
215,597
% and change
34.7%7.6%
20.5% 1.2%
21.1% 3.9%
Regional Vote
319,196
211,548
190,846
% and change
31.5%5.4%
20.8% 2.9%
18.8% 3.7%
Fourth party
Fifth party
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
7
4
Constituency Vote
127,038
78,165
% and change
12.5%12.5%
7.7% 2.9%
Regional Vote
132,138
65,504
% and change
13.0% 8.4%
6.5% 1.5%
First Minister before election
Carwyn Jones
Labour
First Minister after election
Carwyn Jones
Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition
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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.
^Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 section 5
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