2016 National Assembly for Wales election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2016 National Assembly for Wales election

| country = Wales

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2011 National Assembly for Wales election

| previous_year = 2011

| next_election = 2021

| next_year = 2021

| seats_for_election = All 60 seats to the National Assembly for Wales

| majority_seats = 31

| election_date = 5 May 2016

| 1blank = Constituency Vote

| 2blank = % and change

| 3blank = Regional Vote

| 4blank = % and change

| turnout = 45.3% {{increase}}3.1%

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| leader1 = Carwyn Jones

| party1 = Welsh Labour

| leaders_seat1 = Bridgend

| leader_since1 = 10 December 2009

| last_election1 = 30 seats

| seats1 = 29

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}1

| 1data1 = 353,866

| 2data1 = 34.7% {{decrease}}7.6%

| 3data1 = 319,196

| 4data1 = 31.5% {{decrease}}5.4%

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| leader2 = Leanne Wood

| leader_since2 = 16 March 2012

| party2 = Plaid Cymru

| leaders_seat2 = Rhondda

| last_election2 = 11 seats

| seats2 = 12

| seat_change2 = {{increase}}1

| 1data2 = 209,376

| 2data2 = 20.5% {{increase}}1.2%

| 3data2 = 211,548

| 4data2 = 20.8% {{increase}}2.9%

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| leader3 = Andrew RT Davies

| leader_since3 = 14 July 2011

| party3 = Welsh Conservatives

| leaders_seat3 = South Wales Central

| last_election3 = 14 seats

| seats3 = 11

| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}3

| 1data3 = 215,597

| 2data3 = 21.1% {{decrease}}3.9%

| 3data3 = 190,846

| 4data3 = 18.8% {{decrease}}3.7%

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| leader4 = Nathan Gill

| leader_since4 = 6 December 2014

| party4 = UK Independence Party

| leaders_seat4 = North Wales

| last_election4 = 0 seats

| seats4 = 7

| seat_change4 = {{increase}}7

| 1data4 = 127,038

| 2data4 = 12.5%{{increase}}12.5%

| 3data4 = 132,138

| 4data4 = 13.0% {{increase}}8.4%

| image5 = 160x160px

| leader5 = Kirsty Williams

| leader_since5 = 8 December 2008

| party5 = Welsh Liberal Democrats

| leaders_seat5 = Brecon and Radnorshire

| last_election5 = 5 seats

| seats5 = 1

| seat_change5 = {{decrease}}4

| 1data5 = 78,165

| 2data5 = 7.7% {{decrease}}2.9%

| 3data5 = 65,504

| 4data5 = 6.5% {{decrease}}1.5%

| title = First Minister

| posttitle = First Minister after election

| before_election = Carwyn Jones

| before_party = Welsh Labour

| after_election = Carwyn Jones

| after_party = Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition

| map_image = 2016 Senedd Election.svg

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{{Politics of Wales}}

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; {{Langx|cy|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.[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14/section/5/enacted Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011] section 5 Elections to the Welsh Assembly have now also been permanently moved to a five-year cycle under the Wales Act 2014.

Electoral method

In general elections for the National Assembly for Wales, each voter has two votes in a mixed member system. The first vote is for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote is for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation. The overall result is approximately proportional.

Previously it was not allowed to stand in both a constituency and a regional list, but this rule was abolished by the Wales Act 2014. The Act also introduced a ban on dual mandates with the House of Commons: an Assembly Member is no longer allowed also to be an MP.

British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens living in Wales aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote.

Retiring AMs

The following, previously incumbent AMs, did not run for re-election:

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:90%; margin-bottom:0"
Constituency/Region

! Departing AM

! colspan="2"|Party

South Wales East region

|Jocelyn Davies{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/plaid-cymrus-jocelyn-davies-stand-7432692|title=Plaid Cymru's Jocelyn Davies to stand down as AM in 2016|author=Graham Henry|date=16 July 2014|work=walesonline|access-date=5 November 2015}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}" |

| Plaid Cymru

Arfon

| Alun Ffred Jones{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22461685|title=Plaid AM Alun Ffred Jones to retire|publisher=BBC News|access-date=5 November 2015}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}" |

| Plaid Cymru

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

| Rhodri Glyn Thomas{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22008213|title=Rhodri Glyn Thomas Plaid Cymru AM to stand down in 2016|publisher=BBC News|access-date=5 November 2015}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Plaid Cymru}}" |

| Plaid Cymru

Cynon ValleyChristine Chapman{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-27164434|title=Cynon Valley AM Christine Chapman to stand down in 2016|publisher=BBC News|access-date=5 November 2015}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |

| Welsh Labour

LlanelliKeith Davies{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/llanelli-am-keith-davies-stand-9485404|title=Llanelli AM Keith Davies to stand down|author=Martin Shipton|date=18 June 2015|work=walesonline|access-date=5 November 2015}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |

| Welsh Labour

OgmoreJanice Gregory{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2015-10-10/labour-chief-whip-to-leave-assembly/|title=Labour Chief Whip to leave Assembly|author=Nick Powell|date=18 October 2015|publisher=ITV News|access-date=27 March 2016}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |

| Welsh Labour

GowerEdwina Hart{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-33210147|title=First minister's tribute to AMs Edwina Hart and Gwenda Thomas|publisher=BBC News|access-date=5 November 2015}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |

| Welsh Labour

Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyHuw Lewis

! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |

| Welsh Labour

DelynSandy Mewies{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/delyn-am-sandy-mewies-step-7812253|title=Delyn AM Sandy Mewies to step down in 2016|author=Rhodri Barker|date=22 September 2014|work=northwales|access-date=5 November 2015}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |

| Welsh Labour

IslwynGwyn R Price{{cite web|url=http://www.caerphillyobserver.co.uk/news/939717/islwyn-am-to-stand-down/|title=Islwyn AM to stand down|work=Caerphilly Observer|access-date=5 November 2015}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |

| Welsh Labour

NeathGwenda Thomas

! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |

| Welsh Labour

CaerphillyJeffrey Cuthbert{{cite web|url=http://www.caerphillyobserver.co.uk/news/947228/caerphilly-am-jeff-cuthbert-to-stand-down-at-2016-assembly-election/|title=Caerphilly AM Jeff Cuthbert to stand down at 2016 Assembly Election|work=Caerphilly Observer|access-date=5 November 2015}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |

| Welsh Labour

Newport West

|Dame Rosemary Butler{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-28276074|title=Assembly presiding officer to stand down as AM in 2016|publisher=BBC News|access-date=5 November 2015}}

! style="background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |

| Welsh Labour

Constituency nominations

NB: AMs in office (i.e. incumbents) before the election are bolded. Winners are highlighted with party colours.

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style="width:40px;"|Constituency

! style="background:#0087dc; width:80px;"| Conservative

! style="background:#dc241f; width:80px;"|Labour

! style="background:#fdbb30; width:80px;"| Lib Dem

! style="background:#008142; width:80px;"| Plaid Cymru

! style="background:#6AB023; width:80px;"| Green

! style="background:#70147A; width:80px;"| UKIP{{Cite web|url=http://ukip.wales/2016-candidates/|title=_|website=Removed Site|access-date=5 April 2016|archive-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420120759/http://ukip.wales/2016-candidates/|url-status=dead}}

! style="background:gray; width:80px;"| Others

Aberavon

| David Jenkins

| style="background:#f99;"| David Rees

| Helen Ceri Clarke

| Bethan Jenkins

| Jonathan Tier

| Glenda Davies

|

Aberconwy

| style="background: #92B5EB" | Janet Finch-Saunders

| Mike Priestley

| Sarah Lesiter-Burgess

| Trystan Lewis

| Petra Haig

|

|

Alyn and Deeside

| Mike Gibbs

| style="background:#f99;"| Carl Sargeant

| Pete Williams

| Jacqueline Hurst

| Martin Bennewith

| Michelle Brown

|

Arfon

| Martin Peet

| Sion Jones

| Sarah Lloyd Williams

| style="background:#9f9;"| Siân Gwenllian

|

|

|

Blaenau Gwent

| Tracey West

| style="background:#f99;"| Alun Davies

| Brendan D'Cruz

| Nigel Copner

|

| Kevin Boucher

|

Brecon and Radnorshire

| Gary Price

| Alex Thomas

| style="background: #FFCA55" | Kirsty Williams

| Freddy Greaves

| Grenville Ham

| Thomas Turton

|

Bridgend

| George Jabbour

| style="background:#f99;"| Carwyn Jones

| Jonathan Pratt

| James Radcliffe

| Charlotte Barlow

|Caroline Jones

|

Caerphilly

| Jane Pratt

| style="background:#f99;"| Hefin David

| Aladdin Ayesh

| Lindsay Whittle

| Andrew Creak

| Sam Gould

|

Cardiff Central

| Joel Williams

| style="background:#f99;"| Jenny Rathbone

| Eluned Parrott

| Glyn Wise

| Amelia Womack

| Mohammed-Sarul Islam

| Jane Croad (Independent)

Cardiff North

| Jayne Cowan

| style="background:#f99;"| Julie Morgan

| John Dixon

| Elin Walker Jones

| Chris von Ruhland

| Haydn Rushworth

| Fiona Burt (Independent)

Cardiff South and Penarth

| Ben Grey

| style="background:#f99;"| Vaughan Gething

| Nigel Howells

| Dr Dafydd Trystan Davies

| Anthony Slaughter

| Hugh Moelwyn-Hughes

|

Cardiff West

| Sean Driscoll

| style="background:#f99;"| Mark Drakeford

| Cadan ap Tomos

| Neil McEvoy

| Hannah Pudner

|Gareth Bennett

| Elliot Freedman (Independent) Lee Woolls (Vapers in Power)

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

| Matthew Paul

| Steve Jeacock

|William Powell

| style="background:#9f9;"| Adam Price

| Freya Amsbury

| Neil Hamilton

|

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

| style="background: #92B5EB" | Angela Burns

| Marc Tierney

| Alistair Cameron

| Simon Thomas

| Val Bradley

| Allan Brookes

| Chris Overton (independent)

Ceredigion

| Dr Felix Aubel

| Iwan Wyn Jones

| Elizabeth Evans

| style="background:#9f9;"| Elin Jones

| Brian Williams

| Gethin James

|

Clwyd South

|Simon Baynes

| style="background:#f99;"| Ken Skates

| Aled Roberts

| Mabon ap Gwynfor

| Duncan Rees

|Mandy Jones

|

Clwyd West

| style="background: #92B5EB" | Darren Millar

| Jo Thomas

| Victor Babu

| Llyr Huws Gruffydd

| Julian Mahy

| David Edwards

|

Cynon Valley

| Lyn Hudson

| style="background:#f99;"| Vikki Howells

| Michael Wallace

| Cerith Griffiths

| John Matthews

| Liz Wilks

|

Delyn

| Huw Williams

| style="background:#f99;"| Hannah Blythyn

| Tom Rippeth

| Paul Rowlinson

|

| Nigel Williams

|

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

| Neil Fairlamb

| Ian MacIntyre

| Stephen Churchman

| style="background:#9f9;"| Lord Elis-Thomas

| Alice Hooker-Stroud

| Frank Wykes

| Louise Hughes (Independent)

Gower

| Lyndon Jones

| style="background:#f99;"| Rebecca Evans

| Sheila Kingston-Jones

| Harri Roberts

| Abi Cherry-Hamer

| Colin Beckett

|

Islwyn

| Paul Williams

| style="background:#f99;"| Rhianon Passmore

| Matthew Kidner

| Lyn Ackerman

| Katy Beddoe

| Joe Smyth

|

Llanelli

| Stefan Ryszewski

| style="background:#f99;"| Lee Waters

| Gemma-Jane Bowker

| Helen Mary Jones

| Guy Martin Smith

| Kenneth Denver-Rees (Ken Rees)

| Siân Caiach (Putting Llanelli First)

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

| Elizabeth Simon

| style="background:#f99;"| Dawn Bowden

| Bob Griffin

| Brian Thomas

| Julie Colbran

| David Rowlands

|

Monmouth

| style="background: #92B5EB" | Nick Ramsay

| Catherine Fookes{{cite web|url=http://www.monmouthlabour.org/elections.html|title=Monmouth Constituency Labour Party elections|work=monmouthlabour.org|access-date=5 November 2015}}

| Veronica German{{cite web|url=http://www.libdems.org.uk/veronica_german|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215221144/http://www.libdems.org.uk/veronica_german|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2015|title=Veronica German|work=Liberal Democrats|access-date=5 November 2015}}

| Jonathan Clark

| Chris Were

| Tim Price

| Debby Blakebrough (Independent),{{cite web|url=https://foryouwithyou16.wordpress.com/|title=Protected Blog|work=wordpress.com|access-date=5 November 2015}} Stephen Morris (English Democrats)

Montgomeryshire

| style="background: #92B5EB" | Russell George

| Martyn Singleton

| Jane Dodds

| Aled Morgan Hughes

| Richard Chaloner

| Des Parkinson

|

Neath

| Peter Crocker-Jaques

| style="background:#f99;"| Jeremy Miles

| Frank Little

| Alun Llewelyn

| Lisa Rapado

| Richard Pritchard

| Stephen Hunt (Independent)

Newport East

| Munawar Mughal

| style="background:#f99;"| John Griffiths

| Paul Halliday

| Tony Salkeld

| Peter Varley

| James Peterson

|

Newport West

| Matthew Evans

| style="background:#f99;"| Jayne Bryant

| Liz Newton

| Simon Coopey

| Pippa Bartolotti

| Michael Ford

| Gruff Meredith (Cymru Sovereign)
Bill Fearnley-Whittingstall (Independent)

Ogmore

|Jamie Wallis

| style="background:#f99;"| Huw Irranca-Davies

| Anita Davies

| Tim Thomas

| Laurence Brophy

| Hazel Kendall

|

Pontypridd

| Joel James

| style="background:#f99;"| Mick Antoniw

| Mike Powell

| Chad Rickard

| Ken Barker

| Edwin Allen

|

Preseli Pembrokeshire

| style="background: #92B5EB" | Paul Davies

| Dan Lodge

| Bob Kilmister

| John Osmond

| Frances Bryant

| Howard Lillyman

|

Rhondda

| Maria Hill

|Leighton Andrews

| Rhys Taylor

| style="background:#9f9;"| Leanne Wood{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33002473|title=Plaid Cymru's Leanne Wood defends dual candidacy plans|publisher=BBC News|access-date=5 November 2015}}

| Pat Matthews

| Stephen Clee

|

Swansea East

| Sadie Vidal

| style="background:#f99;"| Michael Hedges

| Charlene Webster

| Dic Jones

| Tony Young

| Clifford Johnson

|

Swansea West

| Craig Lawton

| style="background:#f99;"| Julie James

| Chris Holley

| David Lloyd

| Gareth Tucker

| Rosie Irwin

| Brian Johnson (Socialist Party of Great Britain)

Torfaen

| Cllr Graham Smith

| style="background:#f99;"| Lynne Neagle

| Alison Willott

| Matthew Woolfall-Jones

| Steven Jenkins

| Susan Boucher

|

Vale of Clwyd

| Sam Rowlands

| style="background:#f99;"| Ann Jones

| Gwyn Williams

| Mair Rowlands

|

| Paul Davies-Cooke

|

Vale of Glamorgan

| Ross England

| style="background:#f99;"| Jane Hutt

| Denis Campbell

| Ian Johnson

| Alison Haden

| Lawrence Andrews

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Wrexham

| Andrew Atkinson

| style="background:#f99;"| Lesley Griffiths

| Beryl Blackmore

| Carrie Harper

| Alan Butterworth

| Jeanette Bassford-Barton

|

Ynys Môn

| Clay Theakston

| Julia Dobson

| Mark Rosenthal

| style="background:#9f9;"| Rhun ap Iorwerth

| Gerry Wolff

| Simon Wall

| Daniel Meredith Ap Eifion Jones (Independent)

Regional lists

=[[Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]]=

class="wikitable"
! Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party

! Communist Party of Britain

! Welsh Conservative Party

! Wales Green Party

! Monster Raving Loony Party

! Welsh Local Independents

! Welsh Labour

! Welsh Liberal Democrats

! People First

! Plaid Cymru

! UK Independence Party

! Welsh Christian Party

1.

| Jeremy David Pugh

| Catrin Ashton

| Aled Wyn Davies

| Alice Hooker-Stroud

| Lady Lily the Pink

| Huw Meredydd George

| style="background:#f99;"| Elizabeth Joyce Watson

| William Denston Powell

| Siân Mair Caiach

| style="background:#9f9;"|Simon Thomas

| style="background:plum;"|Neil Hamilton

| Jeffrey Green

2.

| Philip Bridger

| Rick Newnham

| Ian Harrison

| Grenville Morgan Ham

| Tristian Shout

| Darren James Mayor

| style="background:#f99;"| Mair Eluned Morgan

| Jane Dodds

| Alford Clement Thomas

| Helen Mary Jones

| Gethin James

| Susan Green

3.

| Richard Davies

| Clive Griffiths

| Harry Legge-Bourke

| Pippa Pemberton

| Lord & Lady Dunquan

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| John Bayliss

| Gemma-Jane Bowker

| Marion Binney

| Vicky Moller

| Des Parkinson

| Louise Wynne Jones

4.

| Ben Edwards

| David Llewelyn Brown

| Denise Howard

| Frances Bryant

| Knigel Knapp

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| Tonia Antoniazzi

| Robert Philip Kilminster

| Stephen Royston Bowen

| Freddy John Dylan Greaves

| Howard Lillyman

| Barbara Irene Hill

5.

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| Edward Rayner Peett

| Brian Dafydd Williams

| Helen Swindon

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| Alistair Ronald Cameron

| David Wayne Erasmus

| Mandy Williams-Davies

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| Stephen Davies

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| Lieutenant Jâger Schnitzel

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| Stephen William Churchman

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| Aled Morgan Hughes

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| Mary Davies

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| R U Seerius

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|Elin Tracey Jones

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| Steffan Huw Gwent

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|Elin Jones

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| John David Osmond

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| Adam Price

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=[[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|North Wales]]=

class="wikitable"
! Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party

! Communist Party of Britain

! Welsh Conservative Party

! Wales Green Party

! Monster Raving Loony Party

! Welsh Local Independents

! Welsh Labour

! Welsh Liberal Democrats{{cite web|url=http://www.welshlibdems.wales/aled_roberts_to_lead_north_wales_regional_list_for_welsh_lib_dems |title=Aled Roberts to lead North Wales regional list for Welsh Lib Dems|work=welshlibdems.wales|access-date=8 February 2016}}

! Plaid Cymru{{cite web|url=https://www.partyof.wales/news/2015/07/11/party-of-wales-announces-candidates-for-north-wales-list/|title=Party of Wales announces candidates for North Wales list|work=partyof.wales|access-date=5 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712182707/https://www.partyof.wales/news/2015/07/11/party-of-wales-announces-candidates-for-north-wales-list/|archive-date=12 July 2015|url-status=dead}}

! Independent

! UK Independence Party

1.

| Harry Harrington

| Trevor Jones

| style="background: #92B5EB" |Mark Isherwood

| Duncan Rees

| Nick the Flying Brick

| Goronwy Edwards

| Mary Wimbury

| Aled Roberts

| style="background:#9f9;"|Llyr Huws Gruffydd

| Mark Young

| style="background:plum;"|Nathan Gill

2.

| Bryan Craven

| Mandy Walsh

|Janet Haworth

| Martin Bennewith

| Lord Cameron of Roundwood

| Merfyn Parry

| Jason McLellan

| Victor Babu

| Carrie Harper

|

| style="background:plum;"|Michelle Brown

3.

| Philip Price

| Glyn Davies

| Barbara Hughes

| Petra Haig

| Johnny Disco

| Nigel Smith

| Bernadette Horton

| Sarah Lesiter-Burgess

| Paul Rowlinson

|

|Mandy Jones

4.

| Nicola Hodgson

| Graham Morgan

| Antony Bertola

| Gerry Wolff

| Sir Oink A-Lot

| Barbara Smith

| Carolyn Thomas

| Rob Walsh

| Eleanor Griffith

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| David Edwards

5.

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| Gary Burchett

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| Mr McFloatyhands

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| Bruce Roberts

| Jacqui Hurst

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| Adam Kealey

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|Leon of Britain

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| Tom Rippeth

| Abdul Khan

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| Trystan Lewis

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| Mair Rowlands

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=[[South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales Central]]=

class="wikitable"
! Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party

! Communist Party of Britain

! Welsh Conservative Party

! Wales Green Party

! Monster Raving Loony Party

! Welsh Labour Party

! Welsh Liberal Democrats

! Plaid Cymru

! Welsh TUSC

! UK Independence Party

! Women's Equality Party

1.

| David Bevan

| Robert Griffiths

| style="background: #92B5EB" | Andrew R.T. Davies

| Amelia Womack

| Mark Beech

| Belinda Robertson

| Eluned Parrott

| Leanne Wood{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/leanne-wood-tops-plaids-list-9589173|title=Leanne Wood tops Plaid's list of candidates for Assembly elections by just 10 votes|author=Martin Shipton|date=5 July 2015|work=walesonline|access-date=5 November 2015}}

| Ross Saunders

| style="background:plum;"|Gareth Bennett

| Sharon Lovell{{cite news | last = Mosalski | first = Ruth | title =The four women standing for the Women's Equality Party in the National Assembly election | url = http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/four-women-standing-womens-equality-11169873 | work = WalesOnline | publisher = Media Wales | date = 11 April 2016 | access-date = 23 April 2016 }}

2.

| Ceri Renwick

| Gwen Griffiths

| style="background: #92B5EB" | David Melding

| Anthony Slaughter

| Howling Laud Hope

| Brian Back

| John Dixon

| style="background:#9f9;"| Neil McEvoy

| Mia Hollsing

| Mohammed Islam

| Emma Rose

3.

| Timothy Frederick

| Ramon Corria

| Richard John

| Hannah Pudner

| Tony Davies

| Anna McMorrin

| Karen Roberts

| Dr Dafydd Trystan Davies

| Lianne Francis

| Liz Wilks

| Sarah Rees

4.

| Richard Read

| Dan Cole

| Keith Dewhurst

| Chris von Ruhland

| Baron Von Thunderclap

| Ali Ahmed

| Cadan ap Tomos

| Elizabeth Musa

| Steve Williams

| Stephen Clee

|Ruth Williams

5.

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|

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| Michael Stephens

|

| Bablin Molik

| Chad Rickard

| Helen Jones

|

|

6.

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|

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|

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| Nigel Howells

| Michael Deem

| Matthew Hatton

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7.

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|

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|

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| Elizabeth Clark

| Elin Walker Jones

| Catherine Peace

|

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8.

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| Rhys Taylor

| Glyn Wise

| Seb Robyns

|

|

=[[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East]]=

class="wikitable"
! Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party

! Communist Party of Britain

! Welsh Conservative Party

! Wales Green Party

! Monster Raving Loony Party

! Welsh Labour

! Welsh Liberal Democrats

! Plaid Cymru

! Welsh TUSC

! UK Independence Party

1.

| David Pritchard

| Tommy Roberts

| style="background: #92B5EB" | Mohammad Asghar

| Pippa Bartolotti

| Baron Von Magpie

|Ruth Jones

|Veronica German{{cite web|url=http://www.welshlibdems.wales/veronica_german_chosen_to_lead_south_wales_east_list_for_welsh_lib_dems|title=Veronica German chosen to lead South Wales East list for Welsh Lib Dems|work=Welsh Liberal Democrats|access-date=5 November 2015}}

| style="background:#9f9;"| Steffan Lewis{{cite web|url=https://www.partyof.wales/news/2015/07/18/plaid-cymru-announces-candidates-for-south-wales-east-list/|title=Plaid Cymru announces candidates for South Wales East list|work=partyof.wales|access-date=5 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719134645/https://www.partyof.wales/news/2015/07/18/plaid-cymru-announces-candidates-for-south-wales-east-list/|archive-date=19 July 2015|url-status=dead}}

| Jamie Davies

| style="background:plum;"|Mark Reckless

2.

| Roger Wilson

| Mark Griffiths

|Laura Jones

| Ann Were

| Hugo Shovit

| Peter Jones

| Paul Halliday

|Delyth Jewell

| Clare Gibbs

| style="background:plum;"|David Rowlands

3.

| Victoria Blackman

| Barbara Thomas

| Chris Butler

| Christopher Were

| Mad Mike Young

| Deborah Wilcox

| Bob Griffin

| Nigel Copner

| David Reid

| Sue Boucher

4.

| Donald Wilson

| Thabo Miller

| Geoffrey Burrows

| Katy Beddoe

| Dr Doodle Do

| Owen Evans

| Alison Willott

| Lyn Ackerman

| Joshua Rawcliffe

| Julie Price

5.

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| William Graham

| Andrew Creak

| Arty Pole

|

| Brendan D'Cruz

| Jonathan Clark

| Mohammed Miah

6.

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| Kay David

| Matthew Woolfall-Jones

| Rhys Pewtner

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7.

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| Aladdin Ayesh

| Eli Jones

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8.

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| Gillian Jones

|

|

=[[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales West]]=

class="wikitable"
! Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party

! Communist Party of Britain

! Welsh Conservative Party

! Wales Green Party

! Monster Raving Loony Party

! Welsh Labour

! Welsh Liberal Democrats

! Plaid Cymru

! Welsh TUSC

! UK Independence Party

1.

| James Cole

| Laura Picand

| style="background: #92B5EB" | Suzy Davies

| Lisa Rapado

| Baron Barnes Von Claptrap

| Ceri Reeves

| Peter Black

| style="background:#9f9;"| Bethan Jenkins{{cite web|url=https://www.partyof.wales/news/2015/07/18/plaid-cymru-announces-candidates-for-south-wales-west-list/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719194139/https://www.partyof.wales/news/2015/07/18/plaid-cymru-announces-candidates-for-south-wales-west-list/|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 July 2015|title=Plaid Cymru announces candidates for South Wales West list|work=partyof.wales|access-date=5 November 2015}}

| Owen Herbert

| style="background:plum;"|Caroline Jones

2.

| Shaun Cuddihy

| Roger Jones

|Altaf Hussain

| Charlotte Barlow

| Sir Stevie Wonderful

| Andrew Jenkins

| Cheryl Green

| style="background:#9f9;"| Dai Lloyd

| Claire Job

| Martyn Ford

3.

| Philip Hughes-Davies

| Justin Lilley

| Daniel Boucher

| Laurence Brophy

| Glyn Hyndman

| Fiona Gordon

| Helen Ceri Clarke

| Alun Llewelyn

| John Evans

| Colin Beckett

4.

| Shelagh Millar

| Stephen Harmer

| Edward Yi He

| Mike Whittall

| Robert William Gilis

| Scott Jones

| Sheila Kingston-Jones

| Tim Thomas

| Aaron David

| Clifford Johnson

5.

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| Carolyn Webster

| Russell Kennedy

| Dewi Anthony Bowen

|

| Anita Davies

| Linet Purcell

| Ronnie Job

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6.

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| Rebecca Singh

| Thomas Muller

| Peter Alban Morris

|

| Mike Day

| Philippa Richards

| Emma Saunders

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7.

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| Margaret Jean Phillips

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8.

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Opinion polls

=Constituency vote ([[First-past-the-post voting|FPTP]])=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; line-height:14px"
! style="width:125px;"| Date(s)
conducted
style="width:420px;"|Polling organisation/clientclass="unsortable" style="width:65px;"| Sample sizeclass="unsortable" style="background:#dc241f; width:80px;"|Labclass="unsortable" style="background:#0087dc; width:80px;"| Consclass="unsortable" style="background:#008142; width:80px;"| Plaidclass="unsortable" style="background:#fdbb30; width:80px;"| Lib Demclass="unsortable" style="background:#70147A; width:80px;"| UKIPclass="unsortable" style="background:gray; width:80px;"| Othersclass="unsortable" style="width:20px;"| Lead
style="background:#D5D5D5"|5 May 2016style="background:#D5D5D5"| Assembly election (constituency)style="background:#D5D5D5"| 1,013,383style="background:#F8C1BE" | 34.7%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 20.5%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 21.1%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 7.7%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 12.5%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 2.8%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 13.6%
19–22 Apr 2016[http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/s6eo4bfh8n/WelshBarometerPoll_April22nd2016_w.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,001style="background:#F8C1BE"| 33%19%21%8%15%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 12%
7–11 Apr 2016[https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/1dtezrp6mr/WelshBarometerPoll_April11th2016_w.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,011style="background:#F8C1BE"| 35%19%21%6%17%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 14%
7–18 Mar 2016[http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/03/22/national-assembly-voting-intentions-the-latest-evidence Welsh Election Study/Economic & Social Research Council]3,272style="background:#F8C1BE"| 34%22%21%6%15%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 12%
9–11 Feb 2016[https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/699211329295536128 YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer]TBAstyle="background:#F8C1BE"| 34%22%19%5%18%2%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 12%
30 Nov–4 Dec 2015[http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2015-12-08/polls-shows-slip-in-labour-support/ YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer]1,005style="background:#F8C1BE"| 35%23%20%5%15%2%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 12%
21–24 Sep 2015[https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/ckq4b46e9j/ITVWales__Sept15_WelshBarometer_w.pdf YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer]1,010style="background:#F8C1BE"| 39%23%18%6%13%1%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 16%
24–26 Jun 2015[http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2013/07/June-2015.pdf YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer]1,151style="background:#F8C1BE"| 35%23%20%4%15%4%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 12%
4–6 May 2015[http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2013/07/May2015.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,202style="background:#F8C1BE"| 35%22%21%6%12%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 13%
5–9 Mar 2015[http://www.itv.com/news/wales/story/2015-03-10/welsh-barometer-poll-points-to-six-party-senedd/ YouGov/ITV Wales ]1,279style="background:#F8C1BE"| 37%22%20%6%11%5%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 15%
19–21 Jan 2015[http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2015-01-26/latest-poll-whos-up-and-whos-down/ YouGov/ITV Wales ]1,036style="background:#F8C1BE"| 34%21%18%7%13%7%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 13%
2–5 Dec 2014[https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/6zuj63gt5x/ITVWalesResults_Dec14_Website.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales ]1,131style="background:#F8C1BE"| 35%22%19%6%12%6%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 13%
8–11 Sep 2014[http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2014/09/Sept-14.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,025style="background:#F8C1BE"| 36%21%19%6%12%6%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 15%
26 Jun–1 Jul 2014[http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/yyeygksd82/ITV_Wales_Results_140701_website.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,035style="background:#F8C1BE"| 39%20%19%8%13%5%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 19%
11–22 Apr 2014[http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2014/04/24/a-new-voting-intention-poll-in-wales/ YouGov/IPPR, Cardiff University, Edinburgh University]1,027style="background:#F8C1BE"| 41%21%20%8%7%2%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 20%
10–12 Feb 2014[http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2014-02-17/polling-trends-still-favour-labour/ YouGov/ITV Wales]1,250style="background:#F8C1BE"| 42%21%19%9%5%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 21%
2–4 Dec 2013[http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2013-12-10/new-poll-tracks-welsh-voters/ YouGov/ITV Wales]1,001style="background:#F8C1BE"| 43%19%20%9%7%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 23%
18–22 Jul 2013[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029183919/http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/articles/new-poll-reveals-labour-on-course-for-election-victory-in-wales-11490.html YouGov/Elections in Wales Blog]1,012style="background:#F8C1BE"| 47%19%17%8%6%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 28%
28 Feb 2013colspan="9" | 2013 Ynys Môn by-election
18–20 Feb 2013[http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/iabzrf2qvj/YouGov-Survey-ITV-Wales-130220.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,007style="background:#F8C1BE"| 46%21%17%10%5%2%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 25%
style="background:#D5D5D5"|5 May 2011style="background:#D5D5D5"| National Assembly for Wales election, 2011 (constituency)style="background:#D5D5D5"| 949,252style="background:#F8C1BE" | 42.3%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 25.0%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 19.3%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 10.6%style="background:#D5D5D5"| N/Astyle="background:#D5D5D5"| 2.8%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 17.3%

=Regional vote ([[Mixed member proportional representation|AMS]])=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; line-height:14px"
! style="width:110px;"| Date(s)
conducted
style="width:440px;"|Polling organisation/clientclass="unsortable" style="width:65px;"| Sample sizeclass="unsortable" style="background:#dc241f; width:70px;"|Labclass="unsortable" style="background:#0087dc; width:70px;"| Consclass="unsortable" style="background:#008142; width:70px;"| Plaidclass="unsortable" style="background:#fdbb30; width:70px;"| Lib Demclass="unsortable" style="background:#70147A; width:70px;"| UKIPclass="unsortable" style="background:#6AB023; width:70px;"| Greenclass="unsortable" style="background:gray; width:70px;"| Othersclass="unsortable" style="width:20px;"| Lead
style="background:#D5D5D5"|5 May 2016style="background:#D5D5D5"| Assembly election (regional)style="background:#D5D5D5"| 1,005,541style="background:#F8C1BE" | 31.5%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 18.8%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 20.8%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 6.5%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 13%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 3%style="background:#D5D5D5"|6.5%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 10.7%
19–22 Apr 2016[http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/s6eo4bfh8n/WelshBarometerPoll_April22nd2016_w.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,001style="background:#F8C1BE"| 29%19%22%8%15%4%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 7%
7–11 Apr 2016[https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/1dtezrp6mr/WelshBarometerPoll_April11th2016_w.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,011style="background:#F8C1BE"| 31%20%20%5%16%4%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 11%
7–18 Mar 2016[http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/2016/03/22/national-assembly-voting-intentions-the-latest-evidence Welsh Election Study/Economic & Social Research Council]3,272style="background:#F8C1BE"| 31%22%22%5%14%4%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 9%
9–11 Feb 2016[https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/699211427568054276 YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer]TBAstyle="background:#F8C1BE"| 31%22%19%4%18%3%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 9%
30 Nov–4 Dec 2015[http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2015-12-08/polls-shows-slip-in-labour-support/ YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer]1,005style="background:#F8C1BE"| 34%23%18%4%16%4%2%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 11%
21–24 Sep 2015[https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/ckq4b46e9j/ITVWales__Sept15_WelshBarometer_w.pdf YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer]1,010style="background:#F8C1BE"| 34%24%18%5%14%4%2%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 10%
24–26 Jun 2015[http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2013/07/June-2015.pdf YouGov/Welsh Political Barometer]1,151style="background:#F8C1BE"| 32%22%20%5%14%4%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 10%
4–6 May 2015[http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2013/07/May2015.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,202style="background:#F8C1BE"| 32%22%20%6%13%3%1%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 10%
5–9 Mar 2015[http://www.itv.com/news/wales/story/2015-03-10/welsh-barometer-poll-points-to-six-party-senedd/ YouGov/ITV Wales]1,279style="background:#F8C1BE"| 33%22%21%5%12%5%2%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 11%
19–21 Jan 2015Seat estimates are based on constituency and regional poll.[http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2015-01-26/latest-poll-whos-up-and-whos-down/ YouGov/ITV Wales]1,036style="background:#F8C1BE"| 32%20%15%8%16%8%2%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 12%
2–5 Dec 2014[https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/6zuj63gt5x/ITVWalesResults_Dec14_Website.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,131style="background:#F8C1BE"| 31%20%19%6%15%7%2%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 11%
8–11 Sep 2014[http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2014/09/Sept-14.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,025style="background:#F8C1BE"| 31%21%16%5%17%7%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 10%
26 Jun–1 Jul 2014[http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/yyeygksd82/ITV_Wales_Results_140701_website.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,035style="background:#F8C1BE"| 34%21%18%5%16%4%3%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 13%
12–14 May 2014[http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/wp-content/uploads/sites/100/2013/07/May-2014.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,092style="background:#F8C1BE"| 35%19%17%7%14%6%2%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 16%
11–22 Apr 2014[http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/2bleia67gd/UniversityofCardiff_FutureofEngland_Wales_140422_website.pdf YouGov/IPPR, Cardiff University, Edinburgh University]1,027style="background:#F8C1BE"| 37%21%19%7%10%4%2%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 16%
10–12 Feb 2014[http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2014-02-17/polling-trends-still-favour-labour/ YouGov/ITV Wales]1,250style="background:#F8C1BE"| 39%19%17%9%10%colspan="2" | 6%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 20%
2–4 Dec 2013[http://www.itv.com/news/wales/2013-12-10/new-poll-tracks-welsh-voters/ YouGov/ITV Wales]1,001style="background:#F8C1BE"| 40%19%15%9%10%colspan="2" | 7%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 21%
18–22 Jul 2013[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029183919/http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/articles/new-poll-reveals-labour-on-course-for-election-victory-in-wales-11490.html YouGov/Elections in Wales Blog]1,012style="background:#F8C1BE"| 25%12%23%9%16%colspan="2" |14%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 2%
28 Feb 2013colspan="10" | 2013 Ynys Môn by-election
18–20 Feb 2013[http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/iabzrf2qvj/YouGov-Survey-ITV-Wales-130220.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]1,007style="background:#F8C1BE"| 26%14%style="background:#90ee90"| 26%8%13%6%7%style="background:#fff; color:black;"| Tie
style="background:#D5D5D5"|5 May 2011style="background:#D5D5D5"| National Assembly for Wales election, 2011 (regional)style="background:#D5D5D5"| 949,388style="background:#F8C1BE" | 36.9%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 22.5%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 17.9%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 8.0%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 4.6%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 3.4%style="background:#D5D5D5"| 6.7%style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 14.4%

Results

{{election table|title=2016 Welsh Assembly election}}

|-

| style="background-color:white" colspan=15 | File:Welsh assembly election 2016.svg

|-

!rowspan=3 colspan=2 | Parties

!colspan=10 | Additional member system

!rowspan=2 colspan=5 | Total seats

|-

!colspan=5 |Constituency

!colspan=5 |Region

|-

! Votes !! % !! +/− !! Seats !! +/−

! Votes !! % !! +/− !! Seats !! +/−

! Total !! +/− !! %

|-

{{AMS Election Summary Party

|party = Welsh Labour

|votes = 353,866

|votes % = 34.7

|votes net = {{decrease}}7.6

|seats = 27

|seats net = {{decrease}}1

|AMS votes = 319,196

|AMS votes % = 31.5

|AMS votes net = {{decrease}}5.4

|AMS seats = 2

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 29

|Seats net = {{decrease}}1

|Seats % = 48.3

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|votes = 209,376

|votes % = 20.5

|votes net = {{increase}}1.3

|seats = 6

|seats net = {{increase}}1

|AMS votes = 211,548

|AMS votes % = 20.8

|AMS votes net = {{increase}}2.9

|AMS seats = 6

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 12

|Seats net = {{increase}}1

|Seats % = 20.0

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = Welsh Conservative Party

|votes = 215,597

|votes % = 21.1

|votes net = {{decrease}}3.9

|seats = 6

|seats net = {{nochange}}

|AMS votes = 190,846

|AMS votes % = 18.8

|AMS votes net = {{decrease}}3.7

|AMS seats = 5

|AMS seats net = {{decrease}}3

|Seats total = 11

|Seats net = {{decrease}}3

|Seats % = 18.3

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = UK Independence Party

|votes = 127,038

|votes % = 12.5

|votes net = N/A

|seats = 0

|seats net = {{nochange}}

|AMS votes = 132,138

|AMS votes % = 13.0

|AMS votes net = {{increase}}8.4

|AMS seats = 7

|AMS seats net = {{increase}}7

|Seats total = 7

|Seats net = {{increase}}7

|Seats % = 11.7

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats

|votes = 78,165

|votes % = 7.7

|votes net = {{decrease}}2.9

|seats = 1

|seats net = {{nochange}}

|AMS votes = 65,504

|AMS votes % = 6.5

|AMS votes net = {{decrease}}1.5

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{decrease}}4

|Seats total = 1

|Seats net = {{decrease}}4

|Seats % = 1.7

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party

|votes = —

|votes % = —

|votes net = —

|seats = —

|seats net = —

|AMS votes = 44,286

|AMS votes % = 4.4

|AMS votes net = N/A

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 0

|Seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats % = 0.0

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = Wales Green Party

|votes = 25,202

|votes % = 2.5

|votes net = {{increase}}2.3

|seats = 0

|seats net = {{nochange}}

|AMS votes = 30,211

|AMS votes % = 3.0

|AMS votes net = {{decrease}}0.4

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 0

|Seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats % = 0.0

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party

|votes = —

|votes % = —

|votes net = —

|seats = —

|seats net = —

|AMS votes = 5,743

|AMS votes % = 0.6

|AMS votes net = {{increase}}0.5

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 0

|Seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats % = 0.0

}}

{{AMS Election Summary|

|party = Association of Welsh Independents

|votes = —

|votes % = —

|votes net = —

|seats = —

|seats net = —

|AMS votes = 2,897

|AMS votes % = 0.3

|AMS votes net = N/A

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 0

|Seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats % = 0.0

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = Women's Equality Party

|votes = —

|votes % = —

|votes net = —

|seats = —

|seats net = —

|AMS votes = 2,807

|AMS votes % = 0.3

|AMS votes net = N/A

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 0

|Seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats % = 0.0

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = Communist Party of Britain

|votes = —

|votes % = —

|votes net = —

|seats = —

|seats net = —

|AMS votes = 2,452

|AMS votes % = 0.2

|AMS votes net = {{decrease}}0.1

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 0

|Seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats % = 0.0

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition

|votes = —

|votes % = —

|votes net = —

|seats = —

|seats net = —

|AMS votes = 2,040

|AMS votes % = 0.2

|AMS votes net = {{nochange}}

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 0

|Seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats % = 0.0

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = Independent (politician)

|votes = 8,670

|votes % = 0.9

|votes net = {{decrease}}0.4

|seats = 0

|seats net = {{nochange}}

|AMS votes = 1,577

|AMS votes % = 0.2

|AMS votes net = {{increase}}0.1

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 0

|Seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats % = 0.0

}}

{{AMS Election Summary|

|party = People First

|votes = —

|votes % = —

|votes net = —

|seats = —

|seats net = —

|AMS votes = 1,496

|AMS votes % = 0.1

|AMS votes net = N/A

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 0

|Seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats % = 0.0

}}

{{AMS Election Summary Party|

|party = Welsh Christian Party

|votes = —

|votes % = —

|votes net = —

|seats = —

|seats net = —

|AMS votes = 1,103

|AMS votes % = 0.1

|AMS votes net = {{decrease}}0.8

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 0

|Seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats % = 0.0

}}

{{AMS Election Summary

|party = Others

|votes = 1,469

|votes % = 0.1

|votes net = {{decrease}}1.2

|seats = 0

|seats net = {{nochange}}

|AMS votes = 899

|AMS votes % = 0.1

|AMS votes net = {{decrease}}5.1

|AMS seats = 0

|AMS seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats total = 0

|Seats net = {{nochange}}

|Seats % = 0.0

}}

|}

=Votes summary=

{{bar box

| title=Popular Vote

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|31.5}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|20.8}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|18.8}}

{{bar percent|UKIP|{{party color|UK Independence Party}}|13.0}}

{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|6.5}}

{{bar percent|Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party|{{party color|Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party}}|4.4}}

{{bar percent|Green|{{party color|Wales Green Party}}|3.0}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|2.0}}

}}

{{bar box

| title=Assembly seats

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|48.3}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|20.0}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|18.3}}

{{bar percent|UKIP|{{party color|UK Independence Party}}|11.7}}

{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|1.7}}

}}

=New members=

=Constituency and regional summary=

==Mid and West Wales==

{{election table | title=Welsh Assembly general election, 2016: Mid and West Wales}}

|-

! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency

! style="width: 150px"|Elected member

! style="width: 300px"|Result

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Brecon and Radnorshire

|MSP = Kirsty Williams

|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Carmarthen East and Dinefwr

|MSP = Adam Price

|winner = Plaid Cymru

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Carmarthen West and
South Pembrokeshire

|MSP = Angela Burns

|winner = Welsh Conservative Party

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Ceredigion

|MSP = Elin Jones

|winner = Plaid Cymru

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Dwyfor Meirionnydd

|MSP = Dafydd Elis-Thomas

|winner = Plaid Cymru

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Llanelli

|MSP = Lee Waters

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Montgomeryshire

|MSP = Russell George

|winner = Welsh Conservative Party

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Preseli Pembrokeshire

|MSP = Paul Davies

|winner = Welsh Conservative Party

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Welsh Assembly general election, 2016: Mid and West Wales}}

|-

! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party

! Elected candidates

! style="width: 40px"|Seats

! style="width: 40px"|+/−

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

! style="width: 40px"|+/−%

|-

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|votes = 56,754

|percentage = 26.3%

|change = −0.5%

|number = 1

|numberchange= ±0

|elected = Simon Thomas

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Welsh Conservative Party

|votes = 44,461

|percentage = 20.6%

|change = -4.6%

|number = 0

|numberchange= ±0

|elected =

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|votes = 41,975

|percentage = 19.4%

|change = -3.1%

|number = 2

|numberchange= ±0

|elected = Joyce Watson
Eluned Morgan

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|votes = 25,042

|percentage = 11.6%

|change = +7.2%

|number = 1

|numberchange= +1

|elected = Neil Hamilton

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|votes = 23,554

|percentage = 10.9%

|change = −1.9%

|number = 0

|numberchange= -1

|elected =

}}

{{Election box end}}

==North Wales==

{{election table | title=Welsh Assembly general election, 2016: North Wales}}

|-

! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency

! style="width: 150px"|Elected member

! style="width: 300px"|Result

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Aberconwy

|MSP = Janet Finch-Saunders

|winner = Welsh Conservative Party

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Alyn and Deeside

|MSP = Carl Sargeant

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Arfon

|MSP = Siân Gwenllian

|winner = Plaid Cymru

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Clwyd South

|MSP = Ken Skates

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Clwyd West

|MSP = Darren Millar

|winner = Welsh Conservative Party

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Delyn

|MSP = Hannah Blythyn

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Vale of Clwyd

|MSP = Ann Jones

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Wrexham

|MSP = Lesley Griffiths

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Ynys Môn

|MSP = Rhun ap Iorwerth

|winner = Plaid Cymru

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Welsh Assembly general election, 2016: North Wales}}

|-

! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party

! Elected candidates

! style="width: 40px"|Seats

! style="width: 40px"|+/−

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

! style="width: 40px"|+/−%

|-

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|votes = 57,528

|percentage = 28.1%

|change = -4.0%

|number = 0

|numberchange= ±0

|elected =

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|votes = 47,701

|percentage = 23.3%

|change = +1.9%

|number = 1

|numberchange= ±0

|elected = Llyr Huws Gruffydd

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Welsh Conservative Party

|votes = 45,468

|percentage = 22.2%

|change = -4.6%

|number = 1

|numberchange= -1

|elected = Mark Isherwood

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|votes = 25,518

|percentage = 12.5%

|change = +7.5%

|number = 2

|numberchange= +2

|elected = Nathan Gill
Michelle Brown

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|votes = 9,345

|percentage = 4.6%

|change = −1.3%

|number = 0

|numberchange= -1

|elected =

}}

{{Election box end}}

==South Wales Central==

{{election table | title=Welsh Assembly general election, 2016: South Wales Central}}

|-

! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency

! style="width: 150px"|Elected member

! style="width: 300px"|Result

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Cardiff Central

|MSP = Jenny Rathbone

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Cardiff North

|MSP = Julie Morgan

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Cardiff South and Penarth

|MSP = Vaughan Gething

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Cardiff West

|MSP = Mark Drakeford

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Cynon Valley

|MSP = Vikki Howells

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Pontypridd

|MSP = Mick Antoniw

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link

|constituency = Rhondda

|MSP = Leanne Wood

|winner = Plaid Cymru

|loser = Welsh Labour

}}=

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Vale of Glamorgan

|MSP = Jane Hutt

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Welsh Assembly general election, 2016: South Wales Central}}

|-

! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party

! Elected candidates

! style="width: 40px"|Seats

! style="width: 40px"|+/−

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

! style="width: 40px"|+/−%

|-

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|votes = 78,366

|percentage = 33.9%

|change = -7.1%

|number = 0

|numberchange= ±0

|elected =

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|votes = 48,357

|percentage = 20.9%

|change = +7.2%

|number = 1

|numberchange= ±0

|elected = Neil McEvoy

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Welsh Conservative Party

|votes = 42,185

|percentage = 18.3%

|change = -3.7%

|number = 2

|numberchange= ±0

|elected = Andrew R. T. Davies
David Melding

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|votes = 23,958

|percentage = 10.4%

|change = +6.4%

|number = 1

|numberchange= +1

|elected = Gareth Bennett

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|votes = 14,875

|percentage = 6.4%

|change = −1.5%

|number = 0

|numberchange= -1

|elected =

}}

{{Election box end}}

==South Wales East==

{{election table | title=Welsh Assembly general election, 2016: South Wales East}}

|-

! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency

! style="width: 150px"|Elected member

! style="width: 300px"|Result

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Blaenau Gwent

|MSP = Alun Davies

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Caerphilly

|MSP = Hefin David

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Islwyn

|MSP = Rhianon Passmore

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

|MSP = Dawn Bowden

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Monmouth

|MSP = Nick Ramsay

|winner = Welsh Conservative Party

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Newport East

|MSP = John Griffiths

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Newport West

|MSP = Jayne Bryant

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Torfaen

|MSP = Lynne Neagle

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Welsh Assembly general election, 2016: South Wales East}}

|-

! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party

! Elected candidates

! style="width: 40px"|Seats

! style="width: 40px"|+/−

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

! style="width: 40px"|+/−%

|-

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|votes = 74,424

|percentage = 38.3%

|change = -7.3%

|number = 0

|numberchange= ±0

|elected =

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|votes = 34,524

|percentage = 17.8%

|change = +12.5%

|number = 2

|numberchange= +2

|elected = Mark Reckless
David Rowlands

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Welsh Conservative Party

|votes = 33,318

|percentage = 17.2%

|change = -2.4%

|number = 1

|numberchange= -1

|elected = Mohammad Asghar

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|votes = 29,686

|percentage = 15.3%

|change = +3.2%

|number = 1

|numberchange= -1

|elected = Steffan Lewis

}}

{{Election box end}}

==South Wales West==

{{election table | title=Welsh Assembly general election, 2016: South Wales West}}

|-

! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency

! style="width: 150px"|Elected member

! style="width: 300px"|Result

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Aberavon

|MSP = David Rees

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Bridgend

|MSP = Carwyn Jones

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Gower

|MSP = Rebecca Evans

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Neath

|MSP = Jeremy Miles

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Ogmore

|MSP = Huw Irranca-Davies

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Swansea East

|MSP = Mike Hedges

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link

|constituency = Swansea West

|MSP = Julie James

|winner = Welsh Labour

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Welsh Assembly general election, 2016: South Wales West}}

|-

! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party

! Elected candidates

! style="width: 40px"|Seats

! style="width: 40px"|+/−

! style="width: 50px"|Votes

! style="width: 40px"|%

! style="width: 40px"|+/−%

|-

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|votes = 66,903

|percentage = 39.5%

|change = -6.9%

|number = 0

|numberchange= ±0

|elected =

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|votes = 29,050

|percentage = 17.2%

|change = +3.4

|number = 2

|numberchange= +1

|elected = Bethan Jenkins
David Lloyd

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Welsh Conservative Party

|votes = 25,414

|percentage = 15.0%

|change = -2.8%

|number = 1

|numberchange= -1

|elected = Suzy Davies

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|votes = 23,096

|percentage = 13.7%

|change = +9.4%

|number = 1

|numberchange= +1

|elected = Caroline Jones

}}

{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|votes = 10,946

|percentage = 6.5%

|change = −0.5%

|number = 0

|numberchange= -1

|elected =

}}

{{Election box end}}

Aftermath

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
bgcolor="#E9E9E9"

| colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Election of the First Minister

colspan="2" width="275px"| Ballot →

! colspan="1"| 11 May 2016

! colspan ="1"| 18 May 2016

colspan="2"| Required majority →

| colspan="1"| 30 out of 58 {{cross|15}}

| colspan="1"| N/A {{tick|15}}

width="1px" style="background:{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}};"|

| align="left"| {{Collapsible list | title = Carwyn Jones (Labour)

| • Welsh Labour Party (28)

| • Welsh Liberal Democrats (1)

|

}}

| {{Composition bar|29|60|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|width=125px}}

| Unopposed

style="background:{{party color|Plaid Cymru}};"|

| align="left"| {{Collapsible list | title = Leanne Wood (Plaid Cymru)

| • Plaid Cymru (11)

| • Welsh Conservative Party (11)

| • UK Independence Party (7)

}}

| {{Composition bar|29|60|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|width=125px}}

| Withdrew

style="background:black;"|

| align="left"| {{Collapsible list | title = Not voting

| • Elin Jones (Presiding Officer) (1)

| • Ann Jones (Deputy Presiding Officer) (1)

}}

| {{Composition bar|2|60|black|width=125px}}

|

align="left" colspan="6"| Sources{{cite web |title=Plenary – Fifth Senedd – Wednesday, 11 May 2016 13.30 |url=https://business.senedd.wales/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=401&MId=3591 |website=Senedd Cymru |access-date=19 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Plenary – Fifth Senedd – Wednesday, 18 May 2016 13.30 |url=https://business.senedd.wales/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=401&MId=3593 |website=Senedd Cymru |access-date=19 May 2021}}

See also

Notes

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References

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