Elections in Wales#Welsh Parliament

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There are elections to 22 unitary authorities across Wales every four years, most recently on 5 May 2022. The electoral system used is first-past-the-post. The largest unitary authorities in Wales are Cardiff, Newport and Swansea councils, which all lie in the southern coastal belt.

• The next Welsh local elections are scheduled for 2027
• Local election results 2022
• Local election results 2017
• Local election results 2012
• Local election results 2008
• Local election results 2004
• Local election results 1999
• Local election results 1995
• Local election results 1993

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There have been six elections to the devolved parliament of Wales, based in Cardiff Bay since 1999. These elections are held every five years to elect sixty Members of the Senedd (MSs; formerly Assembly Members, ASs). Voters have two votes: forty MSs are elected by the First Past the Post system in individual constituencies, and a further twenty MSs are elected by a regional top-up system in which voters vote by region. This system overall is called Additional Members System (AMS) and is a hybrid electoral system mixing both a plurality system (FPTP) and a proportional system (the party list system). The regions are: Mid and West Wales, North Wales, South Wales Central, South Wales East and South Wales West, whereas the constituencies are the same used for elections to the UK parliament. Each region elects four MSs, to achieve approximately proportional representation overall, with every individual in Wales being represented by five MSs in total, their local constituency MS and four regional MSs. Between its inception in 1999, it was known as the 'National Assembly for Wales'. Legislation was passed in 2020, for a name change on 6 May 2020 to its current name, 'Senedd Cymru' or the 'Welsh Parliament' (or simply 'Senedd') to fully reflect its constitutional status as a law-making and tax-setting parliament.{{Cite web|title=History of devolution|url=https://senedd.wales/how-we-work/history-of-devolution/|access-date=2021-05-01|website=senedd.wales|language=en-GB}} It is based in Cardiff Bay, initially (as the Assembly) in Tŷ Hywel from 1999 to 2006, until it moved to the Senedd building, which opened on 1 March 2006, where the Assembly and now Senedd has been based since 2006. The elections were held every four years from 1999, but were increased to five years following the Wales Act 2014 for the 2016 election.

The 2021 Senedd election on 6 May 2021, was the first election to the devolved parliament since its name change. The election took place akin to previous elections when it was known as the National Assembly for Wales.

The Richard Commission report of 2004 suggested an increase of the number of Members to 80. That number was also suggested, as a minimum, by the 2014 report of the Silk Commission.{{cite web|url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/impact-and-innovation/research-impact/improving-democracy-in-wales|title=Improving democracy in Wales|last1=McAllister|first1=Laura|last2=Wyn Jones|first2=Richard|last3=Larner|first3=Jac|year=2022|website=Cardiff University|access-date=19 May 2022}} Similarly, in 2013 and 2016, the Electoral Reform Society published reports making the case for an upsize of the Assembly.Electoral Reform Society Cymru, Size Matters: Making the National Assembly More Effective (2013).{{cite web|url=https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1288287/Report-Senedd-ENG-FINAL.pdf|title=Reshaping the Senedd. How to elect a more effective Assembly|date=November 2016|author1=Wales Governance Centre at Cardiff University|author2=Electoral Reform Society Cymru|access-date=19 May 2022}} A 2017 report of an expert commission suggested an increase to between 80 and 90 Members, switching to single transferable vote (STV) and enforcing gender quotas.

A reduction in the number of Welsh MPs has been proposed for the next UK general alection. Under the proposals, the number of MPs would be reduced from 40 to 32 and new constituency boundaries have also been proposed.{{Cite web |last=Hayward |first=Will |date=19 October 2022 |title=New plans to cut the number of Welsh MPs and create new constituencies |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/new-plans-cut-number-welsh-25294407 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}} The boundary plans were published on 19 October 2022 and voters have four weeks to comment. The map of the new constituency boundaries would also be used as Senedd regions for the next Senedd election.{{Cite web |last=Masters |first=Adrian |date=19 October 2022 |title=Number of Welsh MPs to be cut from 40 to 32 under new proposals |url=https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-10-19/fewer-mps-for-wales-under-new-electoral-map |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=ITV News |language=en}}

The Special Committee was set up on 6 October 2021.{{cite web|url=https://senedd.wales/committee/811|title=Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform|date=6 October 2021|work=senedd.wales}} In May 2022, a joint position statement was published by First Minister Mark Drakeford and Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price,{{Cite web|url=https://gov.wales/a-way-forward-for-senedd-reform|date=10 May 2022|access-date=19 May 2022|title=Press release: A way forward for Senedd reform|website=Government of Wales}} calling for a 96-Member Senedd, all elected through closed party list proportional representation (using the D'Hondt method) with mandatory "zipping" of male and female candidates in the list to ensure that for every party, half of the Members will be women.{{cite web |date=10 May 2022 |title=Welsh Conservative MS resigns from Senedd reform group after Labour and Plaid's 'completely out of order stunt' |url=https://www.conservatives.wales/news/welsh-conservative-ms-resigns-senedd-reform-group-after-labour-and-plaids-completely-out-order |publisher=Welsh Conservatives |access-date=14 June 2022}}

The final report of the Special Committee was published on 30 May 2022 and recommended the system agreed to by the Labour and Plaid Cymru leaders.{{Cite web|url=https://senedd.wales/media/5mta1oyk/cr-ld15130-e.pdf|title=Reforming our Senedd: A stronger voice for the people of Wales|date=30 May 2022|access-date=14 June 2022|website=Government of Wales}}

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In September 2023, the Welsh Government published its plans for electoral reform as part of the proposed Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill. The number of Senedd constituencies is set to fall to 16, with each constituency electing six MSs from a closed list under the D'Hondt method. Under the proposals, all candidates must live in Wales, and elections would take place every four years, rather than five.{{Cite web |title=Welsh government publishes plans for 36 more Senedd members and elections every four years |url=https://news.sky.com/story/welsh-government-publishes-plans-for-36-more-senedd-members-and-elections-every-four-years-12964268 |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=Sky News |language=en}}

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Elections to the institution prior to 2020, with the last being in 2016, were done under the previous name the 'National Assembly for Wales' (see below). Following legislation in 2020, any subsequent elections, from the 2021 Senedd election will be under its new name.

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The next Senedd election is expected to be held on Thursday 7 May 2026, under the provisions of the Wales Act 2014 where Senedd terms are five-year terms. This date can be postponed under circumstances including public health or safety emergencies, or an early UK parliamentary election (itself expected in 2024, but can be held prior).

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It was the sixth general election since the establishment of the institution in 1999. It was held along with the other 2021 United Kingdom local elections and was the first election where 16 and 17-year-olds were allowed to vote in Wales, which is the largest extension of the franchise in Wales since 1969. Both changes were a result of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.assembly.wales/en/newhome/pages/newsitem.aspx?itemid=2054|title=16 and 17 year olds get right to vote - a historic day for democracy in Wales|website=National Assembly for Wales|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-24}}

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Overall turnout: 46.5%

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Elections to the then 'National Assembly for Wales' (or Welsh Assembly') occurred from its first election in 1999 up until the 2016 election (with any subsequent elections being as the 'Senedd'). This follows the 1997 devolution referendum where Welsh voters narrowly approved the formation of the devolved institution. The institution is now known as the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; {{Langx|cy|Senedd Cymru}}) (see above).

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Overall turnout: 45.3%

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Overall turnout: 42.2%

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Overall turnout: 43.7%

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Overall turnout: 38.2%

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Overall turnout: 46%

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Wales has been eligible to send MPs to Westminster since the Laws in Wales Act 1535. Between then and 1885, most constituencies were categorised as county or borough constituencies; each sent one MP to Westminster. As the Industrial Revolution took hold there were many calls for reform (particularly in towns such as Merthyr Tydfil). Parliament eventually{{when|date=July 2020}} allowed the new towns to vote, and this introduced the first Labour MPs. The first leader of the Labour Party in Parliament, Keir Hardie, was one of the two MPs for Merthyr Tydfil. The following table shows the composition of Wales' Westminster MPs since 1885.

|1892

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|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|30

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|1895

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|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|24

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|8

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|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|1

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|1900

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|26

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|6

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|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|1

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|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|1

|1906

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|28

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|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|1

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1910 (Jan)

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|27

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|2

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|1910 (Dec)

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|26

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|3

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|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|1

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|1918

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|9

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|4

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|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|19

|1922

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|18

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|1

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|9

|1923

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|19

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|11

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|2

|1924

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|16

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|11

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|9

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1929

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|25

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|10

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1931

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|15

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|1

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|9

|1935

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|18

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|8

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|4

|1945

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|25

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|7

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|1

|1950

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|27

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|1

|1951

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|27

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|1

|1955

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|27

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|5

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|1

|1959

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|27

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|1

|1964

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|28

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1966

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|32

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|3

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|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1970

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|27

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|7

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|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|1

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1974 (Feb)

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|24

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|8

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|2

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|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1974 (Oct)

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|23

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|8

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|3

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|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1979

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|22

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|11

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|2

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|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1983

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|20

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|14

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|2

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|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1987

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|24

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|8

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1992

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|27

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|6

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|1997

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|34

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|2001

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|34

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|2

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|2005

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|29

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|1

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|2010

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|26

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|8

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|2015

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|25

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|11

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|3

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|2017

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|28

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|8

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|2019

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|22

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|14

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

|2024

|BGCOLOR="#ffdddd"|27

|BGCOLOR="#ffffdd"|1

|BGCOLOR="#ddddff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#ddffdd"|4

|BGCOLOR="#ffc0cb"|-

|BGCOLOR="#e0ffff"|-

|BGCOLOR="#faebd7"|-

|BGCOLOR="#dcdcdc"|-

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{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour}}|40.9}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservatives}}|36.1}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|9.9}}

{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|6.0}}

{{bar percent|Brexit Party|{{party color|Brexit Party}}|5.0}}

{{bar percent|Greens|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|1.0}}

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{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour}}|55}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservatives}}|35}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|10}}

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{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|48.9}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|33.6}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|10.4}}

{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|4.5}}

{{bar percent|UKIP|{{party color|UK Independence Party}}|2.0}}

{{bar percent|Greens|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|0.3}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|0.2}}

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{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|70}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|20}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|10}}

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{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|36.87}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|27.22}}

{{bar percent|UKIP|{{party color|UK Independence Party}}|13.64}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|12.13}}

{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|6.53}}

{{bar percent|Greens|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|2.56}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|1.05}}

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{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|62.50}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|27.50}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|7.50}}

{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|2.50}}

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{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|36.2}}

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{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|20.1}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|11.3}}

{{bar percent|UKIP|{{party color|UK Independence Party}}|2.4}}

{{bar percent|BNP|{{party color|British National Party}}|1.6}}

{{bar percent|Greens|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|0.4}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|1.8}}

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{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|65.0}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|20.0}}

{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|7.50}}

{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|7.50}}

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Wales was a constituency in European Parliament elections. Following the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020, Wales no longer elects representatives to the European Parliament.

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|title=European Election 2019: Wales{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-48417474 |title=European election 2019: Brexit Party tops poll in Wales|work=BBC News |date=27 May 2019 |access-date=2019-05-27}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48403131 |title=European Election 2019: UK results in maps and charts|work=BBC News |date=27 May 2019 |access-date=2019-05-27}}}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20190522224911/https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Voting-and-elections/Scheduled-elections-and-polls/Documents/Statement%20of%20parties%20nominated.pdf Statement of Parties Nominated and Notice of Poll / Datganiad o’r Pleidiau a Enwebwyd a Rhybudd o Etholiad ] Cardiff City Council

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Brexit Party|candidate=Nathan Gill (1)
James Wells (3)
Gethin James, Julie Price|votes=271,404
(135,702)|percentage=32.46|change={{nowrap|{{increase}}32.46}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Plaid Cymru|candidate=Jill Evans (2)
Carmen Smith, Patrick McGuinness, Ioan Bellin|votes=163,928|percentage=19.60|change={{increase}}4.34}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jacqueline Jones (4)
Matthew Dorrance, Mary Wimbury, Mark Whitcott|votes=127,833|percentage=15.29|change={{decrease}}12.86}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Sam Bennett, Donna Lalek, Alistair Cameron, Andrew Parkhurst|votes=113,885|percentage=13.62|change={{increase}}9.67}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Daniel Boucher, Craig Lawton, Fay Jones, Tomos Davies|votes=54,587|percentage=6.53|change={{decrease}}10.90}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Anthony Slaughter, Ian Chandler, Ceri Davies, Duncan Rees|votes=52,660|percentage=6.30|change={{increase}}1.76}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Kristian Hicks, Keith Edwards, Thomas Harrison, Robert McNeil-Wilson|votes=27,566|percentage=3.30|change={{decrease}}24.26}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Change UK|candidate=Jon Owen Jones, June Davies, Matthew Paul, Sally Anne Stephenson|votes=24,332|percentage=2.91|change={{increase}}2.91}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=836,195|percentage=37.1|change={{increase}}5.6}}

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|title=European Election 2014: Wales}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Derek Vaughan
Jayne Bryant, Alex Thomas, Christina Rees{{cite web |url=http://www.labour.org.uk/labour-party-european-election-candidate-selection-results,2013-08-02 |title=Strong, Committed and One Nation Labour MEP Candidates | the Labour Party |access-date=2013-08-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805211917/http://www.labour.org.uk/labour-party-european-election-candidate-selection-results,2013-08-02 |archive-date=5 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}

|votes = 206,332

|percentage = 28.15

|change = +7.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Nathan Gill
James Cole, Caroline Jones, David Rowlands[http://www.ukip.org/newsroom/news/919-we-announce-regional-mep-candidates-for-the-euro-elections-in-may We announce regional MEP candidates for the Euro Elections] UKIP {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010060102/http://www.ukip.org/newsroom/news/919-we-announce-regional-mep-candidates-for-the-euro-elections-in-may |date=10 October 2013 }}

|votes = 201,983

|percentage = 27.55

|change = +14.8

}}

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|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Kay Swinburne
Aled Davies, Dan Boucher, Richard Hopkin{{cite web|title=Results of Ballot|url=http://www.conservatives.com/~/media/Files/Downloadable%20Files/RESULTS%20OF%20BALLOT2.ashx|publisher=conservatives.com|access-date=15 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610214239/https://www.conservatives.com/~/media/Files/Downloadable%20Files/RESULTS%20OF%20BALLOT2.ashx|archive-date=10 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}

|votes = 127,742

|percentage = 17.43

|change = −3.8

}}

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|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Jill Evans
Marc Jones, Stephen Cornelius, Ioan Bellin[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22665803 MEP Jill Evans tops list of Plaid Cymru's EU candidates] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622211133/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-22665803 |date=22 June 2013 }} BBC News{{cite web |url=http://www.partyofwales.org/european-elections-2014/?force=1 |title=European Elections 2014 |access-date=2014-03-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328011748/http://www.partyofwales.org/european-elections-2014/?force=1 |archive-date=28 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}

|votes = 111,864

|percentage = 15.26

|change = −3.3

}}

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|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Pippa Bartolotti, John Matthews, Chris Were, Rosemary Cutler{{cite web |url=http://wales.greenparty.org.uk/news.html/2013/11/22/wales-leader-is-green-euro-candidate/ |title=The Wales Green Party has announced today that their Leader, Pippa Bartolotti, is their candidate for the upcoming European Elections to be held next May |publisher=Wales.greenparty.org.uk |date=22 November 2013 |access-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117151341/https://wales.greenparty.org.uk/news.html/2013/11/22/wales-leader-is-green-euro-candidate |archive-date=17 November 2015 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://greenparty.org.uk/elections.html |title=Green Party | Elections |access-date=2014-04-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208092759/http://greenparty.org.uk/elections.html |archive-date=8 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}

|votes = 33,275

|percentage = 4.54

|change = −1.0

}}

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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Alec Dauncey, Robert Speht, Jackie Radford, Bruce Roberts

|votes = 28,930

|percentage = 3.95

|change = −6.7

}}

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|party = British National Party

|candidate = Mike Whitby, Laurence Reid, Jean Griffin, Gary Tumulty

|votes = 7,655

|percentage = 1.04

|change = −4.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Britain First

|candidate = Paul Golding, Anthony Golding, Christine Smith, Anne Elstone{{cite web |url=http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/objview.asp?object_id=9728&language= |title=Statement of Persons Nominated |publisher=Pembrokeshire County Council |first=Bryn |last=Parry-Jones |date=24 April 2014 |access-date=3 May 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111050829/http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/objview.asp?object_id=9728&language= |archive-date=11 January 2016 |df=dmy-all }}

|votes = 6,633

|percentage = 0.9

|change = 0.00

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Jordan, Katherine Jones, David Lloyd Jones, Liz Screen

|votes = 4,459

|percentage = 0.61

|change = −1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = No to the EU – Yes to Democracy

|candidate = Robert Griffiths, Claire Job, Steve Skelly, Laura Picand

|votes = 2,803

|percentage = 0.38

|change = −0.9

}}

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|party = Socialist Party of Great Britain

|candidate = Brian Johnson, Richard Cheney, Ed Blewitt, Howard Moss{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/socialist-standard/2010s/2014/no-1315-march-2014/socialists-stand-euro-elections|title=Socialists to Stand in Euro-elections | The Socialist Party of Great Britain|publisher=worldsocialism.org|access-date=15 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617034602/http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/socialist-standard/2010s/2014/no-1315-march-2014/socialists-stand-euro-elections|archive-date=17 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}

|votes = 1,384

|percentage = 0.19

|change = 0.00

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 733,060

|percentage = 31.5

|change = +1.1

}}

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|title=European Election 2009: Wales{{cite web |url=http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/objview.asp?Language=&object_id=4461 |title=Electoral Office of Wales |access-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924070802/http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/objview.asp?Language=&object_id=4461 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/euro/09/html/ukregion_20.stm |title=European Election 2009: Wales |work=BBC News |date=8 June 2009 |access-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608151710/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/euro/09/html/ukregion_20.stm |archive-date=8 June 2009 |df=dmy-all }}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Kay Swinburne
Evan Price, Emma Greenow, David Chipp

|votes = 145,193

|percentage = 21.2

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Derek Vaughan
Lisa Stevens, Rachel Maycock, Leighton Veale

|votes = 138,852

|percentage = 20.3

|change = −12.2

}}

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|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Jill Evans
Eurig Wyn, Ioan Bellin, Natasha Asghar

|votes = 126,702

|percentage = 18.5

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = John Bufton
David Bevan, Kevin Mahoney, David Rowlands

|votes = 87,585

|percentage = 12.8

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Alan Butt Phillip, Kevin O'Connor, Nick Tregoning, Jackie Radford

|votes = 73,082

|percentage = 10.7

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Jake Griffiths, Kay Roney, Ann Were, John Matthews

|votes = 38,160

|percentage = 5.6

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Ennys Hughes, Laurence Read, Clive Bennett, Kevin Edwards

|votes = 37,114

|percentage = 5.4

|change = +2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Christian Party (UK)

|candidate = Jeffrey Green, David Griffiths, Alun Owen, John Harrold

|votes = 13,037

|percentage = 1.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert English, Richard Booth, Liz Screen, Judith Sambrook

|votes = 12,402

|percentage = 1.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = No to the EU – Yes to Democracy

|candidate = Robert Griffiths, Rob Williams, Laura Picand, Trevor Jones

|votes = 8,600

|percentage = 1.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Jury Team (UK)

|candidate = Paul Sabanskis, James Eustace, Neil Morgan, Steven Partridge

|votes = 3,793

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 684,520

|percentage = 30.4

|change = −11.0

}}

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{{Election box begin for list| title=European Election 2004: Wales{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/2004/2004-election-candidates|title=2004 Election candidates|work=UK Office of the European Parliament|access-date=4 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004091828/http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/2004/2004-election-candidates|archive-date=4 October 2009|df=dmy-all}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour

|candidate = Glenys Kinnock, Eluned Morgan
Gareth Williams, Gwennan Jeremiah

|votes = 297,810
(148,905)

|percentage = 32.5

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Conservatives

|candidate = Jonathan Evans
Owen Williams, Felicity Elphick, Albert Fox

|votes = 177,771

|percentage = 19.4

|change = −3.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Jill Evans
Jon Blackwood, Eilian Williams, Gwenllian Lansdown

|votes = 159,888

|percentage = 17.4

|change = −12.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = David Rowlands, Clive Easton, Elizabeth Phillips, Timothy Jenkins

|votes = 96,677

|percentage = 10.5

|change = +7.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats

|candidate = David John Williams, Alison Goldsworthy, Nicholas Tregoning, Nilmini Priyanga de Silva

|votes = 96,116

|percentage = 10.5

|change = +2.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Martyn Shrewsbury, Molly Scott Cato, David Bradney, Dorienne Robinson

|votes = 32,761

|percentage = 3.6

|change = +1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = John Walker, Pauline Gregory, James Roberts, Mark Stringfellow{{cite web|url=http://www.bnp.org.uk/freedom/regions/walescand.html |title=walescand |date=3 June 2004 |access-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218090805/http://www.bnp.org.uk/freedom/regions/walescand.html |archive-date=18 February 2005 }}

|votes = 27,135

|percentage = 3.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Forward Wales

|candidate = Ron Davies, Wendy Paintsil, Janet Williams, Graham Jones

|votes = 17,280

|percentage = 1.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Christian Democratic Party

|candidate = Catherine Smith, Christine West, Joseph Biddulph, Robert Evans

|votes = 6,821

|percentage = 0.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Respect Party

|candidate = Helen Griffin, Huw Williams, Raja Gul Raiz, Taran O'Sullivan

|votes = 5,427

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 917,686

|percentage = 41.4

|change = +12.4

}}

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{{Election box begin for list| title=European Election 1999: Wales{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/1999/1999-election-candidates|title=1999 Election candidates|work=UK Office of the European Parliament|access-date=4 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828022854/http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/1999/1999-election-candidates|archive-date=28 August 2009|df=dmy-all}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Labour Party

|candidate = Glenys Kinnock, Eluned Morgan
Joe Wilson, Gareth Williams, Jane Hutt

|votes = 199,690
(99,845)

|percentage = 31.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Plaid Cymru

|candidate = Jill Evans, Eurig Wyn
Marc Phillips, Susanna Perkins, Owain Llywelyn

|votes = 185,235
(92,617.5)

|percentage = 29.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Welsh Conservative Party

|candidate = Jonathan Evans
Chris Butler, Owen John Williams, Robert Buckland, Edmund Hayward

|votes = 142,631

|percentage = 22.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Roger Roberts, Peter Price, Alistair Cameron, Juliana Hughes, John Dixon

|votes = 51,283

|percentage = 8.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Dai Rees, Niall Warry, Idris Richard Francis, Alan Barham, David Lloyd

|votes = 19,702

|percentage = 3.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Molly Scott Cato, Klaus Armstrong-Braun, Sue Walker, Rachel Kalela, John Matthews

|votes = 16,146

|percentage = 2.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Pro-Euro Conservative Party

|candidate = William Powell, Jennifer Harris, Antonio Fernandes-Vidal, Alan Morris, Christopher Hodgkinson

|votes = 5,834

|percentage = 0.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Elizabeth Screen, Darren Hickery, Stephen Bell, Miriam Bowen, George Tafarides

|votes = 4,283

|percentage = 0.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = David Hughes, Brian Francis, Helen Evans, Andrea Jarman, John Ashforth

|votes = 1,621

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 626,425

|percentage = 29.0

|change = N/A

}}

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