2011 National Assembly for Wales election

none September 2020 2011 National Assembly for Wales election Wales parliamentary no 2007 2016 National Assembly for Wales election 2016 All 60 seats to the National Assembly for Wales 31 5 May 2011 3rd National Assembly for Wales 4th National Assembly for Wales #Opinion polls Constituency Vote % and swing Regional Vote % and swing 42.2% 1.5% Carwyn Jones 2011 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Carwyn Jones Welsh Labour 1 December 2009 Bridgend 26Includes 6 AMs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative. seats 26 30Includes 10 AMs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative. 4 401,677 42.3% 10.1% 349,935 36.9% 7.3% Nick Bourne Silk Commission (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Nick Bourne Welsh Conservatives 18 August 1999 Mid and West Wales (defeated)A Conservative gain at the constituency level in Mid and West Wales correspondingly cost the party its entitlement to a seat on the regional list, such that Bourne himself failed to win re-election.Welsh Tory leader Nick Bourne loses regional seat https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-13305161 BBC News 2011-05-06 2021-05-12 en-GB 12 seats 13 14 2 237,388 25.0% 2.6% 213,773 22.5% 1.0% Ieuan Wyn Jones 2011 (cropped).jpg 125 120 160 0 0 Ieuan Wyn Jones Plaid Cymru 4 August 2000 Ynys Môn 15 seats 14 11 4 182,907 19.3% 3.1% 169,799 17.9% 3.1% Kirsty Williams 2011 (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Kirsty Williams Welsh Liberal Democrats 8 December 2008 Brecon and Radnorshire 6 seats 6 5 1 100,259 10.6% 4.2% 76,349 8.0% 3.7% First Minister First Minister after election Carwyn Jones Welsh Labour Carwyn Jones Welsh Labour 2011 Senedd Election.svg 300px An election for the National Assembly for Wales was held on 5 May 2011 and to elect the Assembly Members (AMs). It was the fourth election for seats in the National Assembly for Wales (previous elections having been held in 1999, 2003 and 2007), and the second election taken under the rules of the Government of Wales Act 2006.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-12764639 2015 Welsh assembly election delayed, says Carwyn Jones BBC News 16 March 2011 16 March 2011Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 section 5 The election resulted in gains for the incumbent Welsh Labour, which gained four seats compared to the previous election and now had 30 seats, exactly half of the assembly. The party also secured a swing in its favour of over 10 percentage points. The Welsh Conservatives emerged as the largest opposition party with 14 seats, a net gain of two, but party leader Nick Bourne lost his seat. The junior party in the government coalition, the nationalist Plaid Cymru, suffered a drop in its vote and lost 4 seats. The Welsh Liberal Democrats lost significantly in the popular vote and returned five AMs, a loss of one.https://senedd.wales/media/bsippmwh/11-023-english.pdf 2011 Assembly Election Results May 2011 National Assembly for Wales en 12 May 2022 British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens living in Wales aged eighteen or over on election day were entitled to vote. The deadline to register to vote in the election was midnight on 14 April 2011, though anyone who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on 26 April 2011 to register.The deadline for the receipt and determination of anonymous electoral registration applications was the same as the publication date of the notice of alteration to the Electoral Register (i.e. the fifth working day before election day). It was held on the same day as elections for Northern Ireland's 26 local councils, the Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly elections, a number of local elections in England, and the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. Electoral method In general elections for the National Assembly for Wales, each voter has two votes in the so called additional member system for mixed-member proportional representation. The first vote is used to vote 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 used to vote 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 of the regional seats. The overall result is approximately proportional. Results Overall turnout: 42.2% Welsh Assembly election, 2011 |- | style="background-color:white" colspan=15 | center|360px |- !rowspan=3 colspan=2 | Parties !colspan=10 | Additional member system !rowspan=2 colspan=5 | Total seats |- !colspan=5 |Constituency !colspan=5 |RegionResults and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/senedd-elections/results-and-turnout-2011-national-assembly-wales-election Electoral Commission 25 October 2021 |- ! Votes !! % !! +/− !! Seats !! +/− ! Votes !! % !! +/− !! Seats !! +/− ! Total !! +/− !! % |- Welsh Labour 401,677 42.3 +10.1 28 +4 349,935 36.9 +7.3 2 ±0 30Includes 10 AMs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative. +4 50.0 Welsh Conservative Party 237,388 25.0 +2.6 6 +1 213,773 22.5 +1.0 8 +1 14 +2 23.3 Plaid Cymru 182,907 19.3 –3.1 5 –2 169,799 17.9 –3.1 6 –2 11 –4 18.3 Welsh Liberal Democrats 100,259 10.6 –4.2 1 –2 76,349 8.0 −3.7 4 +1 5 –1 8.3 UK Independence Party N/A N/A N/A 0 0 43,256 4.6 +0.7 0 0 0 0 0.0 Wales Green Party 1,514 0.2 N/A 0 0 32,649 3.4 -0.1 0 0 0 0 0.0 Socialist Labour Party (UK) N/A N/A N/A 0 0 23,020 2.4 +1.1 0 0 0 0 0.0 British National Party 7,056 0.7 N/A 0 0 22,610 2.4 –1.9 0 0 0 0 0.0 Welsh Christian Party N/A N/A N/A 0 0 8,947 0.9 ±0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Communist Party of Britain N/A N/A N/A 0 0 2,676 0.3 -0.1 0 0 0 0 0.0 English Democrats Party 744 0.1 –0.1 0 0 1,904 0.2 ±0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts N/A N/A N/A 0 0 1,639 0.2 N/A 0 0 0 0 0.0 Official Monster Raving Loony Party N/A N/A N/A 0 0 1,237 0.1 N/A 0 0 0 0 0.0 Independent (politician) 12,478 1.3 –1.1 0 –1 1,094 0.1 –0.9 0 0 0 –1 0.0 Llais Gwynedd 3,225 0.3 N/A 0 0 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0.0 Putting Llanelli First 2,004 0.2 N/A 0 0 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0.0 |- |   || Total || 949,252 || || || 40 ||   || 949,388 || ||   || 20 || || 60 ||   || |} (source:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/overview/html/wales.stm BBC News - Election 2011 - Wales BBC News) Votes summary Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Welsh Labour Party 36.90 Conservative Welsh Conservative Party 22.50 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 17.90 Liberal Democrats Welsh Liberal Democrats 8.00 UKIP UK Independence Party 4.60 Green Wales Green Party 3.40 Socialist Labour Socialist Labour Party (UK) 2.40 BNP British National Party 2.40 Other #777777 1.90 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Welsh Labour 50.00 Conservative Welsh Conservatives 23.33 Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru 18.33 Liberal Democrats Welsh Liberal Democrats 8.33 Opinion polls Constituency vote (FPTP) Date(s)conducted Polling organisation/clientLab Cons Plaid Lib Dem Others Lead5 May 2011 Welsh Assembly election results, 2011 42.3% 25.0% 19.3% 10.6% 2.8% 17.3%4 May 2011 YouGov/ITV WalesAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 47% 20% 18% 9% 6% 27%2 May 2011 YouGov/ITV WalesAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 45% 21% 18% 8% 7% 24%14 April 2011 YouGov/ITV WalesAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 49% 20% 17% 8% 6% 29%7 April 2011 rmg:Clarity/Western Mail 51% 20% 17% 8% 5% 31%30 March 2011 YouGov/ITV Wales 47% 21% 17% 8% 6% 26%8 March 2011 YouGov/ITV WalesAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 48% 20% 19% 7% 7% 28%26 January 2011 YouGov/ITV Wales 45% 21% 21% 7% 6% 24%22 December 2010 YouGov/ITV Wales 44% 23% 21% 6% 6% 21%24 November 2010 YouGov/ITV Wales 44% 21% 21% 9% 6% 23%27 November 2010 YouGov/ITV WalesAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 44% 19% 21% 9% 8% 23%3 May 2007 2007 National Assembly for Wales election 32.2% 22.4% 22.4% 14.8% 8.2% 9.8% Regional vote (AMS) Date(s)conducted Polling organisation/clientLab Cons Plaid Lib Dem UKIP Green Others Lead5 May 2011 Welsh Assembly election results, 2011 (regional) 36.9% 22.5% 17.9% 8.0% 4.6% 3.4% 6.7% 14.4%14 April 2011 YouGov/ITV WalesAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 44% 20% 18% 8% 4% 2% 4% 24%30 March 2011 YouGov/ITV Wales 45% 20% 16% 8% 6% 2% 2% 25%8 March 2011 YouGov/ITV WalesAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 45% 20% 18% 5% 5% 4% 2% 25%26 January 2011 YouGov/ITV Wales 41% 20% 21% 8% 4% 2% 4% 20%22 December 2010 YouGov/ITV Wales 42% 22% 21% 5% 5% 3% 2% 20%24 November 2010 YouGov/ITV Wales 41% 20% 20% 9% 4% 3% 4% 21%27 October 2010 YouGov/ITV WalesAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 40% 18% 23% 9% 6% 2% 3% 17%27 October 2010 YouGov/ITV WalesAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 40% 18% 23% 9% 6% 2% 3% 17%3 May 2007 National Assembly for Wales election, 2007 (regional) 29.6% 21.4% 21.0% 11.7% 4.0% 3.5% 8.8% 8.2% Constituency and regional summary Constituency nominations NB: candidates in bold text were the incumbent assembly members. Non-incumbents are represented in italics. Members elected in 2011 are highlighted with party colours. Constituency Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Plaid Cymru Others Result Aberavon TJ Morgan David Rees Helen Ceri Clarke Paul Nicholls Jones Labour hold Aberconwy Janet Finch-Saunders Eifion Wyn Williams Mike Priestley Iwan Huws Conservative gain Alyn and Deeside John Bell Carl Sargeant Peter Williams Shane Brennan Mike Whitby (British National Party) Labour hold Arfon Aled Davies Christina Rees Rhys Jones Alun Ffred Jones Plaid Cymru hold Blaenau Gwent Bob Haywood Alun Davies Martin Blakebrough Darren Jones Jayne Sullivan (Independent)Brian Urch (British National Party) Labour gain Brecon and Radnorshire Chris Davies Chris Lloyd Kirsty Williams Gary Price LD hold Bridgend Alex Williams Carwyn Jones Briony Davies Tim Thomas Labour hold Caerphilly Owen Meredith Jeff Cuthbert Kay David Ron Davies Anthony King (British National Party) Labour hold Cardiff Central Matt Smith Jenny Rathbone Nigel Howells Chris Williams Mathab Khan (Independent) Labour gain Cardiff North Jonathan Morgan Julie Morgan Matt Smith Ben Foday Labour gain Cardiff South and Penarth Ben Gray Vaughan Gething Sian Anne Cliff Liz Musa Labour hold Cardiff West Craig Williams Mark Drakeford David Morgan Neil McEvoy Labour hold Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Henrietta Hensher Antony Jones Will Griffiths Rhodri Glyn Thomas Plaid Cymru hold Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Angela Burns Christine Gwyther Selwyn Runnett Nerys Evans Conservative hold Ceredigion Luke Evetts Richard Boudier Elizabeth Evans Elin Jones Chris Simpson (Welsh Green Party) Plaid Cymru hold Clwyd South Paul Rogers Ken Skates Bruce Roberts Mabon ap Gwynfor Labour hold Clwyd West Darren Millar Crispin Jones Brian Cossey Eifion Lloyd Jones Conservative hold Cynon Valley Daniel Saxtonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-12406260 BBC News Probe into Tory candidates' sexist jokes on Facebook 9 February 2011 Christine Chapman Ian Walton Dafydd Trystan Davies Labour hold Delyn Matthew Wright Sandy Mewies Michele Jones Carrie Harper Labour hold Dwyfor Meirionnydd Simon Bayneshttps://www.simonbaynes.co.uk/node/5004 Welcome to my website Simon Baynes MP Martyn Singleton Steve Churchman Lord Elis-Thomas Louise Hughes (Llais Gwynedd) Plaid Cymru hold Gower Caroline Jones Edwina Hart Peter May Darren Price Labour hold Islwyn David Chipp Gwyn Price Tom Sullivan Steffan Lewis Peter Whalley (British National Party) Labour hold Llanelli Andrew Morgan Keith Davies Cheryl Philpott Helen Mary Jones Sian Caiach (Putting Llanelli First) Labour gain Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Chris O'Brien Huw Lewis Amy Kitcher Noel Turner Tony Rogers (Independent) Labour hold Monmouth Nick Ramsay Mark Whitcutt Janet Ellard Fiona Cross Steve Uncles (English Democrats) Conservative hold Montgomeryshire Russell George Nick Colbournehttps://en-gb.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fen-gb.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FMontgomeryshire-Labour-Party%2F161201273907180%3Fv%3Dinfo Log in to Facebook Facebook Wyn Williams David Senior Conservative gain Neath Alex Powell Gwenda Thomas Matthew McCarthy Alun Llewellyn Mike Green (British National Party) Labour hold Newport East Nick Webb John Griffiths Ed Townsend Chris Paul Labour hold Newport West David Williams Rosemary Butler Elizabeth Newton Lyndon Binding Labour hold Ogmore Martyn Hughes Janice Gregory Gerald Francis Danny Clark Labour hold Pontypridd Joel James Mick Antoniw Mike Powell Ioan Bellin Ken Owen (Independent) Labour hold Preseli Pembrokeshire Paul Davies Terry Mills Bob Kilmister Rhys Sinnett Conservative hold Rhondda James Eric Jefferys Leighton Andrews George Summers Sera Evans-Fear Labour hold Swansea East Dan Boucher Michael Hedges Sam Samuel Dic Jones Joanne Shannon (British National Party) Labour hold Swansea West Stephen Jenkins Julie James Rob Speht Carl Harris Labour hold Torfaen Natasha Asghar Lynne Neagle Will Griffiths Jeff Rees Susan Harwood (British National Party) Elizabeth Haynes (Independent) Labour hold Vale of Clwyd Ian Gunning Ann Jones Heather Prydderch Alun Lloyd Jones Labour hold Vale of Glamorgan Angela Jones-Evans Jane Hutt Damian Chick Ian Johnson Labour hold Wrexham John Marek Lesley Griffiths Bill Brereton Marc Jones Labour hold Ynys Môn Paul Williams Joe LockHearn Elgan Labour student to fight Assembly election on Anglesey http://www.theonlinemail.co.uk/bangor-and-anglesey-news/local-bangor-and-anglesey-news/2011/02/02/labour-student-to-fight-assembly-election-on-anglesey-66580-28092774/ 3 June 2021 2 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111006142232/http://www.theonlinemail.co.uk/bangor-and-anglesey-news/local-bangor-and-anglesey-news/2011/02/02/labour-student-to-fight-assembly-election-on-anglesey-66580-28092774/ 6 October 2011 Rhys Taylor Ieuan Wyn Jones Plaid Cymru hold Regional lists Mid and West Wales National Assembly election 2011: Mid and West Wales Plaid Cymru Simon Thomas Rhys Davies, Llywelyn Rees, Ellen ap Gwynn 56,384 26.7 -4.3 Welsh Conservative Party Nick Bourne, Lisa Francis, Ian Harrison, Gareth Ratcliffe, Keith Evans, Stephen Kaye, Dan Munford, Evan Price 52,905 25.1 +2.2 Welsh Labour Party Joyce Watson Rebecca EvansMatthew Dorrance, Iqbal Malik 47,348 22.5 +4.0 Welsh Liberal Democrats William PowellMark Cole, Edward Wilson, Steffan John, Gemma Bowker 26,847 12.7 -0.5 UKIP Christine Williams, Clive Easton, David Rowlands, Nick Powell 9,711 4.6 +0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Leila Kiersch, Marilyn Elson, Pat McCarthy, Neil Lewis, Ken Simpkin, Rachael Sweeting 8,660 4.1 +0.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Liz Screen, Adam Kelsey, Barry Goldings, Robert Board 3,951 1.9 +0.9 British National Party Kay Thomas, Watcyn Richards, Roger Phillips, Gary Tumulty 2,821 1.3 -1.6 Welsh Christian Party Jeff Green, Adam Bridgman, Martin Wiltshire, Sue Green 1,630 0.8 +0.1 Communist Party of Britain Catrin Ashton, Rick Newnham, Barbara Thomas, Clive Eliassen 595 0.3 N/A 210,852 -1.4 North Wales National Assembly election 2011: North Wales Welsh Labour Party Gwyneth Thomas, David Phillips, Diane Green, Colin Hughes 62,677 32.2 +5.8 Welsh Conservative Party Mark Isherwood, Antoinette Sandbach Janet Haworth, Julian Thompson-Hall, Ranil Jayawardena, Samantha Cotton, Martin Peet, Sam Rowlands, John Broughton 52,201 26.8 +1.2 Plaid Cymru Llyr Huws Griffiths Heledd Fychan, Dyfed Edwards, Liz Saville Roberts 41,701 21.4 -4.3 Welsh Liberal Democrats Aled RobertsEleanor Burnham, Mark Young, Anne Williams, Victor Babu 11,507 5.9 -1.9 UKIP Nathan Gill, Warwick Nicholson, Andrew Haigh, Elwyn Williams 9,608 4.9 +0.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Katherine Jones, David Jones, Robert English, John Mcleod 4,895 2.5 +1.4 British National Party John Walker, Richard Barnes, Ian Si'Ree, Clive Jefferson 4,785 2.5 -2.6 Green Party of England and Wales Dorienne Robinson, Timothy Foster, Peter Haig, Ann Were 4,406 2.3 -0.6 Welsh Christian Party Ralph Kinch, Louise Wynne-Jones, Lindsay Griffiths, Neil Bastow 1,401 0.7 +0.1 Independent politician Jason Weyman 1,094 0.6 N/A Communist Party of Britain Glyn Davies, Trevor Jones, Rhia Cartwright, Graham Morgan 523 0.3 -0.1 194,798 -0.3 South Wales Central National Assembly election 2011: South Wales Central Welsh Labour Party Jane Brencher, Craig Jones, Alex Thomas, John David Drysdale 85,445 41.0 +7.0 Welsh Conservative Party Andrew R.T. Davies, David Melding Lyn Hudson, Richard Hopkins, Christopher Williams, Kyle Smith, Axel Kaehne, Helen Hancock 47,751 22 +0.3 Plaid Cymru Leanne WoodChris Franks, Delme Bowen, Richard Grigg 28,606 13.7 -1.7 Welsh Liberal Democrats John DixonEluned Parrott, Rachael Hitchinson, Elgan Morgan, Andrew Sherwood 16,514 7.9 -6.1 Green Party of England and Wales Jake Griffiths, Sam Coates, John Matthews, Matt Townsend, Teleri Clark 10,774 5.2 +1.4 UKIP Kevin Mahoney, Simon Zeigler, Lawrence Gwynn, Anthony Jenkins 8,292 4.0 +0.3 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Andrew Jordan, Adrian Dumphy, Diana Whitley-Jones, Harry Parfitt 4,690 2.3 +1.4 British National Party Gareth Connors, Mary John, Keith Fairhurst, Edward O'Sullivan 3,805 1.8 -2.0 Welsh Christian Party John Harrold, Clive Bate, Donald Watson, Derek Thomson 1,873 0.9 -0.1 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Mark Beech, Pinkandorevil Gem 1,237 0.6 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ross Saunders, Sarah Mayo, Brian Lewis, Helen Jones, Andrew Price, Filipa Machado, Leanne Francis, Rae Lewis-Ayling, Nagina Kabul, Glyn Matthews, Keiron Hopkins, Rowena Mason 830 0.4 N/A Communist Party of Britain Mark Beech, Pinkandorevil Gem 516 0.2 -0.1 208,333 South Wales East National Assembly election 2011: South Wales East Welsh Labour Party Debbie Wilcox, Anthony Hunt, Karen Wilkie, Hefin David 82,699 45.7 +9.9 Welsh Conservative Party William Graham, Mohammad Asghar Caroline Oag, Benjamin Smith, Paul Pavia, Susannah Beatson-Hird, Paul Williams, Paul Stafford 35,459 19.6 -0.4 Plaid Cymru Jocelyn Davies, Lindsay WhittleBleddyn Hancock, Jonathan Clark 21,850 12.1 -1.6 Welsh Liberal Democrats Veronica German, Phil Hobson, Bob Griffin, Alison Willott, Brendan D'Cruz 10,798 6.0 -5.1 UKIP David Rowlands, Neil (Jock) Greer, Peter Osbourne, Gareth Dunn 9,526 5.3 +0.7 British National Party Laurence Reid, Jennie Noble, John Voisey, Jennifer Matthys 6,485 3.6 -1.1 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Were, Pippa Bartolotti, Owen Clarke, Alan Williams 4,857 2.7 -0.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Alyson O'Connell, Susan Deare, Alan Cowdell, Joyce Giblin 4,427 2.4 +0.5 Welsh Christian Party Dave Owen, Steve McCreery, Raphael Martin, Tracey Martin 2,411 1.3 +0.0 English Democrats Laurence Williams, Kim Burellli, Robin Tilbrook, Teresa Canon, Mike Tibby 1,904 1.1 +0.2 Communist Party of Britain Tommy Roberts, Roy Evans, Julian Jones, Angharad Khan-Raja 578 0.3 -0.2 181,024 South Wales West National Assembly election 2011: South Wales West Welsh Labour Party Alana Davies, Geraint Hopkins, Marie John, Edward Jones 71,766 46.5 +10.7 Welsh Conservative Party Suzy Davies, Byron Davies, Altaf Hussain, Helen Baker, Matthew Voisey, Steve Gallagher, Dayne Powell, Gareth Williams 27,457 17.8 +1.7 Plaid Cymru Bethan JenkinsDavid Lloyd, Myfanwy Davies, Linet Purcell 21,258 13.8 -3.9 Welsh Liberal Democrats Peter BlackStuart Rice, Cheryl Green, Wayne Morgan, Frank Little 10,683 6.9 -5.5 UKIP David Bevan, John Atkinson, Tim Jenkins, David Rodgers 6,619 4.3 +0.7 Socialist Labour Party (UK) David Davies, Derek Isaacs, Shangara Bhatoe, Ranjit Bhatoe 5,057 3.3 +1.8 British National Party Laurence Reid, Jennie Noble, John Voisey, Jennifer Matthys 4,714 3.1 -2.5 Green Party of England and Wales Keith Ross, Huw Evans, Delyth Miller, Andrew Chyba 3,952 2.6 -1.2 Welsh Christian Party David Griffiths, Dick Van Steenis, Maggie Harrold, Ray Bridgman 1,602 1.0 +0.0 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ronnie Job, Owen Herbert, Mark Evans, Les Woodward, Claire Job, Alec Thraves, Caroline Butchers, Dave Phillips, Helen Shaw, Martin White, Rob Williams, Rob Owen 809 0.5 +0.0 Communist Party of Britain John Morrisey, Laura Picard, David Brown, Dan Cole 464 0.3 -00 154,381 -2.2 Target seats for the main parties Below are listed all the constituencies which required a swing of less than 7.5% from the 2007 result to change hands. Labour targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2007Swing to gainLabour's place 2007Result1Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire Welsh Conservative Party0.172ndConservative hold2Clwyd West Welsh Conservative Party3.052ndConservative hold3Preseli Pembrokeshire Welsh Conservative Party5.582ndConservative hold4Llanelli Plaid Cymru7.042ndLabour gain5Cardiff North Welsh Conservative Party7.192ndLabour gain Plaid Cymru targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2007Swing to gainPC's place 2007Result1Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire Welsh Conservative Party0.443rdConservative hold2Clwyd West Welsh Conservative Party3.333rdConservative hold3Neath Welsh Labour Party3.362ndLabour hold4Caerphilly Welsh Labour Party4.382ndLabour hold5Preseli Pembrokeshire Welsh Conservative Party6.923rdConservative hold Conservative targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2007Swing to gainCon's place 2007Result1Vale of Glamorgan Welsh Labour Party0.132ndLabour hold2Vale of Clwyd Welsh Labour Party0.212ndLabour hold3Delyn Welsh Labour Party1.182ndLabour hold4Gower Welsh Labour Party2.172ndLabour hold5Clwyd South Welsh Labour Party2.872ndLabour hold6Newport West Welsh Labour Party2.962ndLabour hold7Aberconwy Plaid Cymru4.092ndConservative gain8Montgomeryshire Welsh Liberal Democrats4.442ndConservative gain9Newport East Welsh Labour Party4.733rdLabour hold10Cardiff South & Penarth Welsh Labour Party5.152ndLabour hold11Bridgend Welsh Labour Party5.212ndLabour hold12Wrexham Welsh Labour Party5.783rdLabour hold13Swansea West Welsh Labour Party6.583rdLabour hold14Cardiff West Welsh Labour Party6.882ndLabour hold Liberal Democrat targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2007Swing to gainLD's place 2007Result1Newport East Welsh Labour Party2.202ndLabour hold2Swansea West Welsh Labour Party3.302ndLabour hold3Wrexham Welsh Labour Party6.054thLabour hold4Ceredigion Plaid Cymru6.572ndPlaid Cymru hold5Pontypridd Welsh Labour Party7.112ndLabour hold New members 23 of the members elected to the assembly in the election were not members of the previous Assembly. Mick Antoniw, Labour Co-op, Pontypridd Byron Davies, Conservative, South Wales West electoral region Keith Davies, Labour Co-op, Llanelli Suzy Davies, Conservative, South Wales West electoral region Mark Drakeford, Labour, Cardiff West Rebecca Evans, Labour Co-op, Mid and West Wales electoral region Janet Finch-Saunders, Conservative, Aberconwy Russell George, Conservative, Montgomeryshire Vaughan Gething, Labour Co-op, Cardiff South and Penarth Llyr Huws Gruffydd, Plaid Cymru, North Wales electoral region Michael Hedges, Labour, Swansea East Julie James, Labour, Swansea West Julie Morgan, Labour, Cardiff North Eluned Parrott, Liberal Democrat, South Wales Central electoral region William Powell, Liberal Democrat, Mid and West Wales electoral region Gwyn Price, Labour, Islwyn Jenny Rathbone, Labour, Cardiff Central David Rees, Labour, Aberavon Aled Roberts, Liberal Democrat, North Wales electoral region (see below) Antoinette Sandbach, Conservative, North Wales electoral region Ken Skates, Labour, Clwyd South Simon Thomas, Plaid Cymru, Mid and West Wales electoral region Lindsay Whittle, Plaid Cymru, South Wales East electoral region On 17 May it was discovered that two of the newly elected AMs, John Dixon and Aled Roberts, held posts which disqualified them from election to the assembly. Although they had formally taken their seats at the first meeting on 11 May,http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/bus-chamber-fourth-assembly-plenary.htm?act=dis&id=215605&ds=5/2011#enweb https://archive.today/20120718132057/http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/bus-chamber-fourth-assembly-plenary.htm?act=dis&id=215605&ds=5/2011%23enweb dead 18 July 2012 Record of Proceedings 12 May 2011 National Assembly for Wales they were then removed from membership of the Assembly.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13433923 Two Welsh AMs temporarily disqualified on technicality 17 May 2011 30 May 2011 BBC News Online Both resigned the posts which had given rise to the disqualification. After taking legal advice, the Presiding Officer Rosemary Butler was told that she must formally declare their seats vacant on Friday 27 May, which would mean the candidates placed second on the list being elected unless motions were tabled to reinstate the two.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13526316 The Lib Dem two and the no-named day motion Powys Betsan 25 May 2011 BBC News Online Motions to reinstate Dixon and Roberts were subsequently tabled, and the Assembly Commission issued a press statement explaining the legal situation as they saw it.http://www.assemblywales.org/newhome/new-news-fourth-assembly.htm?act=dis&id=216588&ds=5/2011 Statement from the National Assembly for Wales Commission 25 May 2011 National Assembly for Wales The Liberal Democrats withdrew the motion to reinstate John Dixon on 5 July 2011, after the assembly standards commissioner Gerard Elias QC made clear that he had failed to take notice of the relevant rules. On 6 July, Eluned Parrott was sworn in as an AM in his place, and the Assembly voted to readmit Aled Roberts, as evidence showed that he had been directed to out-of-date information in Welsh.Barred Lib Dem Aled Roberts regains Welsh assembly seat https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14048630 BBC News 6 July 2011 6 July 2011 Defeated members Eight incumbent AMs were defeated at the polls. Eleanor Burnham, Liberal Democrat, North Wales electoral region Nick Bourne, Conservative, Mid and West Wales electoral region Nerys Evans, Plaid Cymru, Mid and West Wales electoral region Chris Franks, Plaid Cymru, South Wales Central electoral region Veronica German, Liberal Democrat, South Wales East electoral region Helen Mary Jones, Plaid Cymru, Llanelli Dai Lloyd, Plaid Cymru, South Wales West electoral region Jonathan Morgan, Conservative, Cardiff North Retiring members The following incumbent AMs did not offer themselves for re-election: Lorraine Barrett, Labour Co-op, Cardiff South and Penarth Mick Bates, Independent (elected Liberal Democrat), Montgomeryshire Alun Cairns, Conservative, South Wales West electoral region Jane Davidson, Labour, Pontypridd Andrew Davies, Labour, Swansea West Brian Gibbons, Labour, Aberavon Irene James, Labour, Islwyn Gareth Jones, Plaid Cymru, Aberconwy Trish Law, Independent, Blaenau Gwent Val Lloyd, Labour, Swansea East Rhodri Morgan, Labour, Cardiff West Jenny Randerson, Liberal Democrat, Cardiff Central Janet Ryder, Plaid Cymru, North Wales electoral region Karen Sinclair, Labour, Clwyd South Brynle Williams, Conservative, North Wales electoral region (died 1 April 2011). See also 2011 Scottish Parliament election 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election Notes lower-alpha References 2011 Category:2011 elections in the United Kingdom Category:2011 in Wales Category:2010s elections in Wales