National Assembly for Wales election, 2016

National Assembly for Wales election, 2016

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All 60 seats to the National Assembly for Wales 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	45.3% 3.1%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Carwyn Jones Leanne Wood Andrew R. T. Davies Party Labour Plaid Cymru Conservative Leader since 10 December 2009 16 March 2012 14 July 2011 Leader's seat Bridgend Rhondda South Wales Central Last election 30 seats 11 seats 14 seats Seats won 29 12 11 Seat change 1 1 3 Constituency Vote 353,866 209,376 215,597  % and swing 34.7% 7.6% 20.5% 1.2% 21.1% 3.9% Regional Vote 319,196 211,548 190,846  % and swing 31.5% 5.4% 20.8% 2.9% 18.8% 3.7%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Nathan Gill Kirsty Williams Party UKIP Liberal Democrats Leader since 6 December 2014 8 December 2008 Leader's seat North Wales Brecon and Radnorshire Last election 0 seats 5 seats Seats won 7 1 Seat change 7 4 Constituency Vote 127,038 78,165  % and swing 12.5%12.5% 7.7% 2.9% Regional Vote 132,138 65,504  % and swing 13.0% 8.4% 6.5% 1.5%
The left side shows constituency winners of the election by their party colours. The right side shows regional winners of the election for the additional members by their party colours.
First Minister before election Carwyn Jones Labour Elected First Minister Carwyn Jones Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition

Carwyn Jones
Labour

Carwyn Jones
Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition

The National Assembly for Wales election 2016 was held on Thursday 5 May 2016, to elect members of the National Assembly for Wales (AMs). 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 Party AMs were elected, three fewer than in 2011. Although they did not win a single constituency, the UK Independence Party had 7 members elected through the regional lists vote. The Liberal Democrats had only one AM returned, down from five.

British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens living in Wales aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote. The election was held on the same day as elections for the Scottish Parliament, for the Northern Ireland Assembly, for the Mayor and Assembly of London and in numerous local authorities in England. 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. Elections to the Welsh Assembly have now also been permanently moved to a five-year cycle under the Wales Act 2014.