Welsh Assembly election, 2011

National Assembly for Wales election, 2011

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All 60 seats to the National Assembly for Wales 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	42.2% 1.5%
First party Second party   Leader Carwyn Jones Nick Bourne Party Labour Conservative Leader's seat Bridgend Mid and West Wales (Defeated) Last election 26 seats 12 seats Seats won 30 14 Seat change 4 2 Constituency Vote 401,677 237,388  % and swing 42.3% 10.1% 25.0% 2.6% Regional Vote 349,935 213,773  % and swing 36.9% 7.3% 22.5% 1.1%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Ieuan Wyn Jones Kirsty Williams Party Plaid Cymru Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Ynys Môn Brecon and Radnorshire Last election 15 seats 6 seats Seats won 11 5 Seat change 4 1 Constituency Vote 182,907 100,259  % and swing 19.3% 3.1% 10.6% 4.2% Regional Vote 169,799 76,349  % and swing 17.9% 3.1% 8.0% 3.7%
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

Carwyn Jones
Labour

Carwyn Jones
Labour

The National Assembly for Wales election 2011 was an election for the National Assembly. The poll was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 and decided the incumbency for all the assembly's seats. 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.

The election resulted in gains for the incumbent Welsh Labour Party, which gained four seats compared to the previous election and now has 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.

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.