Latest headlines
- Labour win 29 seats - but fall short of a majority
- UKIP wins its first seats in the Assembly
- Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood ousts Labour in Rhondda
- Mapping the election - see party vote share by constituency across Wales
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party LAB Welsh Labour | CandidatesAnn Jones | Votes9,560 | 39.5% | Net percentage change in seats−11.2 |
| Party CON Welsh Conservative | CandidatesSam Rowlands | Votes8,792 | 36.4% | Net percentage change in seats+3.0 |
| Party UKIP UKIP Wales | CandidatesPaul Davies-Cooke | Votes2,975 | 12.3% | Net percentage change in seats+12.3 |
| Party PC Plaid Cymru | CandidatesMair Rowlands | Votes2,098 | 8.7% | Net percentage change in seats−2.6 |
| Party LD Welsh Liberal Democrat | CandidatesGwyn Williams | Votes758 | 3.1% | Net percentage change in seats−1.6 |
Change compared with 2011 | ||||
Turnout and Majority
Welsh Labour Majority
768Turnout
42.9%Constituency Profile
The Vale of Clwyd is a tract of low-lying ground in the county of Denbighshire in northeast Wales.
At its seaward end are the coastal resorts of Rhyl and Prestatyn whilst the town of St Asaph lies just inland. Employment along the coast is mainly seasonal and the western half of Rhyl is one of the most deprived wards in Wales. But 5.4% of people were unemployed between October 2014 and September 2015, compared to the UK average of 5.5% for the same period. 14% of people living in the area during the same period were retired, the same as the average for Great Britain.
Some 10,000 people work in the public sector. Ann Jones has held the seat since the first elections for the National Assembly for Wales in 1999. In 2011 Labour won 50.7% of the vote, the Conservatives had 33%, Plaid Cymru 11% and the Liberal Democrats 4%.
