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 PC Plaid Cymru | CandidatesElin Jones | Votes12,014 | 40.7% | Net percentage change in seats−0.6 |
| Party LD Welsh Liberal Democrat | CandidatesElizabeth Evans | Votes9,606 | 32.6% | Net percentage change in seats−2.6 |
| Party UKIP UKIP Wales | CandidatesGethin James | Votes2,665 | 9.0% | Net percentage change in seats+9.0 |
| Party CON Welsh Conservative | CandidatesFelix Aubel | Votes2,075 | 7.0% | Net percentage change in seats−2.4 |
| Party LAB Welsh Labour | CandidatesIwan Wyn Jones | Votes1,902 | 6.5% | Net percentage change in seats−2.3 |
| Party GRN Wales Green Party | CandidatesBrian Dafydd Williams | Votes1,223 | 4.1% | Net percentage change in seats−1.1 |
Change compared with 2011 | ||||
Turnout and Majority
Plaid Cymru Majority
2,408Turnout
56.1%Constituency Profile
The constituency contains two traditional university towns - Aberystwyth in the north and Lampeter, inland and to the south.
Aberystwyth, the biggest town in the constituency, is home to the National Library of Wales, founded in 1907. Gross full-time earnings for residents of Ceredigion is £516 a week compared to a Wales average of £551. People who live in the constituency can expect to live to 80.5 compared to a Wales-wide life expectancy of 78.5. At a Parliamentary level Ceredigion has been a bastion of liberalism, but it was held by Labour from 1966 to 1974 and by Plaid Cymru from 1992 and 2005. Since then it has been held by the Lib Dems' Mark Williams, currently the only MP for the party in Wales. At an Assembly level, however, Plaid has held the seat since 1999 - and at the 2011 election Elin Jones held the seat with 41% of the vote. The Liberal Democrats were second with 35%.
