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South Wales Central
Welsh Assembly regionResults
| Party | Elected | Seats | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party CON Welsh Conservative | ElectedAndrew RT DaviesDavid Melding | Seats2 | Votes42,185 | 18.3% | Net percentage change in seats−3.7 |
| Party PC Plaid Cymru | ElectedNeil McEvoy | Seats1 | Votes48,357 | 20.9% | Net percentage change in seats+7.2 |
| Party UKIP UKIP Wales | ElectedGareth Bennett | Seats1 | Votes23,958 | 10.4% | Net percentage change in seats+6.4 |
| Party LAB Welsh Labour | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes78,366 | 33.9% | Net percentage change in seats−7.1 |
| Party LD Welsh Liberal Democrat | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes14,875 | 6.4% | Net percentage change in seats−1.5 |
| Party AWA Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes9,163 | 4.0% | Net percentage change in seats+4.0 |
| Party GRN Wales Green Party | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes7,949 | 3.4% | Net percentage change in seats−1.7 |
| Party WEP Women's Equality Party | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes2,807 | 1.2% | Net percentage change in seats+1.2 |
| Party MRLP Monster Raving Loony Party | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes1,096 | 0.5% | Net percentage change in seats−0.1 |
| Party TUSC TUSC | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes736 | 0.3% | Net percentage change in seats−0.1 |
| Party IND (Bishop) Independent - Bishop | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes651 | 0.3% | Net percentage change in seats+0.3 |
| Party CPB Welsh Communist Party | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes520 | 0.2% | Net percentage change in seats−0.0 |
| Party VIP Vapers In Power | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes470 | 0.2% | Net percentage change in seats+0.2 |
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Turnout
Turnout
46.7%Constituencies within South Wales Central
Region Profile
The South Wales Central region is made up of eight constituencies.
The region elects 12 members, eight directly elected constituency members and four additional members. It's a predominantly urban region which includes Wales' capital and largest city, Cardiff - which has a population of more than 340,000. The region also includes the seaside town of Barry, the former mining town of Pontypridd and parts of the formerly industrial and still heavily populated South Wales Valleys. There are rural areas in the western part of the Vale of Glamorgan. The constituencies which make up the South Wales Central region are: Cardiff Central, Cardiff North, Cardiff South and Penarth, Cardiff West, Cynon Valley, Pontypridd, Rhondda and the Vale of Glamorgan. At the 2011 election, the Conservatives had 2 South Wales Central regional AMs and Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats had one each.
