National Assembly for Wales

Election Results - 2007

Aberavon constituency

Winning candidate:. Brian Gibbons (Labour Party)
Turnout: 39.8%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Brian Gibbons Labour Party

10129

49.3

Linet Purcell Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

3558

17.3

Andrew Tutton NPTR

2561

12.5

Daisy Meyland-Smith Welsh Conservative Party

1990

9.7

Claire Waller Welsh Liberal Democrats

1450

7.1

Captain Beany NMBP

840

4.1

Aberconwy constituency

Winning candidate:. Gareth Jones (Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales)
Turnout: 46.9%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Gareth Jones Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

7983

38.6

Dylan Jones-Evans Welsh Conservative Party

6290

30.4

Denise Idris Jones Labour Party

4508

21.8

Euron Hughes Welsh Liberal Democrats

1918

9.3

Alyn & Deeside constituency

Winning candidate:. Carl Sargeant (Labour Party)
Turnout: 35.5%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Carl Sargeant Labour Party

8196

38.8

Will Gallagher Welsh Conservative Party

4834

22.9

Denise Hutchinson IND

3241

15.4

Paul Brighton Welsh Liberal Democrats

2091

9.9

Dafydd Passe Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

1398

6.6

William Crawford UKIP

1335

6.3

Arfon constituency

Winning candidate:. Alun Ffred Jones (Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales)
Turnout: 49.1%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Alun Ffred Jones Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

10260

52.4

Martin Eaglestone Labour Party

5242

26.8

Gerry Frobisher Welsh Conservative Party

1858

9.5

Mel ab Owain Welsh Liberal Democrats

1424

7.3

Elwyn Williams UKIP

789

4.0

Blaenau Gwent constituency

Winning candidate:. Trish Law (Independent )
Turnout: 44.5%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Trish Law Independent

12722

54.1

Keren Bender Labour Party

7365

31.3

Gareth Lewis Welsh Liberal Democrats

1351

5.7

Natasha Asghar Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

1129

4.8

Bob Hayward Welsh Conservative Party

951

4.0

Brecon and Radnorshire constituency

Winning candidate:. Kirsty Williams (Welsh Liberal Democrats)
Turnout: 51.9%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Kirsty Williams Welsh Liberal Democrats

15006

52.2

Suzy Davies Welsh Conservative Party

9652

33.6

Neil Stone Labour Party

2514

8.7

Arwel Lloyd Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

1576

5.5

Bridgend constituency

Winning candidate:. Carwyn Jones (Labour Party)
Turnout: 41.2%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Carwyn Jones Labour Party

9889

40.3

Emma Greenow Welsh Conservative Party

7333

29.9

Paul Warren Welsh Liberal Democrats

3730

15.2

Nick Thomas Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

3600

14.7

Caerphilly constituency

Winning candidate:. Jeffrey Cuthbert (Labour Party)
Turnout: 42.1%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Jeffrey Cuthbert Labour Party

9026

34.6

Lindsay Whittle Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

6739

25.8

Ron Davies Independent

5805

22.2

Richard Foley Welsh Conservative Party

2954

11.3

Huw Price Welsh Liberal Democrats

1596

6.1

Cardiff Central constituency

Winning candidate:. Jennifer Elizabeth Randerson (Welsh Liberal Democrats)
Turnout: 36%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Jenny Randerson Welsh Liberal Democrats

11462

51.2

Sue Lent Labour Party

4897

21.9

Andrew Murphy Welsh Conservative Party

3137

14

Thomas Whitfield Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

1855

8.3

Frank Hughes United Kingdom Independence Party

1046

4.7

Cardiff North constituency

Winning candidate:. Jonathan Morgan (Welsh Conservative Party)
Turnout: 51.3%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Jonathan Morgan Welsh Conservative Party

15253

45.3

Sophie Howe Labour Party

10409

30.9

Ed Bridges Welsh Liberal Democrats

4287

12.7

Wyn Jones Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

2491

7.4

Dai Llewellyn United Kingdom Independence Party

1262

3.7

Cardiff South and Penarth constituency

Winning candidate:. Lorraine Barrett (Labour Party)
Turnout: 37.5%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Lorraine Barrett Labour Party

10106

37.8

Karen Robson Welsh Conservative Party

7352

27.5

Dominic Hannigan Welsh Liberal Democrats

5445

20.4

Jason Toby Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

3825

14.3

Cardiff West constituency

Winning candidate:. Rhodri Morgan (Labour Party)
Turnout: 41.6%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Rhodri Morgan Labour Party

10390

38.6

Craig Williams Welsh Conservative Party

6692

24.9

Neil McEvoy Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

5719

21.3

Alison Goldsworthy Welsh Liberal Democrats

4088

15.2

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency

Winning candidate:. Rhodri Glyn Thomas (Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales)
Turnout: 55.7

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Rhodri Glyn Thomas Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

15655

53.5

Kevin Madge Labour Party

7186

24.6

Henrietta Hensher Welsh Conservative Party

4676

16.0

Ian Walton Welsh Liberal Democrats

1752

6.0

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency

Winning candidate:.Angela Burns (Welsh Conservative Party)
Turnout:  49.7%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Angela Burns Welsh Conservative Party

8590

30.1

Christine Gwyther Labour Party

8492

29.7

John Dixon Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

8340

29.2

John Gossage Welsh Liberal Democrat

1806

6.3

Malcolm Calver Independent

1340

4.7

Ceredigion constituency

Winning candidate:. Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales)
Turnout: 55.7%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Elin Jones Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

14818

49.2

John Davies Welsh Liberal Democrats

10863

36.1

Trefor Jones Welsh Conservative Party

2369

7.9

Linda Grace Labour Party

1530

5.1

Emyr Morgan Independent

528

1.8

Clwyd South constituency

Winning candidate:. Karen Sinclair (Labour Party)
Turnout: 37.6%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Karen Sinclair Labour Party

6838

35.1

John Bell Welsh Conservative Party

5719

29.3

Nia Davies Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

3894

20.0

Frank Biggs Welsh Liberal Democrats

1838

9.4

David Rowlands United Kingdom Independence Party

1209

6.2

Clwyd West constituency

Winning candidate:. Darren Millar (Welsh Conservative Party)
Turnout: 45.7%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Darren Millar Welsh Conservative Party

8905

34.0

Alun John Pugh Labour Party

7309

27.9

Phil Edwards Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

7162

27.3

Simon Croft Welsh Liberal Democrats

1705

6.5

Warwick Nicholson United Kingdom Independence Party

1124

4.3

Cynon Valley constituency

Winning candidate:. Christine Chapman (Labour Party)
Turnout: 38.4%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Christine Chapman Labour Party

11058

56.7

Liz Walters Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

5435

27.8

Neill John Welsh Conservative Party

2024

10.4

Margaret Phelps Welsh Liberal Democrats

1000

5.1

Delyn constituency

Winning candidate:. Sandra Mewies (Labour Party)
Turnout: 41.1%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Sandy Elaine Mewies Labour Party

7507

34.6

Antoinette Sandbach Welsh Conservative Party

6996

32.3

Meg Elis Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

3179

14.7

Ian Matthews Welsh Liberal Democrats

2669

12.3

Derek Bigg United Kingdom Independence Party

1318

6.1

Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Winning candidate:. Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales)
Turnout: 47.4%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

13201

59.7

Mike Wood Welsh Conservative Party

4333

19.6

David Phillips Labour Party

2749

12.4

Steve Churchman Welsh Liberal Democrats

1839

8.3

Gower constituency

Winning candidate:. Edwina Hart (Labour Party)
Turnout: 44.8%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Edwina Hart Labour Party

9406

34.2

Byron Davies Welsh Conservative Party

8214

29.8

Darren Price Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

5106

18.5

Nick Tregoning Welsh Liberal Democrats

2924

10.6

Alex Lewis United Kingdom Independence Party

1895

6.9

Islwyn constituency

Winning candidate:. Irene James (Labour Party)
Turnout: 43.0%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Irene James Labour Party

8883

37.7

Kevin Etheridge Independent

6665

28.3

Alan Pritchard Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

5084

21.6

Paul Williams Welsh Conservative Party

1797

7.6

Mark Maguire Welsh Liberal Democrats

1135

4.8

Llanelli constituency

Winning candidate:. Helen Mary Jones (Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales)
Turnout: 49.2%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Helen Mary Jones Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

13839

50.1

Catherine Thomas Labour Party

9955

36.1

Andrew Morgan Welsh Conservative Party

2757

10.0

Jeremy Townsend Welsh Liberal Democrats

1051

3.8

Merthyr Tydfil constituency

Winning candidate:. Huw Lewis (Labour Party)
Turnout: 38.9%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Huw Lewis Labour Party

7776

37.0
Amy Kitcher Welsh Liberal Democrats

3195

15.2
Clive Tovey Independent

2622

12.5
Glyndwr Jones Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

2519

12.0
Jeff Edwards Independent

1915

9.1
Giles Howard Welsh Conservative Party

1151

5.5
Jock Greer Independent

844

4.0
Vivienne Hadley Independent

809

3.8
Richard Williams Independent

162

0.8

Monmouth constituency

Winning candidate:. Nick Ramsay (The Welsh Conservative Party)
Turnout: 46.9%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Nick Ramsay Welsh Conservative Party

15389

52.0

Richard Clark Labour Party

6920

23.4

Jacqui Sullivan Welsh Liberal Democrats

4359

14.7

Jonathan Clark Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

2093

7.1

Ed Abrams English Democrats

804

2.7

Montgomeryshire constituency

Winning candidate:. Mick Bates (Welsh Liberal Democrats)
Turnout: 46.1%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Mick Bates Welsh Liberal Democrats

8704

39.0

Dan Munford Welsh Conservative Party

6725

30.2

David Thomas Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

3076

13.8

Bruce Lawson United Kingdom Independence Party

2251

10.1

Rachel Maycock Labour Party

1544

6.9

Neath constituency

Winning candidate:. Gwenda Thomas (Labour Party)
Turnout: 43.5%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Gwenda Thomas Labour Party

10934

43.4

Alun Llywelyn Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

8990

35.7

Andrew Sivertsen Welsh Conservative Party

2956

11.7

Sheila Waye Welsh Liberal Democrats

2320

9.2

Newport East constituency

Winning candidate:. John Griffiths (Labour Party)
Turnout: 41.3%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
John Griffiths Labour Party

6395

32.1

Ed Townsend Welsh Liberal Democrats

5520

27.7

Peter Fox Welsh Conservative Party

4512

22.7

Trefor Puw Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

1696

8.5

James Harris Independent

1354

6.8

Michael Blundell English Democrats

429

2.2

Newport West constituency

Winning candidate:. Rosemary Butler (Labour Party)
Turnout: 40.1%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Rosemary Butler Labour Party

9582

40.5

Matthew Evans Welsh Conservative Party

8181

34.6

Nigel Flanagan Welsh Liberal Democrats

2813

11.9

Brian Hancock Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

2449

10.4

Andrew Constantine English Democrats

634

2.7

Ogmore constituency

Winning candidate:. Janice Gregory (Labour Party)
Turnout: 40.0%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Janice Gregory Labour Party

11761

51.7

Sian Caiach Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

3861

17.0

Norma Lloyd-Nesling Welsh Conservative

2663

11.7

Steve Smith Independent

2337

10.3

Martin Plant Welsh Liberal Democrats

2144

9.4

Pontypridd constituency

Winning candidate:. Jane Davidson (Labour Party)
Turnout: 40.6%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Jane Davidson Labour Party

9836

41.8

Mike Powell Welsh Liberal Democrats

6489

27.6

Richard Grigg Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

4181

17.8

Janice Charles Welsh Conservative

3035

12.9

Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency

Winning candidate:. Paul Davies (Welsh Conservative Party)
Turnout: 50.9%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Paul Davies Welsh Conservative Party

11086

38.6

Tamsin Dunwoody Labour Party

7881

27.4

John Osmond Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

7101

24.7

Hywel Davies Welsh Liberal Democrats

2652

9.2

Rhondda constituency

Winning candidate:. Leighton Andrews (Labour)
Turnout: 42.1%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Leighton Andrews Labour Party

12875

58.2

Jill Evans Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

6660

30.1

Karen Roberts Welsh Liberal Democrats

1441

6.5

Howard Parsons Welsh Conservative Party

1131

5.1

Swansea East constituency

Winning candidate:. Val Lloyd (Labour Party)
Turnout: 35%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Val Lloyd Labour Party Candidate

8590

41.5

Helen Ceri-Clarke Welsh Liberal Democrats

3629

17.5

Danny Bowles Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

3218

15.5

Bob Dowdle Welsh Conservative Party

2025

9.8

Alan Robinson Independent

1618

7.8

Ray Welsby Independent

1177

5.7

Gary Evans Independent

460

2.2

Swansea West constituency

Winning candidate:. Andrew Davies (Labour Party)

Turnout: 44.5%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Andrew David Davies Labour Party

7393

32.3

Peter May Welsh Liberal Democrats

5882

25.7

Harri Lloyd Davies Welsh Conservative Party

4379

19.1

Ian Titherington Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

3583

15.7

Richard Lewis United Kingdom Independence Party

1642

7.2

Torfaen constituency

Winning candidate:. Lynne Neagle (Labour Party)
Turnout: 37.1%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Lynne Neagle Labour Party

9921

42.7

Graham Smith Welsh Conservative Party

4525

19.5

Ian Williams PV

3348

14.4

Rhys Ab Ellis Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

2762

11.9

Patrick Legg Welsh Liberal Democrats

2659

11.4

Vale of Clwyd constituency

Winning candidate:. Margaret Ann Jones (Labour Party)
Turnout: 40.3%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Ann Jones Labour Party

8104

36.4

Matthew Wright Welsh Conservative Party

8012

36.0

Mark Jones Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

3884

17.4

Mark Young Welsh Liberal Democrats

2275

10.2

Vale of Glamorgan constituency

Winning candidate:. Jane Hutt (Labour Party)
Turnout: 48.9%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Jane Hutt Labour Party Candidate

11515

34.2

Gordon Kemp Welsh Conservative Party

11432

33.9

Barry Shaw Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

4671

13.9

Mark Hooper Welsh Liberal Democrats

3758

11.2

Kevin Mahoney United Kingdom Independence Party

2310

6.9

Wrexham constituency

Winning candidate:. Lesley Griffiths (Labour Party)
Turnout: 38.6%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Lesley Griffiths Labour Party Candidate

5633

28.8

John Marek John Marek Independent Party

4383

22.4

Felicity Elphick Welsh Conservative Party

3372

17.2

Bruce Roberts Welsh Liberal Democrats

3268

16.7

Sion Owen Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

1878

9.6

Peter Lewis United Kingdom Independence Party

1033

5.3

Ynys Mon constituency

Winning candidate:. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales)
Turnout: 51.8%

Name Party Number of votes % of votes
Ieuan Wyn Jones Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

10653

39.7

Peter Rogers Independent

6261

23.3

Jonathan Austin Labour Party

4681

17.4

James Roach Welsh Conservative Party

3480

13.0

Mandi Abrahams Welsh Liberal Democrats

912

3.4

Francis Wykes United Kingdom Independence Party

833

3.1

Mid and West Wales regional seats

Turnout: 50.8%

Name(s) Party Number of votes for Party % of votes

Alun Davies


Joyce Watson

Labour Party

39979

18.4

Nerys Evans Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

67258

31.0

Nicholas Bourne Welsh Conservative Party

49606

22.9

North Wales regional seats

Turnout: 42.4%

Name(s) Party Number of votes for Party % of votes

Brynle Williams


Mark Isherwood

Welsh Conservative Party

50266

25.6

Janet Ryder Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

50558

25.7

Eleanor Burnham Welsh Liberal Democrats

15275

7.8

South Wales Central regional seats

Turnout: 42.2%

Name(s) Party Number of votes for Party % of votes

David Melding


Andrew Davies

Welsh Conservative Party

45147

21.7

Leanne Wood,


Christopher Franks

Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

32207

15.5

South Wales East regional seats

Turnout: 41.6%

Name(s) Party

Number of votes for Party

% of votes

Jocelyn Davies


Mohammad Asghar

Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

25915

13.6

William Graham Welsh Conservative Party

37935

20.0

Michael German Welsh Liberal Democrats

20947

11.0

South Wales West regional seats

Turnout 41.0

Name(s) Party

Number of votes for Party

% of votes

Bethan Jenkins


David Lloyd

Plaid Cymru- Party of Wales

28819

17.7

Alun Cairns Welsh Conservative Party

26199

16.1

Peter Black Welsh Liberal Democrats

20226

12.4


Further information

A more detailed breakdown of the results can be found in the 2007 Assembly Election Results document produced by the Members Research Service (PDF, 1.06Mb).