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UKIP received no seats, down from their seven in the 2016 election. This included seats later transferred to Abolish the Welsh Assembly, who also received no seats. Voter turnout was 46.6%, a record for a Senedd election. [7] [8] [9] Percentage vote share of the 2021 Senedd election by constituency. [10]
It was the fifth election for the National Assembly, the third election taken under the rules of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and the first since the Wales Act 2014. The governing Labour Party 's share of the vote fell by over 7% and 29 Labour AMs were elected, one fewer than in 2011 and two short of an overall majority.
This is a list of the results of the 2021 Senedd election. [1] National results ... Turnout Regional vote share (%) ... Abolish the Welsh Assembly: 8,396 UKIP: 3,127 ...
The overall turnout of voters was 46.3%. [1] This would remain the highest ever turnout for a devolved election in Wales until the 2021 Senedd election, which saw 46.6 of voters cast their ballot. [2] Results map of the 1999 National Assembly election (regional list results).
The poll was held on 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. [2] [3]
Elections to the then 'National Assembly for Wales' (or Welsh Assembly') occurred from its first election in 1999 up until the 2016 election (with any subsequent elections being as the 'Senedd'). This follows the 1997 devolution referendum where Welsh voters narrowly approved the formation of the devolved institution.
Abertillery sits in the constituency which saw just 42.7% of eligible people turn up to vote.
Following the 2021 election, Dr Jac Larner, a politics lecturer at Cardiff University and an investigator for the Welsh election survey, said the lower turnout figures in Wales did not necessarily reflect a lack of perceived importance in the Senedd. [92]