As it happened: Wales election 2016 reaction

Summary

Final results: Labour 29, Plaid Cymru 12, Conservatives 11, UKIP 7 and Lib Dems 1
Labour is the largest party in Cardiff Bay, holding all but one of its seats
UKIP claims its first assembly seats
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood unseats Labour minister Leighton Andrews in Rhondda

Live Reporting

Sophie Gidley, Max Evans and Ceri Coleman-Phillips

'Grow up'published at 12:24 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Plaid Cymru's Neil McEvoy responds to Mark Drakeford claims
Speaking on BBC Radio Wales, South Wales Central Plaid AM Neil McEvoy responds to claims by health minister Mark Drakeford that he fought a "particularly nasty" campaign:
"I think Mark needs to grow up a bit.
“What we did was nail him on his record of misleading people in 2012 over the greenfield site developments that his party had planned.
"I listened to GPs and I criticised him on his management of the NHS."
Let's talkpublished at 12:24 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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A purple surgepublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Coalition talks?published at 12:15 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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South Wales Central resultpublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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'Magnificent performance'published at 12:05 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Ousted Labour AM hails party's other results
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Mapping the political landscapepublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
BBC News has looked at what impact the elections have had on the political maps of Scotland and Wales?
Share of the votespublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
How the votes were shared across the Welsh constituencies
'I'm proud'published at 11:54 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Welsh Conservative leader hails party's campaign
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Mr Davies said the Conservatives enjoyed "some strong results"
After holding in South Wales Central, Andrew RT Davies said: "I am proud that we have fought a positive and engaging campaign, with excellent candidates across the country.
"In this new era of five-party politics, we have strengthened winning positions in many held seats.
"Obviously, we are disappointed to lose some regional list seats in this election and I pay tribute to those outgoing members who have represented their areas with distinction and pride."
However, he said the party had shown "clear momentum".
'A foothold in domestic politics'published at 11:51 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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'A fly in the ointment'published at 11:48 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Reaction to the South Wales Central result
Taking votes off partiespublished at 11:42 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
BBC Wales political correspondent Daniel Davies on UKIP's gains
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'Excellent results'published at 11:41 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn congratulates the party in Wales
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'Pro-enterprise policies'published at 11:38 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
The Welsh CBI calls for the new government to create a 'dynamic economy'
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A dynamic Welsh economy needs a thriving private sector and this can only be achieved if the new Welsh Assembly delivers pro-enterprise policies which encourage prosperity and increase productivity throughout the next Assembly term and beyond.
Emma Watkins, CBI Wales Director, said:
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Final numberspublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
The last result is in and the final numbers are:
- Labour - 29
- Plaid Cymru - 12
- Conservatives - 11
- UKIP - 7
- Lib Dems - 1
'A tough campaign'published at 11:35 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Labour leader Carwyn Jones 'disappointed' at losing Rhondda seat
On Leighton Andrews' defeat in Rhondda, Mr Jones said: "It's fair to say we didn't see that coming."
However, he remained upbeat about Labour's overall performance, despite a decreased share in the vote.
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Tories take two seats in South Wales Centralpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Andrew RT Davies and David Melding for Conservatives
Neil McEvoy for Plaid Cymru
Gareth Bennett for UKIP
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Andrew RT Davies
Congratulations and commiserationspublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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Bright eyed and bushy tailedpublished at 11:19 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Labour leader Carwyn Jones appears after holding Bridgend
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Comparing two electionspublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Politics Professor Roger Scully, of Cardiff University, compares the Conservative's win in last year's General Election with Labour's results in the Welsh Assembly election.
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