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Labour win 29 seats - but fall short of a majority
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Mapping the election - see party vote share by constituency across Wales
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
CON Welsh Conservative |
Candidates Darren Millar | Votes 10,831 | 41.3% | Net percentage change in seats −2.0 |
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PC Plaid Cymru |
Candidates Llyr Gruffydd | Votes 5,768 | 22.0% | Net percentage change in seats −1.0 |
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LAB Welsh Labour |
Candidates Jo Thomas | Votes 5,246 | 20.0% | Net percentage change in seats −6.4 |
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UKIP UKIP Wales |
Candidates David Edwards | Votes 2,985 | 11.4% | Net percentage change in seats +11.4 |
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LD Welsh Liberal Democrat |
Candidates Victor Babu | Votes 831 | 3.2% | Net percentage change in seats −4.2 |
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GRN Wales Green Party |
Candidates Julian Mahy | Votes 565 | 2.2% | Net percentage change in seats +2.2 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Welsh Conservative Majority
5,063Turnout
45.5%Constituency Profile
Clwyd West stretches along the north Wales coast taking in the resort towns of Colwyn Bay and Abergele.
A significant number of those living in this area have moved from Merseyside and the north west of England. In contrast it also takes in a rural hinterland, which includes the historic town of Ruthin which has a large number of Welsh speakers. It performs strongly on a number of economic indicators with both unemployment and inactivity levels below the Welsh average. Labour's Alun Pugh held the seat for the first eight years of the assembly. He was beaten by Conservative Darren Millar in 2007, who went on to increase his majority at the last election in 2011.