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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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CON Welsh Conservative |
Candidates Russell George | Votes 9,875 | 41.8% | Net percentage change in seats −1.9 |
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LD Welsh Liberal Democrat |
Candidates Jane Dodds | Votes 6,536 | 27.7% | Net percentage change in seats −5.9 |
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UKIP UKIP Wales |
Candidates Des Parkinson | Votes 2,458 | 10.4% | Net percentage change in seats +10.4 |
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Party
PC Plaid Cymru |
Candidates Aled Morgan Hughes | Votes 2,410 | 10.2% | Net percentage change in seats −1.1 |
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LAB Welsh Labour |
Candidates Martyn Singleton | Votes 1,389 | 5.9% | Net percentage change in seats −5.5 |
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GRN Wales Green Party |
Candidates Richard Chaloner | Votes 932 | 3.9% | Net percentage change in seats +3.9 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Welsh Conservative Majority
3,339Turnout
48.5%Constituency Profile
Montgomeryshire is a rural constituency where agriculture and tourism are key industries.
The constituency is made up of the northern part of Powys in mid-Wales, and many of the area's constituents rely on essential services across the English border in neighbouring Shrewsbury. A museum dedicated to the late Robert Owen - one of Britain's greatest social reformers - is located in the seat's largest town of Newtown. Despite having a higher proportion of people in employment (79.1%) than the Welsh average (69.5%), gross weekly pay is lower at £425.50 compared to the Welsh average of £479.40. The Liberal Democrats won the seat in the first three Assembly elections but the Conservatives won the seat for the first time in 2011 - having won the seat in the 2010 General Election. Russell George secured a majority of 2,324 and 43.7% of the vote for the Conservatives to take the seat from the Liberal Democrats (33.6%), who were ahead of Labour (11.4%) and Plaid Cymru (11.3%).