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Welsh Assembly Results
Party Welsh Labour Plaid Cymru Welsh Conservative UKIP Wales Welsh Liberal Democrat
Seats 29 12 11 7 1
Change −1 +1 −3 +7 −4

After 60 of 60 seats About these resultsResults in full

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  1. Labour win 29 seats - but fall short of a majority
  2. UKIP wins its first seats in the Assembly
  3. Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood ousts Labour in Rhondda
  4. Mapping the election - see party vote share by constituency across Wales

Bridgend

Welsh Assembly constituency Region - South Wales West
Result: LAB HOLD

Scoreboard

Party Candidates Votes % Net percentage change in seats
Party

LAB

Welsh Labour

Candidates Carwyn Jones Votes 12,166 45.3% Net percentage change in seats −10.9
Party

CON

Welsh Conservative

Candidates George Jabbour Votes 6,543 24.4% Net percentage change in seats −3.6
Party

UKIP

UKIP Wales

Candidates Caroline Jones Votes 3,919 14.6% Net percentage change in seats +14.6
Party

PC

Plaid Cymru

Candidates James Radcliffe Votes 2,569 9.6% Net percentage change in seats +0.9
Party

LD

Welsh Liberal Democrat

Candidates Jonathan Pratt Votes 1,087 4.0% Net percentage change in seats −3.2
Party

GRN

Wales Green Party

Candidates Charlie Barlow Votes 567 2.1% Net percentage change in seats +2.1

Turnout and Majority

Welsh Labour Majority

5,623

Turnout

44.6%

Vote share

Party %
Welsh Labour 45.3
Welsh Conservative 24.4
UKIP Wales 14.6
Plaid Cymru 9.6
Welsh Liberal Democrat 4.0
OTHERS 2.1

Vote share change since 2011

−%
+%
UKIP Wales
+14.6
Plaid Cymru
+0.9
Welsh Liberal Democrat
−3.2
Welsh Conservative
−3.6
Welsh Labour
−10.9

Constituency Profile

Halfway between Cardiff and Swansea, this M4 corridor constituency contains the town of Bridgend and the seaside resort of Porthcawl.

It is also home to the headquarters of South Wales Police. The seat is a centre for light manufacturing, with several firms taking advantage of the area's good road and rail links. There is a high proportion of public sector employment at 33%. Current First Minister Carwyn Jones has held the seat for Labour since the 1999 Assembly election. In 2011, he won with 56% of the vote with the Conservatives coming second with 28%.

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