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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 Nick Ramsay | Votes 13,585 | 43.3% | Net percentage change in seats −7.0 |
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Party
LAB Welsh Labour |
Candidates Catherine Fookes | Votes 8,438 | 26.9% | Net percentage change in seats −3.0 |
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UKIP UKIP Wales |
Candidates Tim Price | Votes 3,092 | 9.8% | Net percentage change in seats +9.8 |
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Party
IND Independent |
Candidates Debby Blakebrough | Votes 1,932 | 6.2% | Net percentage change in seats +6.2 |
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PC Plaid Cymru |
Candidates Jonathan Clark | Votes 1,824 | 5.8% | Net percentage change in seats −1.7 |
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LD Welsh Liberal Democrat |
Candidates Veronica German | Votes 1,474 | 4.7% | Net percentage change in seats −5.1 |
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GRN Wales Green Party |
Candidates Chris Were | Votes 910 | 2.9% | Net percentage change in seats +2.9 |
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ED English Democrats |
Candidates Stephen Morris | Votes 146 | 0.5% | Net percentage change in seats −2.0 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Welsh Conservative Majority
5,147Turnout
48.9%Constituency Profile
The Monmouth constituency sits in the south east of Wales on the border with England.
The town of Monmouth itself may be best known for being the birthplace of Henry V. People living in the constituency have the highest life expectancy of any constituency in Wales. On average people live 80.9 years - higher than the average of 78.5. Only one constituency has a lower percentage of smokers than Monmouth where 18% of adults currently smoke. Two people have represented this constituency since 1999 - both Conservatives. Nick Ramsay replaced David Davies as the local AM in 2007 and retained the seat in 2011 with a slightly reduced majority of just under 9,000.
In 2011, the Conservatives won 50.3% of the vote, Labour came second with 29.9%, ahead of the Liberal Democrats (9.8%), Plaid Cymru (7.5%) and the English Democrats (2.5%).