Latest headlines
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Labour win 29 seats - but fall short of a majority
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UKIP wins its first seats in the Assembly
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Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood ousts Labour in Rhondda
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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
LAB Welsh Labour |
Candidates Hefin David | Votes 9,584 | 35.3% | Net percentage change in seats −13.6 |
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PC Plaid Cymru |
Candidates Lindsay Whittle | Votes 8,009 | 29.5% | Net percentage change in seats −0.2 |
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Party
UKIP UKIP Wales |
Candidates Sam Gould | Votes 5,954 | 22.0% | Net percentage change in seats +22.0 |
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Party
CON Welsh Conservative |
Candidates Jane Pratt | Votes 2,412 | 8.9% | Net percentage change in seats −4.3 |
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GRN Wales Green Party |
Candidates Andrew Creak | Votes 770 | 2.8% | Net percentage change in seats +2.8 |
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LD Welsh Liberal Democrat |
Candidates Aladdin Ayesh | Votes 386 | 1.4% | Net percentage change in seats −2.7 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Welsh Labour Majority
1,575Turnout
43.3%Constituency Profile
Situated north-east of Cardiff, the constituency is based around the town of Caerphilly, famous for its castle, a type of cheese and for being the birthplace of comedian Tommy Cooper.
The seat stretches north of the town to take in former mining communities along the Rhymney valley. There are a high proportion of residents suffering from health problems - just 75.7% describe themselves as being in good health with 9% describing their health as bad or very bad. The seat has been held by Labour since the first Assembly elections with former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies holding the seat from 1999 to 2003.
In 2011, Jeff Cuthbert won for Labour with 49% of the vote - with Ron Davies, now standing for Plaid Cymru, finishing second with 29%.