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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
LD Welsh Liberal Democrat |
Candidates Kirsty Williams | Votes 15,898 | 52.4% | Net percentage change in seats +9.3 |
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Party
CON Welsh Conservative |
Candidates Gary Price | Votes 7,728 | 25.4% | Net percentage change in seats −7.9 |
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Party
LAB Welsh Labour |
Candidates Alex Thomas | Votes 2,703 | 8.9% | Net percentage change in seats −8.0 |
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Party
UKIP UKIP Wales |
Candidates Thomas Turton | Votes 2,161 | 7.1% | Net percentage change in seats +7.1 |
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Party
PC Plaid Cymru |
Candidates Freddy Greaves | Votes 1,180 | 3.9% | Net percentage change in seats −2.8 |
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GRN Wales Green Party |
Candidates Grenville Ham | Votes 697 | 2.3% | Net percentage change in seats +2.3 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Welsh Liberal Democrat Majority
8,170Turnout
56.5%Constituency Profile
This is a rural seat covering much of mid Wales.
The constituency contains the towns of Brecon and Llandrindod Wells, as well as Builth Wells, home to the annual Royal Welsh Show. Agriculture is a major employer and the constituency has a high number of small businesses. The constituency has one of the highest employment rates in Wales at 77% (the Wales average is 69%) and one of the lowest out-of-work benefit claimaint rates in Wales at 9% (the Wales average is 12%). The Liberal Democrat leader, Kirsty Williams, has held the seat at the Assembly since the first elections in 1999. At the last election in 2011, she won with 43% of the vote. The Conservatives came second with 33%, Labour were third with 16% and Plaid Cymru fourth with 6%.