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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2011 National Assembly for Wales election
| country = Wales
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_year = [[2007 National Assembly for Wales election|2007]]
| next_election = 2016 National Assembly for Wales election
| next_year = 2016
| seats_for_election = All 60 seats to the [[Senedd|National Assembly for Wales]]
| majority_seats = 31
| election_date = 5 May 2011
| 1blank = Constituency&nbsp;Vote
| 2blank = % and swing
| 3blank = Regional&nbsp;Vote
| 4blank = % and swing
| turnout = 42.2% {{decrease}}1.5%
| image1 = [[File:Carwyn Jones 2011 (cropped).jpg|160x160px]]
| leader1 = [[Carwyn Jones]]
| party1 = Welsh Labour
| leaders_seat1 = [[Bridgend (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Bridgend]]
| last_election1 = 26 seats
| seats1 = '''30'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}4
| 1data1 = '''401,677'''
| 2data1 = '''42.3%''' {{increase}}10.1%
| 3data1 = '''349,935'''
| 4data1 = '''36.9%''' {{increase}}7.3%
| image2 = [[File:Cropped image of Nick-bourne-580x358.jpg|160x160px]]
| leader2 = [[Nick Bourne]]
| party2 = Welsh Conservative Party
| leaders_seat2 = [[Mid and West Wales (Senedd Cymru electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]] ''(defeated)''{{efn|A [[Montgomeryshire (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Conservative gain]] at the [[List of Parliamentary constituencies in Wales|constituency level]] in Mid and West Wales correspondingly cost the party its entitlement to a seat on the regional list, such that Bourne himself failed to win re-election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Welsh Tory leader Nick Bourne loses regional seat |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-13305161|publisher=BBC News|date=2011-05-06 |access-date=2021-05-12 |language=en-GB}}</ref>}}
| last_election2 = 12 seats
| seats2 = 14
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}2
| 1data2 = 237,388
| 2data2 = 25.0% {{increase}}2.6%
| 3data2 = 213,773
| 4data2 = 22.5% {{increase}}1.0%
| image4 = [[File:Ieuan Wyn Jones 2011 (cropped).jpg|160x160px]]
| leader4 = [[Ieuan Wyn Jones]]
| party4 = Plaid Cymru
| leaders_seat4 = [[Ynys Môn (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Ynys Môn]]
| last_election4 = 15 seats
| seats4 = 11
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}}4
| 1data4 = 182,907
| 2data4 = 19.3% {{decrease}}3.1%
| 3data4 = 169,799
| 4data4 = 17.9% {{decrease}}3.1%
| image5 = [[File:Kirsty Williams 2011 (cropped).jpg|160x160px]]
| leader5 = [[Kirsty Williams]]
| party5 = Welsh Liberal Democrats
| leaders_seat5 = [[Brecon and Radnorshire (Senedd Cymru constituency)|Brecon and Radnorshire]]
| last_election5 = 6 seats
| seats5 = 5
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}}1
| 1data5 = 100,259
| 2data5 = 10.6% {{decrease}}4.2%
| 3data5 = 76,349
| 4data5 = 8.0%  {{decrease}}3.7%
| title = First Minister
| posttitle = First Minister after election
| before_election = [[Carwyn Jones]]
| before_party = Welsh Labour
| after_election = [[Carwyn Jones]]
| after_party = Welsh Labour
| map_image = 2011 Senedd Election.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = 
}}
{{Politics of Wales}}
The '''2011 National Assembly for Wales election''' was an election for the [[Senedd|National Assembly]]. The poll was held on 5 May 2011 and decided the incumbency for all the Assembly's seats. It was the fourth election for seats in the National Assembly for Wales (previous elections having been held in [[1999 National Assembly for Wales election|1999]], [[2003 National Assembly for Wales election|2003]] and [[2007 National Assembly for Wales election|2007]]), and the second election taken under the rules of the [[Government of Wales Act 2006]].<ref name="Assemblydelay">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-12764639|title=2015 Welsh assembly election delayed, says Carwyn Jones|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=16 March 2011|date=16 March 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14/section/5/enacted Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011] section 5</ref>

The election resulted in gains for the incumbent [[Welsh Labour]], which gained four seats compared to the previous election and now had 30 seats, exactly half of the assembly. The party also secured a swing in its favour of over 10 percentage points. The [[Welsh Conservatives]] emerged as the largest opposition party with 14 seats, a net gain of two, but party leader [[Nick Bourne]] lost his seat. The junior party in the government coalition, the nationalist [[Plaid Cymru]], suffered a drop in its vote and lost 4 seats. The [[Welsh Liberal Democrats]] lost significantly in the popular vote and returned five AMs, a loss of one.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://senedd.wales/media/bsippmwh/11-023-english.pdf|title=2011 Assembly Election Results May 2011|publisher=National Assembly for Wales|language=en|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref>

[[British citizen|British]], [[Irish citizen|Irish]], [[Commonwealth citizen|Commonwealth]] and [[European Union]] citizens living in [[Wales]] aged eighteen or over on election day were entitled to vote. The deadline to [[Elections in the United Kingdom#Registration procedure|register to vote]] in the election was midnight on 14 April 2011, though anyone who qualified as an [[anonymous elector#United Kingdom|anonymous elector]] had until midnight on 26 April 2011 to register.<ref>The deadline for the receipt and determination of anonymous electoral registration applications was the same as the publication date of the notice of alteration to the Electoral Register (i.e. the fifth working day before election day).</ref>

It was held on the same day as elections for Northern Ireland's 26 [[Local government in Northern Ireland|local councils]], the [[2011 Scottish Parliament election|Scottish Parliament]] and [[2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election|Northern Ireland Assembly]] elections, a number of local elections in England, and the [[2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum|United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum]].

==Electoral method==
In [[general election]]s for the National Assembly for Wales, each voter has two votes in the so called [[Additional Member System (UK)|additional member system]] for [[mixed-member proportional representation]]. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected by the 'first past the post' system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional [[closed list|closed party list]] of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the [[d'Hondt method]], with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation. The overall result is approximately [[proportional representation|proportional]].

==Results==
*Overall turnout: 42.2%
{{election table|title=Welsh Assembly election, 2011}}
|-
| style="background-color:white" colspan=15 | [[File:Welsh assembly election 2011.svg|center|360px]]
|-
!rowspan=3 colspan=2 | Parties
!colspan=10 | [[Additional member system]]
!rowspan=2 colspan=5 | Total seats
|-
!colspan=5 |Constituency
!colspan=5 |Region<ref>{{cite web |title=Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election |url=https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/senedd-elections/results-and-turnout-2011-national-assembly-wales-election |website=Electoral Commission |access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
! Votes !! % !! +/− !! Seats !! +/− 
! Votes !! % !! +/− !! Seats !! +/−
! Total !! +/− !! %
|-
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Welsh Labour
  |votes         = 401,677
  |votes %       = 42.3
  |votes net     = +10.1
  |seats         = 28
  |seats net     = +4
  |AMS votes     = 349,935
  |AMS votes %   = 36.9
  |AMS votes net = +7.3
  |AMS seats     = 2
  |AMS seats net = ±0
  |Seats total   = '''30'''
  |Seats net     = +4
  |Seats %       = 50.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Welsh Conservative Party
  |votes         = 237,388
  |votes %       = 25.0
  |votes net     = +2.6
  |seats         = 6
  |seats net     = +1
  |AMS votes     = 213,773
  |AMS votes %   = 22.5
  |AMS votes net = +1.0
  |AMS seats     = 8
  |AMS seats net = +1
  |Seats total   = '''14'''
  |Seats net     = +2
  |Seats %       = 23.3
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Plaid Cymru
  |votes         = 182,907
  |votes %       = 19.3
  |votes net     = –3.1
  |seats         = 5
  |seats net     = –2
  |AMS votes     = 169,799
  |AMS votes %   = 17.9
  |AMS votes net = –3.1
  |AMS seats     = 6
  |AMS seats net = –2
  |Seats total   = '''11'''
  |Seats net     = –4
  |Seats %       = 18.3
  }}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Welsh Liberal Democrats
  |votes         = 100,259
  |votes %       = 10.6
  |votes net     = –4.2
  |seats         = 1
  |seats net     = –2
  |AMS votes     = 76,349
  |AMS votes %   = 8.0
  |AMS votes net = −3.7
  |AMS seats     = 4
  |AMS seats net = +1
  |Seats total   = '''5'''
  |Seats net     = –1
  |Seats %       = 8.3
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = UK Independence Party
  |votes         = ''N/A''
  |votes %       = ''N/A''
  |votes net     = ''N/A''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = 0
  |AMS votes     = 43,256
  |AMS votes %   = 4.6
  |AMS votes net = +0.7
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = 0
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Wales Green Party
  |votes         = 1,514
  |votes %       = 0.2
  |votes net     = ''N/A''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = 0
  |AMS votes     = 32,649
  |AMS votes %   = 3.4
  |AMS votes net = -0.1
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = 0
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  |votes         = ''N/A''
  |votes %       = ''N/A''
  |votes net     = ''N/A''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = 0
  |AMS votes     = 23,020
  |AMS votes %   = 2.4
  |AMS votes net = +1.1
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = 0
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = British National Party
  |votes         = 7,056
  |votes %       = 0.7
  |votes net     = ''N/A''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = 0
  |AMS votes     = 22,610
  |AMS votes %   = 2.4
  |AMS votes net = –1.9
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = 0
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Welsh Christian Party
  |votes         = ''N/A''
  |votes %       = ''N/A''
  |votes net     = ''N/A''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = 0
  |AMS votes     = 8,947
  |AMS votes %   = 0.9
  |AMS votes net = ±0.0
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = 0
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Communist Party of Britain
  |votes         = ''N/A''
  |votes %       = ''N/A''
  |votes net     = ''N/A''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = 0
  |AMS votes     = 2,676
  |AMS votes %   = 0.3
  |AMS votes net = -0.1
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = 0
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = English Democrats Party
  |votes         = 744
  |votes %       = 0.1
  |votes net     = –0.1
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = 0
  |AMS votes     = 1,904
  |AMS votes %   = 0.2
  |AMS votes net = ±0.0
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = 0
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts
  |votes         = ''N/A''
  |votes %       = ''N/A''
  |votes net     = ''N/A''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = 0
  |AMS votes     = 1,639
  |AMS votes %   = 0.2
  |AMS votes net = ''N/A''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = 0
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
  |votes         = ''N/A''
  |votes %       = ''N/A''
  |votes net     = ''N/A''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = 0
  |AMS votes     = 1,237
  |AMS votes %   = 0.1
  |AMS votes net = ''N/A''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = 0
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Independent (politician)
  |votes         = 12,478
  |votes %       = 1.3
  |votes net     = –1.1
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = –1
  |AMS votes     = 1,094
  |AMS votes %   = 0.1
  |AMS votes net = –0.9
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = –1
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party|
  |party         = Llais Gwynedd
  |votes         = 3,225
  |votes %       = 0.3
  |votes net     = ''N/A''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = 0
  |AMS votes     = ''N/A''
  |AMS votes %   = ''N/A''
  |AMS votes net = ''N/A''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = 0
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary|
  |party         = Putting Llanelli First
  |votes         = 2,004
  |votes %       = 0.2
  |votes net     = ''N/A''
  |seats         = 0
  |seats net     = 0
  |AMS votes     = ''N/A''
  |AMS votes %   = ''N/A''
  |AMS votes net = ''N/A''
  |AMS seats     = 0
  |AMS seats net = 0
  |Seats total   = '''0'''
  |Seats net     = 0
  |Seats %       = 0.0
}}
|-
| &nbsp; || '''Total''' || 949,252 ||  ||  || 40 || &nbsp; || 949,388 ||  || &nbsp; || 20 ||  || 60 || &nbsp; || 
|}

(source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/overview/html/wales.stm|title=BBC News - Election 2011 - Wales|website=BBC News}}</ref>)

===Votes summary===

{{bar box
| title=Popular Vote
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|Welsh Labour Party}}|36.90}}
{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservative Party}}|22.50}}
{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|17.90}}
{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|8.00}}
{{bar percent|UKIP|{{party color|UK Independence Party}}|4.60}}
{{bar percent|Green|{{party color|Wales Green Party}}|3.40}}
{{bar percent|Socialist Labour|{{party color|Socialist Labour Party (UK)}}|2.40}}
{{bar percent|BNP|{{party color|British National Party}}|2.40}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|1.90}}
}}

{{bar box
| title=Parliament seats
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''Labour'''|{{party color|Welsh Labour}}|50.00}}
{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Welsh Conservatives}}|23.33}}
{{bar percent|Plaid Cymru|{{party color|Plaid Cymru}}|18.33}}
{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}|8.33}}
}}

==Opinion polls==

===Constituency Vote ([[First-past-the-post voting|FPTP]])===
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:14px"
|-
!! style="width:135px;"| Date(s)<br />conducted !! style="width:350px;"|Polling organisation/client!! class="unsortable"  style="background:#dc241f; width:90px;"|[[Welsh Labour|<span style="color:White;">Lab</span>]]!! class="unsortable"  style="background:#0087dc; width:90px;"| [[Welsh Conservative Party|<span style="color:White;">Cons</span>]]!! class="unsortable"  style="background:#008142; width:90px;"| [[Plaid Cymru|<span style="color:White;">Plaid</span>]]!! class="unsortable"  style="background:#fdbb30; width:90px;"| [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|<span style="color:Black;">Lib Dem</span>]]!! class="unsortable"  style="background:gray; width:90px;"| [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom|<span style="color:White;">Others</span>]]!! class="unsortable" style="width:20px;"| Lead
|-
| style="background:#D5D5D5" |'''5 May 2011''' || style="background:#D5D5D5" | '''Welsh Assembly election results, 2011''' || style="background:#F8C1BE" | '''42.3%''' || style="background:#D5D5D5" | 25.0% || style="background:#D5D5D5" | 19.3% || style="background:#D5D5D5" | 10.6% || style="background:#D5D5D5" | 2.8% || style="background:#dc241f; color:white" | '''17.3%'''
|-
|4 May 2011 || [http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/yg-archives-pol-itvwales-finalresults-040511.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''47%''' || 20% || 18% || 9% || 6% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 27%
|-
|2 May 2011 || [http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/yg-archives-pol-s4c-results-030511.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''45%''' || 21% || 18% || 8% || 7% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 24%
|-
|14 April 2011 || [http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/yg-archives-pol-itvwales-results-150411.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''49%''' || 20% || 17% || 8% || 6% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 29%
|-
|7 April 2011 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111001081952/http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/docs/icwales2/D463931B-E0FC-9F39-396FA7E06F3E6DA6.pdf rmg:Clarity/Western Mail] || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''51%''' || 20% || 17% || 8% || 5% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 31%
|-
|30 March 2011 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111016135234/http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/yg-archives-pol-itvwales-310311.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales] || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''47%''' || 21% || 17% || 8% || 6% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 26%
|-
|8 March 2011 || [http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-WelshRegionalVote-100311.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''48%''' || 20% || 19% || 7% || 7% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 28%
|-
|26 January 2011 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110207200329/http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-260111.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales] || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''45%''' || 21% || 21% || 7% || 6% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 24%
|-
|22 December 2010 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110221183905/http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-DecemberPolling-221210.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales] || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''44%''' || 23% || 21% || 6% || 6% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 21%
|-
|24 November 2010 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111016135856/http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-251110.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales] || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''44%''' || 21% || 21% || 9% || 6% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 23%
|-
|27 November 2010 || [http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-WelshAssembly-031110.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''44%''' || 19% || 21% || 9% || 8% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 23%
|-
| style="background:#D5D5D5"|'''3 May 2007''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| [[2007 National Assembly for Wales election]] || style="background:#F8C1BE" | '''32.2%''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 22.4% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 22.4% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 14.8% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 8.2% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| '''9.8%'''
|}

===Regional Vote ([[Mixed-member proportional representation|AMS]])===
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:14px"
|-
!! style="width:120px;"| Date(s)<br />conducted !! style="width:350px;"|Polling organisation/client!! class="unsortable"  style="background:#dc241f; width:90px;"|[[Welsh Labour|<span style="color:White;">Lab</span>]]!! class="unsortable"  style="background:#0087dc; width:90px;"| [[Welsh Conservative Party|<span style="color:White;">Cons</span>]]!! class="unsortable"  style="background:#008142; width:90px;"| [[Plaid Cymru|<span style="color:White;">Plaid</span>]]!! class="unsortable"  style="background:#fdbb30; width:90px;"| [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|<span style="color:Black;">Lib Dem</span>]]!! class="unsortable"  style="background:#70147A; width:90px;"| [[UK Independence Party|<span style="color:White;">UKIP</span>]]!! class="unsortable"  style="background:#99CC33; width:90px;"| [[Wales Green Party|<span style="color:White;">Green</span>]]!! class="unsortable"  style="background:gray; width:90px;"| [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom|<span style="color:White;">Others</span>]]!! class="unsortable" style="width:20px;"| Lead
|-
| style="background:#D5D5D5" |'''5 May 2011''' || style="background:#D5D5D5" | '''Welsh Assembly election results, 2011 (regional)''' || style="background:#F8C1BE" | '''36.9%''' || style="background:#D5D5D5" | 22.5% || style="background:#D5D5D5" | 17.9% || style="background:#D5D5D5" | 8.0% || style="background:#D5D5D5" | 4.6% || style="background:#D5D5D5" | 3.4% || style="background:#D5D5D5" | 6.7% || style="background:#dc241f; color:white" | '''14.4%'''
|-
|14 April 2011 || [http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/yg-archives-pol-itvwales-results-150411.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''44%''' || 20% || 18% || 8% || 4% || 2% || 4% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 24%
|-
|30 March 2011 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111016135234/http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/yg-archives-pol-itvwales-310311.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales] || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''45%''' || 20% || 16% || 8% || 6% || 2% || 2% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 25%
|-
|8 March 2011 || [http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-WelshRegionalVote-100311.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''45%''' || 20% || 18% || 5% || 5% || 4% || 2% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 25%
|-
|26 January 2011 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110207200329/http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-260111.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales] || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''41%''' || 20% || 21% || 8% || 4% || 2% || 4% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 20%
|-
|22 December 2010 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20110221183905/http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-DecemberPolling-221210.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales] || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''42%''' || 22% || 21% || 5% || 5% || 3% || 2% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 20%
|-
|24 November 2010 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20111016135856/http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-251110.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales] || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''41%''' || 20% || 20% || 9% || 4% || 3% || 4% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 21%
|-
|27 October 2010 || [http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-WelshAssembly-031110.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''40%''' || 18% || 23% || 9% || 6% || 2% || 3% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 17%
|-
|27 October 2010 || [http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-Archives-Pol-ITVWales-WelshAssembly-031110.pdf YouGov/ITV Wales]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} || style="background:#F8C1BE"| '''40%''' || 18% || 23% || 9% || 6% || 2% || 3% || style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| 17%
|-
| style="background:#D5D5D5"|'''3 May 2007''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| [[2007 National Assembly for Wales election|National Assembly for Wales election, 2007 (regional)]] || style="background:#F8C1BE" | '''29.6%''' ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 21.4% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 21.0% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 11.7% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 4.0% || style="background:#D5D5D5"| 3.5% ||style="background:#D5D5D5"| 8.8% ||  style="background:#DC241F; color:white;"| '''8.2%'''
|}

==Constituency and regional summary==
===Constituency nominations===
'''NB:''' ''candidates in'' '''BOLD''' ''text were the incumbent assembly members''. Non incumbents are represented in ''italics''. Members elected 2011 are highlighted with party colours.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency
! [[Welsh Conservatives|Conservative]]
! [[Welsh Labour|Labour]]
! [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]
! [[Plaid Cymru]]
! Others
! Result
|-
| [[Aberavon (Assembly constituency)|Aberavon]]
| ''TJ Morgan''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[David Rees (politician)|David Rees]]''
| ''Helen Ceri Clarke''
| ''Paul Nicholls Jones''
|
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Aberconwy (Assembly constituency)|Aberconwy]]
| style="background: #9999FF" | ''[[Janet Finch-Saunders]]''
| ''Eifion Wyn Williams''
| ''Mike Priestley''
| ''[[Iwan Huws]]''
| 
| '''Conservative GAIN''' 
|-
| [[Alyn and Deeside (Assembly constituency)|Alyn and Deeside]]
| ''John Bell''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Carl Sargeant]]'''
| '' Peter Williams ''
| ''Shane Brennan''
| ''Mike Whitby'' ([[British National Party]])
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Arfon (Assembly constituency)|Arfon]]
| ''Aled Davies''
| ''[[Christina Rees (politician)|Christina Rees]]''
| ''Rhys Jones''
| style="background: #99FF99" | '''[[Alun Ffred Jones]]'''
|
| Plaid Cymru HOLD
|-
| [[Blaenau Gwent (Assembly constituency)|Blaenau Gwent]]
| ''Bob Haywood''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[Alun Davies (politician)|Alun Davies]]''
| ''Martin Blakebrough''
| ''Darren Jones''
| ''Jayne Sullivan'' ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]])<br />''Brian Urch'' ([[British National Party]])
| '''Labour GAIN'''
|-
| [[Brecon and Radnorshire (Assembly constituency)|Brecon and Radnorshire]]
| ''Chris Davies''
| ''Chris Lloyd''
| style="background: #FFFF99" | '''[[Kirsty Williams]]'''
| ''Gary Price''
|
| LD HOLD
|-
| [[Bridgend (Assembly constituency)|Bridgend]]
| ''Alex Williams''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Carwyn Jones]]'''
| ''Briony Davies''
| ''Tim Thomas''
|
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Caerphilly (Assembly constituency)|Caerphilly]]
| ''Owen Meredith'' 
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Jeff Cuthbert]]'''
| ''Kay David''
| ''[[Ron Davies (Welsh politician)|Ron Davies]]''
| ''Anthony King'' ([[British National Party]])
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Cardiff Central (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff Central]]
| ''Matt Smith''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[Jenny Rathbone]]''
| ''Nigel Howells''
| ''Chris Williams''
| ''Mathab Khan'' ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]])
| '''Labour GAIN'''
|-
| [[Cardiff North (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff North]]
| '''[[Jonathan Morgan (Welsh politician)|Jonathan Morgan]]'''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[Julie James (politician)|Julie Morgan]]''
| ''Matt Smith''
| ''Ben Foday''
|
| '''Labour GAIN'''
|-
| [[Cardiff South and Penarth (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff South and Penarth]]
| ''Ben Gray''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[Vaughan Gething]]''
| ''Sian Anne Cliff''
| ''Liz Musa''
|
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Cardiff West (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff West]]
| ''[[Craig Williams (British politician)|Craig Williams]]''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[Mark Drakeford]]''
| ''David Morgan''
| ''[[Neil McEvoy]]''
|
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (Assembly constituency)|Carmarthen East and Dinefwr]]
| ''Henrietta Hensher''
| ''Antony Jones''
| ''Will Griffiths''
| style="background: #99FF99" | '''[[Rhodri Glyn Thomas]]'''
|
| Plaid Cymru HOLD
|-
| [[Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency)|Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire]]
| style="background: #9999FF" | '''[[Angela Burns]]'''
| ''[[Christine Gwyther]]''
| ''Selwyn Runnett''
| ''[[Nerys Evans]]''
|
| Conservative HOLD 
|-
| [[Ceredigion (Assembly constituency)|Ceredigion]]
| ''Luke Evetts''
| ''Richard Boudier''
| ''Elizabeth Evans''
| style="background: #99FF99" | '''[[Elin Jones]]'''
| ''Chris Simpson'' ([[Welsh Green Party]])
| Plaid Cymru HOLD 
|-
| [[Clwyd South (Assembly constituency)|Clwyd South]]
| ''Paul Rogers''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[Ken Skates]]''
| ''Bruce Roberts''
| ''[[Mabon ap Gwynfor]]''
| 
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Clwyd West (Assembly constituency)|Clwyd West]]
| style="background: #9999FF" | '''[[Darren Millar]]'''
|  ''Crispin Jones''
| '' Brian Cossey''
| ''Eifion Lloyd Jones''
| 
| Conservative HOLD
|-
| [[Cynon Valley (Assembly constituency)|Cynon Valley]]
| ''Daniel Saxton''<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-12406260 | work=BBC News | title=Probe into Tory candidates' sexist jokes on Facebook | date=9 February 2011}}</ref>
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Christine Chapman]]'''
| ''Ian Walton''
| ''Dafydd Trystan Davies''
|
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Delyn (Assembly constituency)|Delyn]]
| ''Matthew Wright''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Sandy Mewies]]'''
| ''Michele Jones''
| ''Carrie Harper''
| 
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Assembly constituency)|Dwyfor Meirionnydd]]
| [[Simon Baynes]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.simonbaynes.co.uk/node/5004|title=Welcome to my website|website=Simon Baynes MP}}</ref>
| ''Martyn Singleton''
| ''Steve Churchman''
| style="background: #99FF99" | '''[[Dafydd Elis-Thomas|Lord Elis-Thomas]]'''
| ''Louise Hughes'' ([[Llais Gwynedd]])
| Plaid Cymru HOLD
|-
| [[Gower (Assembly constituency)|Gower]]
| ''[[Caroline Jones (politician)|Caroline Jones]]''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Edwina Hart]]'''
| ''Peter May''
| ''Darren Price''
| 
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Islwyn (Assembly constituency)|Islwyn]]
| ''David Chipp''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[Gwyn Price]]''
| ''Tom Sullivan''
| ''[[Steffan Lewis]]''
| ''Peter Whalley'' ([[British National Party]])
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Llanelli (Assembly constituency)|Llanelli]]
| ''Andrew Morgan''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[Keith Davies]]''
| ''Cheryl Philpott''
| '''[[Helen Mary Jones]]'''
| '' Sian Caiach'' (Putting Llanelli First)
| '''Labour GAIN'''
|-
| [[Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Assembly constituency)|Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney]]
| ''Chris O'Brien''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Huw Lewis]]'''
| ''Amy Kitcher''
| ''Noel Turner''
| ''Tony Rogers'' ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]])
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Monmouth (Assembly constituency)|Monmouth]]
| style="background: #9999FF" | '''[[Nick Ramsay]]'''
| ''Mark Whitcutt''
| ''Janet Ellard''
| ''Fiona Cross''
| ''Steve Uncles'' ([[English Democrats]])
| Conservative HOLD
|-
| [[Montgomeryshire (Assembly constituency)|Montgomeryshire]]
| style="background: #9999FF" | ''[[Russell George (Welsh politician)|Russell George]]''
| ''Nick Colbourne''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en-gb.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fen-gb.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FMontgomeryshire-Labour-Party%2F161201273907180%3Fv%3Dinfo|title=Log in to Facebook|website=Facebook}}</ref>
| ''Wyn Williams''
| ''David Senior''
| 
| '''Conservative GAIN'''
|-
| [[Neath (Assembly constituency)|Neath]]
| ''Alex Powell''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Gwenda Thomas]]'''
| ''Matthew McCarthy''
| ''Alun Llewellyn''
| ''Mike Green'' ([[British National Party]])
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Newport East (Assembly constituency)|Newport East]]
| ''Nick Webb''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[John Griffiths (Welsh politician)|John Griffiths]]'''
| ''Ed Townsend''
| ''Chris Paul''
|
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Newport West (Assembly constituency)|Newport West]]
| ''David Williams''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Rosemary Butler (politician)|Rosemary Butler]]'''
| ''Elizabeth Newton''
|   Lyndon Binding
|
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Ogmore (Assembly constituency)|Ogmore]]
| ''Martyn Hughes''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Janice Gregory]]'''
| ''Gerald Francis''
| ''Danny Clark''
|
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Pontypridd (Assembly constituency)|Pontypridd]]
| ''Joel James''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[Mick Antoniw]]''
| ''Mike Powell''
| ''Ioan Bellin''
| ''Ken Owen'' ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]]))
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Preseli Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency)|Preseli Pembrokeshire]]
| style="background: #9999FF" | '''[[Paul Davies (Conservative politician)|Paul Davies]]'''
| ''Terry Mills''
| ''Bob Kilmister''
| ''Rhys Sinnett''
|
| Conservative HOLD
|-
| [[Rhondda (Assembly constituency)|Rhondda]]
| ''James Eric Jefferys''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Leighton Andrews]]'''
| ''George Summers''
| ''Sera Evans-Fear''
|
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Swansea East (Assembly constituency)|Swansea East]]
| ''Dan Boucher''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[Mike Hedges (politician)|Michael Hedges]]''
| ''Sam Samuel''
| ''Dic Jones''
| ''Joanne Shannon'' ([[British National Party]])
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Swansea West (Assembly constituency)|Swansea West]]
| ''Stephen Jenkins''
| style="background: #FF9999" | ''[[Julie James (politician)|Julie James]]''
| ''Rob Speht''
| ''Carl Harris''
| 
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Torfaen (Assembly constituency)|Torfaen]]
| ''[[Natasha Asghar]]''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Lynne Neagle]]'''
| ''Will Griffiths''
| ''Jeff Rees''
| ''Susan Harwood'' ([[British National Party]])<br />'' Elizabeth Haynes'' ([[Independent (politician)|Independent]]))
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Vale of Clwyd (Assembly constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]]
| ''Ian Gunning''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Ann Jones (Welsh politician)|Ann Jones]]'''
| ''Heather Prydderch''
| ''Alun Lloyd Jones''
|
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Vale of Glamorgan (Assembly constituency)|Vale of Glamorgan]]
| ''Angela Jones-Evans''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Jane Hutt]]'''
| ''Damian Chick''
| ''Ian Johnson''
| 
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Wrexham (Assembly constituency)|Wrexham]]
| ''[[John Marek (politician)|John Marek]]''
| style="background: #FF9999" | '''[[Lesley Griffiths]]'''
| ''Bill Brereton''
| ''Marc Jones''
| 
| Labour HOLD
|-
| [[Ynys Môn (Assembly constituency)|Ynys Môn]]
| ''Paul Williams''
|  ''Joe Lock''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hearn |first1=Elgan |title=Labour student to fight Assembly election on Anglesey |url=http://www.theonlinemail.co.uk/bangor-and-anglesey-news/local-bangor-and-anglesey-news/2011/02/02/labour-student-to-fight-assembly-election-on-anglesey-66580-28092774/ |access-date=3 June 2021 |date=2 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006142232/http://www.theonlinemail.co.uk/bangor-and-anglesey-news/local-bangor-and-anglesey-news/2011/02/02/labour-student-to-fight-assembly-election-on-anglesey-66580-28092774/ |archive-date=6 October 2011}}</ref>
|  ''Rhys Taylor''
| style="background: #99FF99" | '''[[Ieuan Wyn Jones]]'''
| 
| Plaid Cymru HOLD
|-
|}

===Regional lists===

====[[Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|Mid and West Wales]]====

{{Election box begin for list|
  |title='''National Assembly election 2011''': Mid and West Wales}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Plaid Cymru
  |candidate  = '''[[Simon Thomas (politician)|Simon Thomas]]''' <small>Rhys Davies, Llywelyn Rees, Ellen ap Gwynn</small>
  |votes      = 56,384
  |percentage = 26.7
  |change     = -4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Conservative Party
  |candidate  = <small>[[Nick Bourne]], [[Lisa Francis]], <br />Ian Harrison, Gareth Ratcliffe, Keith Evans, Stephen Kaye, Dan Munford, Evan Price</small>
  |votes      = 52,905
  |percentage = 25.1
  |change     = +2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Labour Party
  |candidate  = '''[[Joyce Watson]]''' <small>[[Rebecca Evans (Welsh politician)|Rebecca Evans]]<br />Matthew Dorrance, Iqbal Malik</small>
  |votes      = 47,348
  |percentage = 22.5
  |change     = +4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Liberal Democrats
  |candidate  = '''[[William Powell (Liberal Democrat politician)|William Powell]]'''<small><br />Mark Cole, Edward Wilson, Steffan John, Gemma Bowker</small>
  |votes      = 26,847
  |percentage = 12.7
  |change     = -0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UKIP
  |candidate  = <small>Christine Williams, Clive Easton, David Rowlands, Nick Powell</small>
  |votes      = 9,711
  |percentage = 4.6
  |change     = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = <small>Leila Kiersch, Marilyn Elson, Pat McCarthy, Neil Lewis, Ken Simpkin, Rachael Sweeting</small>
  |votes      = 8,660
  |percentage = 4.1
  |change     = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>Liz Screen, Adam Kelsey, Barry Goldings, Robert Board</small>
  |votes      = 3,951
  |percentage = 1.9
  |change     = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = British National Party
  |candidate  = <small>Kay Thomas, Watcyn Richards, Roger Phillips, Gary Tumulty</small>
  |votes      = 2,821
  |percentage = 1.3
  |change     = -1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Christian Party
  |candidate  = <small>Jeff Green, Adam Bridgman, Martin Wiltshire, Sue Green</small>
  |votes      = 1,630
  |percentage = 0.8
  |change     = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Communist Party of Britain
  |candidate  = <small>Catrin Ashton, Rick Newnham, Barbara Thomas, Clive Eliassen</small>
  |votes      = 595
  |percentage = 0.3
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 210,852
  |percentage =
  |change     = -1.4
}}
{{Election box end}}

====[[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|North Wales]]====
{{Election box begin for list|
  |title='''National Assembly election 2011''': North Wales}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Labour Party
  |candidate  = <small>Gwyneth Thomas, David Phillips, Diane Green, Colin Hughes</small>
  |votes      = 62,677
  |percentage = 32.2
  |change     = +5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Conservative Party
  |candidate  = '''[[Mark Isherwood (Welsh politician)|Mark Isherwood]], [[Antoinette Sandbach]]''' <small><br />[[Janet Haworth]], Julian Thompson-Hall, [[Ranil Jayawardena]], Samantha Cotton, Martin Peet, [[Sam Rowlands]], John Broughton</small>
  |votes      = 52,201
  |percentage = 26.8
  |change     = +1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Plaid Cymru
  |candidate  = '''[[Llyr Huws Griffiths]]'''<br /> <small>[[Heledd Fychan]], Dyfed Edwards, [[Liz Saville Roberts]]</small>
  |votes      = 41,701
  |percentage = 21.4
  |change     = -4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Liberal Democrats
  |candidate  = '''[[Aled Roberts]]'''<small><br />[[Eleanor Burnham]], Mark Young, Anne Williams, Victor Babu</small>
  |votes      = 11,507
  |percentage = 5.9
  |change     = -1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UKIP
  |candidate  = <small>[[Nathan Gill]], Warwick Nicholson, Andrew Haigh, Elwyn Williams</small>
  |votes      = 9,608
  |percentage = 4.9
  |change     = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>Katherine Jones, David Jones, Robert English, John Mcleod</small>
  |votes      = 4,895
  |percentage = 2.5
  |change     = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = British National Party
  |candidate  = <small>John Walker, Richard Barnes, Ian Si'Ree, Clive Jefferson</small>
  |votes      = 4,785
  |percentage = 2.5
  |change     = -2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = <small>Dorienne Robinson, Timothy Foster, Peter Haig, Ann Were</small>
  |votes      = 4,406
  |percentage = 2.3
  |change     = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Christian Party
  |candidate  = <small>Ralph Kinch, Louise Wynne-Jones, Lindsay Griffiths, Neil Bastow</small>
  |votes      = 1,401
  |percentage = 0.7
  |change     = +0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent politician
  |candidate  = <small>Jason Weyman</small>
  |votes      = 1,094
  |percentage = 0.6
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Communist Party of Britain
  |candidate  = <small>Glyn Davies, Trevor Jones, Rhia Cartwright, Graham Morgan</small>
  |votes      = 523
  |percentage = 0.3
  |change     = -0.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 194,798
  |percentage =
  |change     = -0.3
}}
{{Election box end}}

====[[South Wales Central (Senedd Cymru electoral region)|South Wales Central]]====
{{Election box begin for list|
  |title='''National Assembly election 2011''': South Wales Central}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Labour Party
  |candidate  = <small>Jane Brencher, Craig Jones, Alex Thomas, John David Drysdale</small>
  |votes      = 85,445
  |percentage = 41.0
  |change     = +7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Conservative Party
  |candidate  = '''[[Andrew RT Davies|Andrew R.T. Davies]], [[David Melding]]''' <br /><small>Lyn Hudson, Richard Hopkins, Christopher Williams, Kyle Smith, Axel Kaehne, Helen Hancock</small>
  |votes      = 47,751
  |percentage = 22
  |change     = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Plaid Cymru
  |candidate  = '''[[Leanne Wood]]'''<br /><small>[[Chris Franks]], [[Delme Bowen]], Richard Grigg</small>
  |votes      = 28,606
  |percentage = 13.7
  |change     = -1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Liberal Democrats
  |candidate  = '''John Dixon'''<br /><small>[[Eluned Parrott]], Rachael Hitchinson, Elgan Morgan, Andrew Sherwood</small>
  |votes      = 16,514
  |percentage = 7.9
  |change     = -6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = <small>Jake Griffiths, Sam Coates, John Matthews, Matt Townsend, Teleri Clark</small>
  |votes      = 10,774
  |percentage = 5.2
  |change     = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UKIP
  |candidate  = <small>Kevin Mahoney, Simon Zeigler, Lawrence Gwynn, Anthony Jenkins</small>
  |votes      = 8,292
  |percentage = 4.0
  |change     = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>Andrew Jordan, Adrian Dumphy, Diana Whitley-Jones, Harry Parfitt</small>
  |votes      = 4,690
  |percentage = 2.3
  |change     = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = British National Party
  |candidate  = <small>Gareth Connors, Mary John, Keith Fairhurst, Edward O'Sullivan</small>
  |votes      = 3,805
  |percentage = 1.8
  |change     = -2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Christian Party
  |candidate  = <small>John Harrold, Clive Bate, Donald Watson, Derek Thomson</small>
  |votes      = 1,873
  |percentage = 0.9
  |change     = -0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
  |candidate  = <small>Mark Beech, Pinkandorevil Gem</small>
  |votes      = 1,237
  |percentage = 0.6
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
  |candidate  = <small>Ross Saunders, Sarah Mayo, Brian Lewis, Helen Jones, Andrew Price, Filipa Machado, Leanne Francis, Rae Lewis-Ayling, Nagina Kabul, Glyn Matthews, Keiron Hopkins, Rowena Mason</small>
  |votes      = 830
  |percentage = 0.4
  |change     = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Communist Party of Britain
  |candidate  = <small>Mark Beech, Pinkandorevil Gem</small>
  |votes      = 516
  |percentage = 0.2
  |change     = -0.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 208,333
  |percentage =
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

====[[South Wales East (Senedd Cymru electoral region)|South Wales East]]====
{{Election box begin for list|
  |title='''National Assembly election 2011''': South Wales East}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Labour Party
  |candidate  = <small>Debbie Wilcox, Anthony Hunt, Karen Wilkie, [[Hefin David]]</small>
  |votes      = 82,699
  |percentage = 45.7
  |change     = +9.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Conservative Party
  |candidate  = '''[[William Graham (Welsh politician)|William Graham]], [[Mohammad Asghar]]''' <br /><small>Caroline Oag, Benjamin Smith, Paul Pavia, Susannah Beatson-Hird, Paul Williams, Paul Stafford</small>
  |votes      = 35,459
  |percentage = 19.6
  |change     = -0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Plaid Cymru
  |candidate  = '''[[Jocelyn Davies]], [[Lindsay Whittle]]'''<br /><small>Bleddyn Hancock, Jonathan Clark</small>
  |votes      = 21,850
  |percentage = 12.1
  |change     = -1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Liberal Democrats
  |candidate  = <small>[[Veronica German]], Phil Hobson, Bob Griffin, Alison Willott, Brendan D'Cruz</small>
  |votes      = 10,798
  |percentage = 6.0
  |change     = -5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UKIP
  |candidate  = <small>[[David Rowlands (Welsh politician)|David Rowlands]], Neil (Jock) Greer, Peter Osbourne, Gareth Dunn</small>
  |votes      = 9,526
  |percentage = 5.3
  |change     = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = British National Party
  |candidate  = <small>Laurence Reid, Jennie Noble, John Voisey, Jennifer Matthys</small>
  |votes      = 6,485
  |percentage = 3.6
  |change     = -1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = <small>Christopher Were, Pippa Bartolotti, Owen Clarke, Alan Williams</small>
  |votes      = 4,857
  |percentage = 2.7
  |change     = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>Alyson O'Connell, Susan Deare, Alan Cowdell, Joyce Giblin</small>
  |votes      = 4,427
  |percentage = 2.4
  |change     = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Christian Party
  |candidate  = <small>Dave Owen, Steve McCreery, Raphael Martin, Tracey Martin</small>
  |votes      = 2,411
  |percentage = 1.3
  |change     = +0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = English Democrats
  |candidate  = <small>Laurence Williams, Kim Burellli, [[Robin Tilbrook]], Teresa Canon, Mike Tibby</small>
  |votes      = 1,904
  |percentage = 1.1
  |change     = +0.2
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Communist Party of Britain
  |candidate  = <small>Tommy Roberts, Roy Evans, Julian Jones, Angharad Khan-Raja</small>
  |votes      = 578
  |percentage = 0.3
  |change     = -0.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 181,024
  |percentage =
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box end}}

====[[South Wales West (Senedd Cymru electoral region)|South Wales West]]====
{{Election box begin for list|
  |title='''National Assembly election 2011''': South Wales West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Labour Party
  |candidate  = <small>Alana Davies, Geraint Hopkins, Marie John, Edward Jones</small>
  |votes      = 71,766
  |percentage = 46.5
  |change     = +10.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Conservative Party
  |candidate  = <small>Suzy Davies, Byron Davies, Altaf Hussain, Helen Baker, Matthew Voisey, Steve Gallagher, Dayne Powell, Gareth Williams</small>
  |votes      = 27,457
  |percentage = 17.8
  |change     = +1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Plaid Cymru
  |candidate  = '''[[Bethan Jenkins]]'''<br /><small>[[David Lloyd (Welsh politician)|David Lloyd]], Myfanwy Davies, Linet Purcell</small>
  |votes      = 21,258
  |percentage = 13.8
  |change     = -3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Liberal Democrats
  |candidate  = '''[[Peter Black (Welsh politician)|Peter Black]]'''<br /><small>Stuart Rice, Cheryl Green, Wayne Morgan, Frank Little</small>
  |votes      = 10,683
  |percentage = 6.9
  |change     = -5.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = UKIP
  |candidate  = <small>David Bevan, John Atkinson, Tim Jenkins, David Rodgers</small>
  |votes      = 6,619
  |percentage = 4.3
  |change     = +0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  |candidate  = <small>David Davies, Derek Isaacs, Shangara Bhatoe, Ranjit Bhatoe</small>
  |votes      = 5,057
  |percentage = 3.3
  |change     = +1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = British National Party
  |candidate  = <small>Laurence Reid, Jennie Noble, John Voisey, Jennifer Matthys</small>
  |votes      = 4,714
  |percentage = 3.1
  |change     = -2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party of England and Wales
  |candidate  = <small>Keith Ross, Huw Evans, Delyth Miller, Andrew Chyba</small>
  |votes      = 3,952
  |percentage = 2.6
  |change     = -1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Welsh Christian Party
  |candidate  = <small>David Griffiths, Dick Van Steenis, Maggie Harrold, Ray Bridgman</small>
  |votes      = 1,602
  |percentage = 1.0
  |change     = +0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
  |candidate  = <small>Ronnie Job, Owen Herbert, Mark Evans, Les Woodward, Claire Job, Alec Thraves, Caroline Butchers, Dave Phillips, Helen Shaw, Martin White, Rob Williams, Rob Owen</small>
  |votes      = 809
  |percentage = 0.5
  |change     = +0.0
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Communist Party of Britain
  |candidate  = <small>John Morrisey, Laura Picard, David Brown, Dan Cole</small>
  |votes      = 464
  |percentage = 0.3
  |change     = -00
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 154,381
  |percentage =
  |change     = -2.2
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Target seats for the main parties==
Below are listed all the constituencies which required a [[Swing (politics)|swing]] of less than 7.5% from the 2007 result to change hands.

===Labour targets===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:550px"
!rowspan=1 width="50px"|Rank
!rowspan=1 width="225px"|Constituency
!colspan=2 width="175px"|Winning party 2007
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|Swing to gain
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|Labour's place 2007
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|Result
|-
|1
|[[Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency)|Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
|0.17
|2nd
|Conservative hold
|-
|2
|[[Clwyd West (Assembly constituency)|Clwyd West]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
|3.05
|2nd
|Conservative hold
|-
|3
|[[Preseli Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency)|Preseli Pembrokeshire]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
|5.58
|2nd
|Conservative hold
|-
|4
|[[Llanelli (Assembly constituency)|Llanelli]]
| {{party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
|7.04
|2nd
|'''Labour gain'''
|-
|5
|[[Cardiff North (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff North]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
|7.19
|2nd
|'''Labour gain'''
|-
|}

===Plaid Cymru targets===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:550px"
!rowspan=1 width="50px"|Rank
!rowspan=1 width="225px"|Constituency
!colspan=2 width="175px"|Winning party 2007
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|Swing to gain
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|PC's place 2007
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|Result
|-
|1
|[[Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency)|Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
|0.44
|3rd
|Conservative hold
|-
|2
|[[Clwyd West (Assembly constituency)|Clwyd West]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
|3.33
|3rd
|Conservative hold
|-
|3
|[[Neath (Assembly constituency)|Neath]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|3.36
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|4
|[[Caerphilly (Assembly constituency)|Caerphilly]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|4.38
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|5
|[[Preseli Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency)|Preseli Pembrokeshire]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Conservative Party}}
|6.92
|3rd
|Conservative hold
|-
|}

===Conservative targets===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:550px"
!rowspan=1 width="50px"|Rank
!rowspan=1 width="225px"|Constituency
!colspan=2 width="175px"|Winning party 2007
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|Swing to gain
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|Con's place 2007
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|Result
|-
|1
|[[Vale of Glamorgan (Assembly constituency)|Vale of Glamorgan]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|0.13
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|2
|[[Vale of Clwyd (Assembly constituency)|Vale of Clwyd]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|0.21
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|3
|[[Delyn (Assembly constituency)|Delyn]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|1.18
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|4
|[[Gower (Assembly constituency)|Gower]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|2.17
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|5
|[[Clwyd South (Assembly constituency)|Clwyd South]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|2.87
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|6
|[[Newport West (Assembly constituency)|Newport West]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|2.96
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|7
|[[Aberconwy (Assembly constituency)|Aberconwy]]
| {{party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
|4.09
|2nd
|'''Conservative gain'''
|-
|8
|[[Montgomeryshire (Assembly constituency)|Montgomeryshire]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Liberal Democrats}}
|4.44
|2nd
|'''Conservative gain'''
|-
|9
|[[Newport East (Assembly constituency)|Newport East]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|4.73
|3rd
|Labour hold
|-
|10
|[[Cardiff South and Penarth (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff South & Penarth]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|5.15
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|11
|[[Bridgend (Assembly constituency)|Bridgend]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|5.21
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|12
|[[Wrexham (Assembly constituency)|Wrexham]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|5.78
|3rd
|Labour hold
|-
|13
|[[Swansea West (Assembly constituency)|Swansea West]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|6.58
|3rd
|Labour hold
|-
|14
|[[Cardiff West (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff West]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|6.88
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|}

===Liberal Democrat targets===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:550px"
!rowspan=1 width="50px"|Rank
!rowspan=1 width="225px"|Constituency
!colspan=2 width="175px"|Winning party 2007
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|Swing to gain
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|LD's place 2007
!rowspan=1 width="100px"|Result
|-
|1
|[[Newport East (Assembly constituency)|Newport East]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|2.20
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|2
|[[Swansea West (Assembly constituency)|Swansea West]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|3.30
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|3
|[[Wrexham (Assembly constituency)|Wrexham]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|6.05
|4th
|Labour hold
|-
|4
|[[Ceredigion (Assembly constituency)|Ceredigion]]
| {{party name with colour|Plaid Cymru}}
|6.57
|2nd
|Plaid Cymru hold
|-
|5
|[[Pontypridd (Assembly constituency)|Pontypridd]]
| {{party name with colour|Welsh Labour Party}}
|7.11
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|}

==New members==
23 of the members elected to the assembly in the election were not members of the previous Assembly.

*[[Mick Antoniw]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Pontypridd (Assembly constituency)|Pontypridd]]
*[[Byron Davies]], [[Welsh Conservative]], [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales West electoral region]]
*[[Keith Davies]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Llanelli (Assembly constituency)|Llanelli]]
*[[Suzy Davies (Welsh politician)|Suzy Davies]], [[Welsh Conservative]], [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales West electoral region]]
*[[Mark Drakeford]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Cardiff West (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff West]]
*[[Rebecca Evans (politician)|Rebecca Evans]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|Mid and West Wales electoral region]]
*[[Janet Finch-Saunders]], [[Welsh Conservative]], [[Aberconwy (Assembly constituency)|Aberconwy]]
*[[Russell George (Welsh politician)|Russell George]], [[Welsh Conservative]], [[Montgomeryshire (Assembly constituency)|Montgomeryshire]]
*[[Vaughan Gething]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Cardiff South and Penarth (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff South and Penarth]]
*[[Llyr Huws Gruffydd]], [[Plaid Cymru]], [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|North Wales electoral region]]
*[[Mike Hedges (Welsh Politician)|Michael Hedges]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Swansea East (Assembly constituency)|Swansea East]]
*[[Julie James (politician)|Julie James]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Swansea West (Assembly constituency)|Swansea West]] 
*[[Julie Morgan]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Cardiff North (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff North]]
*[[Eluned Parrott]], [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]], [[South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales Central electoral region]]
*[[William Powell (Liberal Democrat politician)|William Powell]], [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]], [[Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|Mid and West Wales electoral region]]
*[[Gwyn Price]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Islwyn (Assembly constituency)|Islwyn]]
*[[Jenny Rathbone]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Cardiff Central (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff Central]]
*[[David Rees (politician)|David Rees]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Aberavon (Assembly constituency)|Aberavon]]
*[[Aled Roberts]], [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]], [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|North Wales electoral region]] (see below)
*[[Antoinette Sandbach]], [[Welsh Conservative]], [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|North Wales electoral region]]
*[[Ken Skates]], [[Welsh Labour|Labour]], [[Clwyd South (Assembly constituency)|Clwyd South]]
*[[Simon Thomas (politician)|Simon Thomas]], [[Plaid Cymru]], [[Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|Mid and West Wales electoral region]]
*[[Lindsay Whittle]], [[Plaid Cymru]], [[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East electoral region]]

On 17 May it was discovered that two of the newly elected AMs, John Dixon and Aled Roberts, held posts which disqualified them from election to the assembly. Although they had formally taken their seats at the first meeting on 11 May,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/bus-chamber-fourth-assembly-plenary.htm?act=dis&id=215605&ds=5/2011#enweb |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718132057/http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/bus-chamber-fourth-assembly-plenary.htm?act=dis&id=215605&ds=5/2011%23enweb |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 July 2012 |title=Record of Proceedings |date=12 May 2011 |publisher=National Assembly for Wales }}</ref> they were then removed from membership of the Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13433923 |title=Two Welsh AMs temporarily disqualified on technicality |date=17 May 2011 |access-date=30 May 2011 |publisher=BBC News Online}}</ref> Both resigned the posts which had given rise to the disqualification. After taking legal advice, the Presiding Officer [[Rosemary Butler (politician)|Rosemary Butler]] was told that she must formally declare their seats vacant on Friday 27 May, which would mean the candidates placed second on the list being elected unless motions were tabled to reinstate the two.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13526316 |title=The Lib Dem two and the no-named day motion |last=Powys |first=Betsan |date=25 May 2011 |publisher=BBC News Online}}</ref> Motions to reinstate Dixon and Roberts were subsequently tabled, and the Assembly Commission issued a press statement explaining the legal situation as they saw it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assemblywales.org/newhome/new-news-fourth-assembly.htm?act=dis&id=216588&ds=5/2011 |title=Statement from the National Assembly for Wales Commission |date=25 May 2011 |publisher=National Assembly for Wales}}</ref>

The Liberal Democrats withdrew the motion to reinstate John Dixon on 5 July 2011, after the assembly standards commissioner Gerard Elias QC made clear that he had failed to take notice of the relevant rules. On 6 July, [[Eluned Parrott]] was sworn in as an AM in his place, and the Assembly voted to readmit [[Aled Roberts]], as evidence showed that he had been directed to out-of-date information in Welsh.<ref name=Roberts-Parrott-6-7-11>{{cite news|title=Barred Lib Dem Aled Roberts regains Welsh assembly seat|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14048630|work=BBC News|access-date=6 July 2011|date=6 July 2011}}</ref>

==Defeated members==
8 incumbent AMs were defeated at the polls.

*[[Eleanor Burnham]], [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]], [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|North Wales electoral region]]
*[[Nick Bourne]], [[Welsh Conservative]], [[Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|Mid and West Wales electoral region]]
*[[Nerys Evans]], [[Plaid Cymru]], [[Mid and West Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|Mid and West Wales electoral region]]
*[[Chris Franks]], [[Plaid Cymru]], [[South Wales Central (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales Central electoral region]]
*[[Veronica German]], [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]], [[South Wales East (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales East electoral region]] 
*[[Helen Mary Jones]], [[Plaid Cymru]], [[Llanelli (Assembly constituency)|Llanelli]]
*[[David Lloyd (Welsh politician)|Dai Lloyd]], [[Plaid Cymru]], [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales West electoral region]] 
*[[Jonathan Morgan (Welsh politician)|Jonathan Morgan]], [[Welsh Conservative]], [[Cardiff North (Assembly constituency)|Cardiff North]]

==Retiring members==
The following incumbent AMs did not offer themselves for re-election:

*[[Lorraine Barrett]], [[Welsh Labour]], [[Cardiff South and Penarth (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cardiff South and Penarth]]
*[[Mick Bates (Welsh politician)|Mick Bates]], [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] (elected [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]]), [[Montgomeryshire (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Montgomeryshire]]
*[[Alun Cairns]], [[Welsh Conservative]], [[South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|South Wales West electoral region]]
*[[Jane Davidson]], [[Welsh Labour]], [[Pontypridd (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Pontypridd]]
*[[Andrew Davies (Labour politician)|Andrew Davies]], [[Welsh Labour]], [[Swansea West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea West]]
*[[Brian Gibbons (politician)|Brian Gibbons]], [[Welsh Labour]], [[Aberavon (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Aberavon]]
*[[Irene James]], [[Welsh Labour]], [[Islwyn (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Islwyn]]
*[[Gareth Jones (Welsh politician)|Gareth Jones]], [[Plaid Cymru]], [[Aberconwy (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Aberconwy]]
*[[Trish Law]], [[Independent (politician)|Independent]], [[Blaenau Gwent (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Blaenau Gwent]]
*[[Val Lloyd]], [[Welsh Labour]], [[Swansea East (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Swansea East]]
*[[Rhodri Morgan]], [[Welsh Labour]], [[Cardiff West (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cardiff West]]
*[[Jenny Randerson]], [[Welsh Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]], [[Cardiff Central (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Cardiff Central]]
*[[Janet Ryder]], [[Plaid Cymru]], [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|North Wales electoral region]]
*[[Karen Sinclair]], [[Welsh Labour]], [[Clwyd South (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|Clwyd South]]
*[[Brynle Williams]], [[Welsh Conservative]], [[North Wales (National Assembly for Wales constituency)|North Wales electoral region]] (died 1 April 2011).

==See also==
*[[2011 Scottish Parliament election]]
*[[2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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