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Encyclopedia > Welsh Assembly Election, 2003

The second election to the Welsh Assembly was held on May 1, 2003. The election was characterised by a resurgence for the Labour Party, whilst Plaid Cymru saw a reduction in support and the number of Assembly Members they returned. An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... The National Assembly for Wales (or NAW) (Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru) was established in 1998, following a 1997 referendum in which a small majority of voters (but not the electorate) voted in favour of the Labour Governments plans for devolution. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ...


This election also saw the returning of John Marek as an independent member of the Assembly. Dr John Marek (born 24 December 1940), Welsh politician. ...

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Party Leaders in 2003

The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Right Honourable Hywel Rhodri Morgan (born September 29, 1939) is a Welsh politician and the second and current First Minister of the Welsh Assembly. ... Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ... Ieuan Wyn Jones (born 22 May 1949) is a Welsh politician, and leader of Plaid Cymrus group in the National Assembly for Wales. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Michael German (born 1945) is leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, and Member of the Welsh Assembly for South Wales East Region. ...

National Vote

  • Overall turnout - 38.2%

First-Past-the-Post results

Party Votes Seats Loss/Gain Share of Vote (%)
Labour 340,535 30 +3 40.0
Plaid Cymru 180,185 5 -4 21.12
Conservative 169,842 1 0 19.9
Liberal Democrats 120,250 3 0 14.1
Others 40,575 1 +1 4.8
  • Total votes cast - 851,387

The First Past the Post electoral system, is a voting system for single-member districts. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

Additional Member System Results

Party Votes Seats Loss/Gain Share of Vote (%)
Labour 310,658 0 -1 36.6
Plaid Cymru 167,653 7 -1 19.7
Conservative 162,725 10 +2 19.2
Liberal Democrats 108,013 3 0 12.5
Others 100,503 0 0 11.8
  • Total votes cast - 849,552

The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system where some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

Additional Members returned

The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Plaid Cymru (literally meaning, Party of Wales) is a left-of-centre (describing itself as socialist and proud of it) Welsh nationalist party. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

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National Assembly for Wales: Information from Answers.com (2784 words)
Welsh voters rejected the proposals by a majority of four to one in a referendum held in 1979.
In July 2002, the Welsh Assembly Government established an independent commission, with Lord Richard (former leader of the House of Lords) as chair, to review the powers and electoral arrangements of the National Assembly in order to ensure that it is able to operate in the best interests of the people of Wales.
Following the Blaenau Gwent by-election in 2006 the Assembly composition is 29 men to 31 women, giving women a majority, this was reported as another first, though the Basque Parliament elected a legislature with greater female representation (38:37) in March 2005.
Institute of Welsh Affairs (1334 words)
The headline story of the May 2003 Welsh Assembly elections was of Labour recovering its heartland Valley seats of Rhondda, Islwyn and Llanelli from Plaid Cymru and placing itself firmly back in its traditional saddle of dominance, if not complete control, of Welsh politics.
Apart from the Welsh language, which did not play a significant part in the campaign, Plaid Cymru is of course, most clearly identified with its constitutional aspiration of greater self governance for Wales.
It was noteworthy that while Labour did badly in the local elections in England, and also faltered to an extent in Scotland, it emerged as the clear victor in Wales.
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