National Assembly for Wales election, 2007
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The National Assembly for Wales election, 2007, will be the third general election to the National Assembly for Wales, to take place on Thursday 3 May 2007. The last general election was in 2003.
Plaid Cymru has stated it will make a referendum on devolving further powers to the National Assembly a condition for a coalition.[1]
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[edit] Major Parties
| 2007 Welsh Assembly Election - Party Leaders | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Plaid Cymru | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||||
| Rhodri Morgan First Minister of Wales and Leader of the Welsh Labour Party |
Ieuan Wyn Jones Leader of Plaid Cymru in the Assembly |
Nick Bourne Leader of the Welsh Conservative and Unionist Party |
Michael German Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats in the National Assembly |
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| Age | 67 | Age | 56 | Age | 54 | Age | 62 |
| Parliament | Welsh Assembly 7 years & UK Parliament - 14 years (1987 - 2001) |
Parliament | Welsh Assembly 7 years & UK Parliament - 14 years (1987 - 2001) |
Parliament | Welsh Assembly 7 years | Parliament | Welsh Assembly 7 years |
| Leader since | 2000 | Leader since | 2000 | Leader since | 2000 | Leader since | 1999 |
| Profession | Civil Servant | Profession | Solicitor | Profession | Former Professor of Law and university lecturer | Profession | Teacher |
[edit] Forecasts
Predictions for the seat distribution following the election:
| Forecast by | Dates | Lab | Plaid | Con | LD | other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Welsh Affairs[2] | 2007-01-13 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| NOP/ITV[3] | 2007-04-06 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
[edit] Constituency Nominations
NB: candidates in BOLD text are the incumbent assembly members
| Constituency | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Plaid Cymru | UKIP | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberavon | Daisy Meyland-Smith | Brian Gibbons | Claire Waller | Linett Purcell | ||
| Aberconwy new seat | Dylan Jones-Evans | Denise Idris Jones | Euron Hughes | Gareth Jones | ||
| Alyn and Deeside | Will Gallagher | Carl Sargeant | Paul Brighton | Dafydd Passe | William Crawford | |
| Arfon new seat | Gerry Frobisher | Martin Eaglestone | Mel ab Owain | Alun Ffred Jones | Elwyn Williams | |
| Blaenau Gwent | Bob Hayward | Keren Bender | Gareth Lewis | Natasha Asghar | Trish Law (People's Voice) | |
| Brecon and Radnorshire | Suzy Davies | Neil Stone | Kirsty Williams | Arwel Lloyd | ||
| Bridgend | Emma Greenow | Carwyn Jones | Paul Warren | Nick Thomas | ||
| Caerphilly | Richard Foley | Jeff Cuthbert | Huw Price | Lindsay Whittle | Ron Davies (Ind)[4] | |
| Cardiff Central | Andrew Murphy | Sue Lent | Jenny Randerson | Thomas Whitfield | Frank Hughes | |
| Cardiff North | Jonathan Morgan | Sophie Howe | Ed Bridges | Wyn Jones | Sir Dai Llewellyn | |
| Cardiff South and Penarth | Karen Robson | Lorraine Barrett | Dominic Hannigan | Jason Toby | ||
| Cardiff West | Craig Williams | Rhodri Morgan | Alison Goldworthy | Neil McEvoy | ||
| Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Henrietta Hensher | Kevin Madge | Ian Walton | Rhodri Glyn Thomas | ||
| Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Angela Burns | Christine Gwyther | John Gossage | John Dixon | ||
| Ceredigion | Trefor Jones | Linda Grace | John Davies | Elin Jones | ||
| Clwyd South | John Bell | Karen Sinclair | Frank Biggs | Nia Davies | David W Rowlands | |
| Clwyd West | Darren Millar | Alun Pugh | Simon Croft | Phil Edwards | Warwick Nicholson | |
| Cynon Valley | Neil John | Christine Chapman | Margaret Phelps | Liz Walters | ||
| Delyn | Antoinette Sandbach | Sandy Mewies | Ian Matthews | Meg Elis | Derek Bigg | |
| Dwyfor Meirionnydd new seat | Mike Wood | David Phillips | Steve Churchman | Lord Elis-Thomas | ||
| Gower | Byron Davies | Edwina Hart | Nick Tregonnig | Darren Price | Alex Lewis | |
| Islwyn | Paul Williams | Irene James | Mark Maguire | Alan Pritchard | ||
| Llanelli | Andrew Morgan | Catherine Thomas | Jeremy Townsend | Helen Mary Jones | John Paul Jenkins (Ind) | |
| Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Giles Howard | Huw Lewis | Amy Kitcher | Glyndwr Cennydd Jones | Neil (Jock) Greer (Ind) | |
| Monmouth | Nick Ramsay | Richard Clarke | Jacqui Sullivan | Jonathan T Clark | Ed Abrams (English Democrats) | |
| Montgomeryshire | Dan Munford | Rachel Maycock | Mick Bates | David Thomas | Bruce Lawson | |
| Neath | Andrew Silvertsen | Gwenda Thomas | Sheila Waye | Alun Llewelyn | ||
| Newport East | Peter Fox | John Griffiths | Ed Townsend | Trefor Puw | Andrew Constantine (English Democrats)[5] | |
| Newport West | Matthew Evans | Rosemary Buttler | Nigel Flanagan | Brian Hancock | Mike Blundell (English Democrats) [6] | |
| Ogmore | Norma Lloyd Nesling | Janice Gregory | Martin Plant | Sian Caiach | ||
| Pontypridd | Janice Charles | Jane Davidson | Michael Powell | Richard Rhys Grigg | ||
| Preseli Pembrokeshire | Paul Davies | Tamsin Dunwoody | Hywel Davies | John Osmond | ||
| Rhondda | Howard Parsons | Leighton Andrews | Karen Roberts | Jill Evans | ||
| Swansea East | Bob Dowdle | Val Lloyd | Helen Ceri Clarke | Danny Bowles | ||
| Swansea West | Harri Lloyd Davies | Andrew Davies | Peter May | Ian Titherington | Cllr Richard Lewis | |
| Torfaen | Graham Smith | Lynne Neagle | Patrick Legge | Rhys ab Elis | Ian Williams (People's Voice) | |
| Vale of Clwyd | Matt Wright | Ann Jones | Mark Young | Mark Jones | ||
| Vale of Glamorgan | Gordon Kemp | Jane Hutt | Mark Hooper | Barry Shaw | Kevin Mahoney | |
| Wrexham | Felicity Elphick | Lesley Griffiths | Bruce Roberts | Siôn Aled Owen | Peter Lewis | John Marek (Ind) |
| Ynys Môn | James Roach | Jonathan Austin | Mandi Abrahams | Ieuan Wyn Jones | Francis Wykes | Peter Rogers |
[edit] Regional Lists
| BNP | Conservatives | Green | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Plaid Cymru | UKIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Simon Lillie | Nick Bourne AM | Leila Kiersch | Alun Davies | Cllr Bill Powell | Nerys Evans | Clive Easton |
| 2. | Ian Si'ree | Glyn Davies AM | Moth Foster | Joyce Watson | Julianna Hughes | David Senior | Nick Powell |
| 3. | Chris Edwards-Harrill | Lisa Francis AM | Marilyn Elson | Alun Wyn Richards | David Peter | Delyth Richards | Dennis Taylor |
| 4. | Lloyd Thomas Morgan | OJ Williams | John Jennings | Rhiannon Stone | Liz Saville-Roberts | Virginia Whinnyates | |
| 5. | Richard Minshull | Chris Simpson | Dr. Parvaiz Ali |
| BNP | Conservatives | Green | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Plaid Cymru | UKIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ennys Hughes | Brynle Williams AM | Jim Killock | Kenneth Skates | Eleanor Burnham AM | Janet Ryder AM | John Bufton |
| 2. | Dallus Weaver | Mark Isherwood AM | Joe Blakesley | Donna Hutton | Tudor Jones | Dafydd Wigley | Nathan Gill |
| 3. | Simon Darby | Cllr. Janet Finch-Saunders | Maredudd ap Rheinallt | Cllr. Ronnie Hughes | Bobby Feeley | Dyfed Edwards | Elaine Gill |
| 4. | Mike Howard | Paul Rogers | Cllr. Wilf Hastings | Wenna Williams | Douglas Madge | Cllr. Abdul Khan | Ken Khambatta |
| 5. | James Davies | Cllr. Chris Hughes | Michael Edwards | ||||
| 6. | John Broughton | Anne Williams |
| BNP | Conservatives | Green | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Plaid Cymru | The Socialist Alternative | UKIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Walker | David Melding AM | John Matthews | Iftakhar Khan | John Dixon | Leanne Wood AM | Dave Reid | John Pratt |
| 2. | Vincent McKenzie | Andrew Davies | Richard Payne | Cerys Furlong | Gavin Cox | Chris Franks | Rowena Mason | David Bevan |
| 3. | Tim Windsor | Victoria Green | Nigel Baker | Anthony Hunt | Alex Macmillan | Gwenllian Lansdown | Andrew Price | Dr KT Rajan |
| 4. | Mark Deacon | Richard John | Richard Clarke | Jayne Brencher | Asghar Ali | Mohammed Sarul Islam | Jane Jackson | William Potter |
| 5. | Mike Jones-Pritchard | Anthony Matthews | Matt Greenough | Margaret Jones | Alex Gounelas | |||
| 6. | Jon Burns | Andrew Sherwood | Joe Fathallah |
| BNP | Conservatives | English Democrats | Green | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Plaid Cymru | UKIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Robert James Trueman | William Graham AM | Steve Gash | Ann Were | Cllr. Mark Whitcutt | Michael German AM | Jocelyn Davies AM | David J Rowlands |
| 2. | Peter Greenhalgh | Laura Anne Jones AM | Alan England | Alasdair McGowen | Tunji Fahm | Veronica Watkins | Mohmmad Asghar | Keith Morgan |
| 3. | Marlene Jordan | Leigh Jeffes | Fred Bishop | Gerry Layton | Julie Helen Robinson | Phylip Hobson | Colin Mann | Roger Thomas |
| 4. | Christopher Robinson | David Chipp | David Lane | Owen Clarke | John Wright Turner | David Hando | Glyn Erasmus | Hugh Moelwyn Hughes |
| 5. | Andrew Roberts | Rhiannon Passmore |
| BNP | Conservatives | Green | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Plaid Cymru | The Socialist Alternative | UKIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clive Bennett | Alun Cairns AM | Rhodri Griffiths | Howard Davies | Peter Black AM | Bethan Jenkins | Ross Saunders | Tim Jenkins |
| 2. | Nick Griffin | Chris Smart | Brig Oubridge | Cllr. Alana Davies | Jackie Radford | Dr. Dai Lloyd AM | Alec Thraves | Mike Squires |
| 3. | Tim Windsor | Gerald Rowbottom | Jane Richmond | Cllr. Leighton Veale | Frank Little | Lisa Turnbull | Ron Job | Denise Robinson |
| 4. | Mark Deacon | Kenneth Watts | Jonathan Spink | Cllr. Erika Kirchner | Mike Day | Carolyn Edwards | Lianne Francis | Josie MacDonald |
| 5. | Bob Smith | David Rees | Norah Clarke | Bernard Roome | ||||
| 6. | Marilyn Harris | Mark Evans | ||||||
| 7. | Rachael Hitchinson | |||||||
| 8. | Peter Foley |
[edit] Notional election, 2003
Due to boundary changes the composition of the outgoing Assembly will not reflect the Assembly that was elected in May 2003 (see National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions). The main changes are in the North west of Wales where the constituencies of Conwy, Caernarfon, and Meirionydd nant Conwy are replaced by Aberconwy, Arfon and Dwyfor Meirionnydd.
Details on these boundary changes can be found at National Assembly 2007 Boundary Changes
[edit] Political Media Outlets
- Dragon's Eye: A BBC Wales political current events show that "dares to breathe fire into Welsh politics and public life." ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/dragonseye/ )
- Wales@Westminster newslog BBC Wales' Parliamentary correspondent David Cornock's diary on political life ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/wales/6317033.stm )
- BBC Wales Political On-line News Page ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/wales/default.stm)
- ICWALES National Website ( http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/ )
- Wales Elects blogsite
[edit] Notes
- ^ Plaid to seek devolution referendum after election, icWales, 3 January 2007, accessed on 8 February 2007.
- ^ Labour set to lose out in May's WAG vote, icWales, 2007-01-13, accessed on 2007-01-17.
- ^ [1], icWales, 2007-04-06, accessed on 2007-04-08
- ^ Davies to contest assembly seat, BBC News, 5 February 2007, accessed 8 February 2007.
- ^ http://www.englishdemocrats.org.uk/news.php
- ^ http://www.englishdemocrats.org.uk/news.php
[edit] External link
- The Electoral Commission's future elections timetable
- The Press Association's boundary change site [2]
[edit] See also
- Welsh Assembly election, 1999
- Welsh Assembly election, 2003
- Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2007 and United Kingdom local elections, 2007 the same day
- Politics of Wales
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