2003 National Assembly for Wales election


The 2003 National Assembly for Wales election was the second general election to the National Assembly for Wales. It was held on 1 May 2003. The election was characterised by a resurgence for the Labour Party, whilst Plaid Cymru saw a reduction in support and the number of Member of the [National Assembly for Wales|Assembly Member]s they returned. Having won thirty seats, one short of a majority, Labour chose to govern in minority without a coalition partner.
This election also saw the return of John Marek as an independent member of the Assembly. Of the 60 members elected, 30 were male and 30 were female.
It was held on the same day as the 2003 Scottish Parliament election and 2003 United Kingdom local elections.

Party leaders in 2003

National vote

  • Overall turnout – 38.2%
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Constituency and regional summary

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

! colspan=2 |Constituency
! Elected member
! Result
Conservative PartyCymru AnnibynnolGreen Party of England and WalesLabour PartyLiberal DemocratsMid & West Wales PensionersPlaid CymruProLife AllianceUKIPVote No 2 Stop the War
1.Nick BourneMick GrailDorienne RobinsonCherry ShortKirsty WilliamsVera JennerHelen Mary JonesSara JeremyMrs. Elizabeth F. PhillipsAdrienne Morgan
2.Glyn DaviesDebra TesterMolly Scott-CatoTamsin DunwoodyMick BatesAndrew JacobDelyth RichardsRuth DaviesIain SheldonNina Minnigan
3.Lisa FrancisTimothy FosterChristine GwytherSteffan JohnDavid SeniorDominica RobertsClive EastonRobin Benson
4.O.J. WilliamsReg TaylorCatherine ThomasJohn DaviesSiôn JobbinsThomas RobbertsDavid RowlandsJennifer Keal
5.Paul DaviesChristopher CatoAnthony CooperKen HarrisPaul SambrookDavid Bellamy
6.Harri Lloyd DaviesDavid ReesMary MegarrySiân Thomas
7.David ThomasRhianon Passmore
8.Gareth JonesRina Clarke
9.Eddie Woodward

North Wales">North Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">North Wales

! colspan=2 |Constituency
! Elected member
! Result
Communist Party of BritainConservative PartyCymru AnnibynnolGreen Party of England and WalesJohn Marek Independent PartyLabour PartyLiberal DemocratsPlaid CymruUKIP
1.Glyn DaviesBrynle WilliamsOwain WilliamsKlaus Armstrong-BraunJohn MarekLesley GriffithsEleanor BurnhamJanet RyderElwyn Williams
2.David MorganMark IsherwoodDafydd IfanJohn WalkerMarc JonesCarl SeargeantNick BennettLiz SavilleEdwina Theunissen
3.Mike GreenJanet Finch-SaundersJeremy HartColin JonesSandy MewiesBobby FeeleyDyfed EdwardsJohn Walker
4.Albie FoxWilfred HastingsKaren SinclairGraham ReesEilian WilliamsFrancis Wykes
5.Darren MillerGilly BoydWycliffe BarrettCarole O'ToolePaul Rowlinson
6.Guto BebbJim KillockAnn JonesThomas RippethRichard Coombs
7.Peter RogersAlun Pugh
8.Matt WrightDenise Idris Jones
9.Goronwy EdwardsGerwyn Jones
10.Martin Eaglestone

[South Wales Central]

! colspan=2 |Constituency
! Elected member
! Result
Communist Party of BritainConservative PartyCymru AnnibynnolGreen Party of England and WalesLabour PartyLiberal DemocratsNew Millennium Bean PartyPlaid CymruProLife AllianceSocialist Labour PartyUKIPVote No 2 Stop the War
1.Robert David GriffithsJonathan MorganRev. Christopher DaviesJohn MatthewsRhodri MorganJenny RandersonCaptain BeanyLeanne WoodAnne SavouryCerian ScreenPeter GraciaSura Altikriti
2.Fran RawlingsDavid MeldingSophia FlouterLynn FarrLorraine BarrettRob HumphreysOwen John ThomasMadeleine JeremyMorfudd MarsdenDon HulstonJohn Cox
3.Dominic MacAskillDianne ReesWilliam CrossJan TuckerSikiru FahmRodney BermanChris FranksJosephine QuintavilleKenneth EvansFrank HughesJohn Palmer
4.Gwen GriffithsJayne CowanRaymond LloydSylvia LathamSue EssexJohn DixonCarole WillisAnna WilkinsHelen WalkerDavid BrownAlastair Couper
5.Daniel ThomasPaul BeswickJane DavidsonJacqui GassonEluned BushSusan DearePhillip Kingston
6.Craig PiperChristine ChapmanNilmini De SilvaDelme BowenGeorge Crabbe
7.Paul WilliamsJane Hutt
8.Heather DouglasLeighton Andrews
9.Geoff Mungham

[South Wales East]

! colspan=2 |Constituency
! Elected member
! Result
British National PartyConservative PartyCymru AnnibynnolGreen Party of England and WalesLabour PartyLiberal DemocratsPlaid CymruProLife AllianceSocialist Labour PartyUKIP
1.Pauline GregoryDavid Thomas Charles DaviesCatherine LloydPeter VarleyPeter LawMichael James GermanJocelyn DaviesJoseph Anthony BiddulphArthur ScargillDavid J Rowlands
2.William GrahamGareth RobertsAnne WereNeil McEvoyEd TownsendLindsay WhittleNorman PlaistedPaul AdamNeal Reynolds
3.Laura Anne JonesSusan PriceOwen ClarkeJohn GriffithsAlison WillottMohammed AsgharFiona PintoHayley O'RourkeRoger Thomas
4.Nick RamsayAndrew BroadErnest HamerLynne NeaglePhilip HobsonGill JonesThomas FlynnRobert MorrisHugh Moelwyn Hughes
5.John ProsserGeraldine LaytonRosemary ButlerRob RoffeJoanne DanielsMary Millington
6.Barrie O'KeefeTeresa TelferHuw LewisHuw PriceAneurin PreeceReehana Sayeed
7.Terri-Anne MatthewsMatt WoottonJeff Cuthbert
8.Matthew EvansSiân James

South Wales West">South Wales West (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)">South Wales West

! colspan=2 |Constituency
! Elected member
! Result
Conservative PartyCymru AnnibynnolGreen Party of England and WalesLabour PartyLiberal DemocratsPlaid CymruProLife AllianceSocialist Labour PartyUKIP
1.Alun CairnsRev. Christopher DaviesMartyn ShrewsburyBrian GibbonsPeter BlackJanet DaviesGerardo BrienzaChristopher HerriottRichard Lewis
2.Gerald RowbottomGwendolen MacKayJan CliffJanice GregoryCheryl GreenDai LloydSean HaranLiz ScreenAlan Robinson
3.Chris SmartPedr LewisRhodri GriffithsVal LloydMike DayAlun LlewelynGillian DuvalPeter GreensladeTim Jenkins
4.Myr BoultStephen CurrySteve CleggParvaiz AliNick TregoningSiân CaiachKarolina StolarskaGary DaviesDavid Evans
5.Peter MorrisDeborah JamesCarwyn JonesJackie RadfordRichard Williams
6.Richard HillTony YoungEdwina HartEirian Arwyn
7.Stephen JamesGwenda Thomas
8.Andrew Thomas