Article by Helen Jones and David Millett, National Assembly for Wales Research Service The Assembly Election 2016 changed the political make up of Wales. The number of seats won in this election and the change from 2011 are as follows:
- Labour: 29 (down 1)
- Plaid Cymru: 12 (up 1)
- Conservatives: 11 (down 3)
- UKIP: 7 (up 7)
- Liberal Democrats 1: (down 4)
Constituencies are roughly the same size in terms of the number of residents, but vary considerably in land area from large rural areas with a low population density to much smaller densely populated urban areas, especially in south Wales. This infographic aims to show the election results in Wales from both a traditional land area based approach, and a more proportional method using the resident population of the constituencies and regions. 
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