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 Assembly Members they returned. Having won thirty seats, one short of a majority, Labour chose to govern in minority without a coalition partner.
2003 National Assembly for Wales election Turnout 38.2% First party Second party Third party Leader Rhodri Morgan Ieuan Wyn Jones Nick Bourne Party Labour Plaid Cymru Conservative Leader's seat Cardiff West Ynys Môn Mid and West Wales Last election 28 seats 17 seats 9 seats Seats won 30 12 11 Seat change Constituency Vote 340,515 180,185 169,832 % and swing 40.0% 21.2% 19.9% Regional Vote 310,658 167,653 162,725 % and swing 36.6% 19.7% 19.2% Fourth party Fifth party Leader Michael German John Marek Party Liberal Democrats JMIP Leader's seat South Wales East Wrexham Last election 6 seats Not established Seats won 6 1 Seat change New party Constituency Vote 120,250 8,749 % and swing 14.1% 1.0% (N/A ) Regional Vote 108,013 11,008 % and swing 12.7% 1.3% (N/A )
First Minister before election Rhodri Morgan
First Minister after election Rhodri Morgan
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 Welsh Labour – Rhodri Morgan Plaid Cymru – Ieuan Wyn Jones Welsh Conservatives – Nicholas Bourne Welsh Liberal Democrats – Michael James German UK Independence Party (UKIP) – Roger Knapman
National vote Welsh Assembly election, 2003 Parties Additional member system Total seats Constituency Region Votes % +/− Seats +/− Votes % +/− Seats +/− Total +/− % Labour 340,515 40.0 +2.4 30 +3 310,658 36.6 +1.2 0 −1 30 +2 50.0 Plaid Cymru 180,185 21.2 −7.2 5 −4 167,653 19.7 −10.8 7 −1 12 −5 20.0 Conservative 169,832 19.9 +4.1 1 0 162,725 19.2 +2.7 10 +2 11 +2 18.3 Liberal Democrats 120,250 14.1 +0.6 3 0 108,013 12.7 +0.2 3 0 6 0 10.0 Green — — — — — 30,028 3.5 +1.0 0 0 0 0 — UKIP 19,795 2.3 N/A 0 0 29,427 3.5 N/A 0 0 0 0 — John Marek Independent Party 8,749 1.0 N/A 1 +1 11,008 1.3 N/A 0 0 1 +1 1.7 Socialist Labour 410 0.0 N/A 0 0 10,358 1.2 +0.2 0 0 0 0 — Cymru Annibynnol — — — — — 6,466 0.8 N/A 0 0 0 0 — Mid and West Wales Pensioners Party — — — — — 3,968 0.5 N/A 0 0 0 0 — BNP — — — — — 3,210 0.4 N/A 0 0 0 0 — ProLife Alliance 239 0.0 N/A 0 0 2,183 0.3 N/A 0 0 0 0 — Vote 2 Stop the War Party — — — — — 1,729 0.2 N/A 0 0 0 0 — Communist — — — — — 1,099 0.1 0.0 0 0 0 0 — New Millennium Bean Party 289 0.0 N/A 0 0 1,027 0.1 N/A 0 0 0 0 — Independent 5,215 0.6 -2.4 0 0 — — — — — 0 0 — Tinker Against the Assembly Party 2,201 0.3 N/A 0 0 — — — — — 0 0 — Socialist Alliance 1,554 0.2 N/A 0 0 — — — — — 0 0 — Socialist Alternative 1,193 0.1 N/A 0 0 — — — — — 0 0 — Caerphilly Constituency Independents 930 0.1 N/A 0 0 — — — — — 0 0 — Total 851,357 40 849,552 20 60
Votes summary Regional vote Labour
36.6% Plaid Cymru
19.7% Conservative
19.2% Liberal Democrats
12.7% Green
3.5% UKIP
3.5% JMIP
1.3% Others
3.5%
Parliament seats Labour
50.0% Plaid Cymru
20.0% Conservative
18.3% Liberal Democrats
10.0% JMIP
1.7%
Constituency and regional summary
Mid and West Wales National Assembly for Wales election, 2003: Mid and West Wales Constituency Elected member Result Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Rhodri Glyn Thomas Plaid Cymru hold Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Christine Gwyther Labour hold Ceredigion Elin Jones Plaid Cymru hold Llanelli Catherine Thomas Labour win Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Dafydd Elis-Thomas Plaid Cymru hold Montgomeryshire Mick Bates Liberal Democrats hold Preseli Pembrokeshire Tamsin Dunwoody Labour hold Brecon and Radnorshire Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative Party Cymru Annibynnol Green Party of England and Wales Labour Party Liberal Democrats Mid & West Wales Pensioners Plaid Cymru ProLife Alliance UKIP Vote No 2 Stop the War 1. Nick Bourne Mick Grail Dorienne Robinson Cherry Short Kirsty Williams Vera Jenner Helen Mary Jones Sara Jeremy Mrs. Elizabeth F. Phillips Adrienne Morgan 2. Glyn Davies Debra Tester Molly Scott-Cato Tamsin Dunwoody Mick Bates Andrew Jacob Delyth Richards Ruth Davies Iain Sheldon Nina Minnigan 3. Lisa Francis Timothy Foster Christine Gwyther Steffan John David Senior Dominica Roberts Clive Easton Robin Benson 4. O.J. Williams Reg Taylor Catherine Thomas John Davies Siôn Jobbins Thomas Robberts David Rowlands Jennifer Keal 5. Paul Davies Christopher Cato Anthony Cooper Ken Harris Paul Sambrook David Bellamy 6. Harri Lloyd Davies David Rees Mary Megarry Siân Thomas 7. David Thomas Rhianon Passmore 8. Gareth Jones Rina Clarke 9. Eddie Woodward
North Wales National Assembly for Wales election, 2003: North Wales Constituency Elected member Result Alyn and Deeside Carl Sargeant Labour hold Caernarfon Alun Ffred Jones Plaid Cymru hold Clwyd South Karen Sinclair Labour hold Clwyd West Alun Pugh Labour hold Conwy Denise Idris Jones Labour win Delyn Sandy Mewies Labour hold Vale of Clwyd Ann Jones Labour hold Wrexham John Marek JMIP win Ynys Môn Ieuan Wyn Jones Plaid Cymru hold
Communist Party of Britain Conservative Party Cymru Annibynnol Green Party of England and Wales John Marek Independent Party Labour Party Liberal Democrats Plaid Cymru UKIP 1. Glyn Davies Brynle Williams Owain Williams Klaus Armstrong-Braun John Marek Lesley Griffiths Eleanor Burnham Janet Ryder Elwyn Williams 2. David Morgan Mark Isherwood Dafydd Ifan John Walker Marc Jones Carl Seargeant Nick Bennett Liz Saville Edwina Theunissen 3. Mike Green Janet Finch-Saunders Jeremy Hart Colin Jones Sandy Mewies Bobby Feeley Dyfed Edwards John Walker 4. Albie Fox Wilfred Hastings Karen Sinclair Graham Rees Eilian Williams Francis Wykes 5. Darren Miller Gilly Boyd Wycliffe Barrett Carole O'Toole Paul Rowlinson 6. Guto Bebb Jim Killock Ann Jones Thomas Rippeth Richard Coombs 7. Peter Rogers Alun Pugh 8. Matt Wright Denise Idris Jones 9. Goronwy Edwards Gerwyn Jones 10. Martin Eaglestone
South Wales Central National Assembly for Wales election, 2003: South Wales Central Constituency Elected member Result Cardiff South and Penarth Lorraine Barrett Labour hold Cardiff West Rhodri Morgan Labour hold Cynon Valley Christine Chapman Labour hold Pontypridd Jane Davidson Labour hold Rhondda Leighton Andrews Labour win Vale of Glamorgan Jane Hutt Labour hold Cardiff Central Jenny Randerson Liberal Democrats hold Cardiff North Sue Essex Labour hold
Communist Party of Britain Conservative Party Cymru Annibynnol Green Party of England and Wales Labour Party Liberal Democrats New Millennium Bean Party Plaid Cymru ProLife Alliance Socialist Labour Party UKIP Vote No 2 Stop the War 1. Robert David Griffiths Jonathan Morgan Rev. Christopher Davies John Matthews Rhodri Morgan Jenny Randerson Captain Beany Leanne Wood Anne Savoury Cerian Screen Peter Gracia Sura Altikriti 2. Fran Rawlings David Melding Sophia Flouter Lynn Farr Lorraine Barrett Rob Humphreys Owen John Thomas Madeleine Jeremy Morfudd Marsden Don Hulston John Cox 3. Dominic MacAskill Dianne Rees William Cross Jan Tucker Sikiru Fahm Rodney Berman Chris Franks Josephine Quintaville Kenneth Evans Frank Hughes John Palmer 4. Gwen Griffiths Jayne Cowan Raymond Lloyd Sylvia Latham Sue Essex John Dixon Carole Willis Anna Wilkins Helen Walker David Brown Alastair Couper 5. Daniel Thomas Paul Beswick Jane Davidson Jacqui Gasson Eluned Bush Susan Deare Phillip Kingston 6. Craig Piper Christine Chapman Nilmini De Silva Delme Bowen George Crabbe 7. Paul Williams Jane Hutt 8. Heather Douglas Leighton Andrews 9. Geoff Mungham
South Wales East National Assembly for Wales election, 2003: South Wales East Constituency Elected member Result Islwyn Irene James Labour win Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Huw Lewis Labour hold Monmouth David Thomas Charles Davies Conservative hold Blaeuau Gwent Peter Law Labour hold Newport East John Griffiths Labour hold Newport West Rosemary Butler Labour hold Torfaen Lynne Neagle Labour hold Caerphilly Jeffrey Cuthbert Labour hold
British National Party Conservative Party Cymru Annibynnol Green Party of England and Wales Labour Party Liberal Democrats Plaid Cymru ProLife Alliance Socialist Labour Party UKIP 1. Pauline Gregory David Thomas Charles Davies Catherine Lloyd Peter Varley Peter Law Michael James German Jocelyn Davies Joseph Anthony Biddulph Arthur Scargill David J Rowlands 2. William Graham Gareth Roberts Anne Were Neil McEvoy Ed Townsend Lindsay Whittle Norman Plaisted Paul Adam Neal Reynolds 3. Laura Anne Jones Susan Price Owen Clarke John Griffiths Alison Willott Mohammed Asghar Fiona Pinto Hayley O'Rourke Roger Thomas 4. Nick Ramsay Andrew Broad Ernest Hamer Lynne Neagle Philip Hobson Gill Jones Thomas Flynn Robert Morris Hugh Moelwyn Hughes 5. John Prosser Geraldine Layton Rosemary Butler Rob Roffe Joanne Daniels Mary Millington 6. Barrie O'Keefe Teresa Telfer Huw Lewis Huw Price Aneurin Preece Reehana Sayeed 7. Terri-Anne Matthews Matt Wootton Jeff Cuthbert 8. Matthew Evans Siân James
South Wales West National Assembly for Wales election, 2003: South Wales West Constituency Elected member Result Aberavon Brian Gibbons Labour hold Gower Edwina Hart Labour hold Neath Gwenda Thomas Labour hold Ogmore Janice Gregory Labour hold Swansea East Val Lloyd Labour hold Swansea West Andrew Davies Labour hold Bridgend Carwyn Jones Labour hold
Conservative Party Cymru Annibynnol Green Party of England and Wales Labour Party Liberal Democrats Plaid Cymru ProLife Alliance Socialist Labour Party UKIP 1. Alun Cairns Rev. Christopher Davies Martyn Shrewsbury Brian Gibbons Peter Black Janet Davies Gerardo Brienza Christopher Herriott Richard Lewis 2. Gerald Rowbottom Gwendolen MacKay Jan Cliff Janice Gregory Cheryl Green Dai Lloyd Sean Haran Liz Screen Alan Robinson 3. Chris Smart Pedr Lewis Rhodri Griffiths Val Lloyd Mike Day Alun Llewelyn Gillian Duval Peter Greenslade Tim Jenkins 4. Myr Boult Stephen Curry Steve Clegg Parvaiz Ali Nick Tregoning Siân Caiach Karolina Stolarska Gary Davies David Evans 5. Peter Morris Deborah James Carwyn Jones Jackie Radford Richard Williams 6. Richard Hill Tony Young Edwina Hart Eirian Arwyn 7. Stephen James Gwenda Thomas 8. Andrew Thomas
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