1999 National Assembly for Wales election


The first National Assembly for Wales elections were held on 6 May 1999. The overall turnout of voters was 46.3%. Although Welsh Labour were the biggest party, they did not gain enough seats to form a majority government and instead entered into coalition with the Liberal Democrats. The election was marked by the historically high level of support for Plaid Cymru, who won their highest share of the vote in any Wales-wide election and, as of 2016, their highest number of seats in an Assembly election to date. The party won considerable support in traditionally safe Labour areas such as the South Wales Valleys, winning Rhondda and Islwyn and narrowly failing to win a number of other seats.
For lists of constituencies and regions, see National Assembly for Wales constituencies and electoral regions.

Election results

Constituency and Regional Summary

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

[North [Wales (National Assembly for Wales electoral region)|North Wales]]

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

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

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