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On this page you can find links to results for previous elections to the National Assembly for Wales, Northern Ireland Assembly and Scottish Parliament broken down by constituency and by region, as well as data on turnout, postal voting and rejected ballots.

You can find your constituency, as well your region within Wales and Scotland, at www.aboutmyvote.co.uk. You can also read more about the different electoral systems there.

2011 election results

You can find overall results, and results broken down by constituency and region, for the 2011 elections to the National Assembly for Wales, Northern Ireland Assembly and Scottish Parliament at the links below, as well as detailed data on turnout, postal voting and rejected ballots.

You can find summary information on turnout and the administration of these elections below.

Summary data for the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election

There are 60 elected Assembly Members (AMs), representing 40 constituencies and five regions. 

See more summary data for the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election...

 

Constituency  Region
Electorate 2,289,753 2,289,735
Votes cast 957,090 956,093
Unadjusted turnout (all votes at the count) 41.8% 41.8%
Valid votes cast 949,253 948,888
Adjusted turnout 41.5% 41.4%
Ballot papers rejected at the count 7,837 7,205
Rejected ballot papers (%) 0.8% 0.8%

Glossary of terms for the summary data above

  • Electorate: The number of electors eligible to vote at this election.
  • Votes cast: The total number of votes at the count, including valid votes and votes rejected at the count.
  • Unadjusted turnout: Votes cast as a percentage of the electorate
  • Valid votes cast: All votes at the count which were found to be valid
  • Adjusted turnout: Valid votes cast as a percentage of the electorate,mm
  • Rejected ballot papers: The number of ballot papers which were declared invalid for one or more of the following reasons: 
    • the ballot paper did not contain the official mark
    • where the voter had voted for more than the specified number of candidates 
    • where the ballot paper contained writing or a mark by which the voter could be identified 
    • where the ballot paper was unmarked or where it was unclear what the voter had intended
    • (A ballot paper may also be rejected in part).

 

Summary data for the 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election

There are 108 elected Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Six MLAs represent each of the 18 constituencies in Northern Ireland.  

See more summary data for the 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election...

 

Electorate 1,210,009
Votes cast 673,260
Unadjusted turnout (all votes at the count) 55.6%
Valid votes cast 673,260
Adjusted turnout 55.6%
Ballot papers rejected at the count 12,369
Rejected ballot papers (%) 1.8%

All data is sourced from Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (www.eoni.org.uk)

Glossary of terms for the summary data above

  • Electorate: The number of electors eligible to vote at this election.
  • Votes cast: The total number of votes at the count, including valid votes and votes rejected at the count.
  • Unadjusted turnout: Votes cast as a percentage of the electorate
  • Valid votes cast: All votes at the count which were found to be valid
  • Adjusted turnout: Valid votes cast as a percentage of the electorate,mm
  • Rejected ballot papers: The number of ballot papers which were declared invalid for one or more of the following reasons: 
    • the ballot paper did not contain the official mark
    • where the voter had voted for more than the specified number of candidates 
    • where the ballot paper contained writing or a mark by which the voter could be identified 
    • where the ballot paper was unmarked or where it was unclear what the voter had intended
    • (A ballot paper may also be rejected in part).

 

Summary data for the 2011 Scottlish Parliament election

See more summary data for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election...

 

Constituency  Region
Electorate 3,950,626 3,950,626
Votes cast 1,997,648 1,997,720
Unadjusted turnout 50.6% 50.6%
Valid votes cast 1,989,232 1,990,926
Adjusted turnout 50.4% 50.4%
Ballot papers rejected at the count 8,416 6,794
Rejected ballot papers (%) 0.42% 0.34%

Glossary of terms for the summary data above

  • Electorate: The number of electors eligible to vote at this election.
  • Votes cast: The total number of votes at the count, including valid votes and votes rejected at the count.
  • Unadjusted turnout: Votes cast as a percentage of the electorate
  • Valid votes cast: All votes at the count which were found to be valid
  • Adjusted turnout: Valid votes cast as a percentage of the electorate,mm
  • Rejected ballot papers: The number of ballot papers which were declared invalid for one or more of the following reasons: 
    • the ballot paper did not contain the official mark
    • where the voter had voted for more than the specified number of candidates 
    • where the ballot paper contained writing or a mark by which the voter could be identified 
    • where the ballot paper was unmarked or where it was unclear what the voter had intended
    • (A ballot paper may also be rejected in part).

2007 election results

You can find the overall results and results for individual constituencies in the 2007 elections to the National Assembly for Wales, Northern Ireland Assembly and Scottish Parliament at the links below:

There are more detailed data tables and further analysis on these elections available in the election reports section. 

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