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Welsh Assembly election results - just for the record. LLANELLI Lee Waters has been elected Assembly Member for the Llanelli constituency. Full results are as follows: BOWKER, Gemma-Jane – Welsh Liberal Democrats: 355 CAIACH, Sian Mair – People First - Putting Llanelli First: 1,113 JONES, Helen Mary – Plaid Cymru - Strong Voice for Llanelli: 9,885 REES, Kenneth Denver – UKIP Wales: 4,132 RYSZEWSKI, Stefan – Welsh Conservative Party: 1,937 SMITH, Guy Martin – Wales Green Party: 427 WATERS, Lee – Welsh Labour: 10,267 The count took place at the Selwyn Samuel Centre in Llanelli and the provisional turnout is 47%. CARMARTHEN EAST & DINEFWR Adam Price has been elected Assembly Member for the Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency. Full results are as follows: AMSBURY, Freya Rachel – Wales Green Party: 797 HAMILTON, Mostyn Neil – UKIP Wales: 3,474 JEACOCK, Stephen – Welsh Labour: 5,727 PAUL, Matthew Graham – Welsh Conservative Party: 4,489 POWELL, William Denston – Welsh Liberal Demo...

BBC News - Plaid Cymru leadership: Rhodri Glyn Thomas backs Elin Jones Plaid Cymru AM and former heritage minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas says he is backing Elin Jones in the party's leadership contest. Mr Thomas, the transport spokesman and AM for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, said he had confidence she could lead a team capable of rebuilding the party. He also praised Leanne Wood, another of the three leadership candidates, saying he had been "excited and inspired" by her campaign.

Turnout for the general election in Carmarthenshire was higher than in previous years. In Llanelli, 37,524 people – 67.6 per cent of the 55,637 electorate – turned out to vote, up on the 2005 general election when there was a 63.9 per cent turnout. Winning candidate was Nia Griffith (Labour) with 15,916, followed by Myfanwy Davies (Plaid Cymru) on 11,215, Christopher Salmon (Welsh Conservatives) with 5,381, Myrddin Edwards (Welsh Liberal Democrats) 3,902 and Andrew Marshall (UK Independence Party) 1,047. In Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, the turnout was even higher at 72.7 per cent, with 38,095 of the 52,385 electorate turning out to vote, up on the previous general election of a 72.1 per cent turnout. The winning candidate was Jonathan Edwards (Plaid Cymru) with 13,536 votes, Christine Gwyther (Labour) with 10,065, Andrew Morgan (Welsh Conservatives) 8,506, William Powell (Welsh Liberal Democrats) 4,609 and John Atkinson (UK Independence Party) with 1,285. The count took place at the Se...