Composition
| Affiliation | Members |
|
| Welsh Labour Party | 30 | |
| Welsh Conservative Party | 14 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 11 | |
| Welsh Liberal Democrats | 5 | |
| Labour Minority |
0 | |
Following the 2011 election, Welsh Labour held exactly half of the seats in the Assembly, falling just short of an overall majority. This meant that only Labour can form a government. On 17 May, it was noticed that two members (Aled Roberts and John Dixon) elected for the Liberal Democrats held posts which disqualified them from being Assembly members. After investigation it emerged that Aled Roberts had received the wrong information from the Electoral Commission, and was re-admitted to the National Assembly after a vote by AMs. The Liberal Democrats withdrew a request to re-admit the other AM, John Dixon, who has been replaced by Eluned Parrott, who was second in the South Wales Central Region.
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