It was not such a bad night for Labour in Wales as they are still the largest party in Wales, but they will need a coalition partner to govern effectively. They did lose three seats, all to Plaid Cymru leaving them with just 26 seats.
In second came Plaid Cymru with 15 seats. Conservatives came third with 12 seats and Liberal Democrats came 4th with just 6 seats. The remaining seat was taken by an Independent who was elected 4 years ago as a Labour AM (Assembly Member)
It's interesting to note that the Conservatives gained 4 seats in the constituencies, but lost that many in the regional lists system.
The British National Party came close to winning a seat in the Welsh Assembly regional lists system, coming 5th in most lists.
Whilst the BNP news is disappointing, I will be following the development of a governing coalition in Wales. The new assembly will sit for the first time on Wednesday 9th May and Digital Satellite viewers will be able to watch proceedings on S4/C 2.
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