Nick Ramsay has been re-elected as the Assembly Member for Monmouth, but the constiuency saw a 4.1 per cent swing from the Welsh Conservatives to Labour.

Mr Ramsay took 15,087 votes (50.3 per cent) vote compared to 52 per cent in 2007. He has a majority of 6,117 (20.4 per cent), down from 8,469 four years ago.

Labour candidate Mark Whitcutt finished with 8,970 votes (29.9 per cent), an increase of more than six per cent.

Liberal Democrat Janet Ellard finished third in the vote with 2,937 votes (9.8 per cent), Fiona Cross of Plaid Cymru won 2,263 votes (7.5 per cent) and Steve Uncles of the English Democrats had 744 (2.5 per cent).

Mr Ramsay said: "I am delighted that the people of Monmouth have again chosen me to represent them within the National Assembly.

"In this election campaign I have fought hard on local issues that I know matter most to the people within my constituency.

"I want a stronger local economy, better local education and a health service that meets the requirements of the people of Monmouth.

"These are the issues that I will now take forward with the same determination I have shown over the last Assembly term."

Mr Ramsay was elected AM for Monmouth in May 2007 and has been the Shadow Minister for Health and Social Services since November 2010. He is also his party's Chief Whip and the Conservative Business Manager.

The turnout in Monmouthshire was 30,001 (46.1 per cent of those eligible).

The regional seats for South East Wales, which includes Monmouth, went to William Graham and Mohammad Asghar of the Welsh Conservatives, and Plaid Cymru's Jocelyn Davies and Lindsay Whittle.