| Election Name: | 2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election |
| Country: | Wales |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | – |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Percentage |
| 4Blank: | Percentage |
| Candidate1: | Andrew RT Davies |
| Colour1: | 0087DC |
| 2Data1: | 53.1% |
| Candidate2: | Nick Ramsay |
| Colour2: | 0087DC |
| 2Data2: | 46.7% |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | Nick Bourne |
| After Election: | Andrew RT Davies |
The 2011 Welsh Conservatives leadership election was held on 14 July 2011. Andrew RT Davies defeated Nick Ramsay, the only other candidate.[1]
Following the 2011 Assembly election the party's leader Nick Bourne lost his Mid and West Wales seat. Paul Davies then became the interim leader whilst an election took place. The contest then consisted of Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central) against Ramsay (Monmouth). Andrew RT Davies won with some 53.1 per cent of the vote on a 49 per cent turnout of the party's Welsh membership.[2]
| Candidate | Born | Home county | Seat | Endorsements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="Davies" | Andrew Davies | 1968 Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan | Vale of Glamorgan | South Wales Central (2007-) | William Graham, Byron Davies and Darren Millar.[3] | |||
| data-sort-value="Ramsay" | Nick Ramsay | 10 June 1975 Cwmbran, Torfaen | Torfaen | Monmouth (2007-) | Mark Isherwood, Mohammad Asghar and Suzy Davies.[4] | |||
| Candidate | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnout: 49% | ||||
| 53.1 | ||||
| Nick Ramsay | 46.7 | |||
| Spoilt [5] | 0.2 | |||
| Total | 100.0 | |||
The conservative Party did not release the raw vote figures only the percentages won.[5]
Andrew RT Davies was declared the result and thus became the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly for Wales.[1]