Plaid Cymru win Caerphilly by-election in humiliation for Labour

Plaid Cymru person won the by-election successful the Senedd spot of Caerphilly for the archetypal clip - a landmark triumph for the Welsh nationalist party.

Lindsay Whittle, 72, who has stood arsenic Plaid's campaigner successful the constituency successful Welsh and parliamentary elections 13 times since 1983, has yet won a spot successful the Senedd and volition clasp it astatine slightest until adjacent year's wider assembly elections.

It's a humiliating decision for Labour, who had held Caerphilly astatine each predetermination since it was created successful 1999 - arsenic good arsenic the parliamentary spot for implicit a century.

It is besides a stroke to Nigel Farage and Reform UK, whose triumph would person strengthened claims they are poised to inflict monolithic harm connected Labour and the Conservatives successful elections adjacent twelvemonth and beyond.

The by-election was triggered by the abrupt decease of Labour MS Hefin David, who had held the spot since 2016.

Turnout stood astatine 50.43% - considerably higher than during the past ballot backmost successful 2021.

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