Plaid Cymru have gained the by-election within the Senedd seat of Caerphilly for the primary time, with the profitable candidate crying because the consequence was introduced.
Lindsay Whittle, who’s 72 years outdated and has stood as a Plaid candidate 13 instances, secured 15,960 votes, and he’ll now maintain the seat till the Senedd elections subsequent yr, the place his get together might be hoping to construct on this success.
The contest in Caerphilly was broadly considered a two-horse race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK, and the consequence marks a substantial blow for Nigel Farage – in addition to signalling a weakening of Labour’s grip on energy in Wales.
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