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Caerphilly byelection a triumph of positivity over division, says Plaid Cymru leader

Plaid Cymru's decisive Caerphilly byelection win signals voter appetite for a positive, community-focused alternative to Reform UK's immigration-focused populism and Labour's drift.

Reform swaggered into Caerphilly, ready for a coronation. An unpleasant surprise lay in store | Will Hayward

Plaid Cymru won Caerphilly with nearly 50% while Labour collapsed to about 11%, risking severe losses under the new 2026 Senedd proportional system.

Caerphilly result is blow to Labour and Reform and shows parties who cannot adapt will be crushed

Labour's dominance in Wales collapsed in the Caerphilly Senedd byelection, facing substantial losses to Plaid Cymru and Reform UK, signaling wider electoral risk.

fromwww.independent.co.uk

Chris Mason: Extraordinary Caerphilly by-election humbles Westminster's big beasts

Plaid Cymru won the Caerphilly by-election decisively while Labour and Conservative support collapsed to a combined 13% and Reform UK surged to 36%.

Starmer humiliated as Reform surge hands key seat to Welsh nationalists

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Plaid Cymru ousts Labour in Caerphilly byelection

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Plaid Cymru leader predicts two-horse race with Reform in Welsh elections

1 month ago

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The Guardian view on Welsh politics: a new era threatens to leave Labour out in the cold | Editorial

2 months ago

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After 100 years, is Plaid Cymru on verge of leading Wales?

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Plaid Cymru ousts Labour in Caerphilly byelection

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Plaid Cymru leader predicts two-horse race with Reform in Welsh elections

1 month ago

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The Guardian view on Welsh politics: a new era threatens to leave Labour out in the cold | Editorial

2 months ago

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After 100 years, is Plaid Cymru on verge of leading Wales?

Plaid promises independence plan, but not in first term

Plaid Cymru will establish a standing commission to prepare a white paper on Welsh independence but will not publish it during its first term in government.

Plaid ready to replace Welsh Labour, says leader

Plaid Cymru aims to replace Welsh Labour and form a new government at the next Senedd election while seeking to block Reform UK.

The Guardian view on the nationalist surge: the SNP and Plaid Cymru are making the political weather | Editorial

Nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales are rising, threatening established UK parties and may determine significant political outcomes in 2026 devolved elections.

2 months ago

We're the party of ambition': Plaid Cymru sets out to topple Labour

Wales gave Keir Starmer his big majority but I don't think [voters] expected this barrage of bad policy, passing on the cost of the failures of successive governments to the most vulnerable.

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