806,116 votes in Wales counted for nothing because of the First Past the Post system of electing MPs, the Electoral Reform Society said. 52.2% of votes cast in Wales did not go towards the MP chosen by electors to represent the seat. Ynys Môn was one of the seats won […]
4.52am: So what is the story of the night? The Conservative have gained six seats from Labour to grow to 14 seats, matching their best ever result in Wales. However, their vote only actually went up 3% on 2017. Their gains were mainly as a result of a big collapse […]
Owen Donovan, Senedd Home With pretty much every part of the country now affected by bank branch closures AMs debated the Economy & Infrastructure Committee’s report on access to banking in Wales. Little sympathy for profiteering banks Running through the main findings of the report the Committee Chair, Russell George AM […]
Annie Holroyd One thing Plaid Cymru will be looking for as the General Election results come in on Friday morning is any sign of a rise in support in the industrial and post-industrial communities of south east Wales. Much of this area has been a Labour fortress for over a […]
The Liberal Democrat candidate in one of Wales’ key battleground seats has endorsed a tactical vote for his Labour rival Anna McMorrin. Cardiff North is a Labour and Conservative marginal with two different YouGov polls this week projecting a win for either party. Cardiff North Lib Dem candidate and Gabalfa […]
Owen Donovan, Senedd Home “It should concern us all” – that was the verdict of the Local Government & Housing Minister, Julie James (Lab, Swansea West), as the Welsh Government’s child poverty report for 2019 showed an increase (pdf). The key findings in the report are: The proportion of children living […]
Peter Gillibrand Ceredigion might well be a four horse race, with Labour and the Conservatives competitive at this election as well as Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats. That’s the opinion of the incumbent Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake who pulled off an unexpected 104-vote win in 2017, unseating the […]
Politicians telling deliberate lies to mislead the public should be disqualified from standing for election, according to Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price. He has published a new draft law which would make deliberate lying by politicians a criminal offence. Called the Elected Representatives (Prohibition of Deception) Bill, the legislation would […]
The latest YouGov MRP poll has cut the expected Tory gains in Thursday’s election by half, projecting Boris Johnson’s Conservatives will only win a majority of 28 across the UK. The poll also has the Conservatives failing to win any extra seats in Wales apart from Wrexham and Brecon and […]
Owen Donovan, Senedd Home First Minister’s Questions Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price AM (Plaid, Carms. E. & Dinefwr), brought up the findings of a freedom of information request which revealed that in the last year, 37 private management consultants have been hired for use in the NHS at a total cost […]
