Lindsay Whittle

Could tactical voting block Reform in future elections? Lessons from the Caerphilly byelection
Plaid Cymru’s overwhelming victory in the recent Caerphilly Senedd byelection shattered over a century of political tradition. Lindsay Whittle took the seat with 15,691 votes. Labour, which had held the seat since it was created, came away with just 3,713 votes.
The Conversation
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Shocking Spray-Paint Slur: How 'F* Off Home' Message Rocked Reform UK After By-Election Loss?
Spray-paint slur hits Reform UK's Caerphilly office after by-election defeat. Powell condemns 'dark tricks' as Plaid Cymru claims victory.
International Business Times UK
5 min read
Local election wipeout would see off Starmer, MPs say after Caerphilly rout
Crushing defeat in Welsh byelection triggers renewed outpouring of anger and concern within Labour
The Guardian - UK
6 min read
‘Disappointed’ Starmer in firing line over historic by-election defeat for Labour in Caerphilly
‘We clearly need to do much more’ admits prime minister
The Independent UK
6 min read
Plaid Cymru’s staggeringly large victory in Caerphilly is a warning to both Labour and Reform
If any seat has a claim to be part of Labour’s electoral heartland, it is Caerphilly. Labour’s electoral dominance there reaches all the way back to the creation of the constituency in the 1918 UK general election, when Alfred Onions became the the first of many Caerphilly Labour MPs. This…
The Conversation
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‘Reform didn’t have any idea about south Wales’: Plaid Cymru supporters celebrate byelection win
Welsh nationalists secured a hefty 47% of votes in what had been framed as a close two-horse race against Reform
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
‘The world is watching Wales’ after by-election result, says Plaid’s new MS
Lindsay Whittle won the Caerphilly Senedd seat with a majority of 3,848 votes and a swing of almost 27% from Labour.
Evening Standard
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Plaid Cymru’s Caerphilly by-election win leaves Labour with ‘very tough fight’
Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the result pointed to a ‘fractured political landscape’.
Evening Standard
6 min read
John Curtice says Labour in ‘severe trouble’ in Wales after humiliating by-election defeat
Plaid Cymru ‘now well placed to provide Wales with its next first minister’, says top pollster
The Independent UK
5 min read
Caerphilly result is blow to Labour and Reform – and shows parties who cannot adapt will be crushed
Plaid Cymru’s byelection victory signals a seismic shift in Welsh politics that will rattle Westminster
The Guardian - UK
4 min read