Caerphilly

[Pegojack]

Stick that up your a*se, Farage

 

[Neath_Jack]

Superb.

Rejected the English nationalist party. Now for the rest of Cymru to do the same next year.

 

[Scotia]

Reform were second by a far bigger margin than I thought they would be.

Despite a better turnout I suspect Reform "supporters" didn't bother to actually vote.

 

[Pegojack]

Reform were second by a far bigger margin than I thought they would be.

Despite a better turnout I suspect Reform "supporters" didn't bother to actually vote.

Don't try and polish a turd. How do you know there weren't legions of anti fascists who didn't bother to vote? Reform expected to win and there were enough decent Welsh people around to tell the flag shaggers where to shove it. I'm proud of each and every one of them.

 

[jack_lord]

As my core beliefs are aligned with Labour I am disappointed for the party but it is far from surprising and also being involved with the party training over the last few months it has been waiting for the car crash (and not at 20 mph). I don't know if Labour will "wake up" from this as the power of social media can and will continue to mis-align facts. The only positive is that more people voted for a centre-left party than a right wing party but that won't play out across the Severn unless there is a big change in how the Libs manage themselves.
Social media gave us Brexit and now could turn GB ltd in to government of right wing fascists.

 

[jacabertawe]

Can't wait to see (not) the gurning visage of Deform's leader after the defeat of his racist limited company.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Superb result which hopefully bodes well for the Senedd general election next spring. Reform threw EVERYTHING at this by election and their witless supporters (who don’t actually support them of course they just hate the other parties) were convinced it was in the bag. And they didn’t just lose. They were trounced into a distant second. Lovely stuff. Well done, Caerphilly.

 

[monmouth]

Superb.

Rejected the English nationalist party. Now for the rest of Cymru to do the same next year.

What lovely news first thing . I really feared the worst.

 

[Ronald Parp]

Well done the people of Caerphilly. Least bad choice.

 

[Scotia]

Don't try and polish a turd. How do you know there weren't legions of anti fascists who didn't bother to vote? Reform expected to win and there were enough decent Welsh people around to tell the flag shaggers where to shove it. I'm proud of each and every one of them.

I'm not. All the opinion polls had Reform and Plaid much closer than the actual result, most had Reform ahead. It's easier to say who you are going to vote for when asked or on social media than actually put an X in a box.

This has given me a bit of extra confidence that Reform won't form the next Welsh Government and hopefully by the next general election they will have imploded.

 

[Squarebear]

What lovely news first thing . I really feared the worst.

That's understandable. Sausages can hurt when thrown with force.

I can't escape the sense that the people of Caerphilly have simply voted to oppose something rather than for anything in particular. They've just backed the best option whatever that may bring.

 

[Smurph]

Great day for democracy and moral decency! Well done to the people of Caerphilly and Lindsay Whittle.

Caerphilly today, the Senedd in May