Overview
- Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle took the seat with 47% in a by-election reported as a record turnout in Wales.
- Reform UK placed second on 36%, while Labour fell to about 11% and lost the seat.
- Gerwyn Price urged locals on Facebook to “make a difference and vote Reform UK Wales” ahead of the poll.
- Price had signaled support in July by briefly changing his profile image to Reform’s logo and later explicitly backed candidate Llyr Powell.
- The former PDC world champion from nearby Markham was reported as disappointed after Reform fell short.