Chris MasonPolitical editorPA MediaPlaid Cymru's Lindsay Whittle (left) won the by-election, giving Labour its first defeat in the area for 100 yearsAmid the blizzard of nocturnal numbers any by-election generates, three stand out in Caerphilly…
Gareth LewisWales political editorGetty ImagesRichard Tunnicliffe's 3,713 votes saw Labour drop to third amid a 27% swing away from the party in one of its strongholdsIn a matter of moments, more than 100 years of…
The Liberal Democrats have secured two seats on Somerset Council.A by-election was called after Conservative councillor for Dunster Christine Lawrence stepped down due to ill health in September and Lib Dem councillor for Glastonbury Nick…
David DeansWales political reporterGetty ImagesNewly-elected Lindsay Whittle arrives at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay, with Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap IorwerthLabour suffered its first parliamentary defeat in Caerphilly for 100 years as Plaid Cymru claimed…
Voters in Caerphilly are heading to the polls in a by-election to choose a new member of the Senedd.Polls are open from 07:00 until 22:00 BST, with the result expected early on Friday morning.The vote…
Chris MasonPolitical editor, CaerphillyBBCThe history of the Labour Party oozes out of the valleys of south Wales, perhaps like nowhere else in the UK.Keir Hardie, that founding figure of the party, was elected to Parliament…
Martin HeathHertfordshire political reporterReform UKCaroline Clapper and Brett Rosehill announced their defection to Reform UK during the Conservative Party conferenceTwo councillors who defected from Conservative to Reform UK have rejected calls for one of them…
People in Caerphilly will vote for a new representative in the Welsh Parliament after the sudden death of the area's Member of the Senedd (MS), Labour's Hefin David in August. On 23 October voters in…
Getty ImagesCaerphilly Castle is the second largest in Britain, behind only Windsor CastleEight politicians are competing in, arguably, the most interesting by-election in the 26-years of Welsh devolution.They are seeking to represent the constituency of…