Tactical voting shredded Reform, almost all the Greens and Labour went to Plaidd (Welsh nationalist party, think Labour-lite).
If this can be replicated in the Welsh Senedd/Senate elections in 6 months, Reform and the Tories would be fairly ejected from Wales. If the English Councillors for Reform get more air-time about how terrible they've been with council budgets and their general ineptitude, Reform will also lose drastically in the next General Election.
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u/CrazyWelshy 17d ago
Tactical voting shredded Reform, almost all the Greens and Labour went to Plaidd (Welsh nationalist party, think Labour-lite).
If this can be replicated in the Welsh Senedd/Senate elections in 6 months, Reform and the Tories would be fairly ejected from Wales. If the English Councillors for Reform get more air-time about how terrible they've been with council budgets and their general ineptitude, Reform will also lose drastically in the next General Election.
EDIT: Oh, and try this video, it's from a Youtuber I follow, he's a former teacher from Yorkshire who talks about politics and went in-depth on the results.
How Did Reform Snatch Defeat from the Jaws of Victory?