Predictions of a Reform win were wide of the mark. But Labour’s crushing byelection defeat offers important lessons too, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

This south Wales constituency has been deemed a safe Labour seat for over a century, but voters on streets of Caerphilly tell Holly Evans they are fed up – and think Nigel…

If Labour loses the Senedd seat, it will be a huge blow for party that has dominated politics in Wales for a century

Plaid Cymru and Reform UK have run fierce campaigns in Labour-run south Wales constituency

Outcome of byelection in historically Labour stronghold could mark historic shift in Welsh politics

Rhun ap Iorwerth’s party, which wants Wales to become independent, seizes Senedd seat after Reform UK challenge

Labour come third with just 11% of vote in a seat that has long been one of its strongholds

Plaid Cymru’s byelection victory signals a seismic shift in Welsh politics that will rattle Westminster

LONDON: Britain’s ruling Labour Party suffered a heavy electoral defeat on Friday in Wales, a traditional stronghold, in a result that highlights the threat posed by the Reform UK…

Predictions of a Reform win were wide of the mark. But Labour’s crushing byelection defeat offers important lessons too, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

Rhun ap Iorwerth says party’s win was more than just rejection of immigration-obsessed Reform or rudderless Labour

Welsh voters have rejected Labour and Starmerite managerialism. By offering hope and not division we showed the populist right can be beaten, says Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of…

Wales rarely makes the international news headlines. However, last week it produced a political earthquake that saw the UK’s ruling Labour Party lose an election in Caerphilly for…