Updated: Sun 9th May
North Wales will have a new Police and Crime Commissioner today.
Updates below…
Some detail on how close the first vote was – where will the second preferences go? Provisional results from first round.
Mark Young – Independent: 15,907
Andy Dunbobbin – Labour: 69,455
Lisa Wilkins – Lib Dem: 10,149
Pat Astbury – Conservative: 75,476
Ann Griffith – Plaid: 67,672
Turnout: 46.86% up on last time out (41.6%)#NorthWalesPCC2021 Conwy and Denbighshire Local Democracy Reporter (@LDRJezHemming) May 9, 2021
Counts now underway on the second preferences!
CONFIRMED – PCC election is going to second preference.
The process is explained as
“…at the second count, where required, the ballot papers on which a first preference vote was given to those candidates who did not remain in the contest equals: the total number of ballot papers containing a valid second preference vote for a continuing candidate, plus the total number of ballot papers
Updated: Fri 7th May
WREXHAM DECLARATION :
5:31PM
Ken Skates gives an example of a pandemic election pointing out many candidates met for the first time today, he highlights Lib Dem Leena Farhat in his speech with words of encouragement.
Skates talks about working in unity, and looks towards local council elections with electioneering starting already when he talks about working together as a ‘cohesive’ unit.
Moving to a broader message he says the pandemic has highlighted changes, and “what we believe mattered, does not matter so much” and it is about “how we treat others” and speaks of a “greater purpose” including the environment and a “cohesive and respectful society”.
VOTE counting is underway for Clwyd West after people across Conwy went to the polls on Thursday. Thousands of votes to elect members to the Senedd and a Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales are being tallied by volunteers after polling stations closed at 10pm. Conwy County Borough Council is administering the verification of the votes at The Barn in Eirias Park, Colwyn Bay. The Barn, Colwyn Bay. Picture: Conwy County Borough Council/Twitter Aaron Wynne, Plaid Cymru candidate for Clwyd West, said he believes the race is really close between himself and Welsh Conservative candidate Darren Millar. Speaking to Jez Hemmings, Local Democracy Reporter, he said: “Things look very close. I think it’s a two-horse race between us and the Conservatives but I think we’re definitely still in the race.
LIVE: Boris Johnson visits North Wales amid pressure over sleaze and covid bodies comment
The Prime Minister is on a visit to the region
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Boris Johnson is on a visit to North Wales amid pressure over allegations of sleaze and comments he reportedly made about coronavirus.
The Prime Minister is reported to have said he would let the bodies pile high in their thousands rather than order a third lockdown.
He is also facing pressure over how the renovation of his Downing Street flat was paid for. For the latest news please visit North Wales Live.