Senedd election result 2021 for Clwyd South
Labour cabinet minister Ken Skates has been MS since 2011
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The votes in Clwyd South are being counted after the Senedd elections were held on Thursday, May 6, and we ll bring you the result here as soon as we have it.
A POLITICIAN has made an impassioned plea for “unity” after holding onto his seat in the Senedd. Cabinet minister Ken Skates was re-elected in Clwyd South today (Friday 7 May), despite seeing his majority over the Conservatives drop slightly from 3,016 to 2,913. Mr Skates was able to steer clear of a repeat of the 2019 general election, where the constituency was won by the Tories in a shock result, by beating their candidate Barbara Hughes by 10,448 votes to 7,535. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who once stood to become an MP in Clwyd South, paid a flying visit to a farm in the area during the campaign as his party looked to make up ground.
ECONOMY minister Ken Skates has kept hold of his Senedd seat in Clwyd South. The Labour cabinet member was able to steer clear of a repeat of the 2019 general election, where the constituency was won by the Conservatives in a shock result. Mr Skates beat Tory candidate Barbara Hughes by 10,448 votes to 7,535. It came despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson making a flying visit to a farm in the area where he once stood to be an MP. Plaid Cymru’s Llyr Gruffydd polled in third with 4,094 votes, followed by Leena Farhat (Liberal Democrats) 730, Jonathon Harrington (Abolish the Welsh Assembly) 599, Jeanette Bassford-Barton (UKIP) 522 and Mandy Jones (Reform UK) 277,
Senedd Election 2021: Clwyd South vote results in full as Ken Skates secures comfortable win
The high profile former Economy and Transport Minister will be heading back to Cardiff Bay and hopeful of a return to the cabinet
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Ken Skates (Image: Welsh Labour)
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By David Deans
image captionBarbara Hughes said she was in the wrong and is deeply sorry
A Welsh Conservative candidate said she is deeply sorry for meeting her local party chairman in the official s home near Wrexham.
A local resident has said he saw Clwyd South s Barbara Hughes go into the home of Jane Newton earlier this month.
Ms Hughes was also alleged to have travelled in a car with Ms Newton while canvassing, against party guidelines. I want to apologise for these mistakes, she said. And regardless of the circumstances, I was in the wrong. I understand the seriousness of my actions and I am deeply sorry.