Lee Waters LABOUR’S Lee Waters has triumphed in the latest bout of tug of war for the keenly-contested Llanelli Senedd seat. Mr Waters won the constituency seat, increasing his vote from 10,267 in 2016 to 13,930 this time round. Plaid Cymru’s Helen Mary Jones was runner-up again. She polled 8,255 votes compared to 9,885 in 2016. There were eight candidates in the running. The Llanelli seat has been won twice by Plaid since 1999 – on both occasions by Ms Jones – and now on four occasions by Labour. Speaking afterwards, Mr Waters said: “I’m staggered by the win. It’s the largest majority ever in Llanelli in devolved elections.
Lee Waters LABOUR’S Lee Waters has triumphed in the latest bout of tug of war for the keenly-contested Llanelli Senedd seat. Mr Waters won the constituency seat, increasing his vote from 10,267 in 2016 to 13,930 this time round. Plaid Cymru’s Helen Mary Jones was runner-up again. She polled 8,255 votes compared to 9,885 in 2016. There were eight candidates in the running. The Llanelli seat has been won twice by Plaid since 1999 – on both occasions by Ms Jones – and now on four occasions by Labour. Speaking afterwards, Mr Waters said: “I’m staggered by the win. It’s the largest majority ever in Llanelli in devolved elections.
Senedd election result 2021: The winning Member of the Senedd and the vote totals in Llanelli
The historically close seat was a battle once more
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Llanelli has been represented by both Plaid Cymru and Labour since the first Assembly in 1999 and is hotly contested by the two parties.
Lee Waters is the current MS after he beat Plaid Cymru’s Helen Mary Jones by just 1.3% in 2016. She has since returned to the Assembly replacing Simon Thomas on the regional list.
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