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Senedd election result 2021 in Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire: Conservatives hold seat
Conservatives have held the seat but with a new MS
05:00, 7 MAY 2021
Updated
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In Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, the Conservatives have held the seat but with a new MS.
THE Conservatives have kept the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire seat with Sam Kurtz winning the vote. Seven candidates fought it out for long-serving Welsh Conservative Angela Burns’ seat after she announced she would be standing down. Mr Kurtz received 11,240 votes around 900 more than Labour’s Riaz Hassan who had 10,304. Mr Kurtz, who at 29 will be one of the younger MS in Cardiff, thanked the people for “putting their trust in me to serve them well for the next five years.” He added it was a “privilege” to take over from Mrs Burns who was “such a dedicated member of the Senedd.”
The Conservatives have kept the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire seat with Sam Kurtz winning the vote. Seven candidates fought it out for long-serving Welsh Conservative Angela Burns’ seat after she announced she would be standing down. Mr Kurtz received 11,240 votes around 900 more than Labour’s Riaz Hassan who had 10,304. Mr Kurtz, who at 29 will be one of the younger MS in Cardiff, thanked the people for “putting their trust in me to serve them well for the next five years.” He added it was a “privilege” to take over from Mrs Burns who was “such a dedicated member of the Senedd.”
BBC News
By Rachael Garside
image captionThe constituency includes Saundersfoot on the Pembrokeshire coast
An election battle is brewing in west Wales as the race to win Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire gathers momentum.
From the hills of Carmarthenshire to the beaches of Pembrokeshire, the scenery is picturesque.
But that does not necessarily reflect the political battles fought here.
In Carmarthen, a monument depicts the 1966 by-election victory which made Gwynfor Evans Plaid Cymru s first MP.
But in Senedd terms, this seat has been a three-way battle between the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and Labour.
But one thing is certain.
There will be a new Senedd member for the area, and it will be a man - as there are seven men on the ballot paper.