Caerphilly byelection result live: Plaid Cymru beats challenge from Reform UK to win pivotal Welsh parliament vote

<p>Lindsay Whittle seized the Senedd constituency from Labour and resisted a fierce challenge from Reform UK</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/24/plaid-cymru-wins-caerphilly-byelection-result">Report: Plaid Cymru ousts Labour in Caerphilly byelection</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/24/caerphilly-byelection-result-labour-plaid-cymru-welsh-politics">Analysis: Result shows parties who cannot adapt will be crushed</a></p></li></ul><p>Reform UK candidate <strong>Llŷr Powell</strong> denied the campaign had been all about immigration.</p><p>He said: “My campaign has been about government policies and where best to put money into Caerphilly.”</p><p>When you look at where we started, we had a blank slate. We had to go out there and find a lot of voters. We found a lot of support. It’s been a great campaign. The collapse of the Labour vote is there for everyone to see. It’s been a betrayal what Labour has done around here.</p><p>Going into next year we’re in a really good place. A big part of what we were trying to do here is to master our campaigning. We’ve trained so many people up on our systems. We’re now a grassroots campaigning party.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/oct/24/caerphilly-byelection-result-live-reform-plaid-cymru-labour-wales-welsh-government-senedd-latest-voting-news">Continue reading...</a>