{"id":33227,"date":"2019-02-22T15:12:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T15:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=33227"},"modified":"2019-02-22T15:12:40","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T15:12:40","slug":"ely-by-election-is-political-earthquake-for-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/22\/ely-by-election-is-political-earthquake-for-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Ely by-election is &#039;political earthquake&#039; for Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LABOUR&#8217;S hold of Cardiff Council has been cut to just a three seat majority following a by-election in Ely last night.<br \/>\nThe Plaid Cymru candidate, Andrea Gibson, was elected as Ely&#8217;s third councillor in a by-election that was called following the death of Labour Councillor Jim Murphy, 72, in December.<br \/>\nMs Gibson&#8217;s victory overturned a large Labour majority in Ely, which has been exclusively represented by Labour councillors for over 20 years.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33229 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3-770x533.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3-500x346.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3-293x203.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33229 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3-770x533.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3-500x346.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/ely-vote-share-3-293x203.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/22\/welsh-labour-lose-cardiff-council-seat-to-plaid-cymru\/\">In a tight result<\/a>, Ms Gibson was elected with a 43% share of the vote, winning 831 of the 1,927 votes counted.<br \/>\nWelsh Labour candidate Irene Humphreys came second with 779 votes, 40% of the votes counted.<br \/>\nGavin Brookman for the Welsh Conservatives came third with 271 votes (14%) and the Welsh Liberal Democrats candidate Richard Jerrett came fourth with 46 votes (2%).<br \/>\nSpeaking after the result, Ms Gibson said: \u201cI think this is the beginning now for Plaid Cymru to move forward,<br \/>\n\u201cI think we shocked Labour.\u00a0The campaign was hard and has been fought very hard and I think that surprised Labour because they sat back on their laurels a little bit.\u201d<br \/>\nFairwater\u00a0councillor\u00a0and South Wales Central AM Neil McEvoy\u00a0was a vocal campaigner for Ms Gibson and claimed on twitter that her victory was a &#8220;political earthquake in one of Labour&#8217;s strongest wards in Wales&#8221;.<br \/>\nMs\u00a0Gibson said at the count last night that Mr McEvoy\u2019s involvement had helped to raise her profile.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cardiff Plaid WIN in Ely! Huge congratulations to Andrea. This is a political earthquake in one of Labour&#39;s strongest wards in Wales. Da iawn Councillor Gibson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ElyCan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ElyCan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SMRH8sW5bC\">pic.twitter.com\/SMRH8sW5bC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Neil McEvoy MS (@neiljmcevoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neiljmcevoy\/status\/1098727243902259200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW19440194 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19440194 BCX0\">Welsh\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19440194 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW19440194 BCX0\">Labour<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW19440194 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW19440194 BCX0\">\u00a0candidates have previously won council seats in Ely with large majorities.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW19440194 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nLabour\u2019s\u00a0loss in Ely reduces their hold of Cardiff Council to a majority of just three seats, with 39 seats compared to a combined opposition of 36 seats.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats.jpeg 852w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats-770x549.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats-500x357.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats-293x209.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"852\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats.jpeg 852w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats-770x549.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats-500x357.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/cardiff-council-seats-293x209.jpeg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW235697950 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235697950 BCX0\">Leader of the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW235697950 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW235697950 BCX0\">Labour<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW235697950 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235697950 BCX0\">\u00a0held Cardiff Council, Huw Thomas, congratulated Andrea Gibson and added: \u201c<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW235697950 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235697950 BCX0\">Today was a bad day, in a week of absolute political chaos nationally. We need to reflect, learn, and rebuild.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW235697950 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235697950 BCX0\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW235697950 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Many congratulations to Andrea Gibson and Plaid Cymru on their win in Ely, and heartfelt commiserations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janora0?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@janora0<\/a>. Today was a bad day, in a week of absolute political chaos nationally. We need to reflect, learn, and rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Huw Thomas (@huwthomas_Wales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/huwthomas_Wales\/status\/1098736364990971905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nWelsh\u00a0Labour\u2019s\u00a0loss in Ely comes in a week where the national party has been fracturing under criticism of anti-Semitism and the party\u2019s Brexit policy.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nOn Monday, seven\u00a0Labour\u00a0MPs resigned from the party in Westminster and formed The Independent Group.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0They were subsequently joined by another Labour MP and three Tories.<\/span><br \/>\nToday another\u00a0Labour\u00a0MP, Ian Austin, resigned from the party in Westminster, although he hasn&#8217;t joined the independents.<br \/>\nReflecting at the vote count last night, Gavin Brookman, the defeated Conservative candidate, said:\u00a0The result was a surprise,<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cWhat I think it demonstrates is that nationally and locally,\u00a0Labour\u00a0are on the back foot.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cI think that\u00a0Labour\u00a0are going to have to look at themselves and ask an awful lot of questions about local policy.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LABOUR&#8217;S hold of Cardiff Council has been cut to just a three seat majority following a by-election in Ely last night. 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