Plaid Cymru have declared that only they can win more votes and seats than Reform in Sir Gaerfyrddin in this week’s Senedd election (Thursday, 7 May), encouraging everyone who wants to stop Nigel Farage’s party from winning in the county to lend them their vote.
The latest Yougov, ITV and Wales Governance Center MRP poll, released yesterday (Tuesday, 5 May) predicts that Plaid Cymru will win 33% of the vote across Wales, with Reform close behind with 29%. The poll also predicts that Labour, the Greens, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives will trail far behind.
The result is expected to be tight between the two parties in Sir Gaerfyrddin, a seat created from the Westminster constituencies of Carmarthen and Llanelli .
Nerys Evans, one of Plaid Cymru’s candidates in the constituency, has said that her party offers a “positive vision”, which contrasts with what Reform offers.
Among Plaid Cymru’s main policies is guaranteeing 20 hours a week of childcare to every single family, whether they are in work, training, or education or not; a strategy to grow the economy and create jobs through a National Development Agency; and a new numeracy and literacy scheme to ensure that every child gets the best start in life.
Nerys Evans said:
“As the voters of Sir Gaerfyrddin head to the polls on Thursday, the choice could not be more stark.
“Only two parties can win here: Plaid Cymru, who offer new leadership, a positive vision, and which will be accountable only to the people of Wales; or Reform, which would divide our communities, threaten the future of our NHS, cut support for our culture and language and is controlled by Nigel Farage, billionaires, and ex-Tories in London.
“Support for Labour has disappeared in Carmarthenshire, with people unwilling to vote for a party that has left Wales down for over 27 years and in Westminster since Keir Starmer became Prime Minister. In addition, there is no evidence that the Greens or the Liberal Democrats will secure enough votes to come close to winning a seat.
“We ask anyone who wants to prevent a victory for Reform in Carmarthenshire to lend their vote to Plaid Cymru on Thursday.”
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Rent a crowd,a small one at that
Elgar Thomas what’s Dan Thomas done? Ruined Barnet council.
Elgar Thomas over 200 million in debt and thousands of staff laid off isn’t the best.
Plus a former tory. Reform are just the Tories in disguise.
Let’s have Welsh policies made this side of the bridge finally by plaid Cymru.
John Trowbridge Where are the costings? Bit shy about how they might fund Universal Childcare fie instance! Apart from the question why should two well paid parents with two cars and foreign holidays get things totally free,?
No sense=nonsense!
Vote plaid for 300.000 migrants decriminalization of drugs
Tony Aubrey nonsense! Immigration and Law aren’t devolved matters.
Jonathan Williams typical plaid i see u dont say anything about drug decriminalization
Tony Aubrey because they can’t do it. This is the Senedd election not Westminster.
You aren’t going to be to vote for Farage to get starmer out.