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Tag: Lindsay Whittle

‘I will never fill his shoes’: Whittle pays tribute to predecessor Hefin David

Friday, October 24, 2025Friday, October 24, 2025

“I will never fill his shoes but I promise you I will walk the same path that he did, and I can pay no finer tribute to an excellent man.”

Plaid Cymru claims historic victory as ‘Mr Caerphilly’ elected to Senedd

Friday, October 24, 2025Friday, October 24, 2025

Plaid Cymru has secured a historic by-election win in Caerphilly, seeing off Reform UK to take the vacant Senedd seat.

Behind the numbers: What the Caerphilly by-election poll reveals

Friday, October 17, 2025Friday, October 17, 2025

A new opinion poll for the upcoming Caerphilly Senedd by-election, being held on October 23, suggests a two-horse race between Reform UK and Plaid Cymru.

Caerphilly’s Senedd by-election candidates face off in feisty BBC Wales TV debate

Wednesday, October 15, 2025Wednesday, October 15, 2025

At a packed Bedwas Workmen’s Hall the hopefuls fielded questions on voters’ pressing issues, from public services to immigration.

‘The men that were killed must never be forgotten’: Senghenydd remembers 112 years on

Tuesday, October 14, 2025Tuesday, October 14, 2025

On October 14, 1913, an explosion tore through Universal Colliery, killing 439 miners and leading to the death of one rescuer. This was, and remains, the worst mining disaster in British history.

Is immigration really an issue for the Caerphilly Senedd by-election?

Tuesday, September 30, 2025Thursday, October 2, 2025

Census data shows Caerphilly County Borough has one of the lowest proportions of foreign-born residents in Wales, so should immigration be a major issue for voters?

Council to suspend some meetings ahead of Senedd by-election

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

several scrutiny meetings, a planning meeting, and a meeting of full council will be rescheduled until after next month’s by-election in the Caerphilly constituency.

Peredur Owen Griffiths highlights ‘stark’ difference between Plaid and Reform

Friday, September 12, 2025Friday, September 12, 2025

In his latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Plaid Cymru MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses the upcoming Senedd by-election, and pays tribute to the late Hefin David.

Ex-council leader quits Labour and backs Plaid in Caerphilly by-election storm

Thursday, September 11, 2025Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Cllr Sean Morgan has torn up his party membership, and accused Labour of failing to deliver on its general election promises and of being “complicit in genocide” in the Middle East.

Lindsay Whittle: Plaid Cymru’s candidate for the Caerphilly Senedd by-election

Tuesday, September 9, 2025Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Plaid Cymru has turned to a familiar name in Caerphilly politics for the upcoming Senedd by-election, selecting Lindsay Whittle as their candidate.

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