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Plaid Cymru's Whittle Defeats Labour in Historic By-Election

1/15/2026

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Lindsay Whittle of Plaid Cymru won the Caerphilly by-election, delivering Labour its first parliamentary defeat in the seat in over a century.
Labour spent £98,447.19 on campaigning.
Plaid Cymru spent £46,933 on campaigning.
Reform UK, which finished second, spent £96,125.
Labour's reported Airbnb costs for staff accommodation showed discrepancies, with a return listing of £3,321.

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Lindsay Whittle of Plaid Cymru won the Caerphilly by-election, delivering Labour its first parliamentary defeat in the seat in over a century.
Labour spent £98,447.19 on campaigning.
Plaid Cymru spent £46,933 on campaigning.
Reform UK, which finished second, spent £96,125.
Labour's reported Airbnb costs for staff accommodation showed discrepancies, with a return listing of £3,321.