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In Wales, UK Labour Party loses grip on storied heartland
Polls show Labour trailing Reform UK and Plaid Cymru as voters cite cost-of-living pressures and frustration with the party’s record.
- Polls predict Labour's 27-year control of Wales' devolved government, the Senedd, will end on Thursday as voters in the country of 3 million people abandon traditional party loyalties amid cost-of-living pressures.
- Wales has been a Labour stronghold since the party's founding in 1900, anchored by historical figures like Keir Hardie and Aneurin Bevan, but persistent cost-of-living pressures now drive voters toward anti-establishment alternatives.
- Surveys show Labour trailing the hard-right Reform UK party and progressive Plaid Cymru; 59-year-old Ross Mumford told AFP, "It's been a part of the family but it's coming to an end this year."
- Such a defeat could threaten UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's two-year premiership, with Westminster speculation suggesting restless Labour MPs may seek to oust him, Laura McAllister of Cardiff University warned.
- This electoral squeeze mirrors a UK-wide trend where voters abandon established parties; while 83-year-old Sue Jenkins remains loyal, many others unhappy since 2024 increasingly question if Labour represents working-class interests.
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'People are losing hope': In Wales, UK Labour Party loses grip on storied heartland
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