Plaid Cymru Has Its First Councillors on This Gwent Council in More than 20 Years

Plaid Cymru has its first councillors on this Gwent council in more than 20 years

Plaid Cymru is now represented on Monmouthshire council with a defection from Labour.

Labour councillors defect to Plaid Cymru in Monmouthshire

Two Labour councillors in Monmouthshire have formally defected to Plaid Cymru, fundamentally altering the political landscape on the county council. Councillors Sue Riley and Rachel Garrick, representing the Bulwark and Thornwell, and Caldicot Castle wards respectively, announced the formation of a new Plaid Cymru group on Tuesday, 20 October. This strategic move leaves the ruling Labour administration outnumbered by opposition members for the f…

Labour councillors in Monmouthshire defect to Plaid Cymru

Emily Price Two Labour councillors in Monmouthshire have defected to Plaid Cymru, leaving the ruling coalition outnumbered by opposition members. Councillors Sue Riley and Rachel Garrick for Bulwark and Thornwell, and Caldicot Castle announced they had formed a Plaid Cymru group on Monmouthshire County Council on Tuesday (October 20). Before the defections, Labour and the […]

Labour loses another councillor as new Plaid Cymru group helps outnumber coalition

Two prominent Monmouthshire councillors have joined Plaid Cymru, leaving the ruling coalition outnumbered by opposition members.