Green Party Triumph as Cardiff Seat Won From Labour
Matt Youde won the Grangetown by-election by 44 votes, ending Labour's 13-year hold amid local concerns and 26.7% turnout, marking the Greens' first Cardiff council seat.
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Green Party wins first seat on Cardiff Council in by-election
The Green Party has won its first seat on Cardiff Council following a by-election victory. The Greens’ Matt Youde won the by-election in Grangetown ward with 24 per cent of the vote. The ward was previously held by Labour, who have won every seat in the ward at every election since 2012. The by-election took place on August 14. The full breakdown of the vote in the by-election was as follows: Green: 24.0% Labour: 22.7% Plaid Cymru: 18.7% Reform…
Green Party celebrates win over Labour in Grangetown by-election and says they're on track for Senedd breakthrough - Green Party
The Green Party of England and Wales is today celebrating a significant by-election win by taking the Grangetown seat on Cardiff council from Labour. The result underlines Greens’ growing support across south Wales while showing support for Labour slipping away. The Green Party believes it is now on course to elect its first Green Member of the Senedd (MS) in the upcoming Caerdydd Penarth constituency contest in 2026. This strong showing in a tr…
Greens defeat Labour in Cardiff council by-election
Martin Shipton The Green Party has won its first council seat in Cardiff – as well as its first ever by-election in Wales – taking a seat from Labour in the ethnically diverse Grangetown ward. Green candidate and new councillor Matt Youde topped the poll with 818 votes (24.4%); 44 votes ahead of Labour’s Khuram […]
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