Cardiff, Merthyr and The Vale of Glamorgan

Excellent news in South Wales.

Cardiff has remained NOC with the Lib Dems unsurprisingly taking first place and the Tories pushing Labour into 3rd. Had Plaid contested a few more seats then I believe they could have pushed Labour into 4th (ie. Dreamland) but they seem to be a bit under-represented in Cardiff. They don't realise how popular they are with the Welsh students.

Merthyr Tydfil has been lost by Labour which half surprised me, half did not. I was rather surprised by the fact it is a very mining community and they do claim more benefits than most places in the UK. However, the place is so backwards and a bit of a dump (cue onslaught of abuse) that the voters must be protesting at the way they've been forced to live and see a way of improving this situation. Voters there must be very dissatisfied with Labour.

Finally, the Vale of Glamorgan has joined Monmouthshire by turning blue! Excellent news for the conservatives who seemed to be non-existent in Wales and they'll be pleased to gain a council that's not on the border. Newport and Cardiff are in between so maybe they could do a bit of work there next time.