Looking ahead to the general

I thought I’d power up Excel and draw a graph. As you can see, the victory in Llanelli belongs to Plaid, with a strong showing for the Conservatives and UKIP.The turnout was low (around 30%) so its difficult to apply these figures to a general election. However, considering the state of the Labour government at the moment it should give Plaid a lot of hope for the next Parliamentary election.

This is the first published result of a proportional election held in Llanelli and as so its very interesting. The turnout is very low, but Plaid are the main beneficiaries, with UKIP and the Conservaties score well. Although, I cannot see how the right wing vote will be repeated in a general election. I am really disappointed that the Greens did not beat the ultra-nationalist, and I hope that in the future that the Greens will develop a greater presence in the local area.

It’s difficult to derive anything from the Lib Dem result. They have one council seat from about 30 in the Llanelli area and they won 946 votes. They came in fifth place so I will assume that they have a long way to go before they develop a competitive presence in the constituency.

Although I am partisan, I do appreciate the results from a democratic system. I would like to see a more proportional arrangement in the future. However, the political system remains weak in areas like Llanelli that has been neglected by Westminster and even Cardiff over the years.