Caerphilly byelection result live: Plaid Cymru beats challenge from Reform UK to win pivotal Welsh parliament vote

Party that wants Wales to become independent seizes constituency from Labour and resists a fierce challenge from Reform UK Report: Plaid Cymru ousts Labour in Caerphilly byelection Reform UK candidate Llŷr Powell denied the campaign had been all about immigration. He said: “My campaign has been about government policies and where best to put money into Caerphilly.” When you look at where we started, we had a blank slate. We had to go out there and find a lot of voters. We found a lot of support. It’s been a great campaign. The collapse of the Labour vote is there for everyone to see. It’s been a betrayal what Labour has done around here. Going into next year we’re in a really good place. A big part of what we were trying to do here is to master our campaigning. We’ve trained so many people up on our systems. We’re now a grassroots campaigning party.