Plaid Cymru yesterday beat Labour in Cardiff council's Ely by-election. It has previously been one of Labour's strongest wards. Plaid Cymru have beaten Labour to take one of the seats in Cardiff's Ely ward following a by-election. Andrea Gibson received 831 votes in what is normally a strong Labour constituency.
Labour candidate Irene Humphreys came second with 779 votes. The Labour leader of Cardiff council described it as a "bad day" and time was needed to "reflect, learn and rebuild."
Following her win grandmother-of-three Councillor Gibson said people in the ward "had courage to do something different". Cllr Gibson, who has three daughters and spent 25 years as a mental health carer, said: "I've always seen myself as an advocate for people who have not got a voice. "I've always been interested in helping people stand up for themselves." She added: "Ely people are just brilliant. There's a fantastic community there. The people are very close-knit.
"Ely does get a bad rep but it's not deserved. There's some brilliant people in Ely. "I would like to thank the people of Ely for having the courage to make a change and do something different."
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