Plaid hold Bryncoch South Seat seat in time of static polls,

Plaid are celebrating holding the Bryncoch South Seat  seat on Neath Port Talbot Council on the sad death of highly popular councillor Janice Dudley.

				County Borough Council By-Election Bryncoch South - results Election Candidate Party Votes % Jo Hale Plaid Cymru- The Party of Wales 525 49% Elected Emma Jane Denholm-Hall Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru 306 29% Not elected Peter Damian Crocker-Jaques Welsh Conservatives / Ceidwadwyr Cymreig 105 10% Not elected Sheila Mary Kingston-Jones Welsh Liberal Democrats / Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru 92 9% Not elected Darren Thomas UKIP Wales / UKIP Cymru 33 3% Not elected Voting Summary Details Number Seats 1 Total votes 1061 Electorate 4494 Number of ballot papers issued 1063 Number of ballot papers rejected 2 Turnout 24%
				Although a much lower poll the result was still a comfatable Plaid victiry
				Bryncoch South - results Election Candidate Party Votes % Janice Dudley Plaid Cymru- The Party of Wales 848 25% Elected Chris Williams Plaid Cymru- The Party of Wales 808 24% Elected Emma Jane Denholm-Hall Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru 460 14% Not elected Alex Sims Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru 393 12% Not elected Richard James Minshull Welsh Conservatives / Ceidwadwyr Cymreig 366 11% Not elected Shadanna Courtney Leigh Wycherley Welsh Conservatives / Ceidwadwyr Cymreig 290 9% Not elected Catrin Louise Brock Wales Green Party / Plaid Werdd Cymru 110 3% Not elected Frank Little Welsh Liberal Democrats / Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru 102 3% Not elected Voting Summary Details Number Seats 2 Total votes 3377 Electorate 4473 Number of ballot papers issued 1810 Number of ballot papers rejected 8 Turnout 40%			s

This unfortunately  cannot be said an indication of a major change in the Welsh political spectrum. Indeed it reflects  a rather static  position in local government an area where there is often a protest vote against the  Westminster Government and an area which has seen the Liberal Democrats and latterly Ukip make almost weekly gains.

 The Tories lhave lost t16th council by-election defence since June’s general election but considering  their problems lately we should expect mush more, 

Last Thursday saw  nine   UK by elections    all except one held by the sitting party.

The exception was a spectacular win for the grens in Herefordshire

Bishop’s Frome and Cradley on Herefordshire (Con defence)
Result: Con 299 (29% -40% on last time), Lab 19 (2% no candidate last time), Lib Dem 251 (24% no candidate last time), Green 471 (45% +14% on last time)
Green GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 172 (16%) on a swing of 27% from Con to Green

 In May 2015, the Tories won the seat in a straight fight with the Greens by 1331 votes to 610.

It looks like we are in for a period  of two-party politics  where  Labour however can't make a  breakaway from the Tories and look to repeating anything like thier 1997 preformance.

For those of us who take a keen interest in elections  its not a very exciting time..