Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) election, 6 May 2021

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Lib Dems lose Brecon and Radnorshire to the Conservatives.

One of the least surprising results. Kirsty Williams was something of an electoral powerhouse, and judging by how well Welsh Labour are doing, the LDs would have done well to use more of her in their campaign (the Drakeford government was technically a Lab-Lib-Ind coalition).

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

Looks like in Wales, Labour vote held up much better than in England.  In particular asides Vale of Clwyd which was a nail biter, it appears Labour held most of the red wall seats they lost in general election so any reason for this and is Welsh Labour perhaps a model for a revival in England?

Mark Drakeford is better known than Keir Starmer in Wales. His government got to take much more credit for the coronavirus response/vaccine rollout than English and Scottish Labour did. The SNP also seems to doing relatively well despite its scandals - perhaps people throughout the country are just getting behind their state government, or Westminster in the absence of one.