ALUN Cairns is among big-name Conservative politicians who have lost their seats in the general election.
Labour swept to power with a historic victory that returned Sir Keir Starmer as the UK Prime Minister 2024.
In the Vale, many Conservative voters turned to the Reform UK party candidate Toby Rhodes-Matthews who came in third with 6973 votes.
Boundary changes in the Vale of Glamorgan saw Dinas Powys, Sully and Llandough being moved into Cardiff South and Penarth. Alun Cairns (Conservative) defended the Vale seat.
Upon the declaration of the result held at Barry’s Memo Arts Centre, the new MP for the Vale of Glamorgan Kanishka Narayan (Labour) said: “Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
“This is a moment of change in the Vale of Glamorgan.
“I am grateful to the people of the Vale who have placed their trust in me.
“To everyone who did not vote for me, I hope you know I will be dedicating every day from here on to gain your trust.”
Kanishka Narayan, was born in Bihar, India before coming to Wales as a 12-year-old to grow up in Cardiff. He now lives on the Waterfront development in Barry.
Vale of Glamorgan results:
- Alun Cairns, Conservative Party: 13524
- Stuart Field, Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party: 669
- Ian Johnson, Plaid Cymru: 3249
- Lynden Mack, Green Party: 1881
- Kanishka Narayan, Labour Party: 17740
- Steven Rajam, Liberal Democrats: 1612
- Toby Rhodes-Matthews, Reform UK: 6973
- Steven Sluman, Independent: 182
Elsewhere in Wales, the Welsh Secretary of State for Wales since 2022, David TC Davies lost his seat in Monmouthshire to Labour’s Catherine Fookes. For 19-years, Mr Davies had been the MP for Monmouthshire since first being elected in 2005.
Labour won all but five of the 32 Welsh seats, with one going to the Liberal Democrats, and four for to Plaid Cymru. The Conservative party was completely wiped out in Wales.
Although gaining no actual seats in Wales, over 223,000 voters voted for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. 17% of the total turn out in Wales voted Reform UK making it the third largest party in Wales in terms of vote share.
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