"Others are rather less positive. They yell: Stop the boats!' You hear that all the time. But the boats are not an issue here. There are no boats with immigrants coming up the River Taff, the River Rhymney, the River Tywi. Ninety-seven per cent of people in this constituency were born in Britain. The people of Caerphilly go to the polls on Thursday to elect a new Senedd (Welsh parliament) member after the sudden death of Labour's Hefin David."
"Labour has long held the Caerphilly Senedd and Westminster constituencies but, unless the polls are wide of the mark, the party is likely to be beaten into third this week with either Plaid or Reform UK seizing the Welsh parliament seat. Plaid appears to be picking up Labour votes disenchanted with the party's performance both in Cardiff and Westminster while Reform hoovers up traditional Conservative voters and those impressed by its promises to end what it calls the other two parties' mass immigration agenda."
Caerphilly is holding a by-election to elect a Senedd member after the sudden death of Labour representative Hefin David. Labour has long held the Caerphilly Senedd and Westminster seats but appears vulnerable, with polls suggesting it could finish third. Plaid Cymru is drawing disillusioned Labour voters, while Reform UK is attracting traditional Conservative supporters with a focus on ending perceived mass immigration. Local Plaid candidate Lindsay Whittle, a councillor for half a century, campaigns both to advance Plaid and to prevent Reform gaining the seat. Local voter demographics are overwhelmingly British-born, and a Labour defeat would be a major blow ahead of next year's full Senedd elections.
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