Dafydd holds police commissioner job

Plaid Cymru’s Dafydd Llewelyn has been re-elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed-Powys, telling an audience in Llandysul it was “an honour and a privilege” to again hold the post.

Mr Llewelyn has held the post since 2016 and he comfortably held off the challenge from Guilsfield candidate Ian Harrison, who ran for the Conservatives. Labour were third, with Liberal Democrats a distant last.

The Dyfed-Powys force area covers the counties of Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Powys.

Overall votes for Dyfed-Powys were:

• Dafydd Llewelyn (Plaid Cymru), 31,323
• Ian Harrison (Conservatives), 19,134
• Philippa Thompson (Labour), 18,353
• Justin Griffiths (Liberal Democrats), 7,719

How the voting went by region:

Ceredigion results were: 7,146; 1,971; 1,716; and 1,307 respectively, with a 21.7%.

Pembrokeshire results saw Labour’s Philippa Thompson gain the majority, with 5,386 votes, with Mr Harrison second on 5,168, Mr Llewelyn third on 4,643, and Mr Griffiths fourth on 1,209.

Carmarthenshire saw Mr Llewelyn lead, with 14,739 votes, followed by Labour on 7,395, conservative 5,430, and Liberal Democrats 2,037.

Powys saw a very different picture, with Mr Harrison leading with 6,565 votes, Plaid Cymru came in second with 4,795, while Labour were third with 3,856 and the Liberal Democrats last with 3,172.