Byelection arose after assembly member took his own life,with Jack Sargeant winning 11267 votesThe son of the senior Labour politician Carl Sargeant, who apparently took his own life after facing allegations of harassment against women, and will select up his father’s seat at the Welsh assembly after winning the byelection triggered by the tragedy.
Jack Sargeant was elected on Wednesday as assembly member for Alyn and Deeside,the largely industrial constituency in north Wales his father had held since 2003. He won 11267 votes on a 34.6% turnout with the Conservative candidate, Sarah Atherton, and coming second with 4722 votes. The Lib Dems’ Donna Lalek came third with 1176 votes. There was 5.2% swing from the Conservatives to Labour. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk