The Ceredigion election count is under way. The counting for the Senedd Cymru election s Ceredigion constituency, along with the regional list for Mid Wales and West Wales, is now under way. Polls opened at 7am on Thursday and closed at 10pm in the first election since the legislature was renamed from the National Assembly of Wales. This year s election is different to any other, and we are working in line with Covid-19 guidelines, said a spokesperson for Ceredigion Council. The ballot boxes and the postal votes are in and election staff are busy verifying the papers for the Senedd Cymru Ceredigion constituency, the Mid and West Wales region and the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Dyfed-Powys area.
She received 16,946 votes, with her majority substantially increased from 2,408 to 12,145. Jones, who was born in Lampeter and now lives in Aberaeron, has held the seat since its creation in 1999, and has been the Llywydd of the Senedd since 2016. The Welsh Conservatives came second with 4,801 votes, with Welsh Labour third with 3,345 votes and the Liberal Democrats - who have been second in every other vote since 2003 - finishing fourth with 3,227 votes. Full results: Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) 16,946; Amanda Jenner (Welsh Conservatives) 4,801; Dylan Lewis-Rowlands (Welsh Labour) 3,345; Cadan ap Tomos (Welsh LD) 3,227; Harry Hayfield (Green Party) 1,356; Gethin James (Reform UK) 775; Stephanie Evans (Freedom Alliance) 305.