Price’s pro-Welsh-independence party took 19.6% of the vote, beating Labour’s 15.3% for the first time in a Wales-wide election.Plaid Cymru (English: /ˌplaɪd ˈkʌmri/ PLYDE KUM-ree;[17] Welsh: [plaɪd ˈkəmri]; officially Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales, often referred to simply as Plaid) is a social-democratic political party in Wales advocating Welsh independence from the United Kingdom within the European Union.
The Welsh are known for welching on a deal. It’s where the word came from.
Very low turnout also. Only 37%
“At 37%, it was up more than 5% on last time. Even so, that means fewer than two in five of us actually expressed an opinion.
There may be lots of reasons for that: Brexit fatigue, a tradition of low turnout at European Parliament elections, a failure to realise they were taking place.
But whatever the reason, it’s clear the silent majority has remained silent. And it’s always dodgy to claim to know the thoughts of people who choose not to share them.
Of those who did vote - and this is a very small sample of the electorate - they are split almost down the middle.
By my maths, the pro-Brexit parties (whom I have counted as the Brexit Party, the Conservatives and UKIP) got a total of 353,557.
The Remain parties (I’m counting Plaid Cymru, the Liberal Democrats, Change UK and the Greens) got 354,805.
Why am I not including Labour in these sums? Because of the party’s ambivalence - the party supported a referendum only in the event of a “bad Brexit” and no general election.”