AM for Wrexham Lesley Griffiths has spoken of an ’emphatic endorsement’ of Welsh Labour following Fridays Local Election results in Wrexham and across Wales.
Voters in the Wrexham County Borough Council area returned 23 Labour Councillors, almost doubling their representation at the Guildhall and making Labour the largest Council grouping.
Across Wales, Labour now has the greatest number of Councillors since local government was reorganised in 1996, having taken control of Councils in Cardiff, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, and putting Labour in a controlling position in Flintshire and Wrexham.
Commenting on the results, AM Lesley Griffiths said:
“It was a great night for Labour with nine new Labour Councillors in the Wrexham constituency. Our candidates fought positive campaigns firmly grounded in local issues and the concerns of their communities.
“They fully deserve congratulations after all the hard work they have put in, and I look forward to working with them towards improving the lives and services of the people of Wrexham.
“The results across Wales represent an emphatic endorsement of Welsh Labour. Voters are responding to the fact that Labour representatives are in touch with their lives, concerns and communities.
“It is great to see Labour back in the driving seat as the natural party of Local Government in Wales.”
