Plaid Cymru has complained of “dirty tricks” after the disappearance of more than 25 election posters mounted on wooden poles across the west of Cardiff.
Neil McEvoy, Plaid’s Assembly candidate in Cardiff West, said: “They’ve been taken during the early hours of the morning from homes in Ely, Fairwater and St Fagans.
“This looks like a co-ordinated dirty tricks campaign by some unknown individuals and speaking to the Conservatives, I understand they have faced some problems in areas such as Llandaff and Pentyrch.
“My parents’ house has been targeted three times and they are both in their mid-70s, so it is a matter of concern. They’ve even had an abusive message through the post which is a disgrace.
“Personally, I can’t see it being teenagers because of the number involved. If individuals have any issues with me and Plaid then the place to make their point is through the ballot box not through dirty tricks” added Neil McEvoy, who said he had reported the matter to the police.
