Welsh Labour has been accused of wasting taxpayers' money by failing to name a candidate in a local by-election – for the second time in two years. The Labour Party called for a by-election in November after councillor Rhiannon Stone left her post in the Tir-y-Berth ward of Gelligaer Community Council in Caerphilly borough.
But when nominations closed last week, only Plaid Cymru’s Adrienne Wood had been put forward as a candidate. GCC councillor Judith Pritchard said: “All the costs will be passed onto Gelligaer Community Council area to pick up the bill.
"Can I suggest that in future Labour make sure they have a candidate signed up to stand before calling an election? The local Labour Party should really come forward and offer to pay the bill.”
