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| Plaid gain amid 'disappointment' | Plaid gain amid 'disappointment' |
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| Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones has admitted his party have failed to make the breakthrough they wanted at the general election. | Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones has admitted his party have failed to make the breakthrough they wanted at the general election. |
| Moments after speaking to BBC Wales, it was announced that Plaid's HYwel Williams gained Arfon. | Moments after speaking to BBC Wales, it was announced that Plaid's HYwel Williams gained Arfon. |
| But Plaid failed to gain Ynys Mon and lost in Llanelli, where they had hopes of taking both from Labour. | |
| Mr Jones said Plaid had been "quite badly squeezed" and it would probably be a "fairly disappointing" night. | |
| He said it seemed to be similar for the SNP in Scotland, and the election had been dominated by the TV debates. | He said it seemed to be similar for the SNP in Scotland, and the election had been dominated by the TV debates. |
| Plaid had hoped to win Ynys Mon - the seat held by Mr Jones in the Welsh assembly - but it was retained by Labour's Albert Owen. | Plaid had hoped to win Ynys Mon - the seat held by Mr Jones in the Welsh assembly - but it was retained by Labour's Albert Owen. |
| Plaid were also disappointed in Llanelli, which was held by Nia Griffith for Labour. | |
| There's no doubt about it. I think the context of the election has clearly been set early on with a concentration on the leaders' debates Ieuan Wyn Jones, Plaid Cymru leader | |
| Plaid sources also said they were confident of retaining Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, where the candidate is Jonathan Edwards after sitting MP Adam Price stood down. | Plaid sources also said they were confident of retaining Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, where the candidate is Jonathan Edwards after sitting MP Adam Price stood down. |
| There were reports that the Plaid majority could be about 3,000 in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, which would be about half that at the last election. | There were reports that the Plaid majority could be about 3,000 in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, which would be about half that at the last election. |
| "I think the sense is that we have been squeezed," Mr Jones told BBC Wales. | "I think the sense is that we have been squeezed," Mr Jones told BBC Wales. |
| Plaid Cymru have taken the newly created constituency of Arfon | |
| "There's no doubt about it. I think the context of the election has clearly been set early on with a concentration on the leaders' debates. | "There's no doubt about it. I think the context of the election has clearly been set early on with a concentration on the leaders' debates. |
| "We have been quite badly squeezed in some areas." | "We have been quite badly squeezed in some areas." |
| He said he believed the same process had happened to the Scottish National Party and added: "It's not the sort of breakthrough we would have wished for. It's probably going to be a very disappointing night for us." | He said he believed the same process had happened to the Scottish National Party and added: "It's not the sort of breakthrough we would have wished for. It's probably going to be a very disappointing night for us." |
| "Where we have campaigned very hard it looks as though we may make some inroads, but at the end of the day it looks as though we have been squeezed and I believe a similar pattern has happened in Scotland. | "Where we have campaigned very hard it looks as though we may make some inroads, but at the end of the day it looks as though we have been squeezed and I believe a similar pattern has happened in Scotland. |
| "I think that the election has been quite clearly dominated by the leaders' debate, and the first debate set that context and set the real dynamic, and I think that is going to have a real impact." | "I think that the election has been quite clearly dominated by the leaders' debate, and the first debate set that context and set the real dynamic, and I think that is going to have a real impact." |