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| Two police commissioner elections won by independents | Two police commissioner elections won by independents |
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| Independents have won two of the first elections for Wales' police and crime commissioners, with the final result yet to be declared. | Independents have won two of the first elections for Wales' police and crime commissioners, with the final result yet to be declared. |
| Barrister Winston Roddick won the North Wales contest while Labour conceded to former police officer Ian Johnston in Gwent. | Barrister Winston Roddick won the North Wales contest while Labour conceded to former police officer Ian Johnston in Gwent. |
| The Dyfed-Powys election, the first to be declared, went to the Conservatives' Christopher Salmon. | The Dyfed-Powys election, the first to be declared, went to the Conservatives' Christopher Salmon. |
| Labour and an independent are head-to-head in the South Wales count. | Labour and an independent are head-to-head in the South Wales count. |
| Elections to appoint commissioners were held for all police forces in England and Wales outside London. | Elections to appoint commissioners were held for all police forces in England and Wales outside London. |
| The polls have been marked by voter apathy, with low turnouts across Wales. | The polls have been marked by voter apathy, with low turnouts across Wales. |
| Mr Salmon won a close two-horse race against his Labour rival Christine Gwyther, a former Welsh government minister. He had a majority of 1,144. | Mr Salmon won a close two-horse race against his Labour rival Christine Gwyther, a former Welsh government minister. He had a majority of 1,144. |
| First Minister Carwyn Jones had appealed for Plaid Cymru supporters in the region to back Labour. | First Minister Carwyn Jones had appealed for Plaid Cymru supporters in the region to back Labour. |
| In north Wales, Mr Roddick, a former senior legal adviser to the Welsh assembly, pushed Labour candidate Tal Michael into second place. | In north Wales, Mr Roddick, a former senior legal adviser to the Welsh assembly, pushed Labour candidate Tal Michael into second place. |
| Mr Michael's father Alun stood down as an MP to run in the South Wales police commissioner election. | Mr Michael's father Alun stood down as an MP to run in the South Wales police commissioner election. |
| He was said to be comfortably ahead after the first round of counting, with a second round of counting under way in a head-to-head with independent Mike Baker, a former police officer of 30 years. | He was said to be comfortably ahead after the first round of counting, with a second round of counting under way in a head-to-head with independent Mike Baker, a former police officer of 30 years. |
| In Gwent, Labour conceded defeat while second-preference votes were being counted, handing victory to Mr Johnston. | In Gwent, Labour conceded defeat while second-preference votes were being counted, handing victory to Mr Johnston. |
| In a parliamentary by-election held on the same day as the commissioner elections, Labour retained the safe seat of Cardiff South and Penarth. |