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stated that they would not field a candidate if Jack
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has been held by Labour since its creation in 1983. As a result of the vacancy, the governing coalition of Labour, one
Liberal Democrat and one Independent held exactly half of the seats in the Welsh Assembly, meaning that a gain for the opposition would have cost the government its majority.
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The by-election was scheduled for the latest date possible – 6 February 2018 – three calendar months following Carl
Sargeant's death. This resulted in the unusual situation of polling day falling on a Tuesday, breaking the convention of UK elections taking place on a Thursday. The
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justified the choice of date as being due to the "sensitivities of the circumstances which led to the vacancy arising" as well as the impact of the
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said that they were not treating his death as suspicious. It was reported that
Sargeant had taken his own life. At the opening of the inquest on 13 November, the
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was told that his death was likely to have been due to hanging. The coroner also commented that the death was "an apparent act of self harm".
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as their candidate on 18 December 2017. At the 2019 General
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for the Labour Party, having been held continuously by the party since the beginning of devolved government. The corresponding
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announced bank worker and local
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Wrexham County Borough Councillor Carrie Harper as their candidate on 3 January 2018.
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announced Duncan Rees as their candidate on 4 January 2018.
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Donna Lalek and the Welsh
Liberal Democrats on polling day.
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841:Mike Gibbs
676:Plaid Cymru
544:Plaid Cymru
370:North Wales
321:Percentage
304:Plaid Cymru
193:Percentage
1347:Categories
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1307:3 February
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1069:BBC News
962:21,696
958:Turnout
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485:coroner
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844:4,558
818:9,922
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788:Votes
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718:6,545
683:1,059
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600:Labour
583:Votes
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332:Swing
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