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Lindsay Whittle

Cllr
Lindsay Whittle
Member of the Welsh Assembly
for South Wales East
In office
6 May 2011 – 5 April 2016[1]
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Caerphilly, Wales
Political partyPlaid Cymru
ProfessionPolitician, housing manager

Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician who was a Member of the Welsh Assembly (AM) for the South Wales East region from 2011 to 2016.

Political career

Whittle was born in Caerphilly in South Wales, and lives in Abertridwr, Caerphilly. He repeatedly won local council elections since he entered politics in 1976, while working for several decades as a housing manager in Cardiff. He was first elected Leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council between 1999 and 2004, and a second time in from 2008 to 2011.[2] He is also the Welsh Local Government Association's spokesperson on Equalities, Community Safety and Social Justice.[3] He stood in every Welsh Assembly election since its formation in 1999, and eight times for the Westminster Parliament seat of Caerphilly.[3] In 2011 he was elected as Assembly Member for South Wales East in the National Assembly for Wales.[4]

Following his election to the Welsh Assembly, Whittle stood down as leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council, but remained as a backbench councillor,[5][6] he was re-elected as a councillor in 2012, 2017 and 2022.[7] Whittle was elected the party's leader on Caerphilly council after the 2022 local elections, with Plaid Cymru being the largest opposition group on the council.[8]

Electoral performance

Whittle has contested several elections under the Plaid Cymru banner:

Date of election Seat Party Votes % of votes Result
General Election 2024 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 8,119 21.2 Not elected
General Election 2019 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 6,424 16.0 Not elected
General Election 2017 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 5,962 14.4 Not elected
Welsh Assembly Election 2016 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 8,009 29.5 Not elected
Welsh Assembly Election 2011 South Wales East Plaid Cymru 21,851 12.1 Elected
General Election 2010 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 6,460 16.7 Not elected
Welsh Assembly Election 2007 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 6,739 25.8 Not elected
General Election 2005 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 6,831 17.4 Not elected
Welsh Assembly Election 2003[9] South Wales East Plaid Cymru 21,384 12.6 Not elected
Welsh Assembly Election 2003 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 6,919 27.4 Not elected
General Election 2001 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 8,172 21.0 Not elected
Welsh Assembly Election 1999[10] South Wales East Plaid Cymru 49,139 30.37 Not elected
General Election 1997 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 4,383 9.7 Not elected
General Election 1992 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 4,821 9.7 Not elected
General Election 1987 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 3,955 8.05 Not elected
General Election 1983 Caerphilly Plaid Cymru 6,414 13.56 Not elected

Offices held

Senedd
Preceded by
 Assembly Member for South Wales East
2011–2016 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Gerald Thomas
 Leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council
1999–2004 		Succeeded by
Harry Andrews
Preceded by
Harry Andrews
 Leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council
2008–2011 		Succeeded by
Allan Pritchard

References

  1. ^ "Member Profile". National Assembly for Wales.
  2. ^ Cllr. Lindsay Whittle, Caerphilly County Borough Council
  3. ^ a b Lindsay Whittle Archived 15 April 2013 at archive.today, Plaid Cymru website
  4. ^ "Tories, Plaid celebrate as Lib Dems face more pain". South Wales Argus. 6 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Lindsay Whittle, new Plaid Cymru AM, quits council post". BBC News. 11 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Caerphilly leader to stay on for replacement". South Wales Argus. 11 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Councillor details – Councillor Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle". democracy.caerphilly.gov.uk. 9 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Former Senedd member to lead Plaid Cymru on Caerphilly council". 16 May 2022.
  9. ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2003". news.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "BBC News | Elections | Wales 99 | Regions | South Wales East". news.bbc.co.uk.

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