Plaid Cymru's Dafydd Llywelyn is new new police and crime commissioner for Mid Wales
Mid Wales has a new police and crime commissioner after Plaid Cymru candidate Dafydd Llywelyn won the vote.
Mr Llywelyn was sworn in as the new Dyfed-Powys PCC after toppling Tory Christopher Salmon after the second round of counting yesterday.
He polled 52,469 votes (27.98 per cent) compared to Mr Salmon's 47,093 (25.75 per cent). Turnout was 51.5 per cent.
Mr Llywelyn said he was "delighted" to have been voted in.
Meanwhile, Mr Salmon said: "Sadly I did not manage to get re-elected. Securing a second term was always going to be hard. This was a tough fight. Whatever my personal disappointment, the important thing is that the public have had their say.
"I'm honoured to have been the first ever Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed Powys. I hope I have been able to establish this role effectively and to leave behind a new office and governance arrangements which improve how the police can serve our public."
"I am privileged to have worked with many dedicated officers and staff who are so committed to their duty. I hope people will feel that I have done mine."
