Warning for Labour in heartlands (BBC News) Why losing control in Torfaen shows trouble for Labour in Westminster Warning for Labour in heartlands (BBC News) Why losing control in a heartland seat like Torfaen shows trouble for Labour in Westminster Church attendance in Wales ?plummeting? (icWales) CHURCH attendance in Wales could decline to less than a quarter of its current level according to an analysis of the country?s religious trends. Wales: more disaster in Labour?s heartlands (Socialist Worker) In an echo of the general trend, Labour lost over a quarter of the seats it was defending in the elections in Wales. The party lost control of areas where traditionally ?they weigh the Labour vote rather than count it?, such as Merthyr Tydfil, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Caerphilly and Newport. National issues led voters' agenda in Torfaen (Times Online) The sun shone on Torfaen yesterday, but it did not feel that way for the 16 Labour councillors who had just lost their seats, as the party was swept from power in one of its traditional heartlands.
