Lindsay Whittle
Lindsay Whittle | |
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| Member of the Welsh Assembly for South Wales East | |
| In office 6 May 2011 – 5 April 2016[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Caerphilly, Wales |
| Political party | Plaid Cymru |
| Profession | Politician, 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
[edit]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
[edit]Whittle has contested several elections under the Plaid Cymru banner:
Offices held
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Member Profile". National Assembly for Wales.
- ^ Cllr. Lindsay Whittle, Caerphilly County Borough Council
- ^ a b Lindsay Whittle Archived 15 April 2013 at archive.today, Plaid Cymru website
- ^ "Tories, Plaid celebrate as Lib Dems face more pain". South Wales Argus. 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Lindsay Whittle, new Plaid Cymru AM, quits council post". BBC News. 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Caerphilly leader to stay on for replacement". South Wales Argus. 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Councillor details – Councillor Lindsay Geoffrey Whittle". democracy.caerphilly.gov.uk. 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Former Senedd member to lead Plaid Cymru on Caerphilly council". 16 May 2022.
- ^ "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2003". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "BBC News | Elections | Wales 99 | Regions | South Wales East". news.bbc.co.uk.