Welsh referendum: Wales says Yes for more powers for the Welsh Assembly

WALES has voted a resounding yes in the referendum for more powers for the Welsh Assembly.

Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire all voted for the Welsh Assembly to have law-making powers in is 20 areas of responsibility.

Nationally, turnout was 35.2 per cent.

With almost all local authorities in Wales having declared their results, and all bar Monmouthshire so far saying yes, the referendum has delivered a resounding thumbs up for more powers for the Assembly.

The yes vote in Swansea won 38,496 of the 60,966 votes cast. Turnout was 33 per cent.

In Neath Port Talbot 29,957 voted yes, while 11,079 voted no. Turnout was 38 per cent.

And in Carmarthenshire 42,979 voted yes and 17,712 no, with a turnout of 44 per cent.

First Minister Carwyn Jones joined celebrations in The Senedd this afternoon.

He said: "This has been a Yes vote across the whole of Wales."

Llanelli AM Helen Mary Jones, who campaigned for a yes vote, said: "If you had told me a week ago we could get in Denbighshire a yes vote, I would have told you you're crazy."

The turnout was better than the Yes camp had been expecting, but not enough to silence the No camp.

No campaigner Sir Eric Howells said: "I feel anything under 50 per cent should be null and void."

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