PLAID Cymru has retained its seat in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr as Adam Price romped to victory with 14,427 votes.

With 48.3 per cent of the vote Mr Price was followed in second place by Labour candidate Stephen Jeacock who received 5.727 votes.

The Welsh Conservative Party’s Matthew Paul claimed third place with 4,489, with UKIP’s Neil Hamilton receiving 3,474 votes.

William Powell of the Welsh Liberal Democrats received 837 votes and Freya Amsbury of the Wales Green Party picked up 797 votes.

Turn-out was 54 per cent.

Adam Price paid tribute to his fellow candidates following his victory.

He said: “I have got to know all of you from this and believe each one of you are a credit to your parties.

“Why is it, a son of a miner like me is standing here with a rosette? Because the Labour party left us without hope, has run out of ideas and is complacent. We deserve better than this.

“Here in this election we have seen a glimpse of the future with positive changes of the working people of Wales.”