Following the 1999 assembly and council elections, Dafydd Wigley said a “political earthquake” had struck Wales. In 2008, a suitable geographical metaphor is more elusive.
British media recorded a large swing from Labour to Conservative. In Wales, the results were ambiguous. Although the Conservatives gained 66 seats and control of a second council (Vale of Glamorgan), they only swapped positions on the leaderboard with the Lib Dems.
Labour’s support fell to the Conservatives…