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Welsh politician
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Lindsay Whittle |
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| In office 6 May 2011 – 5 April 2016[1] |
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| Assumed office 5 May 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Council Established |
| In office 15 June 2008 – 11 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Allan Pritchard |
| In office 20 May 1999 – 10 June 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Graham Court |
| Succeeded by | Harry Andrews |
| Born | |
| Political party | Plaid Cymru |
| Profession | Politician |
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.
He has represented the Penyrheol area as a councillor continuously since 1976.
Whittle was born in Caerphilly in South Wales, and lives in Abertridwr, Caerphilly.
He was first elected in the 1976 local elections, representing the Penyrheol and Trecenydd ward on Rhymney Valley district council.[2] He was re-elected repeatedly until the council was abolished in 1996.[3]
After the abolition of Rhymney Valley council, he contested the Penyrheol ward on the new Caerphilly County Borough Council. He has represented this ward since the establishment of the council in 1995, being elected to represent the ward 7 times.[4][5][6] He continued to represent the ward during his time as a member of the National Assembly for Wales.[7][8]
He has served as the council’s leader for two distinct periods, 1999 to 2004[9][10] and 2008 to 2011.[11][12][13] He further has served as Plaid Cymru’s group leader on the council since 2022.[14]
He is also the Welsh Local Government Association‘s spokesperson on Equalities, Community Safety and Social Justice.[15]
He stood in every Welsh Assembly election since its formation in 1999, and eight times for the Westminster Parliament seat of Caerphilly, at every General Election since the 1983 election.[15] In 2011 he was successfully elected as a member of the Welsh Assembly on the South Wales East list.[16] He was appointed as Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson for Social Services, Children & Equal Opportunities shortly after.[17] He retained this role when Leanne Wood took over after the 2012 Plaid Cymru leadership election.[18] His role was slightly modified after Wood reshuffled Plaid’s frontbench in May 2013, and he became spokesperson for Social Services, Equality & Older People.[19] He functionally remained in the Equalities and Social Services brief for his entire term. He lost his seat at the 2016 Senedd election, as Plaid Cymru were reduced from 2 to 1 seats in the region.[20]
After the death of Hefin David, Whittle was announced as Plaid Cymru’s candidate for the 2025 Caerphilly by-election.[21]
In the 2026 Senedd election, he will be a candidate in the Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni constituency.[22]
Electoral performance
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Whittle has contested several elections under the Plaid Cymru banner:
National and Welsh Assembly elections
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