Continuing our series on the key contests in each region and nation.
Another region, another strong Conservative result against a mismanaged Labour campaign plagued by local miseries.
The third piece in our series examines the four-way battle for the hearts and minds of voters in Wales.
Plus: David Davis, worst ties offender. Re-predicting my election predictions. Labour’s plight in Scotland and Wales. And: Why books by female political authors aren’t stocked.
Plus: This week’s focus groups with undecided voters in Northampton and Cardiff; and what would the party leaders do with a Friday night off?