Labour outspent rivals on failed Caerphilly Senedd by
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Key Points:
- Welsh Labour spent £98,447.19 on campaigning for the Caerphilly by-election but finished third, while eventual winner Plaid Cymru spent £46,933.
- Reform UK, which came second, spent £96,125, with both Labour and Reform approaching the £100,000 legal spending limit for the campaign.
- Labour's spending included £40,470 on advertising and £45,840 on leaflets, with £31,295 spent on Meta and Google ads, and £25,315 on Airbnb accommodations for staff.
- Discrepancies were noted between the declared Airbnb accommodation costs (£3,321) and actual receipts (£25,315), which Labour explained as common practice in dividing regulated and
