Labour's fifth safest seat was turned over by one of its own last night as Welsh assembly member Peter Law beat the official party candidate by a massive 9,000 votes.

Maggie Jones failed to defend a 19,000 majority in Blaenau Gwent following a row over the imposition of an all-women shortlist and the perception of a Blairite favourite being parachuted in.

Elsewhere in Wales Plaid Cymru had a bad night, losing one seat to the Liberal Democrats and failing to take their top target, Ynys Mon, from Labour.