Post ” At worst in a tight election it could even tip the balance of power,” said the Cardiff-based musician on Instagram.Previously, Cardiff council said it had issued almost 47,000 postal vote packs and more than 26,500 had already been returned.It explained it was “working urgently to investigate the issue”, adding it had “received assurances” from its print provider, Civica, that the relevant data was received correctly from the council and that the packs were printed and dispatched to Royal Mail”.However, a Royal Mail spokesperson said the council later confirmed the affected ballot papers “were not printed and, as such, were never handed over to Royal Mail for delivery”. Royal ” ” The The “The administration of postal voting is one of the areas we will consider, and we will seek views from all related parties as part of this process,” it added.Previously, the Welsh Liberal Democrats said they had spoken to a number of people affected in the Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf constituency, adding “the system has let them down”.Plaid Cymru said the situation was “extremely worrying” and urged “anyone who has not received their postal vote pack to contact their local council immediately”.Welsh Labour said the situation was “very concerning” adding that the council must ensure “[the postal ballots] are returned in good time to be counted”.The Welsh Conservatives said “the failure to ensure that all the postal votes were delivered is deeply concerning”.Reform UK dubbed the matter “completely unacceptable” adding that “people who have postal votes should not be disenfranchised”.Wales Green Party said the issue was “deeply worrying and lessons will need to learned about how this happened”.More top storiesRice cooker leads to PS260k payout to sacked university cleaner’Having multiple partners isn’t all about sex – it’s honesty, logistics and a good calendar’AI firms should face ‘minimum wage for robots’ to limit job cuts, says tech bossWalesWelsh Parliament election 2026Cardiff CouncilCardiffPostal votingUK elections 2026
