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Welsh Euro-joy for Tories, UKIP

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Welsh Labour has suffered humiliation in the European elections, with the Conservatives topping the poll.

It is the first time since 1922 that Labour has not come first in a Welsh election, as its vote dropped by 12%.

Labour, Tories, and Plaid Cymru won a seat each, as did the United Kingdom Independence Party, which will send its first Welsh MEP to Brussels.

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