▁a ▁Wel sh ▁Government ▁Cab inet ▁res h uffle ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁re vised ▁port folio ▁of ▁Energy , ▁Pl anning , ▁and ▁R ural ▁Affairs ▁with ▁Hann ah ▁B ly th yn ▁AM ▁becoming ▁her ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Environment . ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁campaign ▁Griff ith s ▁was ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁John ▁Mare k , ▁who ▁represented ▁W re x ham ▁as ▁a ▁Labour ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁Assembly . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Mare k ▁was ▁de - selected ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁party ▁and ▁Griff ith s ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁his ▁place . ▁There ▁followed ▁a ▁Labour ▁Party ▁inqu iry , ▁in ▁which ▁Mare k ▁was ▁first ▁contact ed ▁by ▁tele phone ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁before ▁the ▁result ▁was ▁announced , ▁and ▁his ▁de - selection ▁was ▁u ph eld . ▁Mare k ▁then ▁decided ▁to ▁fight ▁to ▁retain ▁his ▁seat ▁as ▁an ▁Independent , ▁and ▁Griff ith s ▁strugg led ▁during ▁the ▁campaign ; ▁an ▁early ▁poll ▁showed ▁Mare k ▁be ating ▁her ▁by ▁ 4 0 % ▁to ▁ 2 9 %. ▁In ▁the ▁event , ▁on ▁pol ling ▁day ▁Mare k ▁beat ▁Griff ith s ▁by ▁ 9 7 3 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁elections ▁Having ▁been ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁W re x ham ▁Football ▁Club , ▁Griff ith s ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁W re x ham ▁Supp or ters ▁Trust . ▁In ▁December