▁ 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 2 ▁under ▁a ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat - P la id ▁C ym ru ▁coal ition . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁represent ▁Fair water . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁despite ▁Pla id ' s ▁decision ▁not ▁to ▁put ▁forward ▁any ▁candidates ▁for ▁Police ▁and ▁Crime ▁Commission er ▁elections , ▁Mc E voy ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁stand ▁for ▁the ▁P CC ▁for ▁South ▁Wales ▁Police . ▁Mc E voy ▁did ▁not ▁stand , ▁Pla id ▁did ▁not ▁put ▁forward ▁a ▁candidate , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁former ▁MP ▁Al un ▁Michael ▁won ▁the ▁position ▁for ▁Wel sh ▁Labour . ▁ ▁Mc E voy ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁constitu ency ▁candidate ▁for ▁Card iff ▁West ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Assembly ▁election , ▁which ▁saw ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru ' s ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁increase ▁by ▁ 1 1 . 9 %. ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁AM , ▁Labour ' s ▁Mark ▁Dra ke ford , ▁saw ▁his ▁majority ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 1 , 1 7 6 ▁votes , ▁with ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁in ▁third ▁place . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Card iff ▁Council ▁elections , ▁Wales ▁Online ▁described ▁Mc E voy ▁as ▁" arg u ably ▁the ▁most ▁divis ive ▁front line ▁elected ▁politician ▁in ▁Wales ▁right ▁now " ▁who , ▁despite ▁being ▁" at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁an