fˈɔːɹmɚ lˈeɪbɚ lˈiːdɚ nˈiːl kˈɪnək, hɪmsˈɛlf nˈeɪmd ɪnðə pˈoʊl, hˌæd, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə vˈoʊɾɪŋ, dɹˈɔːn ɐtˈɛnʃən tʊ ɐ wˈɛlʃ nˈæʃənəlˌɪst "plˈɑːt" tə hæv ˈoʊeɪn ɡlˈɪndʊɚɹ æt nˈʌmbɚ wˌʌn, ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ðɪ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl wˈɪnɚ, ˈænʊɹɹˌɪn bˈɛvæn.
Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, himself named in the poll, had, during the voting, drawn attention to a Welsh nationalist "plot" to have Owain Glyndŵr at number one, rather than the eventual winner, Aneurin Bevan.