Political Career
Davies was Agent for both Llew Smith and Peter Law, and a Political Research Officer and Campaign Manager for Peter Law.
He is also the leader of Blaenau Gwent People's Voice Group, a political party that had announced intentions to expand outside his own constituency in the 2007 Assembly elections. In early 2007, BGPV had been in negotiations with John Marek and Ron Davies of Forward Wales to form an electoral alliance, that critics said would undermine their 'independent' status. However nothing came of the talks. After Davies lost his seat it is unsure of the future of the People's Voice.
The election result was the first occasion an independent had held a seat occupied by a previous independent in a by-election since Sir C. V. F. Townshend held The Wrekin in 1920. This traditionally Labour seat has 'returned to the fold' in electing Nick Smith on 6 May 2010 on a 29% swing to Labour and with a 10,000+ vote majority.
While in the House of Commons, two other MPs have had the same phonetic name as him, David Davies is a Welsh Conservative MP elected in 2005, and David Davis is an English Conservative MP, and runner-up in their last leadership election. The resignation of Davis from the House of Commons in June 2008 allegedly proved problematic for the Monmouthshire MP, and one could assume that Dai Davies was also included in this confusion.
On 23 June 2010 Davies gave his first interview since being defeated by his former party. In this interview he stated that he would be leaving frontline politics and standing down as Leader of The People's Voice, after these comments the future of the party he led from 2006 is unclear. Davies said he would still try and work for the people of Blaenau Gwent. Davies has refused to comment on recent rumours that he wants his former running mates, Trish Law, to stand aside and give him a chance of trying to win a seat in the National Assembly of Wales.
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