Wales referendum 1997

[@LouisaReacts]

I was only 9 when this happened and had not long moved to Wales from Yorkshire, but my parents voted in favour of devolution and I can still remember how happy they were at this point. I strongly support Welsh independence and hope to see an independence referendum in my lifetime.

[@IwanScience]

Wow. I was not born to see this but boy does this give me goosebumps. I can only get the same feeling with Welsh Independence. C'mon Wales. Wake up. Realise your potential. Cymru am Byth!

[@DBIVUK]

This was a VHS capture I did nearly ten years ago but if you want to see the whole night's programme it's here: kzbin.info/aero/PLv8P1euPvQ_aBTbdrx6mmkgYLvwfFXga3 All I can say is watching it live and trying to work out which way it would go was one of the most thrilling election nights I've experienced.

[@PERCYxyz]

thanks for posting this, it really brings back the memories - I voted yes in Carmarthenshire :-)

[@chrish2359]

Oh god. Why?

[@garethifan1034]

So did I. But not from Carms. One day we will have our self determination and our pride back. Bydded i'r hen iaith barhau!

[@alanwhite7127]

enjoy ur shopping during lockdown

[@cymro6537]

I'm not ashamed to say I cried tears of joy when the result was given 👍✊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@LeighRichards27]

one of the greatest and most importnat moments in the history of the welsh nation!!!

[@jacklewis3803]

If I was alive and able to vote at this time, I would’ve voted yes.

[@Knappa22]

Good old Carmarthenshire - can always be relied on to deliver a socking Yes vote!

[@daytonwilder7645]

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[@alejandrogianni8362]

@Dayton Wilder Instablaster :)

[@daytonwilder7645]

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[@daytonwilder7645]

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[@alejandrogianni8362]

@Dayton Wilder no problem =)

[@osianllwydify]

An excellent and long overdue result for Wales. What a laughing stock we would have been had the Tories and Welsh haters got their way. 2011's Yes vote only confirmed that this was absolutely the right result for Wales.

[@davidevans9462]

The Welsh Assembly should be in Swansea.Cardiff didn't vote for it .

[@Knappa22]

Swansea really went for it as well when they were considering locations for the Assembly, I remember buying ´Welsh Assembly Sausages´in Swansea market! Swansea has a far more distinctively Welsh feeling than Caardiff any day.

[@justaretardwithinternetacc2859]

@@Knappa22 yea Cardiff just feels like little england, im from the valleys and when I was a little kid and would go to cardiff i always thought they were English because they didn't sound welsh

[@Carnabwth]

I have only just seen this and I was living abroad at the time. I voted 'Yes' by a proxy vote. I was so happy when I heard the news.

[@jacklewis3803]

Cofiwch Dryweryn

[@jakubwidlarz]

A humungous fashion crime from Huw Edwards there.

[@rubenkelman4013]

If i was alive then I would have been celebrating for weeks

[@gwyneddindependenceparty2527]

Great day for Welsh history. Now we just need full independence 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@cjwcymru]

I am looking for a copy of a documentary made by BBC Wales in 1997 / 98 - called 'the office' (it wasn't Ricky Gervais' comedy..). The documentary was about the devolution process in Wales and was a fly on the wall documentary following Welsh Office officials in Cardiff.The National Assembly for Wales is celebrating 20 years of devolution this year and this documentary marked the beginning of devolved government in Wales and is an important part of our history. Does anyone know anything about it ?

[@DBIVUK]

"The Office" TX 6 October 1998, 10:50 PM on BBC One Wales. Don't have a copy but that might help people track it down.

[@cjwcymru]

@@DBIVUK forever grateful. Someone who appeared on it I knew and wanted to show it again. Diolch

[@LeighRichards27]

cheers friend......of course if we win the next planned referendum............thats exactley what we'll be able to do........

[@Sean-sn9ld]

I moved to Wales back in the 2010s... People often proudly mentioning when they got the independence, except i live in the middle of the red lol

[@3tangle3]

@knightvox dont believe the lies.....still some decent welsh speaking communities in the east of wales fel rhosllannerchrugog

[@bluesfanno1]

its interesting how this was won by the yeses by the skin of their teeth, but now more and more people in wales are interested in governing themselves (now that the english tories are disproportionately attacking the smaller nations); yes for 2011! CYRMU AM BYTH!

[@Draig-Gogledd]

annibyniaeth i Cymru yn dod yn fuan!

[@3tangle3]

@Sewin2 areas that used to be part of wales before the rigged 1536 boundary ...think West of Clun..think rural west oswestry, think archenfield and peterchruch which were all welsh speaking areas in 1800s....they should get a vote to join Wales then?

[@3tangle3]

look at thise traitors in the no camp....in my area many people voted no as they wanted independence LOL

[@pv4711]

No should have won

[@pv4711]

Bad result. Siomedig