[2] Skates was the lead Labour candidate for the North Wales regional seat in 2007 but wasn't elected. (en.wikipedia.org)
But in every region of Wales apart from Mid and West Wales, it is not in competition for regional seats because, as we previously argued, Labour will not win any anyway. (leftfutures.org)
However, in the north Wales regional seats, the British National Party were 2,580 votes shy of electing their first AM. (politics.co.uk)