victor

While Powell was the favourite once this race was down to two candidates and she was the clear victor, it was not a landslide.

Labour, so long the victor of so many a south Wales political contest, humbled, pummelled, crushed - attracting just 11% of voters.

Men's winner Matt Cross, from Bourne, Lincolnshire, was crowned the overall World Conker Champion after beating women's victor Mags Blake, of Corby, in the ultimate showdown.

More importantly, though, the victor will qualify for the Capcom Cup 12 tournament in Tokyo in March next year, which has a prize pool of $1.2 million.

Overriding all of it is what the president has said many times: “To the victors belong the spoils.”