Pugh later became a property developer in
Builth Wells. While campaigning, he pledged to give away half of his salary if elected. Abolish the Welsh Assembly polled 5% of the regional vote in Mid and West Wales, and failed to win any seats. At the
2017 local elections, Pugh was elected to
Powys County Council as an
independent councillor for the Builth Wells ward, receiving 53.5% of all votes cast. Pugh ran again for Abolish the Welsh Assembly at the
2021 Senedd election, being the third-placed candidate on the regional list for Mid and West Wales. The party were again unsuccessful in winning seats, having polled just 3% of the regional vote. Pugh was re-elected as a councillor at the
2022 local elections. ==References==