Who’ll be getting your vote?
ON May 6 voters in Wales will choose the people they want to represent them in the Senedd.
The elections will see 60 people selected to be Members of the Senedd.
Every voter gets two votes, one for their constituency and one for their region.
Every constituency elects one person and four people are chosen from each regional list, which uses a form of proportional representation.
The person who wins the most votes on the constituency list is voted in.
In the last election, in 2016, Labour won 29 seats, Plaid Cymru 12, the Conservatives 11, Ukip had seven seats and there was one Liberal Democrat elected.
The count will take place on Friday, May 7, not overnight as is usual.
The constituency candidates:
ABERAVON
Labour has held the Aberavon seat since devolution in 1999, and Plaid Cymru has come second in every election since 1999. The current representative is David Rees, who won the seat in 2016 with 50.7% of the vote.
The 2021 are: ■ Sarah Allen – Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party ■ Helen Clarke – Liberal Democrats ■ Ceri Golding – Gwlad The Welsh Independence Party ■ Victoria Griffiths – Plaid Cymru ■ Liz Hill O’shea – Conservatives ■ Timothy Jenkins – Ukip Scrap the Assembly ■ Scott Jones – Independent ■ Dennis May – Reform UK ■ David Rees – Labour candidates
BRECON AND RADNORSHIRE
Whatever happens on election night 2021, Brecon and Radnorshire will have a new representative in the Senedd for the first time in 21 years.
Liberal Democrat Kirsty Williams will not contest the seat again.
Despite turmoil for the party in recent years she has kept a strong majority.
In 2016 she took 52.4% of the vote. Five years earlier it was 43% compared to the closest contender, the Conservative candidate, who got 33.3%.
The 2021 candidates are: ■ Emily Durrant – Green Party ■ James Evans – Conservatives ■ Grenville Ham – Plaid Cymru ■ Gareth Jones – Labour ■ Karen Laurie-parry – Independent ■ Claire Mills – Abolish the Assembly ■ John Muir – Reform UK ■ William Powell – Liberal Democrats
CARMARTHEN EAST AND DINEFWR
Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price is the current MS for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. In 2016, he secured 48.5% of the vote. It is seen as a safe seat for Plaid Cymru.
The 2021 are: ■ Monica French – Liberal Democrats ■ Havard Hughes – Conservatives ■ Rob James – Labour ■ Karl Pollard – Reform candidates
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CARMARTHEN WEST AND SOUTH PEMBROKESHIRE
There will be a new MS for the constituency after Conservative MS Angela Burns announced she will not stand again.
She has been MS since 2007, when the seat was held by Labour.
In 2016, Mrs Burns had 35.4% of the vote, with Labour 11.5% behind.
The 2021 candidates are: ■ Alistair Cameron – Liberal Democrats ■ Cefin Campbell – Plaid Cymru ■ Paul Dowson – UKIP Scrap The Assembly ■ Jon Harvey – Independent ■ Riaz Hassan – Labour ■ Sam Kurtz – Conservatives ■ Peter Prosser – Reform UK
GOWER
Gower has always been represented by Labour in the Senedd – first by Edwina Hart and then since 2016 by Rebecca Evans.
Five years ago Mrs Evans was elected with a 3.1% majority over the Conservative candidate.
The 2021 candidates are: ■ John Davies – Cymru ■ Rebecca Labour ■ Wayne Erasmus – Gwlad – The Welsh Independence Party ■ John Byron – Reform UK ■ Myles Langstone Conservatives ■ Anna Pigott Party ■ Michael Sheehan – Liberal Democrats
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LLANELLI
Llanelli has been represented by both Plaid Cymru and Labour since the first Assembly in 1999 and is hotly contested by the two parties.
Lee Waters is the current MS after he beat Plaid Cymru’s Helen Mary Jones by just 1.3% in 2016. She has since returned to the Assembly, replacing Simon Thomas on the regional list.
The 2021 are: ■ Gareth Beer – Reform UK ■ Jon Burree – Liberal Democrats ■ Sian Caiach – Gwlad The Welsh Independence Party ■ Helen Mary Jones – Plaid Cymru ■ Howard Lillyman – Ukip Scrap the Assembly ■ Shahana Najmi – Independent ■ Stefan Ryszewski – Conservatives ■ Lee Waters – Labour candidates
NEATH
Labour’s Jeremy Miles was elected to represent Neath in the Senedd in 2016.
He has held a number of positions within the Welsh Government in his time and is tipped as a future leader of the party.
The 2021 candidates are: ■ Iain Clamp – Liberal Democrats
■ James Henton – Propel ■ Steve Hunt – Independent ■ Megan Poppy Lloyd – Green Party ■ Jeremy Miles – Labour ■ Sean Prior – Reform UK ■ Simon Rees – Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party ■ Matthew Williams – Conservatives ■ Sioned Williams – Plaid Cymru
SWANSEA EAST
Swansea East has always been represented by Labour in the Senedd.
Previous representatives were Val Feld and Val Lloyd. Mike Hedges became MS in 2011.
The 2021 candidates are: ■ Rhiannon Barrar – Plaid Cymru ■ Sam Bennett – Liberal Democrats ■ Cameron Brennan Conservatives ■ Cameron Edwards – Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party ■ Mike Hedges – Labour ■ Dan Morgan – Ukip Scrap The Assembly/ Senedd
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SWANSEA WEST
Labour has always represented Swansea West.
Welsh Government cabinet member Julie James was first elected in 2011.
The 2021 candidates are: ■ Katon Bouzalakos – Propel ■ Samantha Chohan Conservatives ■ James Cole – Abolish The Welsh Assembly Party ■ Chris Evans – Green Party ■ Bernard Reform UK ■ Chloe Hutchinson – Liberal Democrat ■ Julie James – Labour ■ Dai Lloyd – Plaid Cymru ■ Michelle Valerio – Freedom Alliance: No Lockdowns. No Curfews ■ Tomorrow we continue our election coverage with a detailed look at the candidates for Gower. ■ Candidates who haven’t already done so are welcome to submit their biographies to ruth.mosalski@walesonline. co.uk.
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