41 Candidates to Stand for Casnewydd Islwyn Constituency at May’s Senedd Elections

A total of 41 candidates will stand for the Casnewydd Islwyn constituency at May’s Senedd elections.
They will contest the seat on Thursday May 7, when six seats are up for grabs.
The elections mark the introduction of both a new voting system and an expanded Welsh Parliament, which will grow from 60 to 96 seats.
At the polling station, voters will be asked to select one party on their ballot papers – with seats allocated according to each party’s vote share.
The higher up a candidate has been ranked by their party, the more likely they are to win a seat.
The full list of candidates, as confirmed by Newport City Council – which will be overseeing the running of the election – is as follows:
Welsh Conservatives (six candidates)
1. Natasha Asghar
2. Toby Jones
3. Jake Enea
4. Georgie Webb
5. Adam Morris
6. Rebecca Mamhende
 
Green Party (six candidates)
1. Lauren James
2. Philip Davies
3. Zaynab Greengrass
4. Kerry Vosper
5. David Mayer
6. Andrew Were
 
Heritage Party (one candidate)
1. Mike Ford
 
Open Party (two candidates)
1. Justna Muhith
2. John Horan
 
Plaid Cymru (six candidates)
1. Peredur Owen Griffiths
2. Lyn Ackerman
3. Rhys Mills
4. Joshua Rawcliffe
5. Jonathan Clark
6. Sarah Henton
 
Reform UK (six candidates)
1. Dan Thomas
2. Art Wright
3. Marie-Claire Lea
4. Nick Jones
5. Rebecca Senior
6. Tomos Llewelyn
 
Welsh Labour (seven candidates)
1. Jayne Bryant
2. Rhianon Passmore
3. Chris Carter
4. Rhian Howells
5. Julie Sangani
6. Stephen Marshall
7. David Chinnick
 
Welsh Liberal Democrats (six candidates)
1. Mike Hamilton
2. John Miller
3. Nurul Islam
4. Harun Rashid
5. Mary Lloyd
6. Jeff Evans
 
Individual candidates (one)
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By BBC LDRS ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​