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Who is standing in the Penmaen ward by-election?

News | Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service | Published: 12:50, Monday August 7th, 2023.
Last updated: 12:50, Monday August 7th, 2023

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A council by-election is being held in the Penmaen ward on August 31

Six candidates will contest a Caerphilly County Borough Council by-election at the end of the month.

Nominations for the Penmaen ward by-election closed on August 3, with the candidates named alphabetically as:

  • Elizabeth Davies (Labour)
  • George Edwards-Etheridge (Independent)
  • Jonathan David Errington (Liberal Democrats)
  • Clayton Francis Jones (Gwlad)
  • Imogen Martin (Conservative)
  • Andrew Short (Plaid Cymru)

The by-election will be held on Thursday August 31.

It follows the death of Labour councillor Jim Sadler at the age of 71 in May. Cllr Sadler won a Penmaen ward seat in the 2022 local elections.

New polling cards have been issued to some voters in the area after it emerged the incorrect polling day appeared on the original documents.


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