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General Election 2019 candidates officially announced

News | Rhys Williams | Published: 15:13, Monday November 18th, 2019.
Last updated: 15:13, Monday November 18th, 2019
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The General Election candidates for Caerphilly, Islwyn and Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney have been confirmed.

The General Election will take place on Thursday, December 12.

In the Caerphilly constituency, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party have stood aside for Plaid Cymru, as part of a nationwide pact between the three parties.

However, all three parties are fielding candidates in Islwyn, while in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Plaid and the Lib Dems are fielding candidates but the Green Party is not standing.

Labour, the Conservatives and the Brexit Party are fielding candidates in all three seats, but there are no UKIP candidates standing in any of the three Caerphilly County Borough consituencies.

Caerphilly

Labour – Wayne David

Conservatives – Jane Pratt

Plaid Cymru – Lindsay Whittle

Brexit Party – Nathan Gill

Islwyn

Conservatives – Gavin Chambers

Labour – Chris Evans

Plaid Cymru – Zoe Hammond

Green Party – Catherine Linstrum

Liberal Democrats – Jo Watkins

Brexit Party – James Wells

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney

Liberal Democrats – Brendan D’Cruz

Plaid Cymru – Mark Evans

Independent – David Hughes

Brexit Party – Colin Jones

Labour – Gerald Jones

Conservatives – Sara Jones

James Cridland

1 thought on “General Election 2019 candidates officially announced”

  1. R Calway says:
    Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 17:11

    Could you do or have you already done an article which details all the candidates positions and all the parties manifestos in detail side by side.

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