Seven candidates contest Clwyd East in general election

Seven candidates are standing in the new Clwyd East constituency – which includes Llangollen – in the general election this Thursday.

They are:

As the result of boundary changes, Llangollen now forms part of the Clwyd East constituency, which has of 76,395 electors compared to Clwyd South’s 77,062.

This new constituency also includes areas such as Ruthin immediately to the north of Llangollen, Llanarmon-lal/Llandegla to the north as well as parts of Flintshire such as Leeswood, Northop, Mostyn, Caerwys and Ffynongrow up towards the coast, Mold and Prestatyn.

Since the general election of December 2019, when it was still part of Clwyd South, Llangollen had been represented by Simon Baynes of the Welsh Conservatives. He is now contesting the neighbouring North Shropshire seat for his party on July 4. 

The Welsh Conservative contender in Clwyd East is Dr James Davies who had been MP for Vale of Clwyd.

Opposing him are Becky Gittins of Welsh Labour, Alec Dauncey of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, Lee Lavery of the Green Party, Paul Penlington of Plaid Cymru, Rob Roberts, an Independent, and Kirsty Walmsley of Reform UK. 

As the usual polling station for Llangollen at the Pavilion will be in use by the Eisteddfod on election voting will now take place at Llangollen Town Hall and the count for Clwyd East will be held at Coleg Cambria in Connah’s Quay, Deeside.

In the poll on July 4 voters need to show photo ID at polling stations. Further details on this can be found at: https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/your-council/voting-and-elections/voter-id.aspx

* The daughter of two well-known members of the clergy who was brought up in Llangollen is standing at the general election.

Joanna Stallard, whose mother, Mary Stallard, was one of the first women priests in Wales and is now Bishop of Llandaff, and father, Andrew Sully, was Vicar of St Collen's until 2018, is the Labour candidate for the Plaid Cymru-held seat of Dwyfor Meirionnydd.