A Henllys Community Councillor has been selected by the Welsh Liberal Democrats to be a candidate for the Sir Fynwy Torfaen constituency at the 2026 Senedd election.
Brendan Roberts will be one of the party’s six candidates, headed by Kevin Wilkins, to stand in Wales’ first new fully proportional representative election. Sir Fynwy Torfaen is the name of the new combined constituency of Torfaen and Monmouth.
Kevin, who lives in Abergavenny, said: “I am honoured to have been selected as a Liberal Democrat candidate for Sir Fynwy Torfaen.
“Monmouthshire and Torfaen contain very different communities all of which face real challenges at the moment. Our NHS in Wales is really struggling, the economy is stalling and our beautiful local rivers are dying. We need better answers than those offered by Labour and the Tories.
“I look forward to campaigning alongside Brendan and my Lib Dem friends and colleagues to offer a fair, green and humane alternative to the failings of decades of Labour and Tory rule.”
Small and medium-sized businesses
A press release from the party said: “The Liberal Democrats secured over 3.5 million votes at last year’s general election, becoming the largest third party in the UK since 1923 with 72 MPs. The Party built a brand for itself on tackling sewage pollution in local rivers and seas, proposing plans to prioritise social care to fix the NHS and supporting small and medium-sized businesses.
“In recent months, the Party has been holding the new Labour Government to account on the sky-high NHS waiting lists in Wales, campaigning against Labour’s rise in national insurance and calling on Labour to cancel tax breaks for the big banks instead of targeting small businesses and family farms.
“The Welsh Liberal Democrats are heading into the Senedd elections with a focus on campaigning for improved access to childcare provision, support for small businesses and investing in social care to tackle the crisis in the Welsh NHS.”