The chief of Cardiff Council has been shortlisted as a Labour candidate for the Senedd elections alongside a few of his council colleagues
The chief of Cardiff Council has been placed on Labour’s shortlist of candidates working within the subsequent Senedd election. Cllr Huw Thomas, who grew to become the native authority’s youngest chief in 2017, confirmed this 12 months that he would put himself ahead as a possible candidate within the elections on Could 7, 2026.
A variety of different Cardiff councillors have additionally been chosen alongside Cllr Thomas in Labour’s shortlist for a seat within the Caerdydd Penarth constituency.
Caerdydd Penarth, made up of what was once Cardiff West and Cardiff South and Penarth, is one in every of 16 new constituencies that will likely be contested by a completely totally different voting system. By no means miss a Cardiff story and signal as much as our publication right here.
In a press release on social media, Cllr Thomas stated he’s working as a result of he believes he has bought the “expertise and imaginative and prescient to make a distinction in our constituency”.
Initially from Aberystwyth, the ward councillor for Splott was first elected to Cardiff Council in 2012.
When requested in September 2024, Cllr Thomas refused to say whether or not or not he would stand within the 2026 Senedd elections.
This modified when he was requested once more in June 2025.
The present Senedd constituency members for Cardiff West and former First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has already confirmed that he gained’t be looking for re-election.
Senedd constituency member for Cardiff South and Penarth, Vaughan Gething, additionally stated he gained’t be working once more in 2026.
The three different Labour Cardiff councillors becoming a member of Cllr Thomas as shortlisted candidates for Caerdydd Penarth are Cllr Peter Bradbury, Cllr Kanaya Singh and Cllr Helen Gunter.
Cllr Bradbury is the ward councillor for Caerau and a cupboard member for childrens providers, tackling poverty and supporting younger folks.
On his register of pursuits on Cardiff Council’s web site, it states that he works as a researcher for Labour Cardiff West MP Alex Barros-Curtis. He has held workplace as a councillor since 2012.
Cllr Singh has represented the ward of Riverside since 2017 and Cllr Gunter was elected as ward councillor for Butetown in the newest native authorities elections in 2022.
When folks go to the polls subsequent 12 months, they are going to be voting utilizing the closed listing proportional illustration system.
Six Senedd Members will likely be elected to every constituency and the Senedd will likely be expanded to 96 members as a substitute of the 60 that at the moment sit.
