Wednesday
24
April
Just days left to register to vote
08/04/2022 @ 08:25
With several candidates standing for Powys County Council seats in Newtown, officials are urging residents to register to vote.
The deadline to register to vote is midnight on 14 April. You can apply online at gov.uk/register-to-vote. It takes just five minutes.
On Thursday 5 May voters will go to the polls to have their say on who represents them at a local level.
Powys Returning Officer, Dr Caroline Turner, said “With just over a week to go, time is running out to make sure you can take part in these local elections. They are an important opportunity to make your voice heard and have a say on who represents you on issues that directly affect day-to-day life here in Powys.
“If you have recently turned 16 or moved home, it is particularly important to make sure you are correctly registered to vote.
“In order to be able to vote, residents must be on the electoral register. Registering is easy and only takes five minutes.
“If you’re not registered by midnight 14 April, you won’t be able to take part.”
People can choose to vote in a number of ways – in person, by post or by appointing someone they trust to vote in their place, known as a proxy vote.
The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on 19 April, and for a proxy vote the deadline is 5pm on 26 April.
In Newtown there are several sitting councillors facing a contest, apart from Joy Jones in Newtown East.
There have been changes to the wards in the town with two councillors sitting in Newtown Central and South, which has been merged into one ward.
In Llanidloes there is also a contest between nine people for two seats.
The full list of nominations is below:
In Newtown North:
Adam Dale Kennerley (Lib Dem)
Jackie Molloy-Davies (Independent)
Dan Rowlands (Conservatives)
In Newtown Central and South, two seats will be contested by:
Darryl Gwilt (Conservative)
Kelly Healey (Lib Dem)
Paul George Sawtell (Conservative)
David Mark Selby (Lib Dem)
Les Skilton (Independent)
In Newtown West there is a contest between:
Gill Bridgwater (Independent)
Peter Arthur Lewington (Conservative)
Harry Robson (Lib Dem)
Gillian Thurston (Plaid Cymru)
There is no contest in Newtown East for Joy Jones (Independent)
In Kerry, a contest will be between:
Benjamin Breeze (Conservative)
Kath Roberts-Jones (Independent)
There is no contest in Llandinam and Dolfor for Karl Lewis (Conservative).
Dolforwyn (Abermule)
Sitting councillor, Gareth Michael Pugh (Conservatives) is facing a contest from Alan Meredith-Jones (Lib Dem).
In Llanidloes there is a contest for the election of two county councillors between nine people. They are:
Zoe Allan (Labour)
Victoria Chapman (Plaid Cymru)
Graham Davies (Plaid Cymru)
Phyl Davies (Conservative)
John Raymond Dore
Graham Maurice Jones (Independent)
Gareth Morgan (Lib Dem)
David Williams (Green)
In Caersws, existing councillor Leslie Albert George (Conservatives) faces a contest with Mik Norman (Green)
The deadline to register to vote is midnight on 14 April. You can apply online at gov.uk/register-to-vote. It takes just five minutes.On Thursday 5 May voters will go to the polls to have their say on who represents them at a local level.
Powys Returning Officer, Dr Caroline Turner, said “With just over a week to go, time is running out to make sure you can take part in these local elections. They are an important opportunity to make your voice heard and have a say on who represents you on issues that directly affect day-to-day life here in Powys.
“If you have recently turned 16 or moved home, it is particularly important to make sure you are correctly registered to vote.
“In order to be able to vote, residents must be on the electoral register. Registering is easy and only takes five minutes.
“If you’re not registered by midnight 14 April, you won’t be able to take part.”
People can choose to vote in a number of ways – in person, by post or by appointing someone they trust to vote in their place, known as a proxy vote.
The deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on 19 April, and for a proxy vote the deadline is 5pm on 26 April.
In Newtown there are several sitting councillors facing a contest, apart from Joy Jones in Newtown East.
There have been changes to the wards in the town with two councillors sitting in Newtown Central and South, which has been merged into one ward.
In Llanidloes there is also a contest between nine people for two seats.
The full list of nominations is below:
In Newtown North:
Adam Dale Kennerley (Lib Dem)
Jackie Molloy-Davies (Independent)
Dan Rowlands (Conservatives)
In Newtown Central and South, two seats will be contested by:
Darryl Gwilt (Conservative)
Kelly Healey (Lib Dem)
Paul George Sawtell (Conservative)
David Mark Selby (Lib Dem)
Les Skilton (Independent)
In Newtown West there is a contest between:
Gill Bridgwater (Independent)
Peter Arthur Lewington (Conservative)
Harry Robson (Lib Dem)
Gillian Thurston (Plaid Cymru)
There is no contest in Newtown East for Joy Jones (Independent)
In Kerry, a contest will be between:
Benjamin Breeze (Conservative)
Kath Roberts-Jones (Independent)
There is no contest in Llandinam and Dolfor for Karl Lewis (Conservative).
Dolforwyn (Abermule)
Sitting councillor, Gareth Michael Pugh (Conservatives) is facing a contest from Alan Meredith-Jones (Lib Dem).
In Llanidloes there is a contest for the election of two county councillors between nine people. They are:
Zoe Allan (Labour)
Victoria Chapman (Plaid Cymru)
Graham Davies (Plaid Cymru)
Phyl Davies (Conservative)
John Raymond Dore
Graham Maurice Jones (Independent)
Gareth Morgan (Lib Dem)
David Williams (Green)
In Caersws, existing councillor Leslie Albert George (Conservatives) faces a contest with Mik Norman (Green)
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