Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr: The election issues and Senedd 2026 candidates in your constituency

• ITV Wales reporter Katya Fowler speaks to voters in the constituency Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr

The countdown to polling day for the 2026 Senedd Election is underway. 

Voters will head to polling stations on 7 May to cast their vote, choosing the party or independent candidate they want to represent their area in the Senedd.

This year there are some major changes coming in, including new constituency boundaries. 

Wales is now divided into 16 constituencies and six Senedd Members will be elected in each one - totalling 96 MSs overall.

Political parties can put forward up to eight candidates for each constituency.

Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr combines place like Pontypridd, Llantrisant and Aberdare. It combines parts of Merthyr Tydfil County and Rhondda Cynon Taf

• The full list of candidates running in the Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr constituency (finalised 10 April):

Conservative Party candidates

1. Adam Robinson

2. David Jones

3. Roxanne Rees

4. Lee Davies

5. Oliver Morgan

6. Jayne McKenna

Green Party candidates

1. Angela Karadog

2. James Bennett

3. John Dane

4. Georgina Budd

5. Zara Siddique

6. Jeffery Baxter

Labour Party candidates

1. Vikki Howells

2. Lloyd Watkins

3. Chris Binding

4. Mitch Theaker

5. Mustapha Maohoub

6. Matthew Dorrance

7. Anna Nadine Williams-Price

8. Jane Gebbie

Liberal Democrat candidates

1. Neil Anthony Feist

2. David Vernon Charles Seale

3. Alec Dauncey

4. Nick Beckett

5. Chris Passmore

6. Hayden Stephen Mathew Lewis

Plaid Cymru candidates

1. Heledd Fychan

2. Lis McLean

3. Sara Crowley

4. Ian Gwynne

5. Farrell Perks

6. Ioan Bellin

Reform UK candidates

1. Jason O'Connell

2. David Hughes

3. Mark Lawrence

4. Martin Roberts

5. John Ball

6. Jamie Loftus

Other candidates

Gwlad - Stefan Morgan

Heritage Party - Julie Lloyd

Independent - Dai Hedley Williams

Independent - Beth Winter

Independent - Joseph Anthony Biddulph

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