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Final list of nominated Conservative candidates for the Welsh Assembly election

By Jonathan Isaby

Nominations closed last week for the Welsh Assembly election. Here is the full list of nominated Conservative candidates for the election on May 5th.

Constituency candidates

1. Aberavon: TJ Morgan
2. Aberconwy: Cllr Janet Finch-Saunders
3. Alyn and Deeside: John Bell
4. Arfon: Cllr Aled Davies
5. Blaenau Gwent: Bob Hayward
6. Brecon and Radnorshire: Chris Davies
7. Bridgend: Alex Williams
8. Caerphilly: Owen Meredith
9. Cardiff Central: Matt Smith
10. Cardiff North: Jonathan Morgan AM
11. Cardiff South and Penarth: Ben Gray
12. Cardiff West: Cllr Craig Williams
13. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr: Henrietta Hensher
14. Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire: Angela Burns AM
15. Ceredigion: Luke Evetts
16. Clwyd South: Cllr Paul Rogers
17. Clwyd West: Darren Millar AM
18. Cynon Valley: Dan Saxton
19. Delyn: Cllr Matt Wright
20. Dwyfor Meirionnydd: Cllr Simon Baynes
21. Gower: Caroline Jones
22. Islwyn: David Chipp
23. Llanelli: Andrew Morgan
24. Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney: Chris O’Brien
25. Montgomeryshire: Cllr Russell George
26. Monmouth: Nick Ramsay AM
27. Neath: Alex Powell
28. Newport East: Nick Webb
29. Newport West: Cllr David Williams
30. Ogmore: Martyn Hughes
31. Pontypridd: Joel James
32. Preseli Pembrokeshire: Paul Davies AM
33. Rhondda: James Jeffreys
34. Swansea East: Daniel Boucher
35. Swansea West: Steve Jenkins
36. Torfaen: Natasha Asghar
37. Vale of Clwyd: Cllr Ian Gunning
38. Vale of Glamorgan: Dr Angela Jones-Evans
39. Wrexham: Dr John Marek
40. Ynys Mon: Paul Williams

Simon Baynes to contest Dwyfor Meirionnydd at the Welsh Assembly election

By Jonathan Isaby

Simon Baynes has been selected this week to contest Dwyfor Meirionnydd at May's Welsh Assembly election.

The seat was created for the 2007 Welsh Assembly election (being represented by Daffydd Elis-Thomas, the Plaid Cymru Presiding Officer at Cardiff Bay, who also represented much of the area under previous boundaries) and Simon fought the newly-created Westminster seat on the same boundaries at last year's general election. On that occasion he attained an impressive 7.3% swing from Plaid to the Conservatives, overtaking Labour to take second place.

Simon is a Powys County Councillor and a Deputy Chairman of the Welsh Conservatives and you can read more about him on his website.