Five candidates standing in next months Alyn and Deeside by-election
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Jan 11th, 2018
Five candidates will fight the Alyn and Deeside assembly by-election on Tuesday 6 February, it follows the death of incumbent Labour AM Carl Sargeant in November last year.
So far five candidates are:
Gresford Community councillor Sarah Atherton is the Welsh Conservative candidate. Read more about Sarah here.
Wrexham councillor Carrie Harper is the Plaid Cymru candidate. Read more about Carrie here
Broughton and Bretton community councillor Donna Lalek has been chosen to stand as a Welsh Liberal Democrat candidate. Read more about Donna here.
Duncan Rees has put himself forward as the prospective Green Party candidate. Read more about Duncan here
Jack Sargeant has been nominated by the Alyn and Deeside Labour party as their candidate more here
UKIP said they will not field a candidate if Jack Sargeant is chosen by labour, “out of respect to the late Carl Sargeant.”
Alyn and Deeside Welsh Assembly result from 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carl Sargeant | 9,922 | 45.7 | −6.9 | |
| Conservative | Mike Gibbs | 4,558 | 21.0 | −7.1 | |
| UKIP | Michelle Brown | 3,765 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Jacqueline Hurst | 1,944 | 9.0 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Williams | 980 | 4.5 | −3.1 | |
| Green | Martin Bennewith | 527 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 5,364 | 24.7 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 35.0 | −2.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
