Hengoed by-election - the runners and riders and a tasteful exchange

Six candidates are contesting the election for the County Council to be held on 19 February. They are (in alphabetical order):

Martin Davies (Plaid Cymru)

Stephen Davies (Conservative)

Penny Edwards (Labour)

Bramwell Richards (Ukip)

Wynford Samuel (People First)

Edward Skinner (Independent)

Six candidates are also contesting the election for a vacant seat on Llanelli Rural Council. They are:

Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour)

Stephen Davies (Conservative)

Heidi Elizabeth Jenkins (Independent)

Susan Philips (Plaid Cymru)

Bramwell Richards (Ukip)

Wynford Samuel (People First)


Bramwell Richards is chairman of the Llanelli Branch of Ukip. A taste of the kind of debate we can expect can be found in a brief exchange on Facebook where a voter asked what Mr Richards' views on abortion are.

He received a reply from "Ukip South Wales" saying "Let's abort the EU first!"