“We took part in a number of speech debates and they were constructed exchanges about things that matter to the electorate of South Wales. “Thank you to all the staff who have been involved in the count, including the police officers who have been here to deal with any outbreaks but fortunately they haven’t had to deal with. “You have all shown incredible stamina throughout the last few days with the challenges of the count in this period of Covid-19. “And thank you in particular to the electorate of South Wales across the 16 constituencies. I take very seriously indeed the responsibilities the votes cast today place on my shoulders in trying to deliver and to continue to improve the effectiveness of policing.
“We took part in a number of speech debates and they were constructed exchanges about things that matter to the electorate of South Wales. “Thank you to all the staff who have been involved in the count, including the police officers who have been here to deal with any outbreaks but fortunately they haven’t had to deal with. “You have all shown incredible stamina throughout the last few days with the challenges of the count in this period of Covid-19. “And thank you in particular to the electorate of South Wales across the 16 constituencies. I take very seriously indeed the responsibilities the votes cast today place on my shoulders in trying to deliver and to continue to improve the effectiveness of policing.
These are the Vale of Glamorgan candidates:
Janet Deborah Brocklehurst, Propel: Wales Needs Champions
Alan Terence Coulthard, Independent
Richard Rhys Grigg, Plaid Cymru
Michael Lindsay Hancock, Reform UK
Jane Elizabeth Hutt, Welsh Labour
Karl-James Langford, Gwlad – The Welsh Independence Party
Neill Vasudeo Shah, Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns. No Curfews.
Anthony David Slaughter, Green Party
Matt Smith, Welsh Conservative The Police and Crime Commissioner election will also take place on May 6. These are the South Wales candidates for Police and Crime Commissioner :
Mike Baker, Independent
Gail Moyra John, Propel: Wales Needs Champions
Callum James Littlemore, Welsh Liberal Democrats – Put Recovery First