NINE political parties and two independent candidates will contest the new Sir Fynwy Torfaen constituency - Monmouth and Torfaen combined - at May’s Senedd election.

The May 7 poll is the first time voters will be asked to elect 96, rather than 60 members from across Wales, to the Senedd with everyone aged 16 and over entitled to vote.

Notable candidates include Richard John who leads the Conservative opposition group, current MCC councillors Catrin Maby and Ben Callard, and former town council members Su McConnell, who went on the became leader of MCC, and Anthea Dewhurst.

Owen Lewis, who ran as an independent, in the 2024 General Election in Monmouthshire is standing as an independent as is a candidate named Welsh Pool.

As well as 16 and 17-year-olds, foreign nationals are eligible to register and vote in a Senedd election. The deadline to register is Monday, April 20 and you can register at https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

Full list of candidates for Sir Fynwy Torfaen

Welsh Conservatives: Peter Fox, Richard John, Lisa Dymock, Nathan Edmunds, Rachel Buckler, Chase Blount

Green Party: Ian Chandler, Emily Williams, Charlie Aldous, Lauren Sellers, Darren Share, Angus Ilmari Paget

Gwlad – Wales Can Be Better: Brad Williams

Heritage Party: Emma Meredith

Open Party: Joseph John Nicholson, David Carl Atkins

Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales: Matthew Jones, Donna Cushing, Jayne Louise Israel, David Johnson, Gwen Loti Glyn, Huw David Evans

Reform UK: Laura Anne Jones, Stephen John Senior, Bob Blacker, David John Rowlands, Mark Morgan Urrutia, Gerard Majella Hancock

Welsh Labour: Lynne Neagle, Anthony Hunt, Laura Elizabeth Wright, Catrin Maby, Ben Callard, Nick Byrne, Su McConnel

Welsh Liberal Democrats: Kevin Wilkins, Brendan Carl Jeff Roberts, Vicky Hepburn-John, Anthea Madeline Dewhurst, Martin Sutherland, Iwan Elliot Thomas

Details of individual candidates: LEWIS, Owen Independent. POOL, Welsh Annibynnol / Independent