Dai Richards - ELECTION HISTORY

Following the refusal of Glynneath Town Council and Neath Port Talbot Council to investigate evidence reported to them of historic environmental malpractice in relation to the Heol-y-Glyn Landfill site and the systematic abuse of children through the play process I decided that the best way forward to to become part of the governance system so that I could follow up on reports without being passed through inappropriate referrals into the relative complaint systems which are managed and governed by government officials who use the term 'independent' as a misrepresentation of purpose.

29 July 2021

Glynneath Central by-election

Town Council by-election

99 votes

31%

unelected

https://youtu.be/ViBkhfYK5bU

20210729A-WBVI-election - watch on this website

2021 COMMUNITY COUNCIL ELECTION CAMPAIGN VIDEO SOCIAL MEDIA POST .....It's election week in Glynneath and yours truly is standing for election hoping to become a councillor. I've made this video about who I am and why I want to become a councillor. It might prove to be an interesting watch. Enjoy. - Dai

Glynneath Central & East

2022 County Council elections

171 votes

18% of the total votes

turnout 50%

Glynneath East

2022 Community Council elections

19.4% of people who were eligible to vote in this ward actually voted me.

148 votes

21% of the total votes

turnout 52%

https://youtu.be/lTHzww2yS0U

2022 ELECTION CAMPAIGN VIDEOS - GLYNNEATH RESIDENTS AGAINST CONTAMINATION - DAI RICHARDS CANDIDATE - SERIES OF VIDEOS PUBLISHED

This video is a compilation of the 4 videos I made for my election campaign for the May 2022 County Borough & Town Councils election in Glynneath.

Video 1 looks at why the council tax is so high in Glynneath and focuses on an item in a Glynneath Town Council meeting chaired by the Mayor of Glynneath Simon Knoyle.
Video 2 is launched on the 100th anniversary of the birth of my dad David Richards Senior and includes an interview with the former Glynneath Town Councillor Jennifer Herbert and a repeat of my July 2021 election video about myself.
Video 3 is about safety in Glynneath and why people should be concerned about the safety aspects of the Heol y Glyn landfill site in Glynneath.
Video 4 (not included) is a short video where the former international rugby referee Clive Norling sends a message to Max Boyce to 'vote for Dai'

https://youtu.be/kKTy6QaRZ24

2024 - COMMUNITY COUNCIL CO-OPTION PROCESS - GLYNNEATH RESIDENTS AGAINST CONTAMINATION - TOWN COUNCIL STATEMENT by CHAIRMAN - DAI RICHARDS on 14 May 2024 - At the time of this statement Dai Richards was the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate in the Neath & Swansea East Constituency for Reform UK. In this video we see him in his role of Chairman of the Glynneath Residents Against Contamination identifying that the Glynneath Town Council are a criminal organisation who are almost certainly causing the death of residents they are elected to represent. He was not co-opted on the council on this occasion.

UK General Election 4 July 2024

General Election 2024

Constituency / Ward

Neath and Swansea East

Electorate

76,291

Turnout

52.78%

Votes for Dai Richards

10,170

share of the vote

25.3%

swing?

+ 16.5%

	votes	share in %	swing
Carolyn Harris - Labour	16,797	41.8	-5.3
Dai Richards - Reform UK	10,170	25.3	+16.5
Andrew Jenkins - Plaid Cymru	5,350	13.3	+4.8
Samantha Chohan - Conservative	3,765	9.4	-18.8
Helen Clarke - Liberal Democrat	2,344	5.8	+1.7
Jan Dowden - Green Party	1,711	4.3	+2.6

https://youtu.be/xw45Pwd765M

Neath & Swansea East political history - 2024 General Election candidate video. The following video is published to show the people of Neath & Swansea East who I am, my history and the stimulus for my entry into politics and governance.

2024 ELECTION LEAFLET

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election-leaflet

7 May 2026 Senedd election		Senedd 7 May 2026 election - Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd - 9 out of 12 - 316 votes - 0.4% of the vote which means that 4 people in a 1000 voted for me.
https://youtu.be/zuNac5WEvm8 - YouTube link 20260410S-WBVI-SENE-03-journey - Watch on this website		DAI RICHARDS - ELECTION VIDEO 2026 SENEDD ELECTION - BRYCHEINIOG TAWE NEDD CANDIDATE INFORMATION DAI RICHARDS INDEPENDENT
leaflet-as a pdf leaflet as images	2026 election leaflet please click on the thumbnails to the right or links to the left.