Llanfyllin councillor to run for Lib Dems

A Llanfyllin town councillor has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate to contest the Montgomeryshire seat at next year's Welsh Government elections.

Alison Alexander, who lives near Llanfyllin, is co-founder of Repair Café Oswestry and Borders, a board member of the inclusive environmental group BRACE and a parent governor at her local school.

“It is a real pleasure to be selected to fight Montgomeryshire on behalf of the Welsh Liberal Democrats,” she said. “On so many issues I believe that Montgomeryshire has been overlooked, from rural broadband, to health and social care, to rural transport.

“I am passionate about bringing people together for a stronger democracy, improving life chances for the least advantaged and finding ways to protect the natural world while generating a thriving economy.

“I’m looking forward to fighting a campaign that champions the issues that matter to people across Montgomeryshire.”

Alison has degrees in botanical horticulture from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and in Mandarin Chinese, French and Spanish from the University of Durham and is currently completing a Masters degree in Ecology.

She paused her career in horticulture and community education to raise their son, who now attends the nearby village school.

Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, Jane Dodds, said that her candidate will “be taking take the fight to the Conservatives”, who currently hold the seat through Russell George.