Llanymynech man tops Labour Senedd candidate list
Mr Parry (pictured), 30, from Llanymynech, serves as both Chair of Carreghofa Community Council and Community Governor of Ysgol Carreghofa. He has been a member of the Labour Party since 2015 and previously worked in the financial sector.
A grassroots member of the Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr Constituency Labour Party (CLP), Mr Parry has served as its secretary since 2023 and more recently has worked as a Senior Caseworker for Member of Parliament Steve Witherden, himself elected in the July 2024 General Election.
Building on Steve Witherden MP’s stance as a constituency-first MP, Mr Parry ran a progressive campaign winning the backing of grassroots members, promising a new devolutionary settlement, a rural development fund, the renewal of internal party democracy, more social housing, and an expansion of Welsh language learning.
The new Gwynedd Maldwyn super constituency covers Montgomeryshire, Gwynedd, and parts of south and west Wrexham, creating a deeply rural seat that stretches from the tip of the Llŷn down to Llanidloes.
In second place on the selection list came Dawn McGuinness, who was barred from standing from the Bangor Aberconwy Westminster seat last year due to historic support for Jeremy Corbyn, and in third place came Steffan Chambers, social worker and secretary of Dwyfor Meirionnydd CLP.
With many Welsh Labour politicians standing down ahead of the 2026 election, the future direction of the party will be highly dependent on the political makeup of a new generation of candidates.
Mr Parry said: “I am honoured to be backed by the Welsh Labour members of Gwynedd Maldwyn and will be standing proudly alongside my fellow candidates as we work to build a progressive, socialist future across Mid and North Wales.
“My campaign will demand a fair deal for working families, a new devolutionary settlement for Wales, and that our rural regions are heard and respected.”
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