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North Wales election candidate cut from tens of thousands of ballot papers A blunder saw independent Michelle Brown’s name omitted from the Senedd's regional list for Ynys Môn and Arfon voters 16:13, 6 MAY 2021 Updated Sign up to FREE email alerts from NorthWalesLive - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A North Wales regional candidate being omitted from tens of thousands of ballo...

BBC News By Matthew Murray The 2021 Senedd election has been the most challenging ever to organise because of the Covid pandemic. Polling stations and count centres have had to be made safe and registering voters has become more complex by the inclusion of 16 and 17-year-olds. Traditional polling stations, like village halls, have often been closed during lockdown. And some councils have had to cope with count halls being turned into vaccination centres or field hospitals. Many older buildings have also been unsuitable because of poor ventilation. Some authorities will also host four separa...

Ballot Box “Bring your own pencil” is the advice for voters visiting their local polling stations this week as Wales faces a democratic process like never before. The ongoing realities of living with Covid means that this year’s Senedd election will be like no other, with counting and electoral staff facing unprecedented challenges to ensure a fair and accurate poll. With social distancing also meaning that fewer counting staff will be on hand at some of the various counts, the process of sorting and eventually counting the votes won’t start until Friday morning, with the final ...

Conservative PCC candidate reported for breaking election rules for a second time She made it clear she had no input into the election material, which had been produced by the Conservative Party 05:00, 4 MAY 2021 Conservative candidate for North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, Pat Astbury (Image: Pat Astbury) Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be use...

North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner candidates They control a budget of more than £170m in public cash, have the ability to increase your council tax and tell our police force what to prioritise – so why aren’t electors more interested in Police and Crime Commissioners? As the vote draws near for choosing our next North Wales PCC we look at the role, how it’s funded and what the key issues are. The position carried with it a budget, responsibility and political influence but many people are at a loss to either name their PCC, or adequately explain what function they perform...