Heledd Fychan

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Councillor

Heledd Fychan

MS
Born (1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 41)
Bangor, Wales
NationalityWelsh
OccupationCouncillor, Politician

Heledd Fychan (born 20 September 1980) is a Welsh politician and a former director of Policy and Political Education[1] for Plaid Cymru. She was elected to the Senedd for the South Wales Central region in May 2021.

Early life[]

Fychan is originally from Anglesey. She studied at Trinity College Dublin before moving to work for Plaid Cymru in London.[2]

Political career[]

In May 2017, Fychan was elected for Pontypridd Town ward on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council and also Pontypridd Town Council.[3] She was the second candidate for the party's North Wales Regional Constituency at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election. She also stood as a candidate for Montgomeryshire in the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

As a local councillor, Fychan has been a vocal community activist. In 2017 she successfully campaigned to reopen Mill Street Post Office[4][5] and in 2018 she campaigned to save the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd, of which she was a volunteer trustee.[6] In 2020 she dealt with severe flooding in Pontypridd[7] and led calls for an Independent Inquiry.[8]

Senedd[]

Fychan was selected in May 2020 to be the Plaid Cymru candidate for the Pontypridd constituency for the 2021 Senedd election.[9] She came second in the election, behind Labour's Mick Antoniw, with 22.4% of the vote[10] but was elected to the Senedd from the South Wales Central regional list.[2]

Following the election Fychan became Plaid Cymru's spokesperson on culture, sport and international affairs.[11]

Personal life[]

Fychan is married and has a son. She lives in Pontypridd.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Anglesey can become proud of itself again". IWA. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  2. ^ a b c Mosalski, Ruth (2021-05-07). "Senedd election 2021 result for South Wales Central region". Wales Online. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  3. ^ "Cllr. FychanYCHAN Heledd". Rhondda Cynon Taf. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  4. ^ December 28, 2017, Posted on; Pm, 5:59. "Mill Street Post Office Closure". The Party of Wales Pontypridd. Retrieved 2019-06-11.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ February 08 2018, Posted on; Am, 10:08. "Post Office - Success". The Party of Wales Pontypridd. Retrieved 2019-06-11.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Thomas, Huw (21 January 2019). "Council 'could rescue shut arts centre'". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. ^ Republic, Studio. "Pontypridd after the flood". CIWEM. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  8. ^ Lewis, Anthony (2020-07-28). "Calls for an independent inquiry into the flooding in RCT". walesonline. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  9. ^ May 23, 2020, Posted on; Pm, 2:43. "2021 Campaign Launch". The Party of Pontypridd. Retrieved 2020-06-23.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Gupwell, Katie-Ann; Burkitt, Sian (2021-05-07). "The full Senedd election 2021 result for Pontypridd as Mick Antoniw holds seat for Labour". Wales Online. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  11. ^ "Welsh election: New Plaid Cymru Senedd members get frontbench roles". BBC News. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
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