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The period 6 April to 5 May was taken up mainly with an election campaign, my second attempt to become a councillor. For the first week we had 2 of our grandchildren staying, Gethin & Korra and I included them in the filming etc of my videos. This video below is a compilation of 4 videos I made for my election campaign for the May 2022 election in Glynneath. I walked a lot around the houses of Glynneath introducing myself to the community. 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 is a short video where the former international rugby referee Clive Norling sends a message to Max Boyce to 'vote for Dai' Included in the video are the candidate announcements and results. So far I've taken part in 3 elections and finished last in every one of them, but a creditable last in in each case as the numbers below will testify to: 40.4% of people who voted and their ballot papers counted in the election voted for me. (366 valid ballot papers, 148 votes) 19.4% of people who were eligible to vote in this ward (Glynneath East) actually voted me. (769 electorate, 148 votes) That's almost 1 in 5 people in East Glynneath who voted for me and that includes those people who couldn't be bothered to, forgot or who wanted to and were unable to vote for me. |
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