Dai Richards - ELECTION HISTORY

Following the refusal of Glynneath Town Council and Neath Port Talbot Council to investigate evidence reported to them of historic environmental malpractice in relation to the Heol-y-Glyn Landfill site and and the systematic abuse of children through the play process I decided that the best way forward to to become part of the governance system so that I could follow up on reports without being passed through inappropriate referrals into the relative complaint systems which are managed and governed by government officials who use the term 'independent' as a misrepresentation of purpose.

29 July 2021

Glynneath Central by-election

Town Council by-election

99 votes

31%

unelected

https://youtu.be/ViBkhfYK5bU

20210729A-WBVI-election

2021 COMMUNITY COUNCIL ELECTION CAMPAIGN VIDEO SOCIAL MEDIA POST .....It's election week in Glynneath and yours truly is standing for election hoping to become a councillor. I've made this video about who I am and why I want to become a councillor. It might prove to be an interesting watch. Enjoy. - Dai

Glynneath Central & East

2022 County Council elections

171 votes

18% of the total votes

turnout 50%

Glynneath East

2022 Community Council elections

19.4% of people who were eligible to vote in this ward actually voted me.

148 votes

21% of the total votes

turnout 52%

https://youtu.be/lTHzww2yS0U

2022 ELECTION CAMPAIGN VIDEOS - GLYNNEATH RESIDENTS AGAINST CONTAMINATION - DAI RICHARDS CANDIDATE - SERIES OF VIDEOS PUBLISHED

This video is a compilation of the 4 videos I made for my election campaign for the May 2022 County Borough & Town Councils election in Glynneath.

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 (not included) is a short video where the former international rugby referee Clive Norling sends a message to Max Boyce to 'vote for Dai'

https://youtu.be/kKTy6QaRZ24

2024 - COMMUNITY COUNCIL CO-OPTION PROCESS - GLYNNEATH RESIDENTS AGAINST CONTAMINATION - TOWN COUNCIL STATEMENT by CHAIRMAN - DAI RICHARDS on 14 May 2024 - At the time of this statement Dai Richards was the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate in the Neath & Swansea East Constituency for Reform UK. In this video we see him in his role of Chairman of the Glynneath Residents Against Contamination identifying that the Glynneath Town Council are a criminal organisation who are almost certainly causing the death of residents they are elected to represent. He was not co-opted on the council on this occasion.

UK General Election 4 July 2024

General Election 2024

Constituency / Ward

Neath and Swansea East

Electorate

76,291

Turnout

52.78%

Votes for Dai Richards

10,170

share of the vote

25.3%

swing?

+ 16.5%

	votes	share in %	swing
Carolyn Harris - Labour	16,797	41.8	-5.3
Dai Richards - Reform UK	10,170	25.3	+16.5
Andrew Jenkins - Plaid Cymru	5,350	13.3	+4.8
Samantha Chohan - Conservative	3,765	9.4	-18.8
Helen Clarke - Liberal Democrat	2,344	5.8	+1.7
Jan Dowden - Green Party	1,711	4.3	+2.6

https://youtu.be/xw45Pwd765M

Neath & Swansea East political history - 2024 General Election candidate video. The following video is published to show the people of Neath & Swansea East who I am, my history and the stimulus for my entry into politics and governance.

2024 ELECTION LEAFLET

click on the images to view the text or visit the following page.

election-leaflet

Having previously gone through an 'independent' complaints process and followed it all the way to the Parliamentary Ombudsman who turned a blind eye to blatant corruption within the civil service, it became clear to me that the relative complaints systems, including the Parliamentary Ombudsman are there to protect corruption within government. The way forward I believe is to be elected to support the people, but unfortunately, in my case in particular, the council who have previously organised the elections are a criminal organisation, it a no win situation for me and those people I'm already supporting. Potentially the Senedd elections may be different because the elections are organised by a different council...........

however and whatever the near future brings, I'm hoping to meet people and have fun during the election process anyway......

regards - Dai

7 May 2026 Senedd election
leaflet-01		Leaflet 1 - letter to the electorate - the betrayal of my Dad's generation as a pdf.